The 75-year-old singer who sang 30 songs in full...Cho Yongpil's special, 18% viewership
Oct 09, 2025
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On the 8th, the special feature of Cho Yong-pil was concluded with KBS's grand plan for the 80th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule 'Cho Yong-pil, this moment forever'Document 'Memories of that day'. The main performance of 『Cho Yong-pil, this moment forever』, which aired on the 6th, had a highest viewership of 18.2% and a nationwide viewership of 15.7% (Nilson Korea). The documentary 『Memories of the Day』 also showed a high viewer rating of 9.1% and 7.3% nationwide. 'Cho Yong-pil, this moment forever special edition' topped the Chuseok holiday program with a 7% nationwide audience rating.
In this performance, Cho Yong-pil proved the king's health by singing 30 songs in full even at the age of 75. With his unshakable voice and lingering passion, he once again showed what music is.
Cho Yong-pil's stage was not a memory, but a current emotion. National songs such as 'Short Hair', 'Mona Lisa' and 'Come Back to Busan Port' have transcended generations and everyone sang along in one voice, reviving the meaning of Chuseok, in which families sing together throughout the living room.
In particular, Cho Yong-pil's simple voice came to the exhausted generation with a warm comfort of "It's okay, it's okay to do it" on a comforting stage such as the 20th track "It's okay to do it".
This broadcast has created a moment where music continues generations beyond simple concerts and comfort surrounds the times. Along with the meaning of the 80th anniversary of liberation, Cho Yong-pil's song sang the present of all generations, not the music of one era.
'This moment forever' was not just a music show, but a stage for the people that Korea sang and comforted together.
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