If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)

Mar 25, 2025

 If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)
Bae Chul-soo. Photo courtesy =MBC



Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp', which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, predicted its 40th and 50th anniversary.

Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp' DJ Bae Chul-soo and Nam Tae-jeong, the radio producer, held a meeting at the M Lounge of the MBC building in Sangam, Mapo, Seoul on the 25th, and held a time to look back on the 35th anniversary of Bae Chul-soo's music camp's journey.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp, which has been responsible for listeners' leaving work every day since March 1990. It is Korea's longest-running radio program, and it can be called 'MBC Radio Pride' in that a fixed host has never been replaced and has been around for a long time.




Bae Chul-soo said "It's true that it's been a long time, but I don't think it's a matter of my judgment whether it's been too long. In Korea, it seems to have been the longest with a single program. He is in his 36th year. I don't know how long I'll be doing it until."

Also "What MBC needs me to do seems to mean that the listeners are 'you're still useful" As long as health is allowed, I think I will continue. I don't know until when. I think it's up to the listeners to decide"'Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp' around the time of DJ retirement.

 If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)
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He also mentioned that he was away for a while due to health reasons last year. "Last year, I was sick and was away for the first time for a week. What I really took seriously at the time was 'I'm not young, I'm old now' It was late considering that I was 70 years old. But people can't always be healthy. They cannot be free from the flow of physical time. My body is getting old and weak, but I thought I shouldn't get old in my mind", he confessed.




Then "I think the listeners, MBC radio, and my body will decide whether I can do more in the future. I'll always have fun and fun broadcasting every day."

Producer Nam then said "I think you'll be older than me" I've been an original listener since high school, and I've been a fan of Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp". I'm still a fan now, and I learned about music while doing the program."

 If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)
남태정 PD. Photo courtesy=MBC
As it marks its 35th anniversary, I wonder what kind of special event it will have prepared. Producer Nam went to the BBC to broadcast on the 30th anniversary of the show and was with BTS. I made an LP back then," he said in his rhyme.




He then gave listeners a radio to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Bae Chul-soo's music camp made by LG Electronics. And Bae Chul-soo is going on vacation this time, and welcome guests are coming to fill the place. It feels like Bae Chul-soo and children. Musicians are gathered from all the DJs. "Rooftop Moonlight, Yoon Do-hyun, Yiruma, and Yoo Hee-yeol will fill the seats for about two weeks."

Also, as I went to the BBC five years ago, I am going to Chicago, USA this year. It is to go to Lollapalooza, the world's largest music festival. Five teams of K-pop artists will appear, and they will also meet. Other headliner artists are also in the process of recruiting."

He also pointed out the secret of being able to do it for a long time. Producer Nam said "When looking at popular culture, 'Diversity' seems to be important. Although Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp is a broadcast that we meet every day, it is a rare item. It is rare to consistently produce pop music broadcasts in the East. I think that's because Bae Chul-soo is good at managing and he has a good influence. I've felt that consistency ever since I was a listener" he analyzed.

Bae recalled the moment when he first sat down as a DJ for Bae's Music Camp. "First of all, thank you MBC for allowing me to do this for so long."Bae Chul-soo said "When I first did the broadcast, DJs did the broadcast as if they were whispering. My voice is very clunky, and I used to play a lot of rock music or long music. He was a strange DJ back then. MBC Radio accepted that," he recalled.

He also looked back on the moment of crisis. Bae Chul-soo said "There was a director who hated me exceptionally, and there was a crisis that I almost quit during that director's term. I wondered why he would hate me, but I think he didn't because he had long hair, long beard, and he wore leather sandals in the summer," he said with a smile.

 If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)
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In particular, attention is paid to the fact that the program celebrated its 35th anniversary in a special way. In commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Bae Chul-soo's music camp, Bae Chul-soo released his solo album 'Fly Again'. Bae's solo album is the first in 40 years since the 1985 release of Bae's love story.

Bae Cheol-soo said, `I thought I should organize my music life before I die, but I performed as a peregrine falcon with Koo Chang-mo in 2022. Throughout the performance, I thought I should release a new album before I got older and before I couldn't speak. It just happened to be the 35th anniversary of the program, so I was wondering if there was anything to give to the listeners. I thought that if I gave this album as a gift, they would like it. " He explained the reason for releasing the new album.

Then "I paid a lot of attention to the sound quality as well. I think there are too many decorations in pop music and Korean pop songs these days. The music is almost the same when I listen to it. K-pop sounds similar, and there was nothing differentiated between teams. It also feels like AI is calling, not people. This album can be heard in an analog way," he said with pride.

As for the plans for the new album, 'Show with this album around you! He told me to go out on the "Music Core" with a smile. "But I don't think I'm going anywhere with this at all. It's not even going to be active."

 If Bae Chul-soo is allowed to be healthy, he will continue...35th Anniversary Backcam, Until 50th Anniversary (Roundup)
Bae Chul-soo (left), producer Nam Tae-jeong. Photo courtesy =MBC
Finally, Bae Chul-soo said, `Our program is not a program that discusses political current events, but a program that just talks about living. The production team will hope to have a good listening rate, but if the listeners listen to good music on their way home from work, smirking and laughing at DJ jokes, that's enough for me. I think this alone is sufficient for the reason for the existence of the program"I feel proud of myself, thinking that Bae Chul-soo's music camp' has built a stone to the development of Korean culture."," he said, expressing overwhelming emotion. Producer Nam also "There was a single program in Hong Kong for 50 years. I think it's possible for 40 or 50 years," he nodded.



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