For the first time in 13 years, the Resurrection University Song Festival, Shin Hae-cheol's Children Appear...Reinterpretation of a hit song to you
Oct 24, 2025
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The university song festival, which was revived after 13 years in 2012, attracted attention from 115 universities and about 2,000 university students from all over the world as well as Korea. After two preliminary rounds in Seoul and Busan, a total of 11 teams will advance to the finals to present a creative song stage full of youth passion and creative energy.
MC Jang Do-yeon, Lee Joon-young, and Kim Min-joo worked together to open the finals, drawing attention from the judges as they praised the participants' outstanding skills. Yoon Sang, Lee Jeok, Park Karlin, Lee Won-seok (Daybreak), Lee Young-hyun, Yuk Joong-wan, and Kim Yong-joon (SG Wanna Be) will be present as judges to share the birth of new stars.
In particular, Yuk Joong-wan said, "I think a second IU will be born."What if non-major people are so good at music? What if people like us are so good at music?"I can't hide my surprise and admiration for the participants' skills.
There will also be a special stage to celebrate the revival of the university song festival. From EX's Lee Sang-mi, the main character of the 2005 College Song Festival, to Dynamic Duo & SINCE, WOODZ, Lee Moo-jin, LUCY, Xdinary Heroes, HITGS (Hidges), and idntt, the artists of the colorful lineup show their passionate performances in the pouring rain, reinterpreting all the award-winning songs.
Especially in collegeShin Ha-yeon and Shin Dong-won, the children of the legendary musician Shin Hae-chul, who I gave birth to, will present a special stage and express deep emotion to the audience, amplifying the curiosity. Together with the sensual talented band LUCY, the two siblings will create a moving moment that continues their father's musical legacy by reinterpreting the 1988 college song award-winning song and the representative song of the late Shin Hae-cheol 'To You'.
The hot scene where the passion of youth and the dream of music have risen again, '2025 MBC University Song Festival - Turn on Youth' will air at 10:50 p.m. on the 26th.
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