Last performance with juniors...Lee Mi-ja, 60th Pure Love for Traditional Song (Roundup)
Mar 05, 2025
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On the 5th, Lee Mi-ja held a meeting at the Stanford Hotel in Sangam, Mapo, Seoul, to talk about the performance.
Lee Mi-ja will hold the 'Lee Mi-ja Traditional Song Tribute Performance-Maek (脈)" at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on April 26 and 27. This performance is prepared by Lee Mi-ja with respect and affection for traditional songs, and will be on stage with junior singers who will continue the tradition of traditional songs.
Lee Mi-ja is the happiest year, having been singing for 66 years. I'm happy and happy to be able to carry on the traditional song that I insist on with my strong juniors and to announce what I can pass on to."
With this performance, you can meet Lee Mi-ja's masterpieces again, who have been together for 66 years as a singer. It is expected to reflect on the past 66 years of crying and laughing with the public through masterpieces covering Lee Mi-ja's generation.
Lee Mi-ja `often says retirement a lot. I don't like the word retirement. I refrain from saying retirement because I think it's too careless to make a decision. But I think it's time to say for sure that it's the last time", hinting at the final performance.
"Every time I'm on the stage, I've always done a lot of research to keep our traditional song roots alive, keep them going, and keep them from disappearing. But I almost gave up on it, but they prepared this kind of performance. I think this has been achieved because there is a place to select a reliable junior and pass down the traditional song to him. "
In the meantime, "Those who lived in difficult times struggled while traveling to Germany to send their children to the learning place and feed them. I cried and laughed, comforted and consoled by the song of pain. For them, I am proud that traditional songs are songs that represent the trend of the times. It was so sad that those songs disappeared, and it was very hard. I remember thinking it was a low-quality song and being alienated. I think the songs that I had in difficult times should not be forgotten."
I also thought "Whenever I was on stage, please sing this song like this and listen to it like this." As long as I could be on stage, I asked him not to forget about it until then. It was about this performance when I almost gave up and thought, `I can't stand on stage anymore.' I worked hard to prepare this song because I thought that this performance would give this song to my juniors and that my performance would end" he said.
"I told you that the word retirement is not good, but now that there is someone who can pass it on, I think that these people can also end up asking people to pass it on underneath."
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Then "Definitely the last performance. I won't even record it. I think you can think of it as the last one. However, the reason for not lowering the podium is that it is responsible in the sense of continuing the music industry. If there is a position I can advise, I do not give up on the possibility that there may be opportunities to do good things, whether in broadcasting or newspapers. I'm telling you with certainty that the concert or recording will be the last."
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At the same time, "The genre I sing has a wider range than those who sing in other fields. Those who sing traditional trot songs can do ballads or any genre. So I thought about changing it. But maybe it's because there's no surroundings, just years have passed. When I went to the consolation performance, I felt proud to see you welcome my song while listening to it. It seems that time has passed" he pointed out.
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They also distinguished traditional songs from trot songs. Imita says she doesn't like the term "trot. It's better to call her 'singer of traditional songs' Lee Mi-ja than 'Queen Trot'. I can tell you that the songs we listened to and sang when we were in trouble are traditional songs. Thanks to their hard work, we are living well, so the tempo has increased, the number of fun songs has increased, and the term trot has been coined, and the contest seems to have caused a trot boom. I have that sense in my generation, but I think it will be cumbersome to discern now. I hope it's a traditional song, but I think you can put it on a traditional trot song.
As there were sorrows at the time of Lee Mi-ja's activities, there are also a number of problems that young people are experiencing in this era. As for this"I think young people will say that they feel sleepy when they hear my song now. Because it's a song of that time. I think the existing trot is a song that can be developed and heard by young people. There is a lot of academic talk about the meeting now, but I only know the song. There is not much to say academically. What can be told to the juniors is that the song should be accurate in delivering the lyrics to the standard beat. There is both joy and sadness in the delivery of the lyrics. I think that's traditional song Mac. I have a junior who can pass it on, so I don't have any regrets anymore."
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As such, Joo Hyun-mi and Jo Moon-jo, who participated in the performance, also attended the meeting. Joo Hyun-mi debuted much later than her predecessor. A first-generation senior said we should continue traditional songs, and thank you so much for choosing me and Jo Moon-jo. I think the meaning of the traditional song genre of singing has grown even more. It seems to be a position to play a role in continuing history in popular music, especially in the genre of trot. I'm going to participate in this stage and decorate it in a great way, and Jo Moon-jo said "The senior chose me as a junior who could succeed, and I thought I would be qualified." I will work hard to continue the deep-rooted traditional song that you will pass on."
Lee Mi-ja is thinking of two other people besides these two as the reason for choosing the two. There are a lot of trot contests now. 'Mr. Trot' is in season three. The third season of 'Miss Trot' is also over. I'm going to make Jin appear in this performance. I don't know who's going to be in the season 3 of "Mr. Trot" but I'm going to invite him and Seo Jeong-joo of "Miss Trot 3"," he hinted.
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Joo Hyun-mi says, `K-pop is loved all over the world because it's globalized. I think the traditional song genre should be globalized. It's an era where information technology can be easily exchanged, and if we have our own color properly when exposed at some point, it will be consumed by those who prefer it. If we operate with our own emotions well, I think we will be selected by the desired consumer group. As you said, I think it's a genre of popular culture that needs to be preserved"I helped.
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Then "These days, everything is rich and comfortable, so I ask if I should know the nasty sentiment, but I think I should know the history and live with it in mind. The songs left by the seniors are still consumed. Rather than restoring it to the original, I hope that the song will not be forgotten and continue the era when it was there. He explained why traditional songs should be preserved.
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'Lee Mi-ja Traditional Music Tribute Performance-Maek (脈) Ieum' will be booked through the ticket link and the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts website at 2 p.m. on March 6 (Thursday).
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