Idol stars spin old hits on contest show
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Song Hae, right, and Sandeul from boy band B1A4 from “National Singing Contest,” Monday / Courtesy of KBS
Idol stars shined on the nation’s oldest TV singing contest, “National Singing Contest,” Monday, bringing their vocal and dancing skills to a show that ordinary people usually participate in.
Some 60 idol singers appeared on the KBS show, which was specially planned for the Chuseok holiday season that began on the weekend and continues until Tuesday.
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A.O.A, on top, and T-ARA
Hosted by Song Hae, 88, who has been presenting the program since its debut in 1980, the show had singers in their 20s and 30s perform hit songs from the past. Boy band B1A4 sang and danced to a 1975 number by trot singer Song Dae-kwan.
Amber from girl band f(x) performed 1999 techno song “Come On” by Lee Jung-hyun
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Girl band A.O.A performed Hyun Jin-young’s dance number from 1994
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boy band Homme did trot number “Nest,” sung by Nam Jin in 2000
Media reports praised the show for giving viewers a chance to see the idol singers perform past hits instead of their own songs.