Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)

Aug 27, 2024

 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. Jung Sang-hoon, Jo Jung-seok, and Moon Sang-hoon are posing. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/



 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. Jung Sang-hoon, Jo Jung-seok, and Moon Sang-hoon are posing. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/
 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. Cho Jung-seok is greeting on stage. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/
Cho Jung-seok, a 20-year-old actor, spoke honestly about his feelings about debuting as a new singer through Netflix and his collaboration process with ultra-luxury guests such as his wife Gummy, IU, and Park Hyo-shin.

On the afternoon of the 27th, a production presentation for Netflix entertainment 'new singer Cho Jung-seok' was held somewhere in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Producer Yang Jung-woo and producer Lee Jung-won, as well as actors Cho Jung-seok, Jung Sang-hoon and comedian Moon Sang-hoon, were present on the day.

 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. Cho Jung-seok is releasing his debut song. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/
Cho Jung-seok, who sang the title song of his debut album 'Champagne' at the meeting, first said about his debut speech "I started thinking that it would be more meaningful and better if I realized my dream of becoming a singer vaguely when I was a child with this program "I'm so moved "



"I never imagined this project to be this big," he said, expressing his current feelings of tension and excitement coexisting.

The project began when the production team, which discovered Cho Jung-seok's passion for his dream of becoming a singer, started with Cho Jung-seok enjoying composition as a hobby, planned it as a program.



Producer Yang Jung-woo, who directed the program, said, `I wanted to listen to Cho Jung-seok's own song by chance and express his sincerity toward his music.' The project then grew bigger and aimed to release its first full-length album.

The project was a challenge to complete the first full-length album in 100 days, and it was carried out as a reality program that excluded artificial production to capture Cho Jung-seok's natural music work process. Producer Yang Jung-woo explained, `I tried to give you the feeling of observing the story to flow naturally in accordance with Cho Jung-seok's tempo.'



 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. PD Yang Jung-woo, Jung Sang-hoon, Jo Jung-seok, PD Lee Jung-won, and Moon Sang-hoon are posing. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/
However, there were also difficulties in the creative process. Cho started with a single mind to make a good song, but the pain of creation and time alone were difficult" he said. In addition, he said there was considerable pressure to complete the song within the period.

However, he said that the advice of his wife and senior singers, Gummy and IU, helped him greatly.

 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
photo courtesy of Netflix
Cho Jung-seok said, "(My wife) gave me a lot of cold evaluation and advice, and the words "'I think I can push ahead with confidence because I'm doing well' were the biggest comfort.'

"IU's support was also memorable, and it was so comforting that he cheered, saying, "You seem to be making great music enough.'"

Cho Jung-seok, a new singer, appeared in a large number of Cho Jung-seok's longtime musical colleagues to support his debut. Cho Jung-seok's 20 years of connections, including IU, Park Hyo-shin, Dynamic Duo, lyricist Kim In-na, actors Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Dae-myung, gave full support to his musical challenges.

The full support of Jeong Sang-hoon, the CEO of 'Summit Planning', and Moon Sang-hoon, the head of public relations, who attended the event together also helped, Cho Jung-seok said.

 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
A production presentation for the Netflix entertainment program 『'new singer Cho Jung-seok" was held at Hotel Naruem Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th. Jung Sang-hoon, CEO of Jung Sang-hoon, is appealing to his singer Cho Jung-seok. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.27/
Jung Sang-hoon expressed his surprise about Cho's musical talent. He said "I've known a friend named Cho Jung-seok for 20 years, but through this project, I've learned anew how good he can sing and compose brilliantly." Cho Jung-seok's tone is deeply emotional, and his music is more touching because it contains autobiographical stories.

In this project, Moon Sang-hoon was dismantled as the head of public relations for the summit plan, supporting Cho Jung-seok's debut. In particular, he said of his experience meeting IU, who was usually a big fan, that he was "so moved" and that he remained as an office worker until the end," he recalled with a smile. Moon Sang-hoon delivered the moving moments he felt with Cho Jung-seok through this project, raising expectations for Cho's musical journey.

Meanwhile, the Netflix entertainment show `Rookie Singer Cho Jung-seok' is a new singer debut project of actor Cho Jung-seok in his 20th year who dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter. It is also a new work by producer Yang Jung-woo, who has shown pleasant and sympathetic entertainment such as `New Journey to the West'\`Youth Over Flowers`.

 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
photo courtesy of Netflix
 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
photo courtesy of Netflix
 Gummy X IU X Park Hyo-shin X99s gathered and completed 'U-Tang'U-Tang' Cho Jung-seok's debut as a singer 'New singer Cho Jung-seok' (Roundup)
photo courtesy of Netflix
Above all, expectations are rising as all the 'special connections' that he has built for 20 years are scheduled to be dispatched to help Cho Jung-seok's 'singer debut'. In addition to his wife and singer Gummy, IU, Park Hyo-shin, Dynamic Duo, lyricist Kim In-na, actors Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Dae-myung "On Woo-ju" will be devoted to his debut."

The new singer Cho Jung-seok will be released on Netflix at 4 p.m. on the 30th.



mj.cho@sportschosun.com