I don't like this word, I don't like it...Traditional song. Feeling alienated because it's low quality
Mar 05, 2025
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At a meeting held at Stanford Hotel in Sangam, Mapo, Seoul on the 5th, Lee Mi-ja said, `I don't really like the word trot,' adding, `I felt alienated because traditional songs are of low quality.'
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.
As for traditional songs that Lee Mi-ja thinks are "We can tell you that our songs are 100 years old, but it was a series of hardships, even before the sorrow we experienced during the Japanese colonial period was resolved." Every time, the power of K-pop was great. It is said that K-pop fully informed and spread the changes of the times. I think our popular song is a song that felt sorrow and sorrow together. The song that represents the trend of our time can be said to be a traditional song. It is not forgotten forever, and I think it is a traditional song because it is the songs that told the times at that time.
He also pointed to the driving force behind his 66-year career. Lee Mi-ja debuted with "19 pure", but the name Lee Mi-ja became widely known with "19 pure". At the same time, there was no TV when the song "Camellia Lady" came out. At that time, it topped the 33-week chart. Despite that, it became a low-quality song and was pushed back by Western-style songs. There was a sense of alienation in the mind when it was said that those who sang Western-style songs were the upper class and that we were the common people and the lower class."
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.
They also distinguished traditional songs from trot songs. Imita says she doesn't like the term "trot. Rather than 'Queen Trot', it is better to call her 'singer of traditional songs' Lee Mi-ja.
Then "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.
In particular, Jo Moon-jo and Joo Hyun-mi, who will be on stage together in this performance, also expressed their thoughts on traditional songs. The clause is "It seems to be a genre made by our country. I know that traditional songs were made based on folk music. I think it is up to the singers to make traditional songs that have been cultivated by their seniors creative according to the times. I will make sure to let my juniors know the image or fundamental basis of the traditional songs you made," he said, expressing a sense of responsibility.
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.
He also added a specific explanation to 'to connect the veins'. Joo Hyun-mi said "Isn't the song we consume now a popular song, or do we have to continue the pulse?" My children don't know and can't relate to the songs sung by the seniors. There was no opportunity to experience that era indirectly, and of course, I never lived it. From the standpoint of a singer who sings traditional songs, there is a story in each song. It represents the position of the common people. The song contains the sorrow felt by the common people and the hope of finding joy in difficult times.
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.
'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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