Lee Mi-ja, now young people, my song will be sleepy...I think trot will be more appealing to you
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, "'Lee Mi-ja Traditional Music Tribute Performance - Mac (脈) ' Young people will be sleepy if they listen to my song now.' "There are a lot of academic talks at the meeting, but I only know songs.'
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.
He pointed out 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.
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.
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 they are sleepy if they listen to 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."
In addition, "What can be told to juniors is that the standard time should be set to the beat, and the lyrics should be delivered accurately in the song. 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."
'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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