The Listen draws record-breaking crowds for Hongseong busking performances

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The SBS program 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed' will broadcast a special musical journey in Hongseong, Chungnam, on the night of the 21st. The episode features a busking session at Hongye Park that attracted the largest audience in the show's history.

The members have departed for Hongseong, where 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed' has drawn its largest crowd ever!

The lineup includes Lee Young-hyun, Tei, DK, Lee Seung-gi, Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, Park Ji-hyun, Song Min-jun, and Lee Ye-ji, who will reveal an epic busking performance that colored the autumn night.

Traveling to Hongseong, Chungnam—a place where the past and future coexist—the members of 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed' embark on a spectacular journey through time and space.

The show has attracted its largest audience to date, capturing a scene where the performers became one with the crowd during an epic busking session that heated up the autumn night.

Lee Ye-ji, the winner of 'The Ballad of Us,' will perform passionately before an AI judging panel, contributing to the largest crowd in the history of 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed.'

Lee Ye-jun, known for his overwhelming vocal skills, will deliver a "crazy reaction" during the first live stage of his new 'The Listen' remake, '180 Degrees.'

The first live stage of Lee Seung-gi's version of 'You Don't Know Men,' which received a hot response following its pre-release, will also be revealed.

Female vocalists Lee Young-hyun, Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Lee Ye-ji will perform the group song 'Because I Love You Even Though I Hate You,' creating an explosive reaction at the scene with their thrilling vocal synergy.

Numerous first live stages of new remake songs from 'The Listen' will be unveiled, including Tei's 'Is it still beautiful?', Park Ji-hyun's 'From One Fool to Another', DK's 'Bandage', and Song Min-jun's 'Little Star'.

Junior singers will give a "shout out" to Lee Young-hyun, and a performance of Big Mama's 'Refusal' by Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Lee Ye-ji will be featured.

Tei and Lee Seung-gi will swap their signature songs, leading to laughter from the group after Lee Seung-gi ignited a story about "Tei's gills."

Park Ji-hyun, the "Mokpo Tough Guy," will participate in a romantic mission during the 'Busking of Fate' segment that colors Hongseong in pink.

Special collaborative stages unique to 'The Listen' will include Lee Young-hyun and Tei singing 'Marry Me', DK and Park Ji-hyun singing 'I Still Eat Well', and Song Min-jun and Lee Ye-ji singing 'Even If I Say I Love You'.

The members have headed to Hongseong, where 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed' has drawn its largest crowd ever!

In the SBS program 'The Listen: The Season We Stayed' broadcasting on the night of the 21st, a special musical journey unfolds in Hongseong, Chungnam, following previous stops in Daejeon and Gwangyang.

This episode features Lee Young-hyun, Tei, DK, Lee Seung-gi, Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Park Ji-hyun, with the addition of Song Min-jun, a trot singer with charming "ink wash painting voices," and Lee Ye-ji, the Season 1 winner of 'The Ballad of Us,' to add vitality. Despite the seniors' concerns regarding the newcomers' entry into variety shows, the two adapt quickly and demonstrate unexpected variety skills. Anticipation is high to see what new charms these two rising stars, who proved their skills in a fierce survival program, will show during the busking trip.

In Hongseong, where the past and future coexist, the members take on an exciting time-travel mission. First, heading into the past, DK, Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Song Min-jun engage in 'Tuho throwing.' The mission, which they began with confidence, does not go as planned, and as the members face difficulties, the production team proposes a sudden death round with a song quiz that exceeds expectations. Whether the four members can successfully complete the mission can be seen through the broadcast.

Meanwhile, Lee Young-hyun, Lee Seung-gi, and Lee Ye-ji, who head into the future, are given a mission to capture the hearts of "future audiences" through song. The identity of the future audience they encounter is an AI judging panel. Faced with this unexpected audience, even the variety veteran Lee Seung-gi and Lee Young-hyun cannot hide their embarrassment. Consequently, Lee Ye-ji, the winner of 'The Ballad of Us,' steps forward to sing passionately to win over the AI judges, accompanied by enthusiastic cheering from her two seniors. Curiosity grows as to whether Lee Ye-ji can successfully capture the hearts of the AI judging panel.

The busking held at Hongye Park at sunset added intense heat as the largest crowd in 'The Listen' history gathered. Responding to the enthusiastic reaction of the audience, the members colored the scene with explosive vocal skills and deep emotion. In particular, expectations are high as many live stages of remake songs newly created through 'The Listen' will be revealed during this broadcast.

First, Lee Ye-jun, the "king of vocal skills," will deliver an overwhelming live performance filled with deep appeal and swirling emotions through '180 Degrees,' a Ben original, which is being pre-released as a digital track at 6 PM on the 21st. Lee Ye-jun, whose live video from Season 4 of 'The Listen' has recorded 50 million cumulative views to date and has been reproduced in numerous short-form videos, has caused hot topics with every live stage; he is expected to leave a deep impression on viewers with a surprising live performance that instantly captivates senior singers Lee Young-hyun and Tei, as well as the audience.

The first live stage of Lee Seung-gi's 'You Don't Know Men,' which received a hot response following its pre-release last week, will also be revealed. Following the digital release, which garnered praise for his "refreshing vocals and nostalgic tone," "Lee Seung-gi is indeed rock ballad," and "his voice is full," Lee Seung-gi will interpret the Buzz original with his own sensibility, drawing enthusiastic cheers from the audience. Tei, whose digital release is scheduled for next week, will perform 'Is it still beautiful?', originally by Toy. Tei is expected to capture the hearts of the audience, moistening the autumn night with a deep tone and poignant appeal that only he can provide.

Following the hot response to the male group song 'It's a Big Deal,' which was reborn through the members' harmony, a special stage by female vocalists will unfold. Lee Young-hyun, Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Lee Ye-ji will perform 'Because I Love You Even Though I Hate You,' originally by Davichi, showcasing thrilling vocal synergy. It is reported that the explosive vocal skills and perfect harmony of the four people caused an explosion of reaction at the scene. Following tonight's live performance, a six-member digital version of 'Because I Love You Even Though I Hate You,' which will also add the voices of YUJU and CHUU, is scheduled to be released on November 5.

DK and Song Min-jun, Park Ji-hyun also add anticipation as they provide the first live stages for remake songs scheduled for release. DK reinterprets Noel's original song ‘Bandage’ in his own style, raising the atmosphere of the venue with his unique vocal skills. In particular, it is said that an unexpected ad-lib performed during the song made not only the audience but also fellow singers burst into laughter. Song Min-jun delivers a cozy live performance by covering Standing Egg's original song ‘Little Star’ with a sweet and charming voice. Park Ji-hyun, singing Park Myeong-su's original song ‘From One Fool to Another’, charms female listeners by pouring the sincere lyrics—about not letting go of a loved one's hand and protecting them until the end—into his deep, emotional voice.

Park Ji-hyun's activity continues in 'Busking of Fate', a special hidden mission unique to ‘The Listen: The Season We Stayed’. Designated as the mission performer, the self-proclaimed 'Mokpo Tough Guy' Park Ji-hyun cannot hide his shyness at the unexpected romantic mission. However, he soon overcomes his shyness, adding romance to his emotional live performance and coloring Hongye Park in pink. As Park Ji-hyun's unexpected charm draws enthusiastic responses from the cast and audience, attention is also focused on the special mission given to him.

Amidst a feast of masterpieces spanning generations, a special collaboration between ballad representatives Tei and Lee Seung-gi will also be revealed. The two present different charms by swapping each other's representative songs. Tei reinterprets Lee Seung-gi's ‘Delete’ and Lee Seung-gi reinterprets Tei's ‘Love... Leaves a Scent’ in their own colors, drawing admiration from the venue. In particular, Lee Seung-gi, who sang Tei's song, brings laughter by joking that there was no room to breathe during the song, fueling the so-called 'Tei Gill Theory'. Additionally, duet stages featuring different tones and personalities, such as Lee Young-hyun X Tei's ‘Marry Me’, DK X Park Ji-hyun's ‘I Still Eat Well’, and Song Min-jun X Lee Ye-ji's ‘Even If I Say I Love You’, follow, completing the special musical combinations that can only be found on ‘The Listen: The Season We Stayed’.

Special tribute stages from juniors are also prepared. Lee Ye-jun, Sin Ye-young, and Lee Ye-ji sing Big Mama's representative song ‘Refusal’ with respect for their senior, Lee Young-hyun. Lee Young-hyun, admiring the juniors' performance, improvises by adding harmonies, increasing the perfection of the song. A special stage where the sincerity and solid vocal skills of senior and junior vocalists harmonize is expected to provide further emotion.

The members' time travel also continues through the stories of the audience. Audience members share stories they want to convey to 'my past self and my future self', and as the musicians' songs are added to each person's sincere stories, they deliver the unique empathy and comfort of ‘The Listen: The Season We Stayed’. This special musical journey of comforting yesterday's self and cheering for tomorrow's self—the emotion-filled busking taking place in Hongseong, Chungnam—will be revealed on SBS ‘The Listen: The Season We Stayed’, broadcasting at 10:50 PM on the 21st. Various digital contents, including the full version live videos of ‘The Listen: The Season We Stayed’, can also be found on the YouTube channel Studio:D.

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