[All] Lee Chan-won, continuing the legacy of Trot’s greatest senior, appears on a special Chuseok show with no guarantees…

[Seoul Economic Daily]

Singer Lee Chan-won is following in the footsteps of his trot seniors and taking charge of this Chuseok. He will continue his activities by appearing in a special show with his name on it without any guarantees.

On the 21st, KBS2 announced that Lee Chan-won would be meeting viewers in a special Chuseok show named after him called 'Lee Chan-won's Gift' (hereafter referred to as 'Lee Chan-won's Gift').

'Lee Chan-won's Gift' will feature a special 2024 Chuseok gift prepared by Lee Chan-won, along with his new appearance and a touching stage with special guests. It is a KBS Chuseok special show that follows the 2020 Chuseok grand project 'Korea Again Na Hoon-a', 'Blooming Republic of Korea Sim Soo-bong', and 'Kim Yeon-ja-Jinseong Chuseok Big Show'.

Lee Chan-won, who is hosting his own TV show for the first time in his life, is practicing hard in the hot weather to present special collaborations with singers of various genres in addition to famous trot songs. A KBS entertainment department official who watched the practice for the 'Lee Chan-won's Gift' performance was reportedly impressed, saying, "It's beyond expectations."

View original image Lee Chan-won. Photo courtesy of T.N Entertainment

Lee Chan-won will appear in this special show without a guarantee. In a casting meeting with the production team, Lee Chan-won expressed his aspirations, saying, “My career as a singer began when I appeared on ‘National Singing Contest’ when I was in elementary school,” and “I want to repay the love and favor I have received from viewers through this performance.” He also said, “Four years ago, when Na Hoon-a senior performed ‘Korea Again Na Hoon-a’, he was touched when he used all of his appearance fee to add to the production cost, asking me to use it for a better stage,” and asked that his appearance fee for this performance be used to upgrade the stage. Lee Chan-won’s insistence on appearing without a guarantee gives us an idea of ​​his attitude toward performances.

In the first half of this year, Lee Chan-won achieved first place on KBS2's 'Music Bank' for the first time in 17 years as a trot singer after releasing his second mini-album 'bright;燦 (Bright; Chan)'. As Lee Chan-won left a significant mark on the trot world in the first half of the year, expectations are high for 'Lee Chan-won's Gift' that will successfully conclude the year.

The recording of 'Lee Chan-won's Gift' will take place at KBS Hall at 7 PM on the 24th. In this show, Lee Chan-won will show off diverse performances such as playing instruments such as the piano and drums in addition to singing, and collaborating with professional dancing crews from Mnet's 'Street Woman Fighter'. The performance will be broadcast on KBS2 at 7:50 PM on September 17th, the day of Chuseok.

He said that he was touched by senior Na Hoon-a's kind act of asking to use all of his appearance fee for production costs and decided to appear in this Chuseok special broadcast without any guarantees!

I will support Chanwon, who has both singing skills and character!