"Ubala." Hong Seungmin. "I want to be a singer who sings emotions." [Question and answer]

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"Our Ballad" Hong Seung-min expressed his feelings about the competition.

SBS's first ballad audition program "Our Ballad," which ended last month, gave viewers a deep and deep impression by reinterpreting masterpieces that encompass generations with their own emotions by participants with an average age of 18.2.

Among them, Hong Seung-min, who realized his dream of becoming a ballad against the backdrop of classical music, has established himself as a "next-generation ballad rising star" by capturing both the audience and the judges with sincerity and emotion beyond just participants.

Hong Seung-min, who has a trendy sensibility and a clean high-pitched voice, is a participant who has secretly dreamed of becoming a ballad singer in a family of classical musicians. Born to his father, a vocal music professor at Kyung Hee University, and his mother, a piano major, he inherited musical talent with his older brother, who entered Yonsei University's vocal music department.

Hong Seung-min was a "vocal genius" who received a short lesson from his father in his second year of high school and won the Italian Vocal Association Competition, but he had to hide his desire to sing ballads from a young age. He, who threw his hat into "Our Ballad," drew sympathy from many with his honest and earnest confession that "I want to play ballads."

Hong Seung-min emerged as an "echoic boyfriend" by singing various masterpieces in his own style each round based on his solid basic skills and rich vocalization. In the semi-final, Park Jung-hyun's "Mia" was selected, and both the judges and the audience shed tears by telling a heartfelt story that they wanted to sing to their lonely 14-year-old self.

On the final stage, I looked back on the last round with my family, and I selected Jung Joon-il's "Hug Me" and impressed them deeply with mature vocals and emotions. Park Kyung-rim said, "I think I have DNA singing goodbye. "Breaking up is ballad, and ballad is Hong Seung-min," he said, while Cha Tae-hyun praised it, saying, "I'm very proud to see you develop gradually."

Hong Seung-min, who finished fifth, left a deep lingering impression with a frank confession and sincere emotion on stage. He, who has told his story through music, predicted another leap forward by delivering his feelings for the competition with the behind-the-scenes story of "Our Ballad."

Next is Hong Seungmin's Q&A about "Our Ballad."

Q. How do you feel about finishing the contest with the final 5th place for "Our Ballad"?

A. Thankfully, I am most grateful to the viewers who gave me the good result of being in 5th place. It was a happy time to compete with good friends, cry, laugh, and sing together.

Q. What was the most memorable moment from "Our Ballad" and why?

A. I think the semi-final stage was especially memorable because it was a stage where I could tell my story.

Q. How has your experience of learning vocal music and winning prizes in various competitions affected your current musical activities?

A. I think I learned that music is not all about competition like competitions and auditions. I think the song is a time when I could see the essence of delivering a story or message from a singer to a listener and how much music helps people.

Q. What do you think are the different charms of vocal music and ballads, and what do you think is the most important point when singing ballads?

A. Classical music has the charm of being able to feel the emotions of old people and the atmosphere of the times that you can't see and meet now, and ballad has the charm of being able to hear the stories of the times that are constantly being created.

Q. What was your family's reaction after the "Our Ballad" journey, and what would you like to tell your parents?

A. He patted me on the back as soon as the show was over. I think I can do music comfortably now because of the passion that my parents wanted to do music at my age, so I want to tell you that I should do more interesting music.

Q. What kind of music do you want to show in the future, and what is your goal?

A. Singing is important as a singer, but my goal is to become a singer who can sing emotions with songs that I have experienced or that I want to tell so that I can be curious about who Hong Seungmin is.

Q. Please say something to the viewers and fans who supported us.

A. Once again, I want to say thank you to everyone who supported me, and I also want to say thank you to those who will continue to support me in singing. Always be healthy and happy!

Meanwhile, "Our Ballad" TOP12, including Hong Seung-min, will meet with viewers with the spin-off program "Moo X Cha Cha-Ubal Radio," which will premiere today (6th). It will then hold "Our Ballad National Tour Concert" performances in Seongnam on the 10th, Daegu on the 24th, Seoul on February 7th and 8th, Busan on the 28th, and Daejeon on March 7th.

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