Seems like singing variety shows are hitting it hot this season. KBS just announced its own singing variety show in the form of “Immortal Song 2.” Currently, the idol cast contains SHINee’s Jonghyun, 2PM’s Junsu, SISTAR’s Bora, 2AM’s Changmin, and BEAST’s Yoseob.

Though it will be similar to its predecessor, “Immortal Song”, the idol singers will be performing covers of songs of legendary singers and be judged on their performances. PD Kwon Jae Young revealed,

Singers who are considered to be legendary will be viewing the performances of idol singers singing their songs. They will judge and also give suggestions to the idols. The idol stars will be given the opportunity to show off a more diverse charm and will be able to show their weekly improvements to the viewers. It is completely different from ‘I Am a Singer‘. It is not a survival program and so there will be no eliminated members. It is a ‘nice’ variety show that doesn’t require such a difficult processes.

However, there are three rules to keep in mind:
1) Idols are only to show off their vocal talents and nothing else. The purpose of this show is to bring out the hidden vocal talents that haven’t been seen before and lost in the ‘idol-ness’.
2) Idols must give their own unique rendition of the songs they’re covering. They shouldn’t imitate their seniors and must produce their own style and flavor of the songs.
3) Idols who are given the opportunity must not be distressed. They will not be allowed to let that show through while performing.

Sounds promising! I wonder how it will turn out and if there will be more singers.

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