KINGDOM: A unique performance, a mix of kpop and tradition

Idol group KINGDOM is grabbing attention as they premiere their new song “화월가 Last flower,” based on the traditional folk song “Miryang Arirang.”

KINGDOM (Hwon, Jahan, Dann, Arthur, Mujin, Louis, and Ivan) appeared on the Korean traditional New Year music special “When Gugak Meets K-POP” aired on Arirang TV on January 13 and released a new unreleased song “Last flower” for the first time.

As Korean culture has recently attracted worldwide attention with K-pop stars borrowing Korean traditional music and hanbok, the Traditional Performing Arts Foundation and Arirang TV are planning to promote it. to promote beautiful sound and excitement for Korea through a Korean traditional music scene.

What caught the most attention of this special was the stage of KINGDOM, which featured a new song that hadn’t been released before. KINGDOM has captured the attention of global K-pop fans with a stage that harmonizes the unique emotions of Korea and K-pop, including costumes, props, performances and melodies to match the particularity of the Korean traditional music. The video of the performance, which was shared online, has more than 10 times more views than other videos from the show and is receiving enthusiastic responses from fans around the world.

“Last flower” is a song based on “Miryang Arirang“, a traditional Korean folk song, and expresses Korea’s unique emotion, rancor, with a sad heart for a woman he loves, becoming the main character of this folk tale. “Last flower“, which repeatedly used the lyrics “아리아리랑 쓰리쓰리랑“, which is familiar to the ears of the public, attracted listeners with its beautiful melody by adding a powerful and heavy sound unique to KINGDOM, as well as traditional elements.

The fan-based performance was harmonized with the sharp group dance, giving off a magnificent atmosphere with epic poems, giving a deep impression. As if looking at a watercolor, the use of fans was gently and intensely tied together, embracing the new feeling of Korean K-pop. Fans also demand the official release of “Last flower“. Expectations are high for the return of KINGDOM, which perfectly sublimated the Korean feeling into a performance and raised expectations for the title of “master of the stage”.

KINGDOM attracts the attention of fans around the world by catching eyes not only on the stage of “Last flower“, but also on the live cover stage of Stray Kids’ “Thunderous”, which was unveiled at the “2022 AAA AFTER STAGE” last year.

Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS KINGDOM, ARIRANG