By Blogger Master
Minggu, 01 April 2012
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KBS 2TV‘s ‘Immortal Song 2’ has aired a two-part special for the legendary diva Patti Kim, who became a Korean pop icon during her glittering 54-year musical career.
After the first episode aired last week, in which singer ALi came out on top amongst the first 7 artists, this week's episode featured 6 singers Kim Tae Woo, Sonya, Davichi’s Kang Minkyung, Jay Park, Lee Jinsung, and SHINee’s Taemin.
During the show, the 74-year old Patti Kim couldn't hold back her tears when Sonya performed her song “Oath Love” with accompanying sign language. Both idol stars Jay Park and Taemin also put on fresh and powerful performances to capture Patti Kim’s heart.
Legendary diva Patti Kim, who last month announced the end of her 54-year singing career, burst into tears on a special feature tribute show.
On a special edition of KBS 2’s singing contest show “Immortal Song 2,” which aired on Saturday, the 74-yearold couldn’t hold back her tears when singer Sonya performed her song “Oath of Love” with accompanying sign language.
“Her effort to learn sign language was beautiful,” said Kim, who is currently preparing for her farewell concert in June. “It just reminded me of the feeling I had when I auditioned in front of Americans when I was 20 years old. My tears just came out, reminding me that it has been 54 years since I first started singing.”
The 31-year-old Sonya said she prepared the song with sign language so that the hearing impaired could also understand the lyrics. “I just don’t know how to react after a great singer like Kim gives me such praise,” Sonya said.
Singer Jay Park gave the Korean legendary diva Patty Kim a big surprise kiss.
A photo from the recent recording of KBS’ ‘Immortal Song 2 Patty Kim Special’ was revealed by its staff. The photo shows the group of artists for the special during their photo shoot together.
During the photo shoot, Jay Park leaned forward as he affectionately plants a big kiss on Patty Kim's cheek to express his love and respect for the legendary artist.
Netizens commented, "Jay Park is so cute", "I can't wait for the second episode of Patty Kim Special!" and "Patty Kim looks like a loving grandmother who is enjoying her time with a grandson."
Patty Kim, who became a Korean pop icon during her glittering 54-year musical career, has announced her retirement on February 15th.
Senior singer Patty Kim praised the rookie singer Ailee.
On the evening of March 24, Patty Kim appeared on KBS 2TV's broadcast of "Free Declaration Saturday - Immortal Song 2', touching rookie Ailee with her praise.
In the recently conducted recording, 13 junior singers sing Patty Kim's gem-like hit tracks in the showdown.
At that day, Aliee went up on stage to perform Patty Kim's hit track in 1967 titled "Light and Shadow (빛과 그림자" after greeting the audience cutely.
She appeared shyly but in contrast as the song began, her expression changed and her powerful voice got all the audience surprised.
After Ailee's stage has ended, the first word Patty Kim said was "Wow". She also added "in such a slender body, there's such a strong voice. it's very impressive. In the future you'll be big."
Ailee couldn't hide her joy of being praised by such a big senior of the entertainment and showed a big smile in the back.
Meanwhile, Ailee's performance will be broadcasted today (24/3) at 6:15 pm KST at Immortal Song 2 - Patty Kim Special"
By Blogger Master
Kamis, 16 Februari 2012
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Legendary singer Patti Kim who became a Korean pop icon during her glittering 54-year musical career thanks to her powerful voice and graceful stage performances, announced her retirement on Wednesday.
At a press conference in Seoul, Kim, 74, said, "Starting from June of this year, I will hold a number of farewell performances for one year both in Korea and overseas, and then retire from the stage."
Kim said she has been considering calling it quits for the last decade and gave much thought to how she could wrap up her career gracefully. "I felt like this was the right time," she said.
After she debuted in 1958 with a performance for U.S. troops stationed in Korea, many of Kim's songs became hits.
Starting with a concert in Seoul on June 2, she plans to tour major cities in the country then move on to Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and other cities with huge Korean populations. Each performance will feature over 200 people, including her colleagues in the industry and Korean idol groups.
Kim vowed not to stage any profit-making concerts or comebacks after she retires, but said that she may feature in charity events. "If I really want to sing, I'll do it in front of the mirror," she said.