Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook (You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook / 유희열의 스케치북)

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Welcome to Sketchbook, everyone.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

These days, I'm noticing that...

songs about spring are moving back towards the top of music charts.

I think that a lot of you are loving these songs at the moment.

So for today's show,

we've carefully selected...

sweet, lovely songs that are perfect for this time of the year.

It'll be filled with songs that will get you right into the spring mood.

I'm going to tell you in advance.

You won't regret coming to this show today.

Yes.

Okay, let's meet the first guest.

We've actually tried to invite this artist many times.

and he's finally joining us today.

I'm so happy to see him here.

We realise that spring is here...

when we hear his song on TV or on the streets.

It shows how this song...

has become Korea's most favourite song that represents spring.

I think that this is his first appearance on a public TV channel.

Let's meet him now.

Give it up for the vocalist of Busker Busker, Jang Beom Jun.

Please sing with me.

Good, this is great! Here comes the melodion solo.

One more time. This is awesome! Here comes the melodion solo.

Let's sing together.

All right, let's sing together!

Spring breeze is blowing and cherry blossom petals are floating

Let's walk this beautiful street together

Please keep singing, okay?

Spring breeze is blowing and cherry blossom petals are floating

Let's walk this beautiful street together

Keep singing!

Oh, yes.

I'm so happy right now. I loved the floating cherry blossom petals,

and all of you are smiling. Next to me,

the man of cherry blossom is sitting.

I'm very happy, indeed. This is his first time on our show.

Jang Beom Jun is here. Welcome to the show!

Hello.

First of all, I must say that I haven't seen any singer...

looking this happy while singing in a long time.

Well, I was just...

I was just being myself.

- Really? - Yes.

- That man over there. - Yes.

Well, he looks so much like my friend.

- Yes. You, over there. - Yes, I see him.

He kept looking at me with his love-filled eyes...

and sang along the whole time.

So I was...

And there were many fun moments.

When I was singing "Cherry Blossom Ending",

a confetti got into my mouth.

- Yes, I saw you eating one. - That's right. And to be honest,

there was a mistake in the song.

- Was there a mistake in the middle? - Yes.

But it was fine.

It was fun. Those moments made the performance more special.

As you know, we haven't seen him on TV at all for such a long time.

Some people even joked by saying how you and Naul...

could be virtual vocalists.

They said that you might not exist. I still remember you...

from "Superstar K", but...

we're now sitting together on Yu Hui Yeol's Sketchbook.

- Wow, that was a good one. - We finally met like this.

I like those word plays.

- You do? - Yes.

I've been hosting this show for the last seven years,

and I'm meeting you for the first time today.

Yes. I didn't feel confident in the past, so I couldn't come here.

The production team told me that...

you said you don't feel confident with singing live.

- Right, singing live. - Yes.

Well... It's true.

I have to continue to work hard to sing live.

I got so angry when I heard that.

You're such a great singer.

I was wondering why you had to say something like that,

especially in front of me.

Don't say that. You wrote the song, "Good Person".

- Yes. - "What happened to you today?"

"You look like you were late."

You got the lyrics wrong, but that's the song.

Oh! Was I wrong?

Well... You're Toy, right?

- Yes. - Right.

But...

So someone else sang the song, right?

- Yes. - Right?

Why are you here today?

I admire you so much. To be very honest with you,

I was looking at you from the backstage...

thinking, "Joining this show today was such a great decision."

- That was so random. - Well...

- Plus, there are things... - Yes.

- that I've wanted to promote. - What are they?

I worked on a webtoon recently.

- There's no music video. - I heard.

I just wanted to focus on the webtoon.

- I see. - You have to read it every Friday.

That way, you'll be able to fully immerse yourself...

in the songs when they get released the following Friday.

- I see. - Yes. That's why I'm here today.

I wanted to tell everyone about this.

To say that?

Every spring, the song, "Cherry Blossom Ending",

moves back into all music charts and goes all the way to the top.

No other song has done this in the history of Korean pop music.

As one of the audience and a fan of the song,

I thought about the reason.

I thought hard about why everyone remembers and loves it so much.

I realised that it's because the song's melody and lyrics...

are perfectly harmonised.

I think that the melody had to have the lyrics,

and it's the same the other way around.

I see. I didn't really learn...

- songwriting formally, so... - Right.

- I'm not sure if it's that great. - I see.

But I really mean it. I thought about it, and it's...

Spring breeze... What's after that?

Spring breeze is blowing

- That's not the right melody. - I'm so nervous right now.

- I know the melody, too. - Okay.

Spring... Spring breeze is blowing

- This part. - Yes.

The song wouldn't have become a hit without this line.

And... Spring breeze is blowing

I can almost feel the spring breeze.

I see.

The song is like a gift from the heaven.

Yes. To me, it is really a gift from the heaven.

Gosh.

By the way, I heard that this song...

wasn't originally intended to become a sweet love song like this.

Right. Three of my friends and I went to...

a festival at Bugil High School in Cheonan,

and we were talking about how we want the cherry blossoms to fall.

So we named the song "Cherry Blossom Ending".

- Really? - Yes.

Why did you want the blossoms to fall?

Cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and everyone was dating.

But my ex-girlfriend and I had just broken up,

so it was painful for me to watch people dating and being in love.

- You didn't want to see it. - Right.

So you wanted cherry blossoms to fall quickly?

Yes.

That's how I came up with that title.

- I see, "Cherry Blossom Ending". - Yes.

Even though that's how the song came into being,

it has become the most popular song of spring.

To Beom Jun, the song almost provides him with a pension.

I'm sure it's a stable source of income.

Thank you.

Thank you!

- Really... - What does spring mean to you?

My birthday is in spring.

I think of Mother's Day, too. I think about my family.

When most people are asked this question,

they'd say they think of love.

"I think about my family."

Then what does Yu Hui Yeol's Sketchbook mean to you?

The one TV show I've always dreamed to be on.

Okay, I get it now.

- Are you getting it now? - Yes.

- Are you getting the hang of it? - Totally.

I'm sure many of you have been waiting...

for Beom Jun's new songs.

I heard that your second album will be released soon. When will it be?

A week after this show airs.

At midnight on March 25th.

Are you intentionally releasing it in spring?

That's right.

I see. That's a great strategy.

My agency doesn't have a strong PR team.

- You must need a clever strategy. - We sort of have to...

release my new album...

when "Cherry Blossom Ending" moves back into music charts.

Isn't he so funny?

- Thank you. - He's honest and down-to-earth.

I heard that this album...

- has two different parts. - Yes, that's right.

Please tell us more.

Well, one part consists of songs that are...

simple and upbeat, the style that I like.

Cool rhythms and guitar riffs are what characterise them.

- It's called "Jang Beom Jun Trio", - "Jang Beom Jun Trio"?

- and it contains nine songs. - I see.

And the second part consists of songs that I thought...

you'd be expecting from me. This one is called "Unplugged".

- They must be acoustic songs. - There are six songs.

In total, there are 15 songs in the album.

They're all new songs.

Gosh, it's been so long since you released your last album.

I'm sure everyone in the audience would love to hear them.

Please sing a snippet for us.

Sure.

I'd be happy to.