You're about to retire from the entertainment industry, yet your concerts are still so popular?

On stage, Kim Hae-gil didn't stop him; instead, he stood aside with a confident and composed expression.

He grew up in Yanbian and is very familiar with Korean music.

No matter how talented Teacher Ye Chen is, he can't possibly learn to sing a completely unfamiliar language in a day, can he?

This is simply unbelievable.

The staff backstage also started whispering among themselves.

The director in charge of the broadcast frowned and asked his assistant in a low voice:

"Teacher Ye Chen prepared a Korean song? Why didn't I receive any notification?"

"No, this isn't on the song list we submitted." The assistant shook his head repeatedly. "The only difference is that Assistant Fang Qian sent over an electronic accompaniment, saying it was for backup."

"That's strange. Teacher Ye Chen has never been exposed to Korean before," Kim Hae-gil's director said, scratching his head in confusion.

"I've heard from people in the company that Mr. Ye Chen is a complete novice when it comes to North Korean culture; he doesn't even watch Korean dramas."

The director rubbed his temples.

Let's hope this concert doesn't go wrong during Ye Chen's segment, or things will get really messed up.

The audience was making a ruckus, and Kim Hae-gil panicked and quickly reached out to calm things down.

He leaned close to Ye Chen's ear, sweating profusely, and said anxiously, "Teacher Ye Chen, don't answer! This is a trap! Just sing me a Mandarin song, and I'll cover for you!"

Behind the stage.

Xu Hao grabbed Jiang Mengting's arm, his face turning green:

"Brother Chen has gone mad! He doesn't even know 'Annyeonghaseyo'! How is he supposed to sing that? Mr. Jiang, get the PR team ready!"

"No, it's not that serious, is it?"

"That's too serious! Brother Chen has been praised so highly during this period. At the very least, his image will be shattered on the spot; if he crashes this time, not only will the official endorsement be frozen and withdrawn, but he may even be held accountable for falsifying information."

Jiang Mengting's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly thought, "If Ye Chen's cover song gets negative publicity, Yang Can of 'Voice of Dreams' will definitely lower the price of his 80 yuan per episode mentor contract or cancel it altogether!"

Xu Hao was speechless: "At a time like this, you're still worried about your so-called contract!"

"Yes, yes, I'll contact PR right away!" Jiang Mengting hurriedly dialed the company's duty phone.

……

on the stage.

Ye Chen remained calm; he had already prepared two sets of jianbing guozi.

Aside from some differences in book titles and regional vocabulary, Korean and South Korean are very similar in other aspects, including pronunciation.

The original version of "Love You Till I Die," titled "A Thousand Years of Love," is a tragic rock song in the Korean language family.

Anyway, there are no Korean songs on Earth. It's like the iPhone 18; whoever releases it first is the original.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen shook his head: "I'm already on your stage, so I have to sing my best."

"???"

Before Kim Hae-gil could react, Ye Chen walked to the center of the stage on his own:

Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I'll sing a song for you right now... "I'll Love You Till I Die".

The entire room fell silent for a second.

"Huh? 'Love You Till I Die'? Isn't that a Chinese song?"

"I thought Ye Chen was going to go all out with his Korean, but he just sang his own song after all..."

"Looks like Ye Chen's met his match this time! Haiji is awesome! I bet three packs of Dongting Lake fish fillets!"

"English, Japanese, Cantonese, high notes... none of these stumped Ye Chen. Who would have thought that Ye Chen's lifelong nemesis would be Korean?"

"But I can listen to this song again, I haven't heard the live version of 'I Will Love You Till I Die' yet."

Kim Hae-gil was also taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

It seems that Teacher Ye Chen really doesn't know Korean, so he's preparing to use his signature high-pitched song as a backup.

That works too. At least the stage effect is achieved, and Teacher Ye Chen's face is saved. Everyone's happy.

He was about to step aside and give the stage to Ye Chen when he saw Ye Chen turn around and shout towards the control room:

"Director, could you please play the instrumental version of 'I Will Love You Till I Die' for me?"

Kim Hae-gil was taken aback: "No live band accompaniment?"

"Old Fan and the others don't have enough time," Ye Chen said, feeling slightly embarrassed for the accompaniment band. "The electronic accompaniment will have to do."

In the control room, people frantically started playing the electronic accompaniment for "I Will Love You Till I Die".

The lights in the entire venue dimmed, leaving only a beam of white light shining on him.

The intro began.

The intro's timbre wasn't top-notch, but as soon as the melody started, Kim Hae-gil's smile froze on his face.

That intro... it sounds kind of familiar?

It's not the kind of familiar sound you hear once, but rather the kind of familiar sound that carries a strong Korean folk music flavor!

But it's different from traditional Korean folk songs; it's more modern...more pop-style!

That's not right either!

The song has rock in its bones, but pop music is on the outside. It's like something new that he's never heard before, yet feels familiar and comforting!

This left Kim Hae-gil completely bewildered.

At this moment, Ye Chen spoke.

"이대로널보낼수는, 없다고(I can't let you leave me like this)."

"밤을, 세워, 간절히, 기도했지만 (although I also prayed devoutly all night long).

"더이상널사랑할수없다면 (If I can no longer love you).

"..."

The moment the first line of lyrics came out, the entire audience erupted in cheers.

It's not Chinese! It's Korean!

To be precise, it was Korean with a Yanbian accent!

"!!!" Kim Hae-gil's eyes widened, and he stood rooted to the spot as if he had been frozen in place!

His mouth opened slightly, then closed, then opened again, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't say anything.

Most of the audience members who come to Kim Hae-gil's concert understand some Korean.

There were quite a few ethnic Koreans in the audience, so they knew better than anyone else that Ye Chen wasn't just singing nonsense!

His pronunciation, enunciation, intonation, and even every detail made him sound like someone who had lived in Yanbian for over ten years!

"May it burn eternally within you."

"You once held back your tears for me!"

"How difficult those years must have been for you!"

Even a thousand years later, I will not forget you!

"Because I once loved you!"

"You once held back your tears for me!"

During the chorus, even though it was entirely in Korean, the audience had a hallucination, as if they were hearing the high notes of "I will love you even if I die".

Guest and family area.

As soon as the chorus started, the elderly Koreans who were invited as guest performers couldn't sit still any longer!

They whispered to each other, their faces filled with shock.

The pronunciation and the accent are clearly the local dialect they've been familiar with since childhood!

How could a young Han Chinese man possibly master the Yanbian accent to this extent?

Ye Chen's singing continued slowly.

The original version of this song uses the melody of the Korean song "I Will Love You Till I Die," which originated from the musical soil of the Korean Peninsula.

When Ye Chen sang in Korean at that moment, the natural harmony of the performance gave every listener goosebumps.

Kim Hae-gil stood to the side of the stage, holding onto the stage frame next to him, his eyes already red.