The 2017 KBS Song Festival was the 8th edition of
KBS Song Festival
The ''KBS Song Festival'' () is an annual South Korean music show that airs on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) at the end of every year. It first aired in 1965 as an awards show, but KBS discontinued the awards ceremony in 2006. It has con ...
, held on December 29, 2017, live from
KBS Hall
KBS Hall is a concert hall in the Korean Broadcasting System headquarters located in Yeouido, Seoul in South Korea.
Events
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*ABU TV Song Festival 2012: 14 October
;2018
*Astro: The 2nd ASTROAD TOUR TAR LIGHT 22 And 23 November
;2022
* Golden ...
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This year's theme was “Concert and Confessions”, with the confessions part stated as a double meaning of "Confessions of the heart and Go Back" and will give stars a special opportunity to open their hearts up to fans as they send off 2017.
Broadcast
On December 7, 2017, it was announced that the 8th KBS Song Festival will air on December 29 and will be held at KBS Hall. It was also revealed, that unlike previous years, this time the show will be in a smaller scale as a ''Music Bank'' end-of-year episode, due to the ongoing KBS strike.
On December 15, it was revealed that only eight teams have been invited to the show. The teams are BTS, SEVENTEEN, EXO, Wanna One, Red Velvet, MAMAMOO, GFRIEND, and Twice, with additional participation of the mentors of KBS2's
''The Unit'', including Hwang Chi Yeol, HyunA, and Taemin. It also stated that theme for this year will be "Concert and Confessions" and will feel like a mini-concert.
A few days later, it was announced that a representative from each group will be a host with the first half presented by Red Velvet's Irene, BTS's Jin, EXO's Chanyeol, and Twice's Sana and the second half presented by MAMAMOO's Solar, SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, GFRIEND's Yerin, and Wanna One's Kang Daniel. On December 25, it was confirmed that Taemin will not be performing on this edition due to various circumstances.
Performers
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!Song(s)
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, "Music is My Life"
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MAMAMOO
Mamamoo (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote ...
, "Mr. Ambiguos"
"Piano Man"
"Um Oh Ah Yeah"
2017 Hit Song Medley
"Yes I Am"
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SEVENTEEN
Seventeen or 17 may refer to:
*17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18
* one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017
Literature
Magazines
* ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine
* ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...
, "Don't Wanna Cry" (Orch Ver.)
"Habit", Vocal Unit
"Check-In", Hip Hop Unit
"Who", Performance Unit
"BOOMBOOM" (Rock Ver.)
"Clap" (Remix Ver.)
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GFRIEND
GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) was a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consisted of six members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) '' Season of Glass'' on Jan ...
, "Fingertip"
"Just A Feeling" (S.E.S. Cover)
"Me Gustas Tu"
"Love Whisper"
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HyunA
Kim Hyun-ah (born June 6, 1992), better known by the mononym Hyuna (stylized HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. After leaving the ensemble sho ...
, "Red"
"Lip & Hip"
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Hwang Chi-yeul
Hwang Chiyeul (; born 3 December 1982) is a South Korean singer. Outside his career as a solo artist, he has also hosted ''Immortal Songs 2'' and competed in the Chinese version of singing competition show ''I Am a Singer''. He made his officia ...
, "Confession"
"A Daily Song"
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Wanna One
Wanna One () was a South Korean boy band formed by CJ E&M through the second season of ''Produce 101''. The group was composed of eleven members: Kang Daniel, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Dae-hwi, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-wu, Park Woo-jin, Lai Kuan-lin, Yo ...
, "Energetic"
"Never"
"Burn It Up"
"Beautiful"
"Pick Me" (Concert Ver.)
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The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
, "Stay"
"Chained Up"
"Who's Your Mama?"
"My Turn"
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Red Velvet
, "Happily Ever After"
"Rookie"
"Peek-a-boo"
"Red Flavor"
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Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
, "
Signal
In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...
" (Remix Ver.)
"Heart Shaker"
"4 Minutes"
"Greedy"
"Knock Knock" (Carol Ver.)
"Likey"
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BTS
BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produ ...
, "Spring Day"
"Lost"
"BTS Cypher 4"
"DNA"
"Not Today"
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EXO
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
, "Call Me Baby"
"Touch It"
"For Life"
"Ko Ko Bop"
"Power"
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Love and Remember
"Love and Remember" (), also translated as "Love and Memories", is a song performed by the South Korean boy band g.o.d. It was the promoted song from their second studio album ''Chapter 2''.
Overview
The song begins with a trademark spoken narrat ...
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References
Annual television shows
KBS Song Festival