2021 KBS Song Festival

2021 KBS Song Festival
Also known as	2021 KBS Gayo Daechukje
KBS 2021 가요대축제
Presented by	Astro's Cha Eun-woo, AOA's Seolhyun, and SF9's Rowoon
Starring	Red Velvet Oh My Girl Seventeen NCT U Kang Daniel Sunmi Lee Mu-jin Astro Brave Girls SF9 Kim Woo-seok STAYC Stray Kids NU'EST The Boyz Aespa Enhypen Itzy TXT Ive
Production
Production locations	KBS Hall Seoul, South Korea
Production company	Korean Broadcasting System
Original release
Network	KBS 2TV KBS World
Release	December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)

The 2021 KBS Song Festival (Korean: KBS 2021 가요대축제) was the 11th edition of KBS Song Festival, held on December 17, 2021, broadcast by KBS at 8:30 pm KST on the 17th to 12:15 am on the 18th. A total of 20 teams have been invited to the show.

This year, in a situation where K-pop singers and fans could not meet due to Corona 19, the theme is with 'WITH', which means to go forward 'together' with strength.[1]

Background

On November 26, it was announced that Astro's Cha Eun-woo, AOA's Seolhyun and SF9's Rowoon would be hosting this year's festival and the date of the festival will be on December 17.[2]

On December 3, it was revealed that Red Velvet, Oh My Girl, Kang Daniel, The Boyz, Stray Kids, Itzy, TXT, Enhypen, Aespa, and Lee Mu-jin would be part of the first line-up. On December 8, it was announced that Seventeen, Sunmi, NU'EST, Astro, Brave Girls, NCT, SF9, Kim Woo-seok, STAYC, and Ive will be part of the second line-up.[3]

On December 13, KBS released a video featuring several artists dancing and singing a song that encourages everyone to tune in to the festival. The video features TXT's Soobin and Huening Kai, Stray Kids's Felix, Oh My Girl's Hyojung and Arin, NCT's Shotaro, Brave Girls's Minyoung and Eunji, Enhypen's Sunghoon and Ni-ki, Aespa's Ningning, Ive's Wonyoung and Leeseo, SF9's Jaeyoon and Youngbin, Kang Daniel, and STAYC's Seeun and Yoon. The song is a parody of Baby Shark.[4]

Schedule

Sections	Date	Airtime
The Beginning and Photo Wall	December 17, 2021	19:00–20:30 KST
Main Event		20:30~ KST

Presenters

• The Beginning
• Backstage – Oh My Girl's Arin, TXT's Choi Soo-bin, Ive's Jang Won-young and Enhypen's Sunghoon
• Main Event – Astro's Cha Eun-woo, AOA's Seolhyun, and SF9's Rowoon

Performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance or performed musical numbers.

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Part 1
All performers	"With You" by The Blue[5]
Ive	"Eleven"[6]
Lee Mu-jin	"Traffic Light"[7]
Enhypen	Intro + "Tamed-Dashed"[8]
STAYC	"ASAP" "Stereotype"[9]
Legend of K-POP[10]
TXT	"Candy" by H.O.T
Enhypen	"The Way This Guy Lives" by Sechs Kies
TXT	"Bad Guy" by Rain
Enhypen	"Come Back to Me" by Se7en
TXT	"Mirotic" by TVXQ
TXT's Yeonjun,Taehyun and Huening Kai Enhypen's Ni-ki and Heeseung	"Bang Bang Bang" by Big Bang
Enhypen	"Growl" by EXO
TXT Enhypen	"Fire" by BTS
Move to the Beat
Kim Woo-seok	"Sugar"[11]
Brave Girls	Intro + "Rollin'" "Chi Mat Ba Ram" [12]
Part 2
Vocal Special Stage
V4 Kim Woo-seok Astro's Yoon San-ha The Boyz's Hyunjae Stray Kids's Seungmin	"Paradise (2021 Rock and roll Version)" from Boys Over Flowers[13]
Brave Girls's Minyoung and SF9's Inseong	"Don't Forget Me" from Iris[14]
SF9's Rowoon	"No Goodbye in Love" from The King's Affection[15]
TXT	"Loser=Lover" "0x1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" [16]
SF9	Intro + "Trauma" [17]
The Boyz	"Candles" "Thrill Ride" (Christmas Version) [18]
Oh My Girl	"Secret Garden" "Dun Dun Dance" [19]
Stray Kids	Intro + "Thunderous" [20]
Astro	"One" "After Midnight" [21]
Kang Daniel	"What Are You Up To" "2U" "Who U Are" "Antidote" [22]
NCT U	"Universe (Let's Play Ball)" [23]
Seventeen's Seungkwan and DK	"Together" [24]
Special Girl Group Stage [25]
F9 Red Velvet's Wendy Oh My Girl's Jiho Brave Girls Yuna Itzy's Chaeryeong and Yuna STAYC's Sieun and Yoon Ive's Wonyoung and Yujin	"Way to Go" by Girls Generation
Part 3
Aespa	Intro + "Next Level" "Savage"[26]
NU'EST	"Inside Out" "Black"[27]
Itzy	"Mafia in the Morning" "Loco"^[citation needed]
Sunmi	"Tail" (League of Legends ver.) "You Can't Sit with Us"[28]
Seventeen	"Crush" + "Ready to love" "Rock with You"[29]
Red Velvet	Intro + "Psycho" "Queendom" [30]
All performers	"All for You (2021 Christmas Version)" from Reply 1997[31]

References

1. Hwang Hye-jin (December 15, 2021). "'Gayo Grand Festival' Seventeen duet → Red Velvet Oh My Girl ITZY unit stage". Naver.
2. KBS (November 27, 2021). "2021 KBS Song Festival, Cha Eun-woo, Seolhyun, and Rowoon confirmed as MCs". KBS.
3. Park Soo-in (December 8, 2021). "'2021 KBS Gayo Daechukje' 2nd lineup revealed, SEVENTEEN Sunmi → Ive scramble". Newsen.
4. KBS Kpop (December 13, 2021). [티저] 2021 가요 대축제! 12월 17일 금요일 저녁 8시 30분 [2021 KBS 가요대축제] – via YouTube.
5. All K-Pop Artists - MC INTRO + With You (그대와 함께) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
6. IVE(아이브 アイヴ) - ELEVEN(일레븐) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
7. Lee Mujin(이무진) - Traffic Light(신호등) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
8. ENHYPEN(엔하이픈 エンハイプン) - INTRO + Tamed-Dashed (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
9. STAYC(스테이씨 ステイシー) - ASAP + STEREOTYPE (색안경) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via YouTube.
10. Legend of K-POP - TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
11. Kim Woo Seok(김우석) - Sugar (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
12. Brave Girls - INTRO + Rollin' + Chi Mat Ba Ram (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
13. KIM WOO SEOK, ASTRO, THE BOYZ, Stray Kids - PARADISE (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
14. "Brave Girls, SF9 - Don't forget me(잊지 말아요) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217". KBS WORLD TV. 2021-12-17. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
15. ROWOON(SF9) - No Goodbye In Love(안녕) (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
16. TOMORROW X TOGETHER(투모로우바이투게더) - LO$ER=LO♡ER (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
17. SF9(에스에프나인) - INTRO + Trauma (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
18. THE BOYZ(더보이즈) - Candles (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
19. OH MY GIRL(오마이걸) - Dun Dun Dance (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
20. Stray Kids(스트레이키즈) - INTRO + THUNDEROUS(소리꾼) (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
21. ASTRO(아스트로) - After Midnight (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
22. KANG DANIEL(강다니엘) - Antidote (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
23. NCT U(엔시티 유 エヌシーティー・ユー) - Universe(Let's Play Ball) (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
24. Seungkwan, DK(SEVENTEEN) - Together(함께) (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
25. Red Velvet, ITZY, IVE and more - Way To Go (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
26. aespa(에스파) - INTRO + Next Level (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
27. NU'EST(뉴이스트) - INSIDE OUT (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
28. SUNMI(선미) - TAIL(꼬리) (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
29. SEVENTEEN(세븐틴 セブンティーン) - CRUSH (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
30. Red Velvet(레드벨벳) - INTRO + Psycho (2021 KBS Song Festival) (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
31. All K-Pop Artists - All For You (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 (Online video). South Korea: KBS World. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.

External links

• Official website