Composer Lee Ho-seop shared the secret behind his hit songs, revealing that he was able to buy his first home thanks to the massive popularity of Seol Un-do’s “Everyone Cha Cha Cha.”
On the 15th, the legendary composer Lee Ho-seop, known for creating numerous hits, appeared as a Golden Star on TV Chosun’s “Golden Friday.”
MC Boom praised him as the “father of trot,” expressing amazement that Lee Ho-seop has approximately 1,000 songs registered with the copyright association. Kim Seong-ju also highlighted his influence, mentioning a long list of singers who have performed his songs, including Kim Yon-ja, Hyeon-cheol, Ju Hyun-mi, Ha Chun-hwa, Seol Un-do, Kim Yong-im, Park Nam-jung, Pyeon Seung-yeop, and Lee Ja-yeon.
Kim Seong-ju noted that “Everyone Cha Cha Cha” by Seol Un-do, composed in 1991, was Lee Ho-seop’s first composition and became a song loved by the entire nation. When it was mentioned that the song was a huge hit, Lee Ho-seop candidly confessed, “I bought my first house with this song.”
Lee Ho-seop is also well-known for the “Lee Ho-seop Song Festival,” which discovers rookie singers. He proudly shared that Nam Seung-min, who appears on “Golden Friday,” won the grand prize at the 4th Lee Ho-seop Song Festival. He recalled how Nam Seung-min’s singing skills were so outstanding that he wondered if it was okay to give the grand prize to someone who was still a high school student at the time.
The episode featured an exciting and intense stage battle between trot stars performing various hit songs composed by Lee Ho-seop.
