Actress Ha Ji-won will make a surprise appearance on the live broadcast of MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’ this Saturday, the 30th, to recreate her legendary performance of “Home Run” for the first time in 23 years.
This special stage was made possible after a view count promise from the web variety show ’26학번 지원이요’ was achieved thanks to the explosive support of the public. In the JTBC Digital Studio show ’26학번 지원이요’ released on April 30, Ha Ji-won invited Kian84 and Kangnam to campus to meet with members of a cheering squad. At the time, Kian84 and Kangnam provoked her, saying, “You have to perform ‘Home Run’ again someday,” to which Ha Ji-won made a bold promise: “If the video views exceed 1.2 million, I will recreate ‘Home Run’.” The episode quickly surpassed 1.2 million views, and Ha Ji-won is now returning to a music show to keep her promise to the fans.
The craze for Ha Ji-won’s “Home Run” stage actually began on March 26 when she appeared as a guest on Kangnam’s YouTube channel ‘동네친구 강나미’. It all started when Kangnam mentioned that his wife, Lee Sang-hwa, sings “Home Run” every time they go to karaoke, bringing back a clip of Ha Ji-won’s 2003 music show appearance. Ha Ji-won shared the funny behind-the-scenes story, recalling how she was suddenly told to perform on ‘Inkigayo’ to promote a movie, and joked that she hoped no one would ever watch the video.
Contrary to her wishes, the “dark history” confession video and short-form content recorded a whopping 3 million views, signaling a full-blown viral comeback. Since then, Ha Ji-won’s panicked expressions whenever “Home Run” was mentioned on ’26학번 지원이요’ became a meme, perfectly capturing the tastes of Gen-Z.
Interest is already peaking following the news of Ha Ji-won’s appearance on ‘Show! Music Core’ in response to the passionate requests of fans online and offline. The view count for the promise video on ’26학번 지원이요’ has already reached nearly 1.6 million, proving its unstoppable popularity. Public anticipation is at an all-time high for this epic special stage where Ha Ji-won will return with those “end-of-the-century vibes” after 23 years.
