Homeplus Streams Yoon Do-hyun's 'National Hope SONG' in Stores Nationwide

Singer Yoon Do-hyun.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Homeplus announced on the 24th that the No. 1 winning song of the ‘Hope SONG Campaign,’ planned and conducted together with SBS Medianet, has been re-recorded as the ‘National Hope SONG’ under the guidance of hope mentors singer Yoon Do-hyun and producer Yoo Jae-hwan, and will be played at Homeplus stores nationwide.

The Hope SONG Campaign is a national music contest that solicited songs composed with the hope code ‘C-E-F-G,’ meaning ‘Covid-19 End, Fighting Global.’ It was planned to provide a platform for young musicians who lost opportunities due to concert cancellations amid the COVID-19 crisis to promote their songs and to revitalize the stagnant offline retail sector.

The No. 1 winning song ‘Go Out,’ submitted by Kim Hyun-ah and Gye Ji-hyung, was selected from a total of 1,112 entries through a first round of judging by expert judges and SBS Medianet music PDs, combined with scores from hope mentors and public voting. The final No. 1 track was arranged by hope mentor Yoo Jae-hwan and newly recorded by Yoon Do-hyun, completing the national hope song version of Go Out. The national hope song ‘Go Out’ sung by Yoon Do-hyun will be played at Homeplus stores nationwide starting on the 26th and is scheduled to be released as a digital single album in mid-next month.

Yoon Do-hyun said, “I believe the power of music is needed to comfort the hearts of the people who are struggling as COVID-19 prolongs,” adding, “Because of the sincerity that the song itself, National Hope Song Go Out, conveys, I was deeply moved while singing it, and I hope Homeplus customers will also find much hope while listening to this song.”

Yoo Jae-hwan stated, “The No. 1 song Go Out is a very pop-style song that many people of all ages can enjoy. In fact, more than half of the applicants submitted songs with a parade or carnival feel, so I arranged it to maximize that genre’s vibe.”

A Homeplus official said, “About 1,200 lyricists and composers participated in the Hope SONG Campaign, showing that not only the public but also young lyricists and composers are facing difficulties due to COVID-19,” and added, “We hope that the songs selected in the Hope SONG Campaign will comfort many people in the future.”

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