Kim Yong Bin gives up sexy concept on 'Immortal Songs'... declares "I won't do fatal Yongbin"

Singer Kim Yong Bin announced on KBS2 variety show ’Immortal Songs’ National Trot Festival Special Part 1 that he will no longer perform sexy concept stages. Kim Yong Bin, appearing as a representative of Gyeongsang, shared his past experience of receiving a lot of criticism from fans after his performance of ’Woman of Casbah’ on the ’Artist Seol Woon-do Episode.’ He revealed that he had delivered a bold performance with female dancers at the time but said, ″After that stage, I was heavily criticized by fans in the comments,″ and added, ″Since then, I vowed never to do ’Fatal Yongbin’ again.″ During the broadcast, Kim Yong Bin bowed and apologized to fans, saying, ″I will never do it again.″ In this performance, Kim Yong Bin reinterpreted Shim Soo-bong’s ’I Only Know Love’ in a jazz style. He said, ″I arranged it so that I could fully show my voice,″ and promised a stage focused on emotion and vocals instead of flashy performances. As the stage began, Kim Yong Bin’s unique soft tone and emotion captivated the audience, and Han Hye-jin admired, ″There is no man like that in Gyeongsang-do. There is no man so soft and gentle. He makes the older sisters’ hearts flutter.″ Kim Yong Bin mentioned during the broadcast that he is from Daegu and felt the popularity in his hometown. He said, ″Wanting to promote my hometown, I held a sports day in Daegu, and 3,000 people came.″ He was also recently appointed as a Daegu beauty ambassador and mentioned that he skipped powder for this stage. Shin Yu and Shin Sung expressed surprise at Kim Yong Bin’s skin condition. During the broadcast, Kim Yong Bin had a lively back-and-forth with Han Hye-jin and Eun Ga-eun. He named Han Hye-jin and Eun Ga-eun as the team he least wanted to face, saying, ″They drain my energy,″ to which Han Hye-jin and Eun Ga-eun responded, ″There are no men like that in Gyeongsang-do.″ Kim Yong Bin also revealed that Shin Seung-tae won in his match against him. Kim Yong Bin lived in Daegu until the third year of middle school and said he received special training in the Daegu dialect from Lee Chan-won. He also revealed that he debuted as an elementary school student and did not have much school life. Meanwhile, Kim Yong Bin shared an anecdote about a banner of him hanging at his alma mater for two years. The ’Immortal Songs’ National Trot Festival Special Part 1 featured trot stars representing each region, including Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsang, Seoul, Jeolla, Jeju, and Chungcheong.