Are you ready to hear the orchestral version of Red Velvet’s ‘Red Flavor’ and SHINee Jonghyun’s ‘End Of A Day’?
Back in June 10th, SM Entertainment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to showcase the excellence of K-Pop and K-Classical Music to the world by working with each other. They aim to make a cross-genre collaboration that may eventually lead to the development of Korean cultural content. This is the first entertainment-orchestra MOU in Korea, according to SM Entertainment’s press release.
The two companies shared that they have finally finished the orchestral rendition of “Red Flavor”. The music director, Park In Young, is said to be the one behind this rearrangement. This is the first project to be unveiled through SM Station this month. Coming up next is the orchestral version of SHINee Jonghyun’s ballad “End Of A Day”.
Fans have expressed their excitement as this collaboration means that they will get to listen to the rearranged K-pop songs with richer and classier sounds—from woodwind to strings instrumentals. It is refreshing and exciting for the K-Pop community as this will add more prestige to the genre. This also means that K-Classical Music will have a wider reach and more coverage through the power of K-Pop fanbases.