Published : Feb. 27, 2013 - 20:10
Hye-rim from popular girl group Wonder Girls will star in the K-pop segment of EBS FM’s new English radio program “English Go Go.”
The singer will join the show every Wednesday for the live video webcast portion of the program. According to EBS, Hye-rim will sing different genres of music including dance, ballads, and trot in English.
The K-pop segment will allow listeners to participate in the program. Once every month, listeners will be able to call in to sing popular English pop songs in Korean.
Hye-rim
Having lived in Hong Kong for 14 years, the singer is fluent in four languages, English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean. Hye-rim will be involved in translating Korean lyrics into English.
On Tuesday Hye-rim showed her enthusiasm for the upcoming show on her personal Twitter, writing “Hi everyone! I’m starting a radio show from EBS called, ‘The Wonder K-pop!’ It’s held every Wednesday, at 6 p.m. (Korea time)! Please join me!”
“English Go Go” will feature Kim Seong-won from KBS 2TV Gag Concert, 1Kyne from hip-hop group Electroboyz and magician Kim Jong-su.
Featuring MC Sun Kim and co-host Peter, EBS’s FM “English Go Go” introduces listeners to a wide selection of English content from Monday through Saturday.
By Bae Soo-min, Intern Reporter
(soomin623@heraldcorp.com)