[News] Kim Eun Jung & 'Ahjummas' Band from 'I Am Legend’ SBS New Drama performs live at 'Jecheon International Music Film Festival'.

[News] Kim Eun Jung & 'Ahjummas' Band from 'I Am Legend’ SBS New Drama performs live at 'Jecheon International Music Film Festival'.
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'I Am Legend' New Drama 2010 from SBS Broadcast,Kim Jung Eun as Jun Seol Hee the leader band of 'Ahjummas' Band,Last week (12th August) Kim Eun Jung & 'Ahjummas' Band performs in live concert for 'International Music Film Festival' at Jecheon.

'I Am Legend''s storyline Jun Seol Hee recently divorced after realizing that she deserved to be treated better by her high-flying lawyer husband, Cha Ji Wook, and his arrogant family. Determined to get her life back on track, she returns to her rock band roots, becoming the leader of the Comeback Madonna Band. Her bandmates are fellow 'ahjummas' who have personal problems of their own, and together they search for happiness and personal fulfillment through music.



The drama 'I Am Legend' has made it a point to feature real musical performances from its lead actresses, who comprise the Comeback Madonna Band in the show. The foursome rocked out again in a live stage performance on August 12, at 'Jecheon International Music Film Festival’opening ceremony.

The band members are Kim Jung-eun on vocals and rhythm guitar, Juni on lead guitar, Hong Ji-min on bass, and Jang Shin-young behind the drumset. They’ve performed live before, at the Pentaport Rock Festival, footage from which was used in the drama. At Jecheon, they performed the songs “Comeback Madonna,” “Killing Me Softly,” “Love Love Love,” “A Million Roses,” and “A Fine Day.”

One thing I particularly like about the drama is its use of the music; it doesn’t merely form a background score, but often echoes an emotional beat. It’s why I think Kim Jung-eun’s voice works really well for the part; it’s a little rough, but she’s not supposed to be a polished idol star and she has a great ability to convey her character’s emotions while performing, which isn’t an easy feat.



The song selections are mostly modernized rock versions of famous old pop songs from the ’80s or ’90s, which makes sense if the band was popular in their high school days. One example is “A Fine Day” (or “A Day I Feel Great”), which was prominently featured in Episode 4, sung by Kim Wan-sun in 1989. (The drama’s rendition seems to be borrowing Loveholic’s remake, however, down to the guitar riffs.)

The tune that the band played in Episode 1 at the outdoor stage is “황홀한 고백” (A Blissful Confession) by Yoon Su-il, also from the ’80s. “백만송이 장미” (A Million Roses) (below) is another old pop hit, which ended Episode 4. “A Million Roses” has been redone numerous times, and for another example, here’s a classical-pop fusion version from a group I’ve posted about before, I.S. (Infinite of Spring).

I Am Legend has performed solidly in its first two weeks, and with the ratings increasing with each episode, it looks poised to become a hit. Personally, I’m really enjoying the story and the acting (and the music), so I look forward to what the new episodes bring.