Kim Tae-yeon, "Before my debut, I used to receive 500,000 won in pocket money... now it has decreased, so I'm sad"

Trot singer Kim Tae-yeon mentioned the changes in her holiday pocket money before and after her debut. Appearing on the YouTube channel 'Next-Door Couple Seo Hyun-chul and Jung Jae-eun' operated by the actor couple Seo Hyun-chul and Jung Jae-eun, Kim Tae-yeon shared her daily life involving holidays and pocket money.

"Before my debut, I used to receive 500,000 won"... Changing holiday scenes

Regarding the upcoming Chuseok, Kim Tae-yeon revealed her experiences from before she became a singer. In the video, Kim Tae-yeon said that before becoming a singer, her family gave her very generous pocket money whenever they gathered, and she shared an experience from that time, saying, "I've even received as much as 500,000 won at once." She added that at that time, she would voluntarily sing and dance in front of her family to enjoy the atmosphere.

However, she explained that the situation changed after her debut. Kim Tae-yeon said that after debuting, even if she performs a traditional New Year's bow (sebae), people do not give her as much pocket money as before. Regarding the reason, she mentioned it is because she is already earning money herself. Kim Tae-yeon added, "As I get older, it seems like that pocket money decreases," and noted that she sometimes feels sad because even when she bows to the elders, the pocket money seems to have decreased compared to before.

Trot infused with traditional Korean music experience... "Beautiful Smiling Bird, love is truly fickle"

Regarding her musical background, Kim Tae-yeon mentioned her past experience with traditional Korean music (gugak) and recalled her grandmother always telling her to sing "Hun-taryeong" when she sang. In the video, Kim Tae-yeon sang the traditional trot song 'Beautiful Smiling Bird'. She then introduced songs that reflect the era and shared the emotions contained in the songs.

In the video, songs capturing the situation of the 1930s and songs containing the lyrics "Love is truly fickle" were mentioned. Kim Tae-yeon discussed the point where theatrical elements combine during the process of singing, and opinions were exchanged that it might be good to develop trot into a pop ballad (gabal) form in the future.

"Pop ballad is gabal"... Conversation about abbreviations and neologisms

During the conversation, a situation occurred in the form of a quiz where words are called by their abbreviations. The cast members shared stories about abbreviations through a situation where 'pop ballad' (gayo ballad) is abbreviated as 'gabal'. Also, the expression 'bamti' was mentioned in the video, which was used as an abbreviation for 'shindongi'. In addition, conversations about neologisms such as 'al-jal-ttak-kkal-ssen', which means 'do it well, appropriately, neatly, and with sense', continued.