Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon perform traditional Gugak version of song

Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon delivered a performance of 'Set the Boat Afloat' using traditional Korean melodies in a video released by TV CHOSUN JOY. The rendition emphasized Gugak elements through lyrics about waiting for wind to move a boat across a river.

Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon, both possessing the colors of Gugak (traditional Korean music), performed 'Set the Boat Afloat' in harmony. A video released by TV CHOSUN JOY captures the two artists continuing the emotional sentiment of the song based on traditional Korean melodies.

"If there is no wind, I will row"... the waiting and will contained in the song

The version of 'Set the Boat Afloat' sung by Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon is characterized by lyrics expressing the will to move forward regardless of whether wind is present. The lyrics in the video repeatedly feature the phrases "if there is no wind, I will row" and "if the wind blows, I will raise the boat," followed by songs of longing and sorrow for those waiting across the river. The flow of the song is composed of a heart waiting for the wind to blow from the east, west, south, and north, and the image of continuing to sing even in a situation that feels as if one is intoxicated by alcohol.

A stage connected by the harmonies of Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon

This performance is distinct in that Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon interpreted the song by emphasizing elements of Gugak. Along with the repetitive phrase 'Set the Boat Afloat,' the two continued the stage by exchanging lyrics about not just crying due to longing. In particular, the part expressing the heart of waiting for the older sisters across the river by contrasting the situations of when the wind blows and when it does not appears as a major point of the song.

The video shared by TV CHOSUN JOY shows how Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yoon realize the emotions of the song through traditional Korean melodies. The two singers delivered the narrative of the song by following the repetitive chorus and the flow of the lyrics.

Source: TVCHOSUN JOY (YouTube)