Seo In-young sang ‘One More Time’ at a temple—monks kept spinning their prayer beads

Singer Seo In-young revealed a ridiculous yet hilarious anecdote from her Jewelry days when she performed the hit song ‘One More Time’ at a Buddhist temple. As she performed waves on stage to the exciting rhythm, the monks in the audience spun their prayer beads. Jewelry's extraordinary history of performing anywhere, never shying away from a stage, brought laughter.

In the E Channel entertainment program ‘Seo In-young's Trend Curmudgeon’ broadcast on the 15th, Seo In-young and Mimiminu talked about the theme of 'idols' with guest Moon Hee-joon. During the conversation, Seo In-young brought up memories of traveling to event venues all over the country while active as Jewelry and shared a special experience from that time.

Seo In-young said, “There is no stage we haven't done. We even did the webfoot octopus festival. We even went to temples.” She recalled her past of performing at everything from large stages to local festivals. While it is easy to first imagine glamorous venues for an idol group, Jewelry met audiences in diverse locations, even conquering temple stages.

Moon Hee-joon empathized by adding his own experience. He drew laughter by revealing, “I also went to a temple and did rock once,” adding, “When I went 'Ugh!', the monks hit the moktak (wooden percussion instrument).” The strange contrast created by intense rock music and the space of a temple made the two people's stories even more interesting.

Seo In-young's story became even more interesting from there. Recalling the time she sang Jewelry's representative song ‘One More Time’ at a temple, she said, “We sang ‘One More Time’ at the temple, and because I kept doing waves, the monks kept spinning their prayer beads.” She explained that the sight of herself shaking her body on stage to an exciting dance song and the monks spinning their prayer beads unfolded in the same space.

Although she naturally performed waves to raise the heat of the stage, a completely different scene was produced in the location of a temple. Seo In-young's vivid expression made the situation at the time appear before one's eyes, inducing laughter from the cast. The unexpected combination of a glamorous idol stage and the quiet atmosphere of a temple was the core of the anecdote that day.

Jewelry was loved for hit songs including ‘One More Time’ and carried out active promotions. The experience of standing on various event stages across the country shows the scope of idol activities at the time, while simultaneously remaining a special memory worth talking about even now. The temple performance anecdote revealed by Seo In-young once again showed her unique, honest wit along with the behind-the-scenes stories of singers who had to meet audiences anywhere.

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