By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
The song and music video of the 2014
Incheon Asian Games performed by K-pop boy band JYJ have been released.
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JYJ (Photo by IAGOC) |
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The four Filipinos who are in the music video |
JYJ’s “Only One”
was released by the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC)
on music download sites including iTunes while the music video was unveiled on
the Games’ official YouTube channel.
JYJ members
Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu are the Goodwill Ambassadors of the 17th Asian
Games, which will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept. 19 to Oct.
4 next year.
The popular boy
band will visit the Philippines and perform at the Asian Games Centennial
Festival in Boracay on Nov. 28, according to a press statement by the
organizing committee.
“Only One,”
produced to promote the 2014 Asian Games, is about overcoming challenges and
hoping for a bright future as nations and races unite as one.
The song grabbed
the No. 1 position on the iTunes Japan Top 10 Songs chart.
In the music
video, JYJ showcases the major landmarks of Incheon City including the Incheon
International Airport, Munhak Stadium and Incheon Bridge.
Four Filipinos in
South Korea were cast to appear in the music video. They are Nash Ang, Francine
Espana, Mario Rebosura Jr. and Annalee Nuque.
Ang, who is taking
his Masters in Filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts, told Bulletin
Entertainment that they were contacted by a talent agency and asked
them to send their photos.
Four Southeast
Asians were needed for the music video and fortunately, Filipinos were chosen
for the parts.
Espana is a
graduate of Master of Engineering Major in Digital Media from the Catholic
University of Korea. After finishing her studies, she came back to the
Philippines.
Rebosura graduated
with a Masters in Environmental Engineering from the Catholic University of
Korea. He is now working as an engineer in South Korea.
Nuque is studying
Theater and Dance at Soonchunhyang University.
This will be the
third time that the Asian Games will be held in South Korea. Seoul hosted the
Games in 1986 and Busan in 2002.
“We hope that all
the visitors and participants at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games will unite in one
as the song says, and to enjoy the Games together in one. On behalf
of IAGOC, I would like to thank JYJ, our Goodwill Ambassadors, who are
extremely popular all over Asia, for their participation to promote the Asian Games,”
said Kwon Kyung-sang, IAGOC secretary general.
A representative
of JYJ said with the release of the song, JYJ will participate in special
events as Goodwill Ambassadors of the 2014 Asian Games.
“We hope that our
song ‘Only One’ will bring the interests of many people to the Incheon Asian
Games and that people will enjoy this song. We look forward to
continued support and interests of fans in our endeavor,” the representative
said.
JYJ will sing
“Only One” at the IAGOC promotional road shows in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Oct.
24 and in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 21.
The 2014 Incheon
Asian Games will be participated in by 45 countries including the Philippines.
Link to my original article on
Manila Bulletin online http://www.mb.com.ph/jyjs-2014-incheon-asian-games-song-music-video-unveiled/
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