During the weekend, Malaysian fans were treated to Korean actor, Park Bo-gum’s rendition of the classic local tune “Belaian Jiwa”, originally sang by 70s pop band Carefree.
As part of his “May Your Everyday be a Good Day” Asian tour, Park Bo-gom surprised the crowd when he sat at a piano to perform the tune. To many of their surprise, the actor delivered a more than decent cover of the classic hit, as well as a pretty decent pronunciation for the Malay language.
#parkbogum rendition of Belaian Jiwa is just perfect with the accompanying piano and that beautiful angelic voice #ParkBoGuminMY pic.twitter.com/tb1g52QVBu
— #강다니엘 Ⓓⓐⓝⓘⓣⓨ (@danikbommy) March 30, 2019
This obviously caused local fans to go crazy. Fans couldn’t contain their excitement and took to social media to expressed it.
Before the performance, Park Bo-gom held a press conference, in which he spoke of his role in the 2018’s K-drama “Encounter”. In it, he portrays an easy-going youth who falls in love with a politician daughter.
Excuse my ugly voice but JUST HEAR PARK BO GUM SLAYING ‘BELAIAN JIWA’ WITH PERFECT MALAY PRONOUNCIATION PLUS HIS HONEY LIKE VOICE OMG MY WIG FLEW #ParkBoguminMY pic.twitter.com/YcG002Bxua
— tini ⁷ 🍉 (@PHOTAEGRAPHV) March 30, 2019
#parkbogum rendition of Belaian Jiwa is just perfect with the accompanying piano and that beautiful angelic voice #ParkBoGuminMY pic.twitter.com/tb1g52QVBu
— #강다니엘 Ⓓⓐⓝⓘⓣⓨ (@danikbommy) March 30, 2019
Park Bo-gom also declared his love for the country, noting, “Malaysia was my first stop during my first Asian fan meet tour in 2016. Perhaps this is why I feel attached to this country.”
Park’s last visit to the country was an appearance at Samsung’s Galaxy S9 launch last year.
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