금잔디 releases trot single '매화꽃 향기', 12 years after first collab with composer 최강산
Trot singer 금잔디 dropped digital single '매화꽃 향기' on Oct 5, reuniting with composer 최강산 for the first time since their 2014 track '청풍명월'.
12 years between singles, one plum blossom
Trot singer 금잔디 released the digital single 매화꽃 향기 ("Plum Blossom Fragrance") on October 5, available across online music platforms. The track uses the plum blossom — the first flower to bloom after winter — as its central motif, weaving themes of longing and anticipation into a trot rhythm with Korean traditional music melody elements.
The single marks a reunion with composer 최강산, who last worked with 금잔디 on 청풍명월 in 2014. Twelve years between collaborations.
Comeback stage on '더트롯쇼' episode 163
금잔디 performed 매화꽃 향기 live on SBS M's 더트롯쇼 episode 163, which aired October 5 in the afternoon. The episode also featured a comeback stage from 김용빈, who performed new song 당신뿐입니다, alongside a full lineup that included 남승민, 송프로, 양지은, 염유리, 유미, 윤윤서, 윤태화, 이수연, 이창민, 장예주, 정다경, 정다한, 정연호, 최예진, and 한혜진.
더트롯쇼 airs Mondays at 8 PM on SBS M. The show has been hosted by 손태진 since episode 154, after 김희재 — who took the MC role in 2023 — stepped down. Rankings on the show are calculated by combining a pre-score (music source, social media, broadcast score, and pre-voting) at 100% with a real-time voting score weighted at 20%.
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