Kwon Sung-hee of Se-Saem Trio reveals the censorship story behind '나성에 가면' on KBS1's Back to the Music Season 2
Kwon Sung-hee, the only woman in Se-Saem Trio, appears on KBS1 Oct. 24 at 11 PM to walk through her career and explain why the group's signature song changed its name.
The censorship rule that renamed a hit
Kwon Sung-hee appears on KBS1's Back to the Music Season 2 on October 24 at 11 PM. She's the sole female member of Se-Saem Trio, the group that debuted in 1978.
The episode digs into a piece of buried history. Se-Saem Trio's signature song 나성에 가면 started as LA에 가면. When they released it in 1978, government song-review regulations barred English in titles. The name changed. 나성에 가면 stuck and has stayed that way ever since.
Gil Ok-yun composed the track. It pairs an exotic Latin-style melody with an upbeat feel against lyrics that ache with the pain of sending a loved one far away. That gap between the cheerful sound and the bittersweet words is part of what made Se-Saem Trio matter.
Kwon Sung-hee's career in full
After Se-Saem Trio, Kwon moved into solo work. She released 허상, 사랑은 후회없이, 부엌에서 로마까지, and 띠아모.
On the broadcast she'll trace the full arc—from how the group formed through her solo years. She'll perform live stages of key songs. A live rendition of 나성에 가면 from the woman who lived through that title-change drama feels overdue.
KBS1 airs it October 24 at 11 PM.
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