"Goodbyes hurt me ♪"

He said goodbye to Park Jeong-min.

There is a man who has taken that place.

"♬ I will cry"

That is 'rookie singer' Nam Gil Kim.

This is Yonsei University's Open-Air Theater. Cheers from approximately 20,000 people shook Sinchon. However, a man not listed in the lineup appeared.

Nam Gil Kim has taken over Sinchon. He attended the '2026 We Love Yonsei' festival on the 17th. He drew group chants and cheers from among idols.

He laughed and said, "I have acted for approximately 28 years, but this is the first time I've received such cheers." Students even created an on-the-spot cheer method for Nam Gil Kim's new song.

'Dispatch' shadowed Nam Gil Kim's day. This is the diary of that day when a main job genius properly completed the side job as well.

5 p.m. on the 17th.

Nam Gil Kim visited a shop.

He orders 'cool tone'.

"A bit more college student-like." (Nam Gil Kim)

"I memorized it so I can sing even if I'm asleep..."

Shall we see how Nam Gil Kim relieves tension?

"I should be able to do well, right?"

He also drinks the tea that BTOB's Lee Chang-seop gifted him.

"It reduces puffiness and is good for the throat. It helps find peace of mind and body."

"Now let's head to Yonsei University!" (Nam Gil Kim)

Although Nam Gil Kim is a 'rookie' singer, he was relaxed. He left a video to communicate with fans. And he created an unprecedented entrance.

"Goodbyes hurt us but it will be graceful"

When 'Good Goodbye' rang out, the open-air theater came to a standstill.

"goodb-ye bye ye ye ye ye ye"

Nam Gil Kim even took Hwasa's 'turn'.

"Hwasa should turn, why is Nam Gil Kim turning?!"

It was worth being called a 'Yonsei victory'?

"I'm different from other singers and idols, right? If anyone wants to go to the restroom, feel free to move..."

Before his solo stage, Nam Gil Kim asked the students for permission (?). He worried that a ballad might cool down the momentum. But contrary to his concerns, no one moved.

The open-air theater pauses for a moment.

When Nam Gil Kim's mellow tone bursts forth, 20,000 flashes burst as well. At the same time, tremendous cheering shouting "Nam Gil Kim, Nam Gil Kim" also burst.

Nam Gil Kim briefly lowered his microphone at the students' group chanting and gazed at the audience (with moved eyes).

"I have acted for 27 to 28 years. There is no place where people have cheered me like this. If you cheer me on like this, I really cannot sleep. I get entertainer disease (laughs)."

Nam Gil Kim continued singing. He selected his new song and smoothly handled the high notes, drawing applause once more.

Nam Gil Kim's voice covers the night air of the campus.

This is the Nam Gil effect.

"I have never heard such group chanting even at fan meetings or fan concerts. If time allows, I would like to study again and definitely visit Yonsei University."

Nam Gil Kim received cheers from students until the moment he left the stage. The depth of 28 years of acting work was evident in his voice. He properly enjoyed the stage as one with the audience.

"This concludes rookie singer Nam Gil Kim."

<Text=Reporter Gu Min-ji>

<Photos=Seunghoon Lee·Youngu Jung Reporters(Dispatch)>

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