p>Being one of the legendary boy groups makes 2PM also unable to avoid the level of creativity of the public to make a funny edited image or called a meme. In a way, 2PM is not short of memes because their photos invite the public's creativity to edit them.
Recently, Lee Junho appeared as a guest on the program "Radio Star". In episode 744, Junho shared the story behind the meme that has been circulating so far. He revealed that they would not have guessed that it would boom and go viral.
"We never thought it would become such a popular meme," he admits. The meme shown was none other than their performance of "I'll Be Back" at the MBC Korea Music Festival.
In addition, unlike Nichkhun and Chansung, his stage attire is more conservative. "He just wanted to try something different. At that time, I always wanted to do something a little different, so I covered my body. Our clothes had the same theme," Junho said.
The song they performed was the iconic song "I'll Be Back" which Junho described as "experimental". Even though the lyrics are sad, the choreography is still fun.
Another reason why "I'll Be Back" became unique and viral to date is because they wore edible gold on their lips which other idols didn't at that time. Arguably, they are the center of the trend to do just that.
"The title is 'I'll Be Back.' We experimented with music at the time. Even though it was a sad song, we added a shuffle dance. We had edible gold on our lips. We had shiny lips, "Junho recalled his performance.
Junho even shared a funny story that happened during the show. Usually, female fans are the ones who are crazy about them. But at that time, it was the male audience who cheered loudly for them while the female fans were mostly silent.
So many fans sat in the front row at the MBC Korea Music Festival. We went on stage like robots. The female fans didn't react at all. At the end of the show, we said, 'We'll be back' and our bodies became visible. front row, but they reacted," he said causing laughter at the time.
Although it is not known exactly why the female audience was silent at that time, but another interesting fact was also something that surprised. It turned out that the reason the male audience cheered more was because they appreciated the physique of the 2PM members at that time.
Meanwhile, Junho recently showed his popularity as an actor again through the drama "The Red Sleeve". He received the "Best Couple" award with Lee Se Young at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards. (wk/taki)
