STAYC Reaps Praise After Singing 'Mikrokosmos' BTS, Reveals Reasons for Choosing This Song

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STAYC performed 'RUN2U' live while chatting with host Yoo Hee Yeol. Apart from performing their own songs, STAYC also performed live covers of BTS' B-side songs.

Although not from a well-known agency, STAYC is still able to make its name and become one of the top fourth generation girl groups. They drew attention for their recent broadcast appearance, where STAYC guested on the March 4 episode of KBS 2TV's music variety program, "Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook".

During their performance, STAYC performed "RUN2U" live while chatting with host Yoo Hee Yeol. Apart from performing their own songs, STAYC also performed a live cover of BTS (Bangtan Boys) B-side song "Mikrokosmos" from their 2019 mini album, "Map of the Soul: Persona."

Following the performance of "Mikrokosmos", fans and netizens alike gave praise for the group's cover. Although STAYC was criticized for their vocal abilities in the past, many praised the members for their "smooth" singing, and that they were each able to show off their vocal strength.

In particular, Yoon, Sieun, Isa showed a stable and good vocal tone, and expressed the emotion of the song, with netizens especially praising Sieun for the clear high note. In addition, netizens also showered J with praise for his clear tone and emphasis on words during the rap part of the song.

After watching their performance, some comments from netizens read, "Their voices are so perfect. J's rap and Sieun's high notes are amazing," "I'm not familiar with the original, but they really show off their colorful voices in this and that version. so beautiful," "Yoon's high notes and the group's harmony give me goosebumps," and "Their vocals are great. I didn't expect them to have so many vocalists."

Meanwhile, the six members also explained why they chose to make a cover of "Microcosm". "We were very touched by the song. And considering the time we had, we wanted to sing a song that could move many people and give them hope and comfort," said Isa.

Sieun added that BTS has three rappers, and because STAYC doesn't have many rappers in their group, they wanted to focus more on their vocals and try to better harmonize with each other by bringing out their unique harmonies." (wk/dewi)