2 PM’s Lee Jun-ho and Girl’s Generation YoonA confirmed to host the 2022 MBC Music Festival

2 PM’s Lee Jun-ho and Girl’s Generation YoonA have been confirmed to host the 2022 MBC Music Festival. On November 28, a source from MBC shared that Lee Jun-ho and YoonA have been selected as MCs for the 2022 MBC Music Festival.

The Music Festival will be held on December 31. It has been reported that both idols will be joined by Jang Sung-kyu.

YoonA has been hosting the MBC Music Festival for eight consecutive years, while this will be the fourth time Jang Sung-kyu has hosted the same music festival. Lee Jun-ho impressed everyone as the host of the 2021 MBC Music Festival.

Lee Jun-ho and YoonA gave a special performance in the 2021 MBC Music Festival

Last year, the two idols entertained everyone with their unexpected and special performances on Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes’ Senorita. The two charmed the viewers with their delicate and stunning dance steps. The facial expressions and unavoidable visuals charmed the audience.

When MBC uploaded their dance performance to their YouTube channel, the video garnered over 2 million views and fans went into a frenzy watching the performance.

Both idols are reportedly confirmed to star as leads in the upcoming comedy romance drama King the Land. The plot revolves around wealthy chaebol heir Goo Won and a cheerful Cheon Sa-rang.

The actor and singer will be taking on the role of Go Won, while YoonA will be playing the role of Cheon Sa-ra. When the two opposite personalities meet, they aspire to find happiness in each other. Additionally, King the Land is a reference to the VVIP business lounge, which serves as the dream place for hoteliers.

The singer and actor has starred in many hit dramas, including Good Manager, Just Between Lovers, Wok of Love, Confession, and The Red Sleeve. His character from the historical drama The Red Sleeve was much loved among the audience.

YoonA gained more fans after starring in the hit drama Big Mouth. She starred in many dramas, including Cinderella Man, Love Rain, Summer Love, The K2, The King in Love, Hush, and in many other Korean films.

Fans want Lee Jun-ho and YoonA to give another special performance

As soon as the news of Lee Jun-ho and YoonA hosting the 2022 MBC Music Festival came to light, fans started buzzing with a request for another special performance. They are also waiting for their drama, King the Land.

Lee Jun-ho and YoonA will be seen together as presenters at the 2022 MBC Film Festival on December 31. Their upcoming drama King the Land is scheduled to premiere in the first half of 2023.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

Know More