{"id":21673,"date":"2025-06-28T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/21673\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T11:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T11:30:10","slug":"lee-seung-gi-and-lee-hongki-join-lineup-for-immortal-songs-2025-king-of-kings-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/21673\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Seung Gi and Lee Hongki join lineup for \u2018Immortal Songs: 2025 King of Kings Special\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751100793-3927530c-edf3-4cdc-b9f9-083c0e6d90c2.jpg\" data-image=\"qg05ymuyk67u\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allkpop.com\/artisttag\/Lee-Seung-Gi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Seung Gi<\/a>\u00a0and <strong>Lee<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allkpop.com\/artisttag\/Hongki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hongki<\/a> will take the stage together in the upcoming King of Kings special episode of <strong>KBS-2TV<\/strong>\u2019s &#8216;<strong>Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend,&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>airing on July 28 at 6:05 p.m. KST.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 King of Kings special features only previous winners of the show. Ten top-tier teams will compete for the prestigious title of \u201cKing of Kings,\u201d a recognition given to the best among past champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee Seung Gi, <\/strong>making his debut appearance in the special, expressed his determination ahead of the performance. He said he plans to give it his all and walk off stage without regrets. \u201cRegardless of the result, I just want to enjoy the moment. That\u2019s my goal,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751101417-1b3fc4de-6c45-4a78-91b2-c7880a53946c.jpg\" data-image=\"url7slzt1o8x\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In this highly anticipated performance, <strong>Lee Seung Gi <\/strong>will team up with <strong>Lee Hongki <\/strong>to sing \u201cHighway in the Gale.\u201d Their collaboration is said to have lit up not only the stage but also the backstage waiting area, thrilling fellow participants and staff alike with their powerful energy and stage presence.<\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s close friendship was also on full display. <strong>Lee Seung Gi <\/strong>jokingly remarked that <strong>Lee Hongki<\/strong> was pretending to be busy like a global star due to overlapping schedules. His comment drew laughter on set. Host <strong>Kim Jun Hyun<\/strong> added, \u201cToday\u2019s schedule was entirely arranged to match <strong>Lee Hongki<\/strong>\u2019s availability,\u201d further highlighting their chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>The lighthearted banter and strong bond between <strong>Lee Seung Gi <\/strong>and<strong> Lee Hongki <\/strong>are expected to be key highlights of the show.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup for this year\u2019s King of Kings special also features performances by<strong> Choi Jung Wo<\/strong><strong>n <\/strong>with <strong>Son Seung Yeon,<\/strong><strong> Sohyang,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allkpop.com\/artisttag\/yang-dong-geun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yang Dong Geun<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>with <strong>Zai.Ro,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allkpop.com\/artisttag\/ali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALi<\/a>, HYB,<\/strong><strong> Jung Joon Il,<\/strong><strong> Son Tae Jin <\/strong>with <strong>Jeon Yu Jin<\/strong>, <strong>Shin Seung Tae<\/strong> with <strong>Choi Soo Ho, LA POEM, <\/strong>and <strong>ZO ZAZZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A program representative commented that this year\u2019s competition features the strongest lineup yet. Viewers can expect a dazzling, high-level showdown that will crown a new champion of champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend&#8217; <\/strong>has consistently ranked number one in its time slot for nearly 14 years. The King of Kings special will be aired in two parts, with Part 1 on June 28 and Part 2 on August 5 at 6:05 p.m. KST, both on Saturday evenings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751101391-3993bac4-c961-4053-bf8f-e6f4461f1267.jpg\" data-image=\"17nw25jq08eq\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px!important;font-weight:bold!important;\">SEE ALSO: <a class=\"see_also\" style=\"font-size:16px;\" data-link=\"\/\/www.allkpop.com\/buzz\/2025\/06\/cctv-footage-of-seoul-subway-arson-released-suspect-indicted-for-attempted-murder-of-160-passengers\" data-from-idx=\"331195\" data-to-idx=\"\" target=\"\">CCTV footage of Seoul subway arson released, suspect indicted for attempted murder of 160 passengers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee Seung Gi\u00a0and Lee\u00a0Hongki will take the stage together in the upcoming King of Kings special episode of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[19960,1180,171,19961,19962,975,67,132,68,19963],"class_list":{"0":"post-21673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ali","9":"tag-allkpop","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-hongki","12":"tag-lee-seung-gi","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-yang-dong-geun"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}