He performed the kind of song that was totally unexpected for me.
I wasn't eager to listen to him, because recently his songs have been a bit gloomy, or over-dramatic, so I restrained myself from going to Youtube. But I was told that I would definitely like it, and that it wasn't too gloomy. Turns out, Dong Ha surprised me again! I didn't expect him to be so old fashioned. Even his stage suit is old fashioned to fit the whole styling.
The style he emulates is very retro pop singing, perhaps from the times before The Beatles. I am told the song is from the 1960-ties. The arrangement, and singing style brings nostalgic mood. The whole instrumentation, and the back up singers humming sound so good. Dong Ha singing has a nice, steady flow to it, without exaggerated vocal ups and downs. Only at the end he shows off his vocal abilities, but in an amount that is just right. He is really immersed in that retro mode. Supposedly he arranged the song himself; great job! I have an impression, that this song is not easy at all, because of the even, and relatively fast tempo. The finish is low key, and sweet!
I may be wrong, but he seemed a little nervous on stage, not completely relaxed. However, he won his 15th trophy. After he had won 14 trophies, he kept saying he would like to have 15 of them, so the he could arrange them in a pyramid shape. So here it is, Jung Dong Ha's pyramid of Immortal Song2 awards:
That's what his agency, Music 1, wrote jokingly on their Facebook page
