The top song in 'Unlock with your Voice! Singer Hit-Song with a Tone as Unique as a Fingerprint' was Lim Jae-beom's 'Crying'.

On the 11th, KBS Joy's '20th Century Hit-Song' 260th episode, which aired at 8:30 p.m., introduced songs by singers with distinctive tones under the theme 'Unlock with your Voice! Singer Hit-Song with a Tone as Unique as a Fingerprint'.

In the early part of the show, MC Kim Hee-cheol and Im Yu-jin experienced a fingerprint aptitude test prepared by the production team. When Im Yu-jin said, 'I am a dual-type, responsible', Kim Hee-cheol mentioned the downsides of a dual-type, such as stubbornness and dislike for working under others, joking, 'We've got to say goodbye to Jaeseok soon' and 'Jaeseok just made a mistake', eliciting laughter. In response, Im Yu-jin heated up the mood by saying, 'You are a periodic type, very unplanned, and have extreme mood swings. That's accurate.'

Ranking 10th was god's 'Road (1999)'. At that time, the first generation idols had a short lifespan. Kim Hee-cheol explained that the song's emotional line conveyed the anxiety about what would happen after disbandment. When Kim Hee-cheol described Kim Tae-woo as the 'golden youngest', Im Yu-jin reacted, 'Oh, you're the youngest', and Kim Hee-cheol playfully pointed out, 'You made a mistake', prompting laughs.

Ranking 9th was KCM's 'Black and White Photo (2004)', often considered a representative of metallic voice. Eighth was S.E.S's 'Embracing (2000)', with notable stories such as 'During high note practice, the police came to the house due to a resident's report' and 'After the solo debut, the sea took out a voice insurance worth 1 billion won.'

Cool's 'Interpreting Men and Women (2000)', which recorded the highest sales just three weeks after release, ranked 7th.

Next, 6th place went to Lee So-ra's 'Proposal (1996)', written with positive sentiments about real marriage, and 5th place was Kim Jang-hoon's 'Even if the World Deceives You (1998)', reportedly composed by composer Yoo Young-seok in just 5 minutes.

Fourth place went to YB's 'Sending You Off (1999)', noted for vocalist Yoon Do-hyun's powerful voice. Im Yu-jin shared that after the 4th album activities, conflicts among members and financial issues led YB to declare disbandment, but they reunited after a delayed response to 'Sending You Off'.

Meanwhile, Kim Jong-kook's 'A Man (2004)' was chosen as 3rd, with the introduction that it firmly established Kim Jong-kook, who originally came from the dance group 'Turbo', as a ballad singer. It was also revealed that Kim Jong-kook once drank a mosquito repellent, thinking it was a beverage, which led to a washing of his stomach, and after that his voice became like that, surprising everyone.

Kim Gun-mo's 'A Sleepless Night, the Rain Falls (1992)', loved for its distinctive high tone, came in 2nd. Kim Hee-cheol noted that 'A music critic praised Kim Gun-mo as an artist who embodies the 'blood of a Black person' and is very capable of music.'

The awaited 1st place in 'Unlock with your Voice! Singer Hit-Song with a Tone as Unique as a Fingerprint' went to Lim Jae-beom's 'Crying (1998)'. Im Yu-jin mentioned, 'When Lim Jae-beom composed this song, he was suffering from severe depression and was in a situation where he had to release an album due to a contract with his company.' She added that he composed the melody in just 20 minutes, bursting with sorrow. Furthermore, it was shared that Lim Jae-beom's deep voice was due to thicker vocal cords, and a past incident when he was misunderstood for assaulting a producer after shouting loudly in a broadcasting studio.

'20th Century Hit-Song' can be viewed on LG U+tv channel 1, Genie tv channel 41, SK Btv channel 53, and the KBS mobile app 'my K'. Local cable channel numbers can be checked on the KBS N website.

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