KBS1 ‘Back to the Music Season 2’

It sheds light on the musical world of Son Moo-hyun, a legendary producer of the 1990s who left the music scene due to a cerebral infarction.

At 11 p.m. on the 10th, KBS1 ‘Back to the Music Season 2’ will feature the genius producer who led singer Kim Wan-sun’s heyday, ‘The Pierrot Laughs at Us’ composer Son Moo-hyun.

A time-traveling music show with beloved classics, the ‘Songcumentary Back to the Music Season 2’ names as its thirty-fourth protagonist a guitarist of unrivaled sensibility and a forward-thinking producer, Son Moo-hyun. This episode will focus closely on his musical world.

Musician Son Moo-hyun, who helped lead the golden age of 1990s popular music, appears to share his musical footsteps and previously unrevealed behind-the-scenes stories. From his first encounter with the guitar in middle school and how it felt when a song he composed himself swept the streets, to venturing beyond singer into drama and film music director, Son Moo-hyun’s candid musical life story unfolds.

KBS1 ‘Back to the Music Season 2’

Son Moo-hyun shared in the heyday of Kim Wan-sun, Korea’s first female dance singer. He produced every track on Kim Wan-sun’s fifth albumhailed at the time for its groundbreaking soundelevating her from a dance singer to the ranks of an artist. The song most associated with Kim Wan-sun, ‘The Pierrot Laughs at Us,’ was in fact the very first song he ever composed. The intense working process and episodes behind Son Moo-hyunstyle mega-hits such as ‘Masquerade Ball’ and ‘My Own’ will be unveiled through the broadcast.

To Son Moo-hyun, who as a producer drew the full attention of the music industry, came an unexpected proposal: the release of a solo album. The untold story behind the debut album’s title track, ‘Untitled Poem,’ still praised today for its sophisticated melody, unfolds alongside his vivid live performance.

Even for him, who had been on a smooth path as a singer, composer, producer, and music director, trials came. In 2017, a sudden cerebral infarction shook his musical life to its core. From working his stiffened fingers back into motion to hold a guitar again, we meet the yearning for music he realized while overcoming illness and his affectionate sincerity toward his colleagues.

Leaving behind the life of a glamorous star, he is now devoted to nurturing the next generation as a professor in the Department of Applied Music at Hanyang Women’s University, and he speaks about the unchanging ‘essence of music’ amid the rapidly changing K-pop market. Son Moo-hyun’s musicimbued with a sensibility that transcends eras and a genuine devotion to music, and sure to evoke nostalgia for ‘my shining days’ that everyone carries withincan be seen on KBS1 at 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2026.