FULL ALBUM REACTION: Forestella-'The Legacy

I think the person talking about We Are The Champions was probably referencing Forestella's first appearance in the Immortal Songs King of Kings Special in 2018 where they covered the song Magic Castle, but another band who covered We Are The Champions ended up winning that episode. But actually, Forestella covered We Are The Champions later on in the 2020 King of Kings Special and won that episode! It's just a killer song, tbh. The King of Kings Special happens twice a year on Immortal Songs, where they invite the winners of previous episodes to all compete together for the title of King of Kings and a trophy. Forestella has won it 7 times in a row with their most recent performance of Changgwi in July this year, setting a record no one else on the show has come close to! ☺️

Did you know Kang Hyungo produced this entire album, worked with Valencia to piece together Armageddon, and composed Snow Globe and And Spring? Huge talent in this group!!!! 😊

Especially in their early days, Forestella participated in (and won) various competition shows, making "niche" classical-crossover accessible to a wider audience through their spectacular performances. The themes of these shows are predetermined: songs by famous artists or new interpretations of legendary songs. Some of their covers even originated from the competition in which Forestella themself emerged. Hence the many cover songs (primarily from their early period). Many of these spectacular TV performances by Forestella were often uploaded to YT by the Korean broadcasters, but the rights remained to the TV stations. Furthermore, these videos were repeatedly blocked globally. This was widely regretted, and fans expressed a desire for own releases of Forestella. After the almost 2-year "forced break" during WooRim's military service, Forestella decided to "update" some of these gems and publish them themself as a "legacy" before they disappeared forever into the nirvana of the internet. For a new album consisting primarily of original songs, also time was probably too short . A two-year break is a very long time, and fans aren't always very patient. At the moment, they seem to be focusing on reclaiming and expanding their Korean territory, but global wide tours are already being hinted at, and therefore new originals are likely to follow. Because these talented guys plan to spread their very special "crossover in the Forestella sound" worldwide.

First song Tim's ending phrase: "The piano ending at the end..." You gotta love it. I love when those things we try to mark and we over mark but for some reason. Unlike you, well I mean I don't know if you didn't like it but you seemed to not like it. I LOVED the breathing in the middle, it made my heart stop, maybe something related with feelings, like a cry in the middle, like that breath of hope... Of another life. It made me feel something so crazy, just that breath at the end.

Great reaction! Thank you! I’m not sure where you got the info but Snow Globe was originally sang by the four of them. In their official video Woo Rim’s voice was there. For YouTube, any of their original songs from their official YouTube channel should be good to go. (I love Ties). Otherwise you have to block the video and leave the audio, because the Broadcaster KBS is super strict with copyright. Hopefully sometime you could react to Forestory 1, 2 and 3. 😉