🇰🇷 Reacting to FORESTELLA - "Lazenca", "Save Us"

Forestella is indeed a remarkable South Korean crossover male vocal quartet. They were formed through the JTBC singing competition Phantom Singer 2, which aired in 2017¹²³. They won first place on the show and officially debuted on March 14, 2018, with the album Evolution. Since their debut, they have released another two studio albums and gained public recognition for their performances on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, festivals, and other televised concerts. The quartet was formed through the second season of the singing competition Phantom Singer. The members, Cho Mingyu, Ko Woo-rim, Bae Doo-hoon, and Kang Hyung-ho each separately auditioned for the competition¹. During the competition, Cho Mingyu selected Ko Woo-rim for the 2nd round competition and trained him. Then, he selected Bae Doo-hoon for the 3rd round competition to add variety to the team color. In the final competition, Kang Hyung-Ho joined the team. Cho Mingyu and Ko Woo-rim are the only classically-trained singers of the quartet and are alumni of Seoul National University&famed College of Music. Cho had been planning to continue with graduate studies in Germany and was a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Opera for several years¹. Ko was then a third-year undergraduate voice major who had been a finalist and semi-finalist in several vocal competitions. Bae Doo-hoon is a musical actor who had studied acting at the Korea National University of Arts and occasionally sang for Aux, a gugak-rock fusion band.