Jang Min Ho released “Stay by My Side” (내 곁에 있어주) through 1theK on 14 October 2025. He is one of the most recognisable names in Korean trot, a singer who spent close to two decades working before national television made him a household figure.

The audition show that reset an entire genre

In 2020, the broadcaster TV Chosun aired Mr. Trot, a competition for male trot singers, and it became one of the highest-rated programmes in Korean cable history. Jang Min Ho placed second. The show did something unusual: rather than manufacturing new performers, it took men who had already been singing for years in regional venues and on daytime television and gave them a national audience overnight. The finalists went on to arena tours, advertising contracts and permanent variety-show slots. For a foreign reader, the closest comparison is a talent show that revives a genre’s existing professionals rather than discovering unknowns.

About this release

This is the music video for “Stay by My Side,” distributed on the 1theK channel. The Korean title, 내 곁에 있어주, is a direct request — roughly “stay at my side.” The official description carries no producer, songwriter or album credits beyond 1theK’s standard channel notice, so the parent release is not identified there.

Watching from outside Korea

Trot forms a distinct part of Korean popular music, with a strong broadcast and live-performance tradition. Watch the video here and explore more Korean music in OSEYO KOREA’s K-POP section.

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