{"id":155759,"date":"2026-01-02T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=155759"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:20:40","slug":"iu-praises-illits-wonhee-for-her-good-day-cover-at-year-end-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/iu-praises-illits-wonhee-for-her-good-day-cover-at-year-end-show\/","title":{"rendered":"IU praises ILLIT\u2019s Wonhee for her \u201cGood Day\u201d cover at year-end show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 31, 2025, <strong>ILLIT<\/strong> member <strong>Wonhee<\/strong> stole the spotlight at the<strong> MBC Gayo Daejejeon<\/strong>. The KPop star took on IU\u2019s iconic 2010 hit Good Day, a song famous for its triple high note climax and closely tied to IU\u2019s legacy. Choosing this track was no small move, especially for a young artist. Fans were instantly curious to see how Wonhee would handle this challenging performance and how IU would respond.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gh-8XERehU0?si=-M6YiIzKNB7PyWzz\" title=\"WONHEE (ILLIT) - Good Day (Cover) | 2025 MBC Music Festival | KOCOWA+\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gh-8XERehU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the moment spread across social media, <strong>IU<\/strong> herself chimed in with a light-hearted comment. Fans asked the singer about the cover, and she did not hold back her praise. IU complimented Wonhee\u2019s vocal tone and expressive facial performance, making it clear she enjoyed her work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IU-comments-on-ILLITs-Wonhee-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201cI saw it!! Both her singing and her facial expressions were really great.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><strong>Good Day<\/strong>, released in 2010, continues to be a favorite choice for performers, proving its legendary status. With IU\u2019s positive feedback adding extra shine, Wonhee\u2019s stage became a signature moment to close out 2025, showing how classic KPop songs can get a new life by inspiring new generations of idols.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jeqdYqsrsA0?si=yZ7ZtEJlXLZMHOCu\" title=\"IU (\uc544\uc774\uc720) _ Good Day (\uc88b\uc740 \ub0a0) _ MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jeqdYqsrsA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 31, 2025, ILLIT member Wonhee stole the spotlight at the MBC Gayo Daejejeon. The KPop star took on IU\u2019s iconic 2010 hit Good Day, a song famous for its triple high note climax and closely tied to IU\u2019s legacy. Choosing this track was no small move, especially for a young artist. Fans were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":155761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,7],"tags":[3160,1466],"class_list":{"0":"post-155759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-news","10":"tag-illit","11":"tag-iu"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}