As of 11 AM on the 11th, the ŌĆ£Squid game (acapella)ŌĆØ video of the group gained 1.081 million views, and it has been only 40 days since they first uploaded their video on October 1st. Previously in an interview with a Korean news outlet, the group remarked, ŌĆ£We practiced only for two days and, we didnŌĆÖt expect this much enthusiasm.ŌĆØ
Ā4 of the Best Songs by KoreaŌĆÖs Biggest Acapella Group Maytree In a 1-minute 40-second video, they first performed the soundtrack named ŌĆ£Way Back Then,ŌĆØ which marks the start of the game, by emulating mechanical noises, gunshots, and rhythms originally created by recorders and castanets, along with the calm voice of the giant Squid Game doll that we all now know of. Then they moved on to perform several other soundtracks: the wake-up song, HaydnŌĆÖs ŌĆ£trumpet concerto;ŌĆØ the theme song for the masked agents, ŌĆ£Pink Soldiers;ŌĆØ and Johann Strauss IIŌĆÖs ŌĆ£The Blue Danube.ŌĆØ
So far, Maytree has 2.74 million subscribers on its Youtube channel. Plus, they have multiple clips that attracted over 10 million views, including the clips named the ŌĆ£iPhone sound effect (35,459,622 views),ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Windows sound effect (14,121,613 views),ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Subway Surfers (18,433,226 views),ŌĆØ and ŌĆ£Among Us sound effect (13,900,137 views).ŌĆØ The comments in different languages on each video show how much popularity they have across the world. One English-written comment said, ŌĆ£If thereŌĆÖs going to be a Season 2, they should totally do the entire soundtrack.ŌĆØ And some of the Korean users couldnŌĆÖt hide their excitement when they found out that the members were from the same country as them. The group was first established by Jang Sang In (role of Vocal Percussion) and Kang Soo Kyung (Alto) in 2000. Then Kim Won Jong (Bass), Kwon Young Hoon (Tenor), and Lim Su Yeon (Soprano) later joined the duo and formed the veteran team that we now know of. Recently, Maytree released a fresh music video for their second new global single, ŌĆ£What if.ŌĆØ
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