‘Phantom Singer’ returned after 3 years with Season 4. Yoon Jong-shin said, "Today (the 10th), Netflix's 'The Glory' opened. 'The Glory' is a platform. You can watch it tomorrow, or binge-watch it. You don't have to watch it today. Today instead of 'The Glory' or baseball (WBC) today. asked for interest, saying, “Please watch ‘Phantom Singer 4’.”
On the 10th, a production presentation for JTBC's entertainment show 'Phantom Singer 4' was held at the Stanford Hotel in Sangam-dong, Seoul. EP Kim Hyung-joong, Yoon Jong-shin, Kim Moon-jung, Son Hye-soo, Park Kang-hyun, and Kim Jeong-won attended the event. Kyuhyun was unable to attend due to personal reasons.
'Phantom Singer', a project to form Korea's first crossover male quartet, started with Season 1 in 2016 and includes Forte di Quatro (Go Hoon-jeong, Kim Hyun-soo, Son Tae-jin, Lee Byeori), Forestella (Kang Hyeong-ho, Go Woo-rim, Bae Doo-hoon, Jo Min-gyu), and Ra. It has produced numerous star musicians, including Poem (Park Ki-hoon, Yoo Chae-hoon, Jeong Min-seong, and Choi Seong-hoon).
As 'Phantom Singer 4' has the longest preparation time of all seasons, it has expanded participation opportunities such as global auditions, on-site auditions to discover hidden talents, and karaoke auditions where anyone can participate across the country, leveraging the know-how of the past seven years. It is expected to be a record-breaking season that is a compilation of .
Recently, there has been controversy over the appearance of ordinary people in competition programs such as 'Flaming Trotman' and 'Peak Time'. In response to this, CP Kim Hyeong-joong said, "I also fully empathize with the risks involved in the cast," and added, "'Phantom Singer 4' had a long production period. We went through a multi-faceted verification process on the cast, and in the process, there were no issues that could be problematic. "It hasn't been found. If something like that happens, it shouldn't happen, but if it does, I promise not to take a stance on one side and to minimize fatigue," he said.
Is there still no thought about a female quartet? EP Kim said, "Phantom Singer's identity is a male quartet. A program that focuses on female participants is currently in the planning stage. It seems that more planning will be needed to see how this will come to fruition.
Yoon Jong-shin, who worked as a producer for seasons 1 and 2, returned after 6 years with season 4. Yoon Jong-shin said, "Season 1 is idiosyncratic because it is meant to be novel, but in season 4, rather than novelty, people have the idea that eyes and ears should be higher, so it should be like this. So I think we need to evolve as well." It is not a fight to put together, but a fight to knock them out. Rather than picking the best person, I think the winner is the one who is left after dropping them. It is true that the level of the dropouts has increased. That is why there are differences of opinion about the dropouts. 'This person would have risen in season 1, but since it's season 4, he's falling down here?' “There are a lot of people who do it,” he said.
He continued, “I thought, ‘Have my visuals improved this much? Have I trained myself?’ It felt like I was preparing my visuals. Seasons 1 and 2 were a bit clumsy, but now there are a lot of people whose stage manners and interview feel are more created than fresh. “He added.
Music director Kim Moon-jeong said, "There are some parts that have become a little easier. I think it has become a little easier because we have something to compare to. However, our program is not about picking the first place winner, but we are continuing to watch the moves of the 12 people who made it to the finals, so we are becoming more cautious." said.
Vocalist Son Hye-soo revealed the judging criteria, saying, "I think the most important thing is fairness. I was careful not to make the difference in scores too large. I try not to let my emotions sway me."
Musical actor Park Kang-hyun went from being a contestant on ‘Phantom Singer 2’ to participating as a judge. When asked about the reaction of the Miraclass members, he said, "They were worried that they would be criticized or asked if they were the right person for that role. Their support was great. They were also happy that our team would do better because our Kanghyun went out." .
Kim Jeong-won, a new piano player who joined this season, said, "I was skeptical when I was invited. I didn't think it was the place to be. I thought I could gain energy by seeing talented junior musicians. Although I am not a vocalist, I have been playing the piano for 40 years. . I wanted to help if there was any advice I could give through the time I had about music. When I actually tried it, I found the broadcast to be fun.”
When asked about the chemistry with the producers, Yoon Jong-shin explained, "I think it would be a boring review if the opinions of the six people were unified. But each person is different and has their own tastes. Our chemistry is a chemistry that moderately insists on differing opinions and slightly blushes." .
‘Phantom Singer 4’ will be aired for the first time today (10th) at 8:50 PM.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr