TV CHOSUN's 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend', which aired on the 5th, showed the third story of the master preliminary trial and the team mission of the first round of the finals, heating up the home room with Trot fever.
Ha Dong-geun of Active Team B, who sang Kim Yong-im's 'Love', easily received an All Heart Award, receiving the evaluation that "he has risen to the level where he can use the skills he wants to use for the points he wants to use." Choo Hyuk-jin, who lost in a death match against Kim Hee-jae last season, confessed about the preparation period for 'Mr. Trot 2', saying, "After being eliminated in Season 1, I did not do any activities such as albums and just practiced like a high school exam student." Choo Hyuk-jin's re-attempting stage, which chose Simon Jin's 'Breathless', brought joy to everyone with a witty performance that expressed the thrilling rhythm and lyrics and made all hearts explode.
Hong Seung-min, a member of the 'Giant Baby' genre, recorded 14 hearts by steadily performing Geumjandi's 'Mom's Song' with his excellent vocal vocals. The appearance of Gil Byeong-min, a musical actor and national popper vocalist, made the master corps shake up. Cha Jung-rak's 'Love that Followed the Fallen Leaves', completed with Gil Byeong-min's luxurious bass that melted the eardrums, achieved 14 hearts and was praised as 'the Elvis Presley of the trot world.'
Naiyagarabu, a newly established department comprised of ‘super baby-faced’ and ‘super presbyopic’ people whose ages are indeterminable, also boasted formidable skills. Wang Jun, who selected Na Hoon-ah's 'Iraye', received all hearts by showing off his amazing composure and warm voice tone, enough to be evaluated as a 'master of the entertainment industry'. Go Jeong-woo, the youngest member of Ulsan from 'Haenam' with an incredible voice and singing ability that will blow your mind, recorded an all-heart hit with Jinseong's 'Chaeseokgang', a song he dedicated to his grandmother.
There were many surprising people in Group B of the workplace department. Former KBS announcer Kim Seon-geun showed off his hidden talent through Nam Jin's 'Nest', but received a disappointing score of 10 hearts. Jang Yun-jeong, who has a relationship with Kim Seon-geun, applauded his effort and passion, saying, "The Kim Seon-geun I know is very shy and has a very cautious personality, but he really put in a lot of effort." Marcus Kang, who has an attractive cave voice, attracted attention by revealing that he was the son of singer Wooyeon. He led 14 hearts by confessing his feelings for his mother, whom he had lived away from for a long time, through Hao Ha-young's 'Song to My Wife'. Magician Yoo Sang-wook, who presented the first 'Magic Trot' along with a magic performance that changes clothes in an instant before your eyes, performed Park Hyun-bin's 'Oh! Received 10 hearts with ‘Hot’. Meanwhile, Kim Yong-pil of 'Middle-aged Beauty' surprised everyone by revealing that he was a freelance announcer working for M Company. He stood on the stage of ‘Mr. Trot 2’ with all the burden due to his regret for missing the opportunity last season and his strong passion for singing. Kim Yong-pil's performance of 'About Romance' (original song by Choi Baek-ho), reminiscent of the strong scent of whiskey, brought not only the master corps but also the waiting room to their feet, drawing praise as 'in a word, unrivaled'.
With this, the first Gateway Master preliminary trial of ‘Mr. Trot 2’ has ended. The winning team, which attracted everyone's attention and expectations with only Park Se-wook and Na Sang-do confirming their advancement to the next round with All Hearts, saw a twist in which all four preliminary successful candidates, Jin Hae-seong, Jae-ha, Ahn Seong-jun, and Oh Ju-ju, advanced to the finals with additional passes. It was achieved. Next, the Master Preliminary ‘TOP 3’ were announced. 'Jin' went to Park Ji-hyeon from the college department, 'Seon' went to Hwang Min-ho from the class leader, and 'Mi' went to Kim Yong-pil from the workplace department.
In the first round of the final round of the 'Genre Team Mission', the active team A1 (Son Bin-ah, Song Min-jun, Noh Ji-hoon, Ahn Seong-hoon), who chose rock trot, opened with a brilliant start. The performance of A1's 'You' (original song by Nam Jin), which showed off the strong rock sound of former band member Son Bin-ah, the members' explosive singing skills, and even a live band performance, gave the audience a feeling of ecstasy as if they were watching a performance. In addition, the sexy mood presented with female dancers and the LED whip performance during the interlude were refreshing with a new appearance never seen before. However, in the active A1 team, which was disappointing in its attempt to include many elements on one stage, only Ahn Seong-hoon and Song Min-jun advanced to the next round.
The college team, the leading team that took the master's preliminary exam by storm with all hearts, continued its all-heart march by completing an all-time performance with Jang Min-ho's 'I Love You, Sister', a semi-trot genre song. The college team, who appeared wearing the 'gwajam (department jumper)' symbol of college students, attracted attention with a cute stage that expressed their fresh feelings toward their older sister. However, after the first verse, he transformed into a rough man with a rose in his mouth and his shirt and tie undone, capturing the hearts of all women in Korea with his unexpected charm. Minho Jang, the original songwriter, praised the song, saying, "This song is like this. I think I should get some tips from this stage and try singing it on stage too." Kim Hee-jae evaluated the college section as "It feels like watching a perfectly prepared debut stage of an idol," and Jang Yoon-jung praised the college section's performance, saying, "Being able to perform your part perfectly on stage is proof that you practiced more than anyone else." .
TV CHOSUN's 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend', the only original Trot audition that is burning even hotter starting with the full-fledged final race, is broadcast every Thursday at 10 pm.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr