The popularity of trot entertainment that is "boring" but does not cool down... #1 concert sold out

《Kim Seoyoon's Nunettune》
Reporter Kim Seo-yoon of TenAsia digs into the current status of the entertainment industry, including notable dramas, entertainment, and noteworthy rising stars.

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It's boring, but it's still popular. Due to the trot craze, various broadcasting companies poured out trot audition programs. Viewers complained of fatigue from the trot that came out when it was played, but broadcasters couldn't let go of the trot due to the ironic result of concerts sold out from first place in viewership ratings.

According to Nielsen Korea on the 2nd, TV Chosun's 'Mr. It recorded an audience rating of 7.754% and established itself as a powerhouse in Thursday entertainment. 'Mr. Lotto' is a music entertainment show in which the TOP7 of 'Mr. Trot 2' (Ahn Seong-hoon, Park Ji-hyun, Jin Hae-seong, Na Sang-do, Choi Soo-ho, Jin-wook, Park Seong-on) and singers Park Seo-jin, Kim Yong-pil, and Jae-ha engage in a karaoke showdown.

TV Chosun is a channel that really enjoyed trotting. With ‘Miss Trot’ and ‘Mr. In particular, Lim Young-woong boasts a high topic regardless of fields such as albums, solo entertainment, concerts, and YouTube, centering on the fandom Hero Age.

Since then, thanks to the trot craze, similar entertainment shows have been aired here and there. Trot is not missing from variety shows such as KBS 'Trot National Sports Festival', 'Trot Magic Wandering Troupe', MBC 'Trot People', and SBS 'Trot God Outing'. Viewers couldn't distinguish each program because the trot streamed in a similar format.

However, TV Chosun, which is always criticized for being 'trot again', achieved good results this time too. The viewer rating recorded on the 1st of 'Mr. Lotto' is a record that ranks first among all entertainment programs broadcast on Thursday as well as in the same time slot. Momentary ratings broke through 9%.

MBN's 'Burning Trotman', which aired from the end of last year to the first half of this year, also recorded double-digit viewership ratings. From the 10th episode to the last episode, it achieved a viewership rating of 16%, which is not easily seen in general programs. Hwang Young-woong, who had been running for the overwhelming first place, had an ordeal to get off the final as his assault record was revealed, but his popularity is skyrocketing.

The reaction of the 'Burning Trotman' national tour concert, three months after the end of the show, is hot. Tickets for the Daegu performance ahead of the July 8th performance have already been sold out. Previously, all tickets for the Incheon concert were sold out.

‘Burning Roses’, a spin-off of ‘Burning Trotman’, is also being aired. In 'Burning Roses', TOP 7 of 'Burning Trotman' (Top 7 Son Tae-jin, Shin Sung, Min Soo-hyun, Kim Joong-yeon, Park Min-soo, Kong Hoon, Enoch) appear. It is holding tight to the viewership ratings for Tuesday entertainment shows.

Of course, it is clear that the broadcasting company is planning to walk in place because of the popularity of trot. Under the name of spin-off entertainment, the program with the same cast and similar format is presented, so the freshness is inevitably lost. It shows the will to attract only the guaranteed audience. General consumers are in a situation where they have no choice but to watch trot entertainment.

Kim Seo-yoon, staff reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr