“I’m bored” The reason for trot auditions

《Kim Seo-yoon’s Noonatutene》
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He also took out the trot audition and survival card. Some people complain that they are tired and tired, but since a certain level of viewership is guaranteed and there is also income that can be earned through concerts after the program ends, it is no different from a 'cheat key'.

The channels that have had the most fun with trot are definitely MBN and TV Chosun. 'Flaming Trotman', 'Miss Trot' and 'Mr. Trot', respectively, not only ranked first in viewership ratings, but also received great love as all concert tickets were sold out. Just because the broadcast is over doesn't mean it's over. A spin-off entertainment show is aired, continuing its popularity.

MBN will present a new trot entertainment show, ‘Active Singer’, on the 28th of next month. Shin Dong-yeop has been confirmed as the MC, and singers Nam Jin, Shim Soo-bong, Joo Hyun-mi, Shin Yu, Park Hyun-bin, and broadcasters Lee Ji-hye and Yoon Myung-seon will serve as special national producers. In addition, Daesung, who was active as a trot singer and member of the group Big Bang, was added to the lineup, becoming a hot topic.

The ‘active king of singers’ has expanded his presence overseas. It is a survival music entertainment show that selects the top 7 ‘top female active trot singers’ representing Korea who will participate in the ‘Korea-Japan Trot Singer King’ held in 2024.

What also attracts attention is the production team of ‘King of Hyeonyoung Singer’. This is a program created by Seo Hye-jin's Crea Studio, which planned and produced 'Miss Trot', 'Mr. Trot', and 'Flaming Trotman', and 'Mr. Trot' PD Jeon Soo-kyung. In the main teaser released earlier, MC Shin Dong-yeop looked at the lineup of contestants and asked, "Are these people really going to show up?" and added, "Are you saying you want to invite them or are you saying they've been invited?"

MBN is already airing an audition program. ‘Oppa Generation’ is a time slip audition program to ‘discover oppa’ that will convey the emotion and excitement of the 80s and 90s. 58 teams of oppas will compete fiercely with 8090 famous songs for the title of new national oppa in 2023. Of course, 'Oppa's Generation' is a program that excludes trot, but the format is similar. There is nothing different. This also led to results. The viewership rating was only around 2% and the topicality was also low.

From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, 'Mr. Trot 2' was called the representative trot program along with 'Flaming Trotman'. It showed off its spirit, recording the highest viewership rating of 24%. Afterwards, 'Mr. Lotto', led by TO7 (Ahn Seong-hoon, Park Ji-hyun, Jin Hae-seong, Na Sang-do, Choi Su-ho, Jin-wook, and Park Seong-on), also led the trot craze by taking first place in viewership ratings in the same time slot.

TV Chosun has emerged as a renowned trot company by discovering artists such as Song Ga-in, Lim Young-woong, and Ahn Seong-hoon. We want to continue that reputation. ‘Miss Trot 3’ will also return this winter. The production team said, “It will be a record-breaking season that compiles all of our know-how,” but since it is a season system, the format is not expected to change much.

Coincidentally, MBN and TV Chosun are competing again with a trot entertainment show. It is not known which program will be more popular, but the audience is certain. This is why I brought out the Trot card again.

Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr