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Hwang Young-woong wins anyway? Highest score: 1st place in the semi-finals
'Burning Trotman' made it through the blue semi-finals and created the TOP 8 finalists: Hwang Young-woong, Min Soo-hyun, Park Min-soo, Son Tae-jin, Gong Hoon, Enoch, Shin Seong and Kim Jung-yeon.
The 10th episode of MBN's 'Burning Trotman' (hereinafter referred to as 'Bult'), which aired on the 21st, recorded the highest viewership rating of 17.3% per minute (based on Nielsen Korea paid broadcasting households) and 16.6% nationwide, once again breaking its own highest viewership rating. It recorded an increase in viewership ratings, more than doubling compared to the first broadcast. In addition, it continued its unrivaled record of being number one on all channels during the same time slot on Tuesdays for 10 consecutive weeks. On this day's broadcast, following Enoch, Son Tae-jin, and Min Soo-hyun, who appeared as starters in the previous broadcast, the second round individual match of the semi-finals was held, making it impossible to take one's eyes and ears off.
First, Kim Jeong-min, the 'MZ Trotman with a beautiful voice', perfectly performed Joo Hyun-mi's 'That Person in Sinsa-dong' with refreshing moves and a unique voice, receiving 310 points. Next, Gong Hoon, the 'traditional Trot textbook', appeared and sang Joo Hyun-mi's 'Blues of Tears' passionately as a 'Trot elite'. He received rave reviews from the original singer, Joo Hyun-mi, saying, "I've never seen a singer sing so well," and scored 363 points. He showed off his spirit by taking first place jointly with Enoch, who sang 'With.'
Shin Shin showed the essence of his moist humidifier voice and performed Shim Soo-bong's 'Because I'm a Woman' and received 330 points, while Choi Yoon-ha, who received the lowest score in the first round, chose Nam Jin's 'Woman of the Wind' and performed 'Stick', which drew praise by saying, "It was the best song selection." Received 303 points for ‘Stage’. 'Sniper of women's hearts' Jeon Jong-hyuk even made Shim Soo-bong shed tears during a special meeting with the original composer Shim Soo-bong with 'I Don't Know Anything But Love', but left a disappointment with a low score of 280 points.
Nam Seung-min, who suffered from poor physical condition right before the competition, showed off his strong basic voice with 'I Regret Crying', but he received 276 points, making him realize that the threshold for the finals was high. Kim Jung-yeon, the strongest performer, presented a musical-like performance with Nam Jin's 'Morri' and received 311 points, along with praise for "the genre is not limited." 'MZ Trot Prodigy' Lee Soo-hyun selected Joo Hyun-mi's 'Itaewon Love Song', but due to the tension of receiving the lowest score in the previous round, she received 254 points, leaving a bitter feeling.
‘New Trot powerhouse’ Park Hyun-ho received a high score of 319 points, performing a full-fledged stage with ‘Men Are Boats, Women Are Ports’, including spectacular dance and magic performances. Next, Park Min-soo, who came in second place in the 'Duet Competition', showed a completely different singing style with Shim Soo-bong's 'I Hate You' and recorded a high score of 356 points. And as the final runner of the 'individual exhibition', Hwang Young-woong, who is undisputedly ranked first in the popularity poll and cheering vote, came on stage. Hwang Young-woong chose Nam Jin's 'Eternal My Love' and moved everyone to tears with a sincere and passionate performance, pondering each and every lyric. I made it happen. In addition, they received rave reviews saying, “It was an unprecedented stage,” and received the highest score of the semifinals, 384 points, drawing a standing ovation.
Finally, after all the semifinal stages were over, the 14 Trotmen who did their best stood on the stage with trembling hearts. In particular, when the public support vote, which was counted from December 28 to the day before the semi-final recording, and the national representative score, which is the highest score out of the total score of 2,000, were added, Hwang Young-woong, Min Soo-hyun, Park Min-soo, Son Tae-jin, Gonghun, Enoch, and Shinseong took the top 7. A tectonic shift in rankings occurred. And of the remaining 7 eliminated candidates, including Nam Seung-min, Park Hyun-ho, Choi Yun-ha, Kim Jeong-min, Jeon Jong-hyuk, Kim Jung-yeon, and Lee Su-ho, an on-site vote by the national delegation began to allow one additional person to pass, and a miracle occurred in which Kim Jung-yeon survived with all his might.
At the end of the 10-week long journey, the 14 Trotmen, again divided into those who left and those who remained, conveyed the touching emotion that comes from the beautiful competition by offering sincere support and congratulations to each other. Lastly, the highest ever cumulative prize money of '596.55 million won' was recorded, causing everyone to stand and cheer, making people look forward to the long-awaited finals to be held next week to see who will be honored. Lastly, eternally young brother Nam Jin and trot diva Joo Hyun-mi proved their legendary status by passionately singing the exciting dance trot 'No Trespassing' and the deeply emotional 'Yoon Jung-ro Love Song', concluding the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, on this day's broadcast, the TOP 10 of the 8th public support vote were revealed. With Hwang Young-woong, Min Soo-hyun, and Park Min-soo maintaining 1st to 3rd place, a great upheaval occurred with Son Tae-jin advancing to 4th place, followed by Shin Seong, Nam Seung-min, Gonghun, Enoch, Jeon Jong-hyuk, and Kim Jung-yeon. As the final TOP8 has been decided, attention is being paid to what kind of upheaval will occur in the rankings of the 9th public support vote.
Viewers said, “All 14 people fought well!” “It’s finally the long-awaited final!” “Stages that cannot be replaced with scores” “Let’s go to the finals!” There were reactions such as “I laughed along with the Trotmen who were in tears.”
Meanwhile, 'Burning Trotman' will hold a 'Now Special Show' with the TOP8 who advanced to the finals through Naver Now at 6 PM on Friday the 24th. ‘Burning Trotman’ airs every Tuesday at 9:40 p.m.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
