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Team mission true, ‘Jang Yun-jeong’s disciple’ Park Ji-hyun was not
In TV CHOSUN's 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend' broadcast on the 19th, following the enchanting stages of the team mission in the first round of the finals, the long-awaited 1-on-1 death match, a 'beautiful and cruel mission' that needs no words, began.
With an average age of 11.5 years old, with a cute pose and a performance that would make a mother smile, as well as a powerful singing ability, the sensational core class leaders (Hwang Min-ho, Cho Seung-won, Kim Min-gun, and Seo Geon-hu) received 13 hearts with Nam Jin's 'Resume', a Korean traditional music trot genre. . Hwang Min-ho, who received rave reviews as the ‘Michael Jackson of Trot’, advanced to the next round.
The 'Gugak Flower Doryeong' Saetbyeolbu (Jinwook, Yeonggwang, Hwang Min-woo, Oh Chan-seong, and Lim Chan), who chose the Korean traditional music trot genre and Jeong Il-song's 'Love, Love', captured attention with a stage full of traditional Korean music elements such as kkwaenggwari and taepyeongso, and the five members The perfect combination made all hearts explode.
Active team A2 group (Lee Do-jin, Choi Woo-jin, Park Seo-jin, Kang Dae-woong), who attracted attention with a performance that seemed to have copied a scene from the movie 'Kingsman', won 12 hearts with Young Tak's 'Like a Gentleman', a semi-trot genre song. Only Kang Dae-woong, who showed off his skill in active duty even in an unexpected situation where the in-ears fell out, was named as a successful candidate.
Active group B (Han Lee-jae, Cheon Jae-won, Ha Dong-geun, Lee Dae-won, Choo Hyuk-jin, and Il-min) showed off a spectacular dance break worthy of idols with Seol Ha-yoon's 'I'll Report' in the dance trot genre, and Choo Hyuk-jin and Lee Dae-won recorded 12 hearts. This advanced to the next round.
After all of the team missions were completed, Ha Dong-geun from Group B, Gil Byeong-min from Other Genres, and Park Seo-jin from Group A2 from the Active Team additionally passed, successfully recovering from the brink of elimination. The protagonist of the first round of the finals went to Jinwook from Morning Star. Following Park Ji-hyun, who won Jin in the master preliminaries, Jin-wook in the college division, Jin is born one after another among new faces, and the Republic of Korea is shaking with anticipation for the new hero that 'Mr. Trot 2' will produce.
And the curtain rose on the 'flower of the audition', a 1-on-1 death match in which one of the two must be eliminated. The first match was held against 'gentle sexy' Kim Yong-pil, who is radiating 200% of his middle-aged charm, after being nominated by Ha Dong-geun, an icon of excitement, talent, and reaction. Following Ha Dong-geun, who showed sorrow and excellent Trot skills with Yoon Bok-hee's 'Why Do You Look Back', Kim Yong-pil gave a dramatic performance with Kim Jeong-su's 'You', a tearful stage dedicated to his wife who silently tolerates him chasing his dream. . In a fiery match between the skills of an active player and the experience of a middle-aged man, Kim Yong-pil won by a close vote of 15 to 0, touching the hearts of wives across the country.
In a match where the pride of 'Trot Casanova' Jun-hyeop Yoon and 'Super Idol Chamba' Seong-min, who attracted attention with an unstoppable challenge that surpassed the 15-year age gap, was a match, rookie Yoon Jun-hyeop won with a score of 10:5. Yoon Jun-hyeop, who selected Kim Soo-chan's 'Love Solver', was crowned 'Pelvic Prince' with a dizzying pelvic dance, while also providing an enchanting showtime that one could not take one's eyes off, including sword dance. Yet, she proved her overflowing star potential with her unwavering and captivating vocals. Seongmin, who chose the Jeonggong method, was recognized for his earnest emotional expression and sincerity toward Trot through Lee Ho-seop's 'Heartless', raising expectations for a bright future as a Trot singer.
'Is it a battle of revenge or a battle of defense?' The fateful match between Jae-ha and Jin Hae-seong, the main characters of the big match that shook Trot fans with the preview of the final, presented a level of Trot as great as everyone expected, and the masters also expressed difficulty in making a choice. did. Jae-ha, who performed Kang Seung-mo's 'Love,' impressed people by maintaining his bold singing skills until the end with a stage without any shakes or unnecessary elements. Jin Hae-seong, who made an unexpected selection of Shim Soo-bong's 'Binari', confirmed the quality of 'Throne' by proving his wide vocal spectrum through Jin Hae-seong's 'Binari', which he reinterpreted in his own style.
TV CHOSUN's 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend', the one and only original Trot audition that will feature a heart-pounding battle, airs every Thursday at 10 PM.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
