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Lim Yoon-a, Lee Jun-ho, Jo Su-mi, appear on 'Champions'
The viewer ratings of the '2022 MBC Song Festival', which aired yesterday (December 31), recorded 4.0% for the first part and 4.1% for the second part among households in the metropolitan area. In addition, the 2049 viewership rating, which is a key indicator for advertisers and a key indicator of channel competitiveness, recorded 2.5% for Part 1 and 2.7% for Part 2, ranking first in the same time slot for Part 1. The highest viewership rating at the moment rose to 5.6% when Koyote, the longest-running mixed-gender group, performed 'Pure Love'.
The '2022 MBC Song Festival', which opened with a romantic performance by MC Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-a, satisfied the eyes and ears of viewers with a spectacular stage by K-pop artists with the theme of 'With Love'. Among the three broadcasting companies' year-end song festivals, about 37 teams, including legendary sopranos Sumi Jo and Jong-shin Yoon, who only appear in the '2022 MBC Song Festival', completed a special festival that cannot be seen anywhere else.
In particular, the great chemistry between MCs Lee Jun-ho, Im Yoon-ah, and Jang Seong-gyu, who met again after last year, further doubled the excitement. Following Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-a's exciting joint stage, Jang Seong-gyu also collaborated with Koyotae and CLASS:y, and even featured on Young Tak's stage, raising the atmosphere to its peak.
The stage of a new talent who will shine in 2023 following 2022 also brought joy. IVE, an unrivaled monster rookie, showed off her lovely charm with Girls' Generation's 'Lion Heart', while CLASS:y, TEPEST, and Kep1er not only delivered powerful performances but also cute joint stages, raising expectations for the continued performance of new artists in the future.
In addition, special collaborations between artists transcending genres and generations also caught attention. Younha and NCT's Taeil and Haechan stimulated people's desire to sing along with 'Password 486', while ASTRO's Moonbin and Sanha of 'End Loves', SF9's Yoo Taeyang, and Wei Kim Yohan showed off their unrivaled sexiness with 'Love Killa'. Yoon Jong-shin and Billie complete the harmony that transcends generations through 'Reincarnation' and 'Highway Romance', while Korea's representative soprano Sumi Jo joins Super Junior's Ryeowook in 'I Love Paris', a retelling of the number 'I Love Paris' from the musical 'Can Can'. They presented an attractive stage with ‘Seoul’.
The first public stage, which can only be seen at the '2022 MBC Song Festival', also attracted attention. NCT's Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo performed the unreleased song 'Aftereffects', which received a hot response at the concert, and ATEEZ performed an eye-catching performance with their new single 'HALAZIA'. Here, ITZY, Stray Kids, and Monsta Trot goddess Song Ga-in and 'Beep' Jeong Dong-won succeeded in a powerful image transformation with 'Samiingok' and 'That That', respectively.
Above all, we were able to hear the New Year's aspirations and greetings from idols born in the year of the rabbit in celebration of the Year of the Pig in 2023. NCT Mark, an idol born in the year of the rabbit, said, “I will take responsibility for 2023 and protect the happiness of my fans. He expressed his bold ambition, saying, “Please look forward to an even more upgraded appearance.”
ATEEZ’s San continued, “We are preparing to show many exciting performances today as well. “I will create many opportunities to meet more fans,” he said, showing his generous love for his fans and giving them a happy feeling. The '99z' 'STEP' stage, which started with the introduction of Oh My Girl's Arin saying, "The 99z friends of the rabbit year have prepared an incredible special stage," took the first powerful step toward 2023 with bright energy.
The '2022 MBC Song Festival', which ended with Sumi Jo and former performers' 'Champions', marked the end of 2022 with love through the power of music that encompasses all generations. The energy of the artists who enjoyed the stage and interacted with the audience was transmitted to the living room, perfectly capturing the tastes of viewers.
In addition, the '2022 MBC Song Festival' closed the last chapter of 2022 by creating a place for dialogue and agreement where everyone of all ages and genders can come together through various genres such as classical, trot, rock, and K-pop, while also raising expectations for 2023.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
