‘Miss Three and’ Oh Yu-jin has been chosen as the lead actress for Lee Kyung-kyu‘s next production, ‘Miss Dal-soon’.

On the 8th, TV CHOSUN’s ‘Miss Three and’ was decorated with a special episode of the ‘Miss Dal-soon Selection Contest’, an audition show to select the lead actress for Season 2 of the movie ‘Masked Dal-ho’. Variety show godfather and movie director Lee Kyung-kyu personally appeared and participated in selecting the lead actress for ‘Miss Dal-soon’ who will succeed Cha Tae-hyun. Trot prince Park Sang-chul, gag expert Lee Yoon-seok, and variety show up-and-coming Nam Chang-hee appeared as special guests and had a tense singing battle with the TOP7. The broadcast that day recorded 3.2% in nationwide viewership ratings according to Nielsen Korea. The highest viewership rating at the time was 4.1%, taking first place in the same time slot and cable channels.

Jung Seo-joo and Yang Ji-eun, the true masters of ‘Miss Trot’, once again faced off. Before the main stage, Jung Seo-joo, who recreated Cha Tae-hyun‘s acting in ‘Masked Dalho’, recited her lines in a voice that shook like an aspen tree, making everyone laugh. Lee Kyung-kyu, who saw this, said, “This is the worst acting I’ve ever seen,” and was amazed at her acting skills that surpassed imagination. On the other hand, Yang Ji-eun digested a scene from ‘Masked Dalho’ with a very stable tone, but Lee Kyung-kyu seemed unable to escape the impact of Jung Seo-joo‘s acting, saying, “I don’t notice any other acting.”

While the result of the dramatic acting competition went in Jung Seo-joo‘s favor, the result of the singing competition also ended with Jung Seo-joo winning by 1 point. Yang Ji-eun, who took the lead, showed off her singing skills with Kim Ji-ae’s ‘Mulleya’, earning a high score of 97 points. Jeong Seo-ju chose Gye Eun-sook‘s ‘You Are the Only One for Me’, and moved the song with relaxed gestures from the intro, then stimulated the viewers’ emotions with her uniquely smooth tone.

The showdown between good Bae Ah-hyun and Seol Ha-yoon, famous dog lovers, took place. At this time, Bae Ah-hyun summoned her pet dog ‘Gucci’ to the recording studio, and captivated the heart of her dog lover Lee Kyung-kyu with Gucci‘s cute long-term bragging rights. Bae Ah-hyun also drew attention on the main stage by bringing Gobongsan’s ‘Yongdusan Elegy’, aimed at Lee Kyung-kyu from Busan. Bae Ah-hyun, who was fully prepared with a selection of songs that suited her dog‘s taste, hit the nail on the head with her orthodox digestion skills. Bae Ah-hyun, who earned 98 points with a perfect performance, won by 1 point over Seol Ha-yoon.

The tension continued until the final round where the beauty Oh Yu-jin and the ending fairy Yeom Yu-ri faced off. Oh Yu-jin, who took the lead, received a standing ovation by successfully completing Kim Yong-im’s ‘Life Clock’. This time too, the fate of Oh Yu-jin and Yeom Yu-ri was decided by a single point. Yeom Yu-ri showed off her incredible skills with Song Hae‘s ‘My Life Ding Dong Daeng’ and earned 98 points, 1 point ahead of Oh Yu-jin. With this, the victory of this showdown, which was full of reversals, went to the guest ‘Jjinkyu Line’ team thanks to Yeom Yuri’s last performance.

A special feature of ‘Miss Dalsoon Selection Contest’ with Lee Kyung-kyu. Oh Yu-jin was chosen as the lead actress in director Lee Kyung-kyu‘s next film. Oh Yu-jin, who received the trophy and the special mask as a prize for winning, said, “I think I can go to the ‘Blue Dragon Film Awards’. Thank you so much for giving me the award today,” expressing her emotion in her acceptance speech.

What kind of unpredictable singing competition will the TOP7, who started the year of Eulsa with a fierce audition, face next week? TV CHOSUN’s ‘Miss Three’, which is responsible for viewers‘ Wednesday evenings, airs every Wednesday at 10 p.m.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com