In ‘King of Singers 2’, Master Joo Hyun-mi, who has always comforted the hearts of the active singers with her sharp yet gentle comments, freezes the scene with an unprecedented ‘refusal of comments’.

In the previous 6th episode, Team Enoch (Enoch, Park Seo-jin, Noh Ji-hoon, Han Kang, Kim Kyung-min) won first place in the team mission of the 2nd round of the main competition, confirming that all members will advance to the 3rd round of the main competition. Team Enoch, who made a dramatic history by rising from last place to first place, hugged each other and burst into tears upon taking first place, adding to the emotion.

In the meantime, in the 7th episode that will air at 9:50 PM on the 14th (today), Master Joo Hyun-mi, who has always given warm and kind advice to the active singers, sighs and shows serious anger, creating tension. After the two active contestants who appeared in the first round of the third round of the main competition, ‘One Song Battle’, finished their performances on stage, Joo Hyun-mi picked up the microphone to give her critique and said, “A talented junior singer selected and sang this song for her...” before suddenly letting out a long sigh, heightening the sense of anxiety. After being unable to continue speaking for a while, Joo Hyun-mi makes the scene seem like a skating rink with her direct statement, “I‘m just going to skip it and move on without giving a critique.

As a result, not only the two active contestants who were waiting for Joo Hyun-mi’s critique, but even the Master Seok, who appeared as a panel of celebrity judges, was left dumbfounded, and even the skilled Shin Dong-yup looked flustered, doubling the seriousness of the situation. Attention is focused on why Joo Hyun-mi refused to give her critique, and what kind of results the masters‘ critiques, which have become even sharper and more objective in the third round of the main tournament before the semi-finals, will bring.

Shin Dong-yup, Korea’s representative MC, once again makes the scene burst into laughter with his ‘cutting’ comment. When one active player, who had gone out for the ‘one song fight’, threw a strong attack at his opponent, Shin Dong-yup said, “You‘re kind. You’re kind. If I were you, I‘d bite you hard...” and threw a punch, making everyone burst into laughter. The performance of national treasure MC Shin Dong-yup, who throws in one famous quote per stage and provides refreshing cider and laughter that relieves tension, is heating up the scene.

The production team said, “From veteran singer Joo Hyun-mi, who has stepped up as the master, to Korea’s national treasure MC Shin Dong-yup, everyone is pouring their sincerity and sincerity into ‘King of Singers 2’ and “Please cheer a lot on the active contestants who will show a stage with pride and fighting spirit in the third round of the main competition, the final hurdle to get a ticket to the semi-finals.”

‘King of Singers 2’, a bloody battle between men for the MBN Taegeuk mark, is a grand project to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations and will be held in 2025. It is a national representative selection survival entertainment show that selects the TOP 7 of the ‘top male active singers’ representing Korea who will go on to the ‘King of Singers Korea’. The 7th episode of ‘King of Singers 2’ will air at 9:50 PM on the 14th (today).

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