Do Dae-yoon, who had the courage to be hated and went up on the survival stage for the first time in 15 years, left ENA‘s ‘Undercover’ after the 3rd round.

In the 6th episode of ‘Undercover’ that aired on the 16th, the ‘1vs1v1 Underdog Nomination Battle’, a food chain on stage where the weakest one is definitely eliminated, continued, providing viewers with thrilling tension.

On that day, Min Jun-ki, Park Jun-sung, and Jeon Geon-ho unintentionally ended up fighting because no one nominated them during the underdog nomination. Jeon Geon-ho showed off his confidence, saying, “I don’t care about them. I think it would be good if the two of you fought.” They chose Kim Jo-han‘s ‘I Want to Fall in Love’, and since it is a song characterized by explosive high notes, the high notes could not be left out. During the process, Jeon Geon-ho and Park Jun-seong showed a conflict of opinions over whether to raise the key or not.

On the main stage, the three perfectly expressed both the emotions and the high notes. However, the ‘TOP Listeners’ did not look good. Jung Jae-hyung said to Jeon Geon-ho, “Isn’t that an intentional (self-centered) arrangement?”, and Lee Seok-hoon said, “You should have lowered the key. The public may like it, but not a single one of us who are the judges thought that way”, leaving a stinging review to Jeon Geon-ho, who continued to compete with high notes. As a result of the stage, Park Jun-seong took a surprise 1st place, Jeon Geon-ho took 2nd place, and Min Jun-ki tasted the bitterness of elimination.

Also, Kim Won-sik, Seo Samuel, and RIIZE‘s Sohee noona Lee Ji-min engaged in a war of nerves with comments like “I’ll send you” and “I don‘t think you’ll lose” as soon as they met, and this atmosphere continued during the rehearsal before the stage. Seo Samuel sang a melody that he hadn‘t sung during practice. Kim Won-sik was flustered, saying “There are too many changes,” but Seo Samuel seemed frustrated, saying “What you need to focus on is not my voice.” Kim Won-sik expressed his dissatisfaction, saying “I don’t think it‘s polite to suddenly change the promised melody,” and Seo Samuel said “I’m annoyed. I don‘t know how much I should accept it.


They covered Heize’s ‘I Don‘t Know You Too’ and showed off their charming appearances on stage. The original song’s producer and ‘TOP listener’ Groovy Room‘s Lee Hwi-min applauded Kim Won-sik’s new challenge. He later commented, “But Seo Samuel stood out too much. I think Seo Samuel‘s unique color was emphasized”, and Lee Seok-hoon said, “I didn’t hear it badly. It was definitely natural”. On this day, Seo Samuel advanced to the 4th round in 1st place, and Kim Won-sik was eliminated in 3rd place.

The cover stage of Hwang Chi-hoon‘s ‘You in My Memories’, decorated by Do Dae-yoon, Siso, and Lee Joon, was also revealed. Do Dae-yoon said, “I’m not actually a good vocalist. That‘s why I will prepare well with experience,” he said. However, after the performance that day, Do Dae-yoon received a review from ‘TOP listener’ Groovy Room’s Park Gyu-jeong saying, “Compared to Seesaw and Lee Joon, my voice saturation seemed to be low, which was a shame.” As a result, Do Dae-yoon was the one eliminated that day.

Do Dae-yoon, who had been a hot topic even before the broadcast by appearing on an audition program stage again after 15 years, said after his elimination was confirmed, “I don‘t really like competition, so it was very difficult for me to go on a survival program. But it was a chance for me to grow. Thank you for listening to my song,” and left ‘Undercover’.

As a result of the ‘1vs1v1 Underdog Nomination Battle’, which provided exciting tension as the weakest person was unconditionally eliminated, a total of 24 cover singers survived and advanced to the 4th round. The 4th round mission revealed in the following preview video boasted an even larger scale with the participation of not only the ‘TOP Listeners’ but also special listeners in the audience, drawing attention. And the fierce competition among cover singers and the more critical evaluations from the ‘TOP Listeners’ have raised expectations for next week’s broadcast.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com

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