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The Voice That Stunned Yoo Jae-suk: '95 Seoul Song Festival Peaks at 6%
"Who has this unique voice?" The moment Yoo Jae-suk said it, the ratings spiked to 6.0%. A mystery contestant dressed as the '90s cartoon girl Yeongsim-i was singing Park Mi-kyung's "Warning of Eve."
No. 1 on Saturday, and climbing
MBC's 'What Do You Do While Playing?' drew 5.2% nationwide and 5.2% in the capital area on Oct. 17 (Nielsen Korea), top among Saturday variety shows. The 2054 demographic hit 3.2%.
The first preliminary round a week earlier got 4.5% nationwide, so it rose 0.7 points. The 6.0% peak minute came when Yeongsim-i passed.
'95 Seoul Song Festival: an audition with no faces
Contestants sing hits from 1990 to 1995. They go by nicknames like 'Yeongsim-i' and 'The Shawshank Redemption', and Yoo Jae-suk, Ha Ha, Joo Woo-jae and Heo Kyung-hwan decide on voice alone.
Guessing who is behind the nickname is half the fun. In round 1, Heo Kyung-hwan sneaked in as 'Stop Right There' and was outed by his voice.
Round 2: seven of eight advance
The seven who passed: 'Ghost' (Kim Gun-mo, "Beautiful Farewell"), 'Yeongsim-i' (Park Mi-kyung, "Warning of Eve"), the band 'General Hospital' (Choi Jae-hoon, "After I Sent You Away"), 'Jealousy' (Mono, "You Are Always"), 'Last Game' (Green Zone, "I'll Love You"), 'Bathhouse Men' (Lee Sang-woo, "100m Before I Meet Her") and 'Adolescence' (Yoon Sang, "Between Hidden Times").
The only one out was 'Pilot', comedian Park Young-jin. Heo Kyung-hwan's verdict: "If he goes up, it's a problem."
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The rematch decided the held acts
'Stop Right There', held from round 1, was Heo Kyung-hwan himself, and he was out after wobbling on the high notes. 'Love in Your Arms' ("Sad Wedding") and 'Shawshank Redemption' passed.
"Producer Yoo, how did you get a lineup this good?" Joo Woo-jae asked.
Next: the main round on Nov. 7
Everyone who passed rounds 1 and 2 takes the main-round stage on the Nov. 7 broadcast, two weeks away.
The Yeongsim-i stage is on MBCentertainment's official YouTube channel, so you can hear it even if you missed the show.