MBN's '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition,' broadcast to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations, is the world's only national music competition pitting South Korea's 'King of Singers' TOP7 against Japan's 'King of Singers Japan' TOP7 in a pride-filled showdown. The best-of-three final's third match, which decides the ultimate winner, intensified the thrill as Korea won the first match and Japan won the second, and the deciding third match proceeded as a nerve-wracking live selection round.
In particular, in the third match of the finals between Jin Haeseong and Juni, Jin Haeseong took the first win, but because the final third match only reveals the score from the national judging panel and the celebrity judging panel's scores are disclosed after all matches conclude, the unpredictability heightened the tension.
In this context, Park Seojin delivers a performance that pours everything out like a true team leader for Korea on episode 5 of '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition,' airing at 9:50 p.m. on the 30th, sending chills and shivers through the venue. Before Park Seojin's stage begins, various instruments including a large buk, janggu and jing fill the stage, causing the Japanese team to show fear, saying, "This looks serious," and Daesung, watching, expresses worry, saying, "How can he do it alone?"
When the stage begins, Park Seojin draws everyone's focus with a quiet but powerful large buk opening, then breaks into energetic dance moves, sings with all his might, follows with an exhilarating janggu performance, delivers lyrics with a heavy message, and finishes with a jing ending, perfectly completing a "multiple-stage" performance that leaves people speechlessly moved.
After Park Seojin's performance, the Korea-Japan celebrity judging panel, who were silent for a while, soon burst out with exclamations such as "He did it, Park Seojin" and "He packed poison," and Yudai, a fellow 1995 peer and eternal rival, also showed his emotion. Questions arise whether Park Seojin can win with the performance that earned the rave review "It seems he was determined to release his resentment," and whether he can lead the Korean team to victory.
Meanwhile, in the third match of the finals, Choi Suho, who performed a provocative stage as a representative of Korea's MZ generation, once again shocked the Japanese team and devastated the venue with a 'horror song' stage. Unlike usual, Choi Suho appeared wearing a hanbok overcoat and chose Korea's first horror song, 'Changgui,' presenting a stage where performance and song were perfectly fused. Lin exclaimed, "That guy must be crazy," and the Japanese team shouted, "We've never seen anything like this. It's amazing." Evaluations such as "This will get 10 million views" poured out, drawing interest in Choi Suho's stage.
The production team said, "Finally, the final day of the 'Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition' has come," and added, "An unbelievable, drama-like masterpiece match unfolds. Please look forward to it."
Meanwhile, MBN's '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition' episode 5 will air at 9:50 p.m. on the 30th. [Photo] Capture
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