Lee Sona made a comeback through viewer votes to become the fourth winner of "Miss Trot 4."
The grand finale of TV CHOSUN's "Miss Trot 4," which aired on the afternoon of the 5th, was held. That day the top 5 (Gil Ryeowon, Yoon Taehwa, Hong Seongyun, Lee Sona, Her Chanmi) trot queens faced off on the final stage with songs that poured their lives into the last mission, the "life song mission." As the TOP5 stage, with everything at stake, sent shivers across the country, the crown as the fourth Jin following Song Gain, Yang Jieun and Jung Seojoo went to Lee Sona.
The "Miss Trot 4" finale was held out of a total of 3,000 points. The masters' total was out of 1,600 points, and the remaining 1,400 points were all for the people. The pre-online national support vote score was out of 400 points (1st place 400 points, 2nd place and below scored 10 points less each), and the real-time text vote was out of 1,000 points (1st place 1,000 points, 2nd place and below calculated proportionally to the number of votes for 1st place).
The masters' total score rankings were Her Chanmi first (1,583 points), Gil Ryeowon second (1,578 points), Lee Sona third (1,572 points), Hong Seongyun fourth (1,561 points), and Yoon Taehwa fifth (1,533 points). Adding the online support votes gave interim rankings of Her Chanmi first (1,973 points), Lee Sona second (1,972 points), Gil Ryeowon third (1,948 points), Hong Seongyun fourth (1,941 points), and Yoon Taehwa fifth (1,893 points). The interim scores for first-place Her Chanmi and second-place Lee Sona differed by only one point, creating an extraordinarily close match.
The final real-time text vote in the finale was an astonishing 1,110,784 votes. Of these, 916,030 votes were counted as valid, and first-place Lee Sona received 256,310 votes, boasting an astonishing fandom share of 27.98%. With this, Lee Sona, who had been second in the interim rankings, succeeded in a comeback and claimed the final Jin. The final second-place sun (善) was Her Chanmi, third-place mi (美) was Hong Seongyun, fourth was Gil Ryeowon, and fifth was Yoon Taehwa. The real-time national vote overturned the final result.
When Lee Sona's name was called as the final Jin, she sat down on the stage and sobbed, and her husband and mother, who were watching from the audience, also burst into tears. Lee Sona, who had been second in the interim rankings and won Jin by the people's choice in a late comeback, said, "We are not well off, but I want to say thank you and express my gratitude to my loving family who made many sacrifices. I will try to be someone who can protect my family. Mom, don't worry about me anymore," and said she wanted to use the 300 million won prize money for her parents, moving many to tears.
That day Lee Sona selected Patti Kim's "Love is the flower of life" as her life song. Lee Sona, who, after six years of challenging "Miss Trot," reached the masters' preliminary for the first time this season and wore the Jin crown, showed deep filial piety toward her mother, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, turning the venue into a sea of tears. Until now Lee Sona had been praised for flawless performances, even being called like AI, but that day she sang passionately more comfortably than ever, and finally sobbed after finishing the stage. The masters were also moved to silent tears. Jang Yoon Jeong praised, "She is a contestant who has gone through a lot mentally. I wanted to see this kind of stage today."
No. 1 Gil Ryeowon, who practiced alone and dreamed of being a singer, passionately sang Joo Hyun-mi's "The way of the great king." Gil Ryeowon, who was an audience member during "Miss Trot 3," achieved the feat of reaching the finale despite this being her first-ever audition. Gil Ryeowon, moved to tears, said, "When I came as a national representative, I even got Park Ji-hyun master's autograph. Being here feels like a dream and is amazing." Gil Ryeowon showed her distinctive powerful vocal breaks, and master Bae A Hyun said, "Today I will pass the title of the cultural treasure of vocal breaks to Gil Ryeowon," offering high praise. Park Sun Zoo also admired, "A gem among gems who can carry on the tradition of authentic trot."
No. 2 Yoon Taehwa sang Lee Mi-ja's "Song is my life." Yoon Taehwa dedicated her life song to her mother in the audience, saying, "During 'Miss Trot 2' it was so hard that I thought I might have to quit because my mother collapsed. She came out of a coma and is now sitting in the audience, and that alone is a miracle. I'm glad I didn't give up and lived diligently." Kim Yongim encouraged, "She looked happy singing with a smile. It seems a second singing life will unfold." Kim Hee-jae commented, "She didn't just let 18 years pass. It was a beautiful stage that confirmed Yoon Taehwa's experience."
No. 3 Hong Seongyun, befitting the title "little Lee Sun-hee," chose Lee Sun-hee's "Inyeon" and completed a stage dedicated to her grandmother. Prior to that, Hong Seongyun visited her grandmother after a long time and revealed deep family love, creating a touching moment. Watching her university senior Choi Jaemyung appear on "Mr. Trot 3," it was also her grandmother's dream for her granddaughter Hong Seongyun to appear on "Miss Trot." Park Sun Zoo praised Hong Seongyun, who made her first broadcast appearance and reached the finale, saying, "Itself that she came on this journey is admirable. She is an amazing vocalist."
No. 5 Her Chanmi staged Nam Jin's "It's me." On her fourth audition challenge she has genuinely ridden an upward trend and is being rewarded for the past time. On the "It's me" stage that day, she showcased highlights from Produce 101's theme song "Pick Me" and Five Dolls' title track "Ireokun Jeoreokun," presenting the 16 years of her career on one stage. Joo Younghoon said, "Her Chanmi did it all by herself. She showed everything she could on one stage. Regardless of the result, she will have no regrets," and Jang Yoon Jeong praised, "People often say everything has its time, and now seems to be Her Chanmi's time."
According to ratings research firm Nielsen Korea, the final episode of "Miss Trot 4" aired that day recorded a nationwide rating of 18.1%, up 1.7 percentage points from the previous week, setting a personal best record and bringing the series to a successful close. The momentary peak rating soared to an impressive 18.4%. "Miss Trot 4" swept first place in its time slot across all channels for 12 consecutive weeks, first place across all daily programs on all channels, first place among Thursday variety shows, and first place for weekly variety show ratings across all channels.
[photo] TV CHOSUN broadcast screen capture.
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