"Vocal junior Shin Hae-chul, next is you!"
The music industry's 'harsh-tongued master' Lee Seung-Chul poured out praise as if he had made up his mind. ENA's new growth-type music project 'The Scout' finally unveils its veil today (the 8th), and Lee Seung-Chul's shocking judging comments and the masters' all-time chemistry are drawing attention.
On the ENA show 'THE SCOUT: reborn star' (hereafter 'The Scout'), which premieres at 8 p.m. on the 8th, the 'master corps' composed of Lee Seung-Chul, Kim Jaejoong, Wendy, DAY6 Young K, and Choo Sung Hoon will have an intense first meeting and the final preliminary stage will unfold speedily.
The biggest point of interest in the broadcast that day is undoubtedly Lee Seung-Chul's judging that swings between 'hot bath and cold bath.' Having earlier declared, "I will not deliver harsh words," Lee Seung-Chul could not hide his sharp instincts once the stage began. He snapped at musical actor Choi Ha-ram, saying "You're useless without a piano," and froze the site with a shocking piece of advice to TRCNG alumnus Yang Tae-seon: "You are someone who can't dance. Don't dance." He also provokes laughter by delivering an absurd yet keen "complete chaos solution" to a contestant who sounded like a church choir: "For a while, even if you go to church, don't sing praise."
In contrast to his harsh judging, Lee Seung-Chul's affection for his junior masters was fervent. When he first met Young K, Lee Seung-Chul said, "I watched every program you appeared on," and surprised everyone by offering the highest praise: "There was Shin Hae-chul as a vocal junior, and the next is you." He also warmed the atmosphere with a direct "fan admit" to Red Velvet's Wendy: "Since Kim Wan Sun I haven't been a fan of a female singer, but Wendy sings so well that I'm a fan."
On the full-fledged 'scout stage,' 17 'muses' who combine both visual appeal and skill are revealed. From 'someone who looks like Gong Yoo' to 'a younger, boyish version of Nam Joo-hyuk,' whenever participants with pleasant visuals appeared, the masters' pupils dilated as they competed for their 'one pick.' In particular, during one muse's stage, the masters sent love calls one after another, creating a spectacle in which the mentors competed to recruit the protégé.
'The Scout' prepared to make viewers fall in love from the first broadcast by boldly revealing everything from the final preliminaries and the scout stage to the pre-vote results. It is determined to open a new horizon in music entertainment by portraying the process of raw gems growing into stars beyond a simple audition.
[Photo] 'The Scout'
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