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Kim Yong-pil, Hwang Min-ho, shocking elimination

In TV CHOSUN's 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend', which aired on the 2nd, a fierce battle took place in the second round of the '1-on-1 Rival Match', the fourth round of the finals, which will determine the 10 semi-finalists, continuing from last week. The second round is the 'Single Song Showdown', the flower of the rivalry match, where two people sing one song, and a total of 530 points are at stake, including 130 master points and 400 audience points.
Song Min-jun and Jang Song-ho, who have refreshing forsythia visuals, showed off their sweet and charming voices with Shinyu's 'Flower Water', resulting in a master score of 100 points for Song Min-jun vs. 30 points for Jang Song-ho, and an audience score of 279 points for Song Min-jun vs. 113 points for Jang Song-ho.
'Trot father and son' Na Sang-do and Hwang Min-ho stole attention with Jeong Dong-won's 'Let's Be Filial' with their warm father-son chemistry as well as their bright and cute performances. Na Sang-do received a master score of 120 points vs. Hwang Min-ho's 10 points, and an audience score of 316 points vs. Hwang Min-ho's 79 points. Na Sang-do, who broke the 'child jinx' and won against Hwang Min-ho, rose to first place in the overall ranking and created a twisted drama.
Jin-wook and Lee Ha-jun, who selected Seolwoon-do's 'I Miss You My Love', radiated happy energy with their sly and devilish dance moves and perfect chemistry, with a master score of 100 points for Jinwook vs. 30 points for Lee Ha-jun, and an audience score of 243 points for Jinwook vs. 153 points for Lee Ha-jun. received.
‘Genius duo’ Park Seong-on and Song Do-hyun brought to tears as they completed an all-time touching performance with Ahn Seong-hoon’s ‘Mom’s Flower’. The fierce second Little Battle ended with a master score of 70 points for Park Seong-on and 60 points for Song Do-hyeon, and an audience score of 182 points for Park Seong-on and 214 points for Song Do-hyeon.
Choi Su-ho and Gil Byeong-min, who performed Na Hwi's 'How can I go when I don't know', aroused admiration with their knife angle choreography, dizzying hip dance, and the fantastic harmony of vocal music and Korean traditional music. The master score was 70 points for Choi Su-ho and 60 points for Gil Byung-min, and the audience score was 254 points for Choi Su-ho and 142 points for Gil Byung-min.
Park Ji-hyun and Yoon Jun-hyeop, the representative visuals of 'Mr. Trot 2', melted women's hearts with Jin Mi-ryeong's 'I Love You', not only with their intense voices but also with their deadly Latin dance moves. The master score was 70 points for Park Ji-hyun and 60 points for Yoon Jun-hyeop, and the audience score was 264 points for Park Ji-hyeon and 131 points for Yoon Jun-hyeop.
Ahn Seong-hoon and Jin Hae-seong, who chose Kim Ho-jung's 'I'll Be Your Lover', show the ultimate loveliness with cute choreography such as ball balloons, hand hearts, and angry dances. Master score Ahn Seong-hoon 20 points vs. Jin Hae-seong 110 points, audience score Ahn Seong-hun 215 Point to Jinhae-seong received 181 points.
Kim Yong-pil and Choo Hyuk-jin, who transformed into cowboys in a surprising way, performed a super special dance trot performance with Moon Hee-ok's 'Parallel Lines'. As a result, the master score was 130 points for Choo Hyuk-jin vs. Kim Yong-pil's 0 points, and the audience score was 276 points for Choo Hyuk-jin vs. Kim Yong-pil's 119 points. Choo Hyuk-jin, who showed off his super-strong backbone, surprised everyone by causing a great upset.
The final result of the 1st and 2nd rounds combined with many twists and turns: 1st place Na Sang-do, 2nd place Choo Hyuk-jin, 3rd place Choi Su-ho, 4th place Park Ji-hyun, 5th place Song Min-jun, 6th place Jin-wook, 7th place Jin Hae-seong, 8th place Ahn Seong-hoon, 9th place Song Do-hyun and 10th-ranked Park Seong-on confirmed their advancement to the semifinals. In the 8th week of cheering voting held from February 24 to March 1, Ahn Seong-hoon took first place for four consecutive weeks, followed by Na Sang-do, Park Ji-hyun, Kim Yong-pil, Choi Su-ho, Song Min-jun, and Jin-wook.
The only original Trot audition TV CHOSUN 'Mr. Trot 2 - The Beginning of a New Legend', which leaves only two hurdles left until the final throne winner is born, the semifinals and finals, is broadcast every Thursday at 10 PM.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr