Cha Ji-yeon and Hong-ja won by a landslide..Semi-final Round 1 is over [Active Singer 3]

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Cha Ji-yeon won first place in the first round of the semi-final with a landslide victory over Hongja, while "Hyunjae King 3" operated the "National Trot Battle," the final gateway to the final.

The 9th episode of MBN's "Hyunyeokga Wang 3," which aired on the 17th (Tue), recorded the highest ratings of 12.1% per minute and 10.5% nationwide. In particular, it solidified the status of the legendary "King of Entertainment" by sweeping the top spot in all channels on Tuesday, including all programs broadcast on terrestrial, general, and cable channels for three consecutive weeks.

The 9th episode of "Hyunyeokga King 3" opened with a New Year's greeting in which 12 people, including Solji, Kim Tae-yeon, Lee Soo-yeon, Cha Ji-yeon, Koo Soo-kyung, Geum Jan-di, Hong Ji-yoon, Kang Hye-yeon, Kim Joo-i, Soyou-mi, and Bin Ye-seo, sang Dal Taryeong to celebrate the Lunar New Year's holiday. MC Shin Dong-yeop said, "The quarter-final match will be held with the 'National Trot Battle' where they will face off one-on-one in the first round, and the second round will be held with a 'flipping one round of Korea-Japan match lethal move'. He explained, "Only the top nine players will go straight to the finals by adding up the total points in the first and second rounds and voting for the people." Moreover, it added that it introduced a special rule to give 10 benefits by selecting "Best National Trot Song" among the songs sung by six winners of the first round.

First, Korean traditional trot new face Kim Joo-yi, who is creating a miracle as the first match of the "National Trot Battle" in the first round of the semifinal, and underdog Koo Soo-kyung, who is making a splash in the "current singer king." Kim Joo-yi expressed her disappointment over the entire loss of the competition, saying, "I didn't come to the semifinals with good results, but set up an exciting stage with a different "makgeolli cup" that melted the taste of the Korean traditional music. Koo Soo-kyung chose "The Lady Boatman" and challenged the authentic trot for the first time, and created a new style of "The Lady Boatman" with a ballad-style introduction and lively choreography. Celebrities and national judges were assigned a total of 260 points, 130 points each, and Lin said, "I'm jealous. Koo Soo-kyung, who was praised for being too good, won with 173 points.

Kim Tae-yeon and Kang Hye-yeon drew laughter as they were introduced as a match between two animals loved by the "King of Stranger Things," a baby tiger and a poisonous squirrel. Kim Tae-yeon burst her explosive singing skills by performing a thumbs-up dance while wearing the original artist Tae Jin-ah's trademark sparkling yellow suit in line with her chosen "companion." Kang Hye-yeon confessed her feelings of sharpening the knife, saying, "I will use the crisis as an opportunity to bring the momentum to my side," and completed the stage of "Ddangbul" with hot performances such as high-level choreography using chairs. Kang Hye-yeon won by beating Kim Tae-yeon with 167 points amid favorable reviews that "I met the right song."

On the third stage, Lee Soo-yeon and Soyoumi faced off. Lee Soo-yeon expressed her ambition to save the high notes, saying, "The people really like high notes," and showed a super-strong performance of "I don't know." Soyoumi completed "Bulnabi" with an energetic stage with a hot and sexy performance. However, while the masters were at a loss for the screening, saying, "They are so different, both feel excessive," Lee Soo-yeon said, "It's better not to cross the line because they are overpaid." Lee Soo-yeon won by a big margin with 193 points.

Geum Jandi and Hong Ji-yoon faced off in a big match between the orthodox trot seniors and juniors and the MVP. Geum Jan-di came out with the much-loved "Highway Medley," saying, "36 medley albums and more than 3 million sales," and sang "Night Train," "Julle Flower," and "Today's Young Day" in succession, making everyone dance. Hong Ji-yoon chose "Father's River" as a song of conversion, saying, "You have to do a difficult song to beat a senior king." He skillfully coordinated the deep emotional line and burst into emotional fervor. Trot junior Hong Ji-yoon won the game with 165 points.

When MVP Solji and Bin Ye-seo, who miraculously survived in the third round of the finals, appeared, the masters were reluctant, saying, "It's a preview final." Solji selected "Su-eun Lantern," which feels like she's never done before, and said, "I studied it a lot in many ways," proving her solid skills with her upgraded singing and tone. After determining that "I don't want to lose," Bin Ye-seo cheered by perfecting his choice of "Rainy Yeongdong Bridge" with fantastic strength and weakness control. Bin Ye-seo said from Joo Hyun-mi, the original artist, "It was delicate. "It was the version I recorded when I debuted," Solji was praised by Yoon Myung-sun, saying, "It was a stage of enlightenment that began to know the taste of the song," but Bin Ye-seo turned the tables with 181 points.

Cha Ji-yeon and Hong-ja caused the on-site fever to soar with a head-on collision between the genre's top tier. After expressing her feelings that "I continue to challenge and strive toward the genre of trot," Cha Ji-yeon took the stage with charisma with a tailored setup and a ponytail hairstyle. Cha Ji-yeon then overwhelmed the stage by singing "The Nest" with a powerful performance incorporating Michael Jackson dance and a creepy singing voice. Hongja performed a sincere song with a unique tone with "One Many Daedonggang River," but revealed a bad voice. Cha Ji-yeon choked up, saying, "It's my first time singing while dancing with a microphone," and Hongja confessed, "I'm a little disappointed that I'm in a bad condition because of the bad flu." Cha Ji-yeon won a landslide victory with 220 points, receiving all the votes of the celebrity judges.

After the first round of the semifinals, six winners, including No. 1 Cha Ji-yeon, No. 2 Lee Soo-yeon, No. 3 Bin Ye-seo, No. 4 Koo Soo-kyung, No. 5 Kang Hye-yeon, No. 6 Hong Ji-yoon, No. 7 Geum Jan-di, No. 8 Kim Tae-yeon, No. 9 Kim Joo-yi, No. 10 Sol-ji, No. 11 So-mi, and No. 12 Hong-ja, were decided. Then, among the six winners, Cha Ji-yeon's "Nostalgia" was selected as the "Best National Trot Song" by a vote of the national judges, and Cha Ji-yeon won 10 benefits. Solji, Soyoumi and Hongja became candidates for release at the bottom, sparking tension over the second round of the semifinal, the final war.

Meanwhile, the 10th episode of MBN's "The King of Strings 3" will air on the 24th (Tuesday).

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