Pre-blocking 'review controversy'..Lee Min-jung → The 'first place' rolled by L'Seraphim Kim Chae-won is definitely different [Star Issue]

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"Look carefully. It's a battle for 'No.1'"

On the morning of the 11th, MBC's Golden Mouse Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, held a production presentation for MBC's new entertainment show "First Place." Co-directors Kim Myung-jin and Chae Hyun-seok PD, MC Lee Min-jung and Boom attended.

The "first place" is an "audition finish" where the final winners of previous music auditions that shook Korea will gather to determine the true throne. In addition to MBC's "Great Birth," winners of Mnet's "Superstar K2," "Superstar K3," "Voice Korea," JTBC's "Sing Again 2," "Phantom Singer," TV Chosun's "Tomorrow is the People's Singer," and SBS's "Our Ballad" will compete.

On top of that, actor Lee Min-jung is adding interest by challenging her first survival audition MC since her debut. Boom is in charge of hosting along with Lee Min-jung, and singers Baek Ji-young, Park Ji-hyun, Le Seraphim Kim Chae-won, and actor Heo Sung-tae will appear on the fixed panel.

Producer Kim Myung-jin said on this day, "Only those who won first place in the audition program can appear as the title is. It is a program that only gathers the first-place winners and finally selects who is the first-place winner," he said.

In addition, PD Kim said, "Most of all, there are no judges in the 'first place'," raising expectations for fresh fun. He said, "They're already in first place, so I thought there was no need for a review. The winner is determined only by the vote of the audience evaluation team. Instead of the judges, singers competing together in the auditorium were invited. It's a system where competitors sing in real-time while watching each other's performances, so I think that would be a new fun. It's about the first-place players evaluating each other," he said, pointing out an interesting point to watch.

They also give "surprise" spoilers to the veiled participants. Producer Kim said, "Superstar K2 winner Huh Gak, 'Our Ballad' winner Lee Ye-ji and 'Tomorrow is the People's Singer' winner Park Chang-geun will appear."

He then asked for understanding, saying, "The disclosure of participants is also one of the points to watch the program, so I can't tell you everything."

When asked about the recruitment process, he said, "I thought it wouldn't be fun for viewers without people I know, so I set it up mainly for people who all know. It was based on whether the program or the singer was famous. Of course, casting was not easy. They are the ones who finally won the first place after fierce competition, so they don't want to be stressed out again. I understand that too much, but I have persuaded him constantly. Except for just one person, everyone usually took a week or two to accept." He then added, "There are nine confirmed participants, but I'm also thinking of adding them."

Producer Kim also said, "It was really hard to solve the copyright issues of each program. In some cases, he said, "This is absolutely impossible," adding, "It cost a lot of money."

Producer Kim said, "The beauty of 'first place' is authenticity. So far, I've been recording twice, and it's overheating. Participants were choosing strong songs," he said.

Lee Min-jung showed off her extraordinary affection by saying that she readily accepted the MC of the 'first place'. He said, "I love the original audition program so much. I've liked it since I was young, and I've watched it all since the 'Superstar K' series first came out. In fact, I've been to JTBC's 'Sing Again' concert," he confessed his fan sentiment.

He continued, "So if I were the MC of 'First place', I had the feeling that I would be able to continue listening to the song. "I was always listening to 'Mom's finger, Mom's finger' (Lyrics of 'Finger Family') at home, so I came out with time to listen to good songs outside," he said tactfully, drawing laughter.

Soon after, Lee Min-jung said, "The 'first place' has dopamine and healing. There were many heartwarming performances for me. So I said okay at once. I'm enjoying the healing," he said, signaling a variety of attractions.

The first episode of "First Place" will air at 8:50 p.m. on the 15th.

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