
Korean king singer Park Seo-jin demonstrated outstanding skills on the final decisive stage of the '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition,' drawing a standing ovation from the audience. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations, MBN's '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition' is the world's only national music contest where the TOP 7 reigning kings of singers from Korea and Japan compete for pride. The third round of the finals is conducted in a best-of-three format, with Korea winning the first round and Japan winning the second. The third and final round, which will decide the ultimate winner, was held with intense on-site voting.
In the third round of the finals, a showdown between Jin Hae-sung and Juni took place. Jin Hae-sung secured the first victory, but due to the nature of the final third round, only the scores from the public judging panel were revealed, while the celebrity judging panel scores were disclosed after all matches concluded. This heightened the tension even further. Park Seo-jin will deliver a stage that pours out everything as the king of the Korean team in the fifth episode of '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition,' airing at 9:50 PM on the 30th.
Before Park Seo-jin's performance, various instruments such as the large drum, janggu, and jing filled the stage. The Japanese team expressed concern, saying, "This looks serious," and Daesung, watching, reacted worriedly, "How is he going to do this alone?" When the stage began, Park Seo-jin led the audience's focus with a quiet but powerful large drum performance, followed by energetic dance moves and passionate singing, lively janggu playing, and lyrics carrying a heavy message, concluding with a jing ending. This 'multiple performance' deeply moved the audience.
After Park Seo-jin's stage, the Korea-Japan celebrity judging panel was momentarily speechless before exclaiming, "He did it. Park Seo-jin," and "He's filled with fierce spirit." Yudai, a peer and eternal rival from the 95ers generation, also expressed his admiration for Park Seo-jin's performance. Attention is focused on whether Park Seo-jin can secure victory on a stage that received high praise as "seeming determined to release his resentment."
In the third round of the finals, Choi Soo-ho, representing Korea's MZ generation, shocked the Japanese team with a challenging 'horror song' stage. Choi Soo-ho selected 'Chang-gwi,' Korea's first horror song, and appeared on stage wearing a hanbok overcoat. He delivered a perfectly harmonized performance and song, electrifying the venue. Lin exclaimed, "He must be crazy," and the Japanese team responded, "We've never seen anything like this before. It's incredible." Choi Soo-ho's stage, which was evaluated as "destined for ten million views," attracted much attention.
The production team stated, "Finally, the last day of the 'Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition' has arrived," and added, "An unbelievably dramatic and magnificent battle will unfold. Please look forward to it." MBN's '2025 Korea-Japan King of Singers Competition' episode 5 will air at 9:50 PM on the 30th.