‘YG TREASURE BOX’ Presents the Essence of an Unexpected Real Survival Show
[한경닷컴=김나경 기자] As ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ passes its halfway point and heads towards the full-scale competition to enter the debut group, the tension of the show is continuously rising.
The viewers can spot a difference while watching missions or performances from ‘YG TREASURE BOX’, compared to other survival programs. That is, the facial expressions of the Treasures. Usually, the participants watch their competitors perform while tensed and making a diversion. However, it’s different in ‘YG TREASURE BOX’. The tension coming from the survival still exists, but they enjoy the other Treasures’ performances in a supportive feast-like mood.
It is possible because the 28 Treasures have not just met simply to ‘compete’ but are like ‘brothers’ who shared moments in YG Entertainment for years with the same goal of making ‘debut’. That’s why the trainees congratulate and console each other whenever one enters or drops out from the debut group after a tense competition is complete, which warms the viewers’ hearts.
‘Malicious editing’ was a necessary requirement on pre-existing survival programs. To add interest on a tense survival format, the production team had to make a certain character stand out or emphasize the conflicts between the participants to grab the viewers’ attention. However, ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ well presents the charms of survival programs without malicious editing.
‘YG TREASURE BOX’ focuses on the hard work and dedication of the trainees who dream of making debut, instead of the personal relationships between the treasures. The show focuses on the sincere interviews and growth stories on how desperate they are to make debut, presenting the reality and fun of survival programs without malicious editing.
Another differentiated point of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ from other survival programs is the unpredictable debut group composition. In most survival programs, the scope of winner contenders becomes narrow as the show progresses, and only leaves a few in the second half of the show. However, while ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ has passed its halfway point, no one is sure on who will become the final members of the debut group.
The ‘unpredictable’ survival is being regarded as ‘hope’ among the trainees. Anyone can enter the debut group if they do well on a mission and carries hope to become the ‘unexpected one’.
In fact, one can notice this just by watching ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ aired until now. Vocalist PARK JEONG WOO’s rapid growth and entry into the debut group despite coming from group C, the team composed of the youngest trainees prove these points while current debut members including HA YOONBIN and SO JUNGHWAN also serve as proofs. Meanwhile, CHOI HYUN SUK and KIM SEUNG HUN’s failure to enter the debut group although they were regarded as strong contenders also serve as proof that the program is about real survival.
Meanwhile, ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ set to air on the 21st will present the competition of the trainees additionally challenging HARUTO and KIM JUN KYU along with the 2:2-unit formation mission and the first dropout of the show as a result. As new video evaluations of the trainees to challenge on the 2:2-unit position swap will begin while WINNER will appear as the special judges for the evaluation, the viewers are paying keen attention on the evaluation results.
2018. 12. 20.
