4,000 out of 150,000 Gather at MIX & MATCH Final Match
[일간스포츠 = 박현택 기자] The final match of MIX & MATCH launched dynamically, joined by a whopping 4,000 people who were eager to see the end of the survival program.
The final match that is to be aired on the 8th episode on Oct 30 was held at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym on Oct 22. The event was open for entrance for fans who wanted to watch the final match. For 6 days from Oct 14 to 19, a total of 1,000 people (a total of 2,000 in the gym) were to be drawn, and a whopping 150,000 entered. At the site, 4,000 came, proving the boys’ sensational popularity.
A long queue surrounded the gym with the fans who came to the final match. At the venue, fans held placards and cheered enthusiastically, screaming the members’ names every time they appeared on the big screen.
The final round consisted of free, self-composed and dance matches. SONG YUNHYEONG, KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK passionately tried to appeal their talents and charms in front of the Executive Producer YANG HYUN SUK, in order to become the iKON member
After all the matches were finished, the 9 members came up on stage to thank the fans who cheered them on. They each commented on how they felt, looking back on their long journey and the expectations and mixed emotions filling their hearts.
BIGBANG’s DAESUNG and actor YOO IN NA ran the show in YANG’s present. G-DRAGON, EPIK HIGH, TAEYANG, CL, DARA, MINZY, WINNER, LEE HI and AKDONG MUSICIAN also came along to root for their fellow artists.
The members apart from B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN who are already fixed ones, were given a number each for the voting. #1 KOO JUNHOE, #2 SONG YUNHYEONG, #3 KIM DONGHYUK, #4 JUNG JINHYUNG, #5 JUNG CHANWOO, #6 YANG HONGSEOK—among them, 4 members, after the big final match, will be voted into the group iKON.
The votes are 30% by judges and 70% by the viewers. The votes will be carried out globally in Korea, China and Japan. The viewers include those who were present at the event and those who watch the 8th episode on Oct 30. The text voting will be conducted in 5 ways, and will begin as soon as the show begins, on MIX & MATCH’s official Facebook and Naver messenger, LINE.
On the 7th episode that is to be aired on Oct 23 at 11pm, the global voting ranking will be unveiled.
40,000 and 60,000 people entered the fan-meeting in Osaka on Oct 5 and Beijing on 11 respectively. On the 17 it was held in Seoul’s D Cube City, which will be unveiled soon. The upcoming episode is expected to unveil in advance the global voting result, showing member ranking from 1 to 4. All eyes are on the result to see how it will affect the final result.
MIX & MATCH will be aired at 11pm on Thursday on Mnet and Naver TV Cast. A re-run of the show is available on Naver TV Cast and YG’s official blog.
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