[1st episode of MIXNINE aired ①] “Just another audition program? →YG as expected” Now everyone can see why YANG HYUN SUK was so confident
[OSEN=김은애 기자] “You can swear at us if the show is not fun. It is a whole new concept of audition that has never existed on the Earth.” The reason why YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK was so confident about it has been fully proven. JTBC’s new audition show “MIXNINE” proved how it is differentiated from other audition shows by captivating viewers from the very first episode.
“MIXNINE” has been drawing keen attention from before its broadcasting, as it is a project carried out by YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK and star TV producer Han Dong-cheol. The first episode of the show was finally aired on October 29 in the evening, to fully satisfy music fans’ great anticipation for the combination between YANG’s outstanding discernment of the talent of would-be artists and producer Han Dong-cheol’s magical producing.
# YANG HYUN SUK, an outstanding discernment
Audition programs in the past made contestants gather at one place all together, but in “MIXNINE”, YANG HYUN SUK directly visits entertainment companies across the nation to meet trainees there in person. In the first episode of “MIXNINE”, YANG HYUN SUK and CL visited Star Empire, Brave, Staro, Banana Culture, FAVE, YAMA&HOTCHICKS, and other entertainment companies.
YANG HYUN SUK’s outstanding discernment of talents is already well-known worldwide. So, many contestants and heads of entertainment companies looked excited and nervous about their meeting with YANG HYUN SUK.
Notably, YANG HYUN SUK is always very sharp when evaluating would-be artists, as he was in SBS “K-Pop Star” series. In the first episode of “MIXNINE”, his cool-headed analysis and strict evaluations made even viewers hold their breath.
The existing public recognition of the contestants was not important for YANG HYUN SUK. He just focused on their talent and star quality and strictly evaluated them.
That is why no one could not disagree with YANG’s selection. He gave meticulous and persuasive evaluations to contestants, to discover great talents.
There were also unexpected twists. YANG selected another contestant out of girl group SEEART than Baek Hyeon-joo whose selection was assured by Bae Yoon-jeong. YANG also selected Yoo Jin-gyeong who has been trained for just two months, from Brave Entertainment.
YANG surprised everyone by selecting all of Shin Jung-min, Kim Sang-yeon, and Jeong Hyeon-woo of MONT of FM Entertainment located in Ganghwa-do Island. YANG made viewers look forward to the next episode, giving a hint on the change and growth of selectees.
# Producer Han Dong-cheol, magical producing
Producer Han Dong-cheol’s witty producing stood out in the first episode of “MIXNINE” show. Producer Han Dong-cheol has been recognized as No.1 producer for survival audition programs, creating hits with “Produce 101”, “Show Me the Money”, and “Unpretty Rap Star”.
As such, “MIXNINE” was incomparable to other survival audition programs. It was not too much concentrating on the personal stories of contestants and whether they passed YANG’s evaluation or not was quickly unveiled. In addition, YANG HYUN SUK and CL fully unveiled their sense of humor, to give a fresh entertainment to viewers.
“MIXNINE” was captivating from the beginning to the end. After the end of the first episode, viewers are giving rave reviews to the show. Some people’s worries that “MIXNINE” might be just another audition program were totally removed.
In the first episode, Chae Chang-hyeon of Banana Culture, Jeong Hyeon-woo of FM, Jeong Sara of Basecamp, Lee Soo-jin and Park So-eun of FAVE Entertainment, Kim Hee-soo of Eleven Nine, Moon Jae-yoon of Live Works Company, and Song Han-gyeom and Kim Sang-won of Staro were selected and listed their names in the list of artists to make official debut. Viewers are showing keen interest in what new talents YANG has discovered and who will survive until the very end.
“MIXNINE” is broadcasted on every Sunday at 4:50PM.
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