TV Chosun 'Mr. Trot' Competition Songs Dominate Music Charts

TV Chosun 'Tomorrow's Mr. Trot'. Photo by TV Chosun

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] TV Chosun's 'Tomorrow is Mr. Trot' has emerged as a powerhouse in music streaming.

The day after the final results of 'Mr. Trot' were announced, on the 15th, the competition songs performed by the contestants entered the real-time comprehensive charts on major music streaming sites in large numbers.

Youngtak, who took 2nd place (Seon, 善) in the finals, saw his final round competition song "Jjin-iya" rank △44th on Melon △12th on Genie △35th on Flo △1st on Soribada △5th on Bugs as of 1 PM that day.

Lim Young-woong, who won the championship (Jin, 眞), also entered the charts with "The Story of a 60-Year-Old Couple" (75th) and "Purple Postcard" (89th), as did 3rd place Lee Chan-won’s "Jinttobaegi" (90th).

On Genie, 3rd place Lee Chan-won's "18-Year-Old Suni" (42nd), Youngtak's "A Glass of Makgeolli" (48th), and Lim Young-woong's "Traitor" (52nd) were also charted.

On Melon's adult ballad chart and Genie's trot chart, 'Mr. Trot' songs swept the rankings from 1st to 10th place.

Meanwhile, earlier, the nationwide text voting for Mr. Trot reached an unprecedented number of 7,731,781 calls in real time, so the results could not be announced on the day of the live broadcast.

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