Lee Seung-yoon Wins 'Sing Again' Final, Prize Money 100 Million Won... "I Will Become a Good Musician"
Photo by JTBC, screenshot from the broadcast of 'Sing Again - Unknown Singer Competition'.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Contestant No. 30 Lee Seung-yoon won the final victory on 'Sing Again'.
On the live broadcast of JTBC's 'Sing Again - Unknown Singer Battle' on the 8th, the finals were held featuring the TOP 6 contestants: Lee So-jung (No. 11), Lee Jung-kwon (No. 20), Jung Hong-il (No. 29), Lee Seung-yoon (No. 30), Yoari (No. 47), and Lee Mu-jin (No. 63).
On that day, the finals proceeded in the order of Yoari, Jung Hong-il, Lee So-jung, Lee Mu-jin, Lee Jung-kwon, and Lee Seung-yoon. The winner was determined by judges' scores (40%), online pre-voting (10%), and real-time text voting (50%).
The first performer of the day was Yoari. Yoari sang Cho Yong-pil's "I Want to Walk" and received 753 points from the judges.
On the second stage, Jung Hong-il performed Magma's "Have to Do." He earned a total judges' score of 779 points.
Next, Lee So-jung sang Jung Joon-il's "Hug Me." Lee So-jung proceeded smoothly with the song but seemed to lose her lyrics and sat down during the latter part, possibly due to an emotional outburst.
She was seen hitting her head with her hand in self-reproach and had tears in her eyes toward the end of the stage. She received 701 points from the judges.
On the following stage, Lee Mu-jin sang Shinchon Blues' "Alleyway," earning 759 points.
Lee Jung-kwon, who performed fifth, chose Han Young-ae's "Wind" and scored 728 points.
Finally, Lee Seung-yoon closed the stage. He sang Lee Juck's "Water" and received 778 points from the judges.
The judges' scores (40%) ranked Jung Hong-il first, Lee Seung-yoon second, Lee Mu-jin third, Yoari fourth, Lee Jung-kwon fifth, and Lee So-jung sixth.
Adding the online pre-voting (10%), the ranking was: 1st Lee Seung-yoon, 2nd Lee Mu-jin, 3rd Jung Hong-il, 4th Lee So-jung, 5th Yoari, and 6th Lee Jung-kwon.
Combining the final real-time text voting (50%), the final ranking was 1st Lee Seung-yoon, followed by 2nd Jung Hong-il, 3rd Lee Mu-jin, 4th Lee So-jung, 5th Lee Jung-kwon, and 6th Yoari.
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Lee Seung-yoon, tearfully, said, "Thank you. Thank you." He added, "I received more support than I ever expected. I am grateful and honored. I will become a good musician." Lee Seung-yoon was awarded a prize of 100 million won.
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