Our Ballad 2 Surpasses 36 Million Video Views and Reaches No. 1 in Netflix Variety Category... Episode 3 Airs on the 19th
The SBS audition project "Our Ballad 2" is creating a ballad syndrome in Korea, sweeping digital, OTT, and music charts. The upcoming third episode will feature contestants including a student who postponed enrollment at Berklee College of Music and a performer covering Noel's "Marriage Proposal."
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Cumulative video views surpass 36 million! Ranked No. 1 in the Netflix variety category!
Sweeping all sectors: Buzzworthy + Digital + OTT + Music Charts! A ballad syndrome is blowing!
Roy Kim: “A song you shouldn't touch for no reason” — a high-difficulty song that avoids auditions appears?!
Noel's ‘Marriage Proposal’, which recorded a legend of 6 wedding songs in one day, is reborn with a NEW sensibility!
Moon Geun-young: “Such a sweet and pure ‘Marriage Proposal’” — admires the romantic mood!
- SBS mega audition project Kim So-yeon and Im Bada enter the Melon HOT 100 chart for two consecutive weeks! Park Ye-seung enters at No. 71 on the HOT 100 immediately after the broadcast!
- Postponing enrollment at Berklee College of Music for SBS mega audition project ?! Roy Kim says, “She is like BLACKPINK Rosé” — who is the contestant exuding the vibe of a major agency?
‘Our Ballad 2’, which is sweeping all sectors including buzzworthy, digital, OTT, and music charts, returns to viewers with another legendary stage.
The SBS mega audition project ‘Our Ballad 2’ (Planned by Jeong Ik-seung, Directed by An Jeong-hyeon, Written by Mo Eun-seol) is causing a ballad syndrome in South Korea, recording an upward trend daily from cumulative video views to OTT rankings and music charts since its first broadcast. As a result, expectations are rising to see which contestants will appear in Episode 3 following the participants of Episodes 1 and 2 to touch the hearts of the "Top 100 Ears."
Previously, ‘Our Ballad 2’ gathered attention with cumulative views of 10 million for teasers and pre-release videos even before its first broadcast. Since the broadcast, it has received intense love, surpassing 36 million cumulative digital video views. Additionally, it achieved the feat of ranking 2nd in the first week and 3rd in the second week of the Netflix ‘Today's Korea Series’ variety category. (As of 2026.10.14.)
It is gaining popularity by ranking 9th in the TV non-drama buzzworthy rankings announced by Good Data Corporation and standing proudly at 1st in the non-drama TV-OTT search response. Furthermore, the songs of Kim So-yeon and Im Bada have maintained their positions on the Melon HOT 100 chart for two consecutive weeks, and Park Ye-seung, who recorded a perfect score of 150 votes for the first time in ‘Our Ballad 2’, entered the HOT 100 chart at No. 71 immediately after the broadcast, truly creating a ballad syndrome. (As of 2026.10.14.)
While curiosity grows about what records the next contestants of ‘Our Ballad 2’ will set, Episode 3, to be broadcast this coming Monday the 19th, will feature everyone from a student who postponed enrollment at Berklee College of Music to a student retaking the ‘Our Ballad 2’ audition.
Among them, the stage of the contestant who chose Noel's ‘Marriage Proposal’ is expected to color the studio with a romantic mood.
Noel's ‘Marriage Proposal’, released in 2004, is a legendary song that made the members of Noel perform at wedding events as many as 6 times in a single day, and it is a song where the four members' harmonies and high notes stand out. Because of this, Roy Kim's comment that it is “a song you shouldn't touch for no reason” allows one to guess its difficulty level.
However, contrary to Roy Kim's concerns, it is said that the contestant captured the hearts of the "Top 100 Ears" by singing ‘Marriage Proposal’ with a sweet tone. It is said that Moon Geun-young, who was deeply immersed in the song, poured out admiration, saying, “Such a sweet and pure ‘Marriage Proposal’,” making the stage highly anticipated.
Meanwhile, the stages of a student who was accepted to Berklee College of Music and a contestant who passed the practical music department with a 182:1 competition rate will also be revealed. In particular, the practical music student contestant is said to surprise everyone by revealing the reason why they unfortunately failed to take the stage despite advancing to the main round last season.
Additionally, the contestant who postponed enrollment at Berklee College of Music for ‘Our Ballad 2’ will double the heat of the scene with a charming singing style that strongly gives off the feeling of a major agency. Roy Kim also praised them, saying, “She is like BLACKPINK Rosé,” raising expectations for the challenges of these two contestants.
Episode 3 of the SBS mega audition project ‘Our Ballad 2’, which is causing a ballad syndrome in South Korea, will be broadcast on Monday the 19th at 10 PM.
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