Our Ballad 2, 15-year-old Park Ye-seung's first round unanimous decision... No. 1 on Monday 2049 ratings!
In the second episode of the SBS mega audition project "Our Ballad 2," 15-year-old Park Ye-seung became the first contestant in the series to receive a unanimous decision from the 150 Top 100 judges. The program achieved high viewership, ranking first among all Monday programs in the 2049 rating demographic.
SBS mega audition project <Our Ballad 2>
Dominating all of Monday with a peak of 6.5%! Rising to No. 1 for all Monday programs including drama, variety, and educational shows in the 2049 ratings!
The first time in the previous season's first round, a unanimous pass from the 150 Top 100 judges has been born!
15-year-old contestant Park Ye-seung, a massive explosion of rock spirit with Maya's 'Shout Myself Out'!
Inducing infinite standing ovations from the Top 100 judges! Rapidly emerging as a strong winner candidate picked by Joo Woo-jae!
Kim Do-hyeon-Lee Yu-bin-Kim Seon-eum-Jeon I-su-Kim Su-a-Park Dae-hui
Advancing to the second round with unrivaled sensibility! A new voice has been found!
- SBS mega audition project <Our Ballad 2> Moon Geun-young says "The voice is totally my style!" 'Handsome' contestant Park Dae-hui recreates an Asoto Union masterpiece with just a guitar, causing the female audience on site to form a fan club!
- SBS mega audition project <Our Ballad 2> Kim Su-a, who nurtured her dreams in a youth shelter, moves everyone on site with her rainbow-like tone!
- SBS mega audition project <Our Ballad 2> Jung Seung-hwan gives overwhelming praise to Lee Yu-bin, a contestant who was 'released from the debut group of SEVENTEEN's agency,' saying "She is overwhelmingly the top among contestants so far!"
In 'Our Ballad 2,' a unanimous pass for the first round has occurred for the first time in the series, continuing the syndrome by ranking first in overall Monday viewership.
In the 2nd episode of the SBS mega audition project 'Our Ballad 2' (Planned by Jung Ik-seung, Directed by Ahn Jung-hyun, Written by Mo Eun-seol) broadcast on Monday the 12th, the first perfect scorer Park Ye-seung, the overwhelming handsome Park Dae-hui, Kim Su-a who nurtured her dreams in a youth shelter, and Kim Do-hyeon, Lee Yu-bin, Kim Seon-eum, and Jeon I-su, who presented soul-stirring ballads and original sensibility, advanced to the second round.
Among them, 15-year-old Park Ye-seung, who came up alone from Daegu, surprised everyone by rapidly emerging as a strong winner candidate after receiving a perfect score in the first round of 'Our Ballad.'
Accordingly, the 2nd episode soared to a peak viewership of 6.5% in the metropolitan area, recording 4.1% for Part 1 and 5.7% for Part 2, continuing its trend. The 2049 rating for Part 2 of the 2nd episode reached 1.3%, rising to 1st place overall among all programs, dramas, variety shows, and educational shows broadcast on Monday. (Based on Nielsen Korea)
15-year-old Park Ye-seung, who chose Maya's 'Shout Myself Out,' was in a situation where she had moved to Seoul alone to live by herself to achieve her dream despite her young age. Park Ye-seung's story, that she endured difficult things alone so as not to worry her parents, brought touching emotions.
Like the lyrics of 'Shout Myself Out' about not becoming weak and walking one's own path, Park Ye-seung composed herself with a powerful vocal, overwhelming the audience and making the Top 100 judges go wild. Jung Jae-hyung, who shed tears throughout Park Ye-seung's stage, marveled saying, "It was a stage like a whip," while Joo Woo-jae marked her as a strong winner candidate, making people even more curious about Park Ye-seung's next stage.
Along with this, the stage of Lee Yu-bin, who overcame the sense of loss after being rejected from a debut group evaluation despite receiving love calls from a large agency, also left a deep impression. Lee Yu-bin, who chose YUDABINBAND's 'High Fever,' advanced to the second round with 145 votes due to her piercingly cool and unique tone reminiscent of a Korean flute and her keyboard playing skills. To Lee Yu-bin, who said her confidence in singing had dropped during her trainee days, Jung Seung-hwan added warmth by praising her, saying "She is overwhelmingly the top among contestants so far."
Meanwhile, the stage of Kim Do-hyeon, the first contestant in the 'Our Ballad' series to appear in military uniform, also caught everyone's attention. Kim Do-hyeon, who has to return to his unit the next day with only 31 days left until discharge, sang Lee Tzsche's 'Someday' passionately, wanting to give courage to himself as he finishes a chapter of youth called the military and prepares for a new start, moving everyone's hearts. Under Jung Jae-hyung's praise of it being a "song sung for youth," he received 139 votes.
Following this, Park Dae-hui, who appeared to the cheers of all female audience members on site as soon as he was revealed, targeted the hearts of the Top 100 judges by reinterpreting Asoto Union's 'Think About' Chu with a husky tone. In particular, Moon Geun-young caused laughter by declaring her fandom(?) behind her husband's back, saying "The voice is totally my style." Park Dae-hui, who showed off handsome visuals and excellent stage manners, moved directly to the next round with the active support of Moon Geun-young and the Top 100 judges.
Kim Su-a made a difficult confession that she is living in a youth shelter due to difficult family circumstances, and presented an emotional stage with Jaurim's 'Over the rainbow,' which comforted her during hard times, earning 127 votes. Kim Seon-eum, a former judo athlete representing Chungnam in 2025, who decorated the stage with Tim's 'As Much as I Loved You,' managed to advance to the second round by receiving the choice of the Top 100 judges just before the song ended.
Jeon I-su, a fairy tale author from 'Discovering Gifted Children,' also promised a next stage by digesting Patti Kim's 'You, My Friend' with her own unique sensibility, receiving 118 votes. On the other hand, Connie Park, from Texas, USA, who summoned the memories of the Top 100 judges through Han Ye-seul's 'You're Different,' left a sense of regret as she could not exceed 100 votes.
As such, the SBS mega audition project 'Our Ballad 2,' where stages filled with the souls of contestants with an average age of 17.9—which soaked the hearts of not only the 150 Top 100 judges but also the viewers with 'songs that made me cry'—will be broadcast on the 19th (Monday) at 10 PM.
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