Ten Million Masters Show hits 3.4% peak rating to lead Tuesday variety

TV CHOSUN's 'Ten Million Masters Show' secured the top spot in its Tuesday time slot on the 27th after recording a peak viewership rating of 3.4%. During the fifth episode, street workout champion Lee Do-hyeon earned 195 points, the highest score in the program's history.

TV CHOSUN's 'Ten Million Masters Show' delivered an "unbelievable showtime" to viewers, producing a world-class master who recorded the highest score in the program's history.

The fifth episode of 'Ten Million Masters Show,' which aired at 10 PM on Tuesday the 27th, recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 3.1% and a peak rating of 3.4% according to Nielsen Korea. This achievement secured the top spot among all variety programs airing in the same Tuesday time slot across all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters.

During the episode, hosts Kang Ho-dong and Boom introduced new stars from the third season, while prominent South Korean profiler Pyo Chang-won drew significant attention as a challenger. Pyo set a heated atmosphere from the start by declaring, "I have loved singing since I was young, and because it has been my dream, I took courage."

The first challenger to appear was Lee Do-hyeon, a street workout champion known by the nickname "Street Champion." Lee, a "world-class bar man" with 2 million subscribers and a maximum video view count of 650 million, commanded a powerful presence on set.

Namgung Jin, who challenged street workout after receiving training from Lee, took the stage before the master in an unusual move, fearing that his intense efforts might not be fully conveyed like previous stars. Performing techniques such as handstands and windmills on the bar while singing "The Elevator, Not the Stairs," Namgung Jin received applause after confessing his struggle, stating, "I was very worried because my legs wouldn't move until yesterday."

Following the training, Lee Do-hyeon performed extreme-difficulty techniques on the bar and parallel bars, including gravity-defying maneuvers and infinite rotations. He earned 195 points, the highest score in the history of 'Ten Million Masters Show.'

The second master was Jundia, a diabolo performer titled "The Man Who Always Returns," who demonstrated the ability to throw and catch large yoyos freely on a rope. His partner, Choi Jae-myeong, sought to redeem himself in his third rope-related challenge—moving from tightrope walking to jump rope—by attempting the diabolo, declaring, "I fell from the tightrope and I fell from the jump rope. I will finish it with the rope. I will remain as 'Jool-Jae-myeong' [Rope-Jae-myeong]."

Jundia completed a magic-like performance ranging from high-difficulty techniques using soaring diabolo balls to impressive showmanship. The national judging panel awarded him 193 points, just 2 points behind the top scorer, Lee Do-hyeon. Subsequently, Choi Jae-myeong demonstrated his persistence in his third rope challenge by performing dazzling skills, including a "diabolo elevator" and high-difficulty maneuvers where he skillfully caught the diabolo soaring as high as the ceiling to the song "Oh, Geomungo."

The third challengers were Yang Gi-mun and Hong Jin-hui, nicknamed the "Push-and-Pull Couple," who have both been two-time world swing dance champions and are the first Asians to achieve such a feat. The pair, who have worked together for eight years, stunned viewers with world-class swing dance moves that involved throwing, spinning, and catching people, earning 164 points.

Following them, Yoon Tae-hwa, who has primarily performed static songs on traditional trot stages, stepped up as a swing dance trainee. Contrary to expectations, Yoon performed high-difficulty swing dance techniques, including full-body rotations and sudden drops from inverted positions, while singing "The Man in the Yellow Shirt," leaving the set in awe. Kang Ho-dong praised her, saying, "It was a stage comparable to a master."

The final master to appear was Jo Beom-jin, known as "Manager Jo," who appeared to be an ordinary office worker. Jo revealed that he is a nunchaku master who has practiced the art for 30 years, transforming from an office worker during the week to a martial artist on the weekends. A gold medalist in a Chinese nunchaku competition, Jo showcased immense skill with aerial nunchaku rotations and board-breaking, earning 170 points.

Immediately afterward, Chae-yoon, Jeong Hye-rin, and Won Ha-yeon appeared as the "Three Beautiful Nunchaku Beauties." Despite having sustained bruises and injuries on their bodies, the three performed difficult nunchaku techniques, such as throwing the sticks, to the song "Parallel Lines." Their disciplined nunchaku choreography provided entertaining spectacle, including a fiery confrontation with the "Bishil Men" group consisting of Ahn Sung-hoon, Chun-gil, and Choi Jae-myeong.

Viewers responded enthusiastically, with comments such as, "Street workout is so unfamiliar, but to think it's the pull-up bar we commonly see! I want to watch it two or three times because I can't believe my eyes!", "Choi Jae-myeong, who challenged the diabolo—he failed twice because of the rope, let's hope he succeeds this time," and "The immersion is so high because of Kang Ho-dong and Boom's reactions! I love this pleasant performance show."

TV CHOSUN's 'Ten Million Masters Show,' where South Korea's national-treasure-level masters meet top stars to challenge ten million views, airs every Tuesday at 10 PM.

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