Park Seo-jin, aiming for a third consecutive win, and Yu Dai, looking to shake off the disappointment of two consecutive losses, will face off in a third rematch at the ‘2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition’.
In the fourth episode of MBN’s ‘2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition’ airing on the 23rd, Park Seo-jin and Yu Dai will engage in a fierce rematch through a one-on-one solo performance stage in the second round of the main competition. As representatives of their countries, Park Seo-jin and Yu Dai are on the verge of reaching a total of ten million views for the stage videos showcased in the ‘2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition’. Their joint performance of ‘I LOVE YOU’ from the previous ‘Song Battle’ has also been generating explosive interest, surpassing 500,000 views in less than a week since its release.
Yu Dai has experienced disappointment with two consecutive losses against Park Seo-jin in the preliminary and main competition's second round song battles. He stated, “I was very disappointed with the results of the song battle. I just need to finish well this time, and I will definitely win,” expressing his determination for revenge.
In response, Park Seo-jin also revealed his competitive spirit, saying, “I will do my best until the end to win.” Even during a game to determine the order of performance, an unprecedented situation of ‘giving up the right to choose’ occurred between the two, but Yu Dai activated his right of refusal, saying, “It’s not dignified,” leading to a fiery psychological battle.
As the two took the stage, Yu Dai chose X-JAPAN's ‘Endless Rain’, a song that is difficult even for the original artist to sing, pouring out high notes with a determination to face death. His performance drew shocking reactions, with people saying, “It’s insane that he can sing this.” Park Seo-jin appeared with a relaxed demeanor to ease his own pressure and delivered a heartfelt rendition of Kim Soo-hee’s ‘It’s Too Much’, earning high praise with the comment, “A king is indeed a king.”
Park Seo-jin and Yu Dai, who are building a friendship as ‘95-born peers’ beyond being representatives of Korea and Japan, overwhelmed the audience with their performances, leading to continuous standing ovations. Attention is focused on who will emerge victorious in this historic showdown where the pride of eternal rivals is at stake.
The production team of ‘2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition’ stated, “The rematch between Park Seo-jin and Yu Dai will be the biggest match of the season,” and added, “As a direct confrontation between representatives of Korea and Japan with their pride on the line unfolds, we ask for your continued support until the end.”
The fourth episode of ‘2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition’ will air on the 23rd at 9:50 PM.
[Yang So-young, Star Today Reporter]
