The MBN '2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition' commemorating the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations will be broadcast for the first time today (2nd).
The MBN competition program '2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition', which will air at 9:50 PM, is a national music competition between the top 7 trot representatives from Korea and Japan.
The top 7 from MBN's representative competition program 'Current King of Kings' and the top 7 from 'Current King of Kings Japan' will face off, putting their pride on the line as representatives of their countries.
There is a saying that 'one should not lose even in rock-paper-scissors in a Korea-Japan match', and perhaps due to the historically close yet distant relationship with Japan, any sport labeled as a 'Korea-Japan match' ignites intense competition.
Thanks to this special rivalry, last year's season 1 also concluded with great interest, similar to sports. It achieved a nationwide rating of 11.9% according to Nielsen Korea, with a peak rating of 15.2%, proving its explosive popularity. In this context, the Korean team won, achieving an unprecedented victory in the music Korea-Japan national competition.
Attention is focused on the second Korea-Japan face-off, the '2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition'. This season, both teams are expected to engage in a thrilling battle with no room for compromise. The Korean team consists of Park Seo-jin, Jin Hae-sung, Enok, Shin Seung-tae, Kim Jun-soo, Choi Soo-ho, and Kang Moon-kyung, while the Japanese team includes Takennaka Yudai, Masaya, Takuya, Juni, Shu, Kimoto Shinnosuke, and Shin.
Especially this season, various genres of music stages, including trot, ballad, rock, and dance, are expected to be showcased, raising expectations. Participants from both Korea and Japan boast a wide musical spectrum and are anticipated to showcase their skills.
The Korean team has sufficiently proven their abilities in past competitions, and the Japanese team also has solid skills with Yudai, a band vocalist, Shu, who excels in R&B, and Juni, who is from 'Produce 101'.
Additionally, the unique and unconventional rules of the 'Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition' add to the tension of the contest.
Not only the participants but also the unique and unconventional rules of the 'Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition' are expected to enhance the fun. Participants and masters alike are said to be astonished by the intense format that allows no room for error. It raises curiosity about what new rules will be introduced from the preliminaries.
The lineup of masters who will sharply evaluate the participants' performances also draws attention. The Korean team includes Seol Woon-do, Lin, Yoon Myung-sun, and Dae-sung, while the Japanese team features Matsuzaki Shigeru, Kondo Masahiro, and Zebra, with masters representing their respective genres from each country.
With a solid lineup of masters and outstanding participants, along with a production team that kept viewers on the edge of their seats in the previous season, the combination promises thrilling matches in the '2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition'.
The music competition between the fateful rivals of Korea and Japan, the '2025 Korea-Japan King of Kings Competition', will be broadcast for the first time on the 2nd at 9:50 PM.
[Kim So-yeon, Star Today Reporter]
