‘Singer Gain’, audition of salvation, not survival of the fittest

Aristotle suggested’logos (logical)’,’ethos (speaker’s character)’, and’pathos (emotion)’ as three elements of persuasion. The logic of the success or failure of persuasion seems to be decisive, but surprisingly, who is speaking and emotional appeal also play a big role. This is no exception when evaluating people, and the story that is curved like an analogy who became emperor after suffering comes even more bluntly to us.

If you like the audition program, you will never forget the drama and his stage written by Huh Gak’s’Superstar K’, who lived a hard life by repairing a fan. Like this, music that makes you feel beauty by itself, regardless of language, gives a greater impression when the story of the singer is put on top of it, and sometimes creates miracles.

Cliché auditions and trot broadcasts

The final round of the JTBC audition program’Singer Gain’ ended on the 8th. Starting with’Superstar K’, which gave birth to the audition craze in the 2000s, various audition programs such as’Show Me the Money’,’K Pop Star’, and’Produce Series’ have sprung up, and now, trot auditions are popular.

However, with the mass production of audition programs in a similar format, viewers have complained of fatigue. Currently, trot-related programs are again inflaming viewers. ‘Singer Gain’ was also considered one of the audition programs that appeared in such an atmosphere in the early days of broadcasting.

On the 10th, however,’We all lie’ of the 55th issue Hajin, which recorded 18 million views on YouTube, and the’Nobody’s,’ of the 63rd issue, Lee Moojin, which recorded 16 million, were just after the airing. In addition, thanks to outstanding performances such as’Honey’ by Lee Seung-yoon in issue 30 and’Where are you’ by Jung Hong-il in issue 29,’Singer Gain’ was able to make a pleasant start with the expectations of viewers.

‘Singer Gain’ satisfies the various interests of viewers. First of all, I was not limited to a specific genre such as trot, but I was able to meet various genres such as folk, rock, idol, and indie. In addition, the stage quality was also good because it created a nostalgia for the singer who had been forgotten, although it was a flavor of the times, and was aimed at discovering unknown singers whose skills are guaranteed rather than ordinary people and trainees. In addition, the format closer to excavation than competition was a point in contrast to the existing audition.

Because of this,’Singer Gain’ was enough to attract viewers who turned away from the TV itself to the overflowing audition program.

Non-irritating and kind direction

I remember the singer No. 30, who shed tears at the fact that he won the team match, but the hyungs with love were eliminated. Most audition programs basically have a strong tendency to be a brutal survival, and participants who are caricatured through evil editing and malicious directing often become victims of the program’s success. Even the production team has reached the point of manipulating the rankings (Produce 101).

However,’Singer Gain’ tried to minimize the involvement of the production crew. To suit the purpose of discovering unknown singers, we refrained from editing that focus on the participant’s story or background as well as the name, and did not make the participants funny. In addition, it was difficult to induce biased fluctuations, unlike the edited aired version and the accompanying public voting method, because the judges only decide the round result except for the final round. Unlike the fandom, it was difficult to induce a biased up and down. It was advantageous.

Of course, the competition method is decided by the production crew, so there may be regrets in this part, but I think it is a somewhat understandable choice because the winners and other participants can see the light when the program is basically successful. In addition, a system was prepared to relieve the dropouts in each round, and the consideration to provide as many opportunities to the participants as possible was remarkable because of the’Super Again’ that is exercised at the decisive moment. The final round’s public voting also allowed majority votes, while also trying to curb the transformation of certain fandoms into blind popular votes rather than pure stage evaluations.

Composition of judges pursuing fairness

Basically, the tournament method is only meaningful in efficiently selecting first place. It is difficult to be fair to everyone in the rankings in tournaments where there are not a few chances such as Dae Jinwoon and physical condition.

The audition program is no exception, especially since music is an area of ​​taste in which subjectivity works unless it is a mistake to make a mistake in the beat, pitch, or lyrics, so there cannot be a screening and a result that everyone can be satisfied with. However,’Singer Gain’ recruited eight judges, usually only three or four, and made an effort to realistically reflect the diverse demands in the music market as they made up a variety of people by generation, field, and genre. .

Eight judges representing audiences of various tastes have different firm tastes, and although this may cause backlash, each judges a total of eight votes, one at a time, minimizing the possibility of misjudgment and at the same time Just being loyal, it was possible to closely reflect the consumers they represented.

Lee Seung-Gi, who was in charge of MC, was good at controlling the pace for entertainment, and her appearance as a colleague, not an MC, doubled the warmth of the program, such as relaxing the tensions of the participants or cheering with a placard made by themselves. In particular, the appearance of kneeling before moving on to an advertisement before the announcement of the final championship was admirable for humorously overcoming the annoying situation.

May the audition create a virtuous cycle

‘Singer Gain’, which showed off such a good audition program, fortunately, in addition to the explosive YouTube views, the audience rating, which started from the 3% level at a time, continued to rise to the 10% level, and ranked first in non-drama TV topics and search reactions. He also made great achievements in the box office, leaving an exemplary precedent for a good audition. Of course, the amount of revealing the identity after being eliminated by calling too much by number was short, so I wanted to leave a stage video online.

On the other hand, MBN, which aired at the same time, but failed the box office. <미쓰백> Caster Nada’s crying petition, “I hope you will be forgotten soon,” and SBS <더 팬>Looking at the carder garden in the show, Yoo Hee-yeol’s regretful sigh lingers, saying, “Even though I gave a lot of opportunities, it didn’t go well and I was upset to come back to the audition.” As their music comforted us with the prolonged corona, I hope that they will also be happy. Furthermore, I hope that the participants of’Singer Gain’ who have become stars will lose their stage again and not yearn for’once more opportunities’.

As musician Lee Seung-yoon, who struck our hearts with not only an attractive stage but also with his witty speech, said, “I will wait with the castor for the number 72 singers outside the stage,” the audition program is no longer a tool for box office, but love If the stage is given to hungry singers, and if the junior judges and the insensitive audience who despised other genres as “just ears” respect their tastes, the music and joy of our society will be enriched a little.