Overcoming the controversy, active singer Park Seo-jin donated 100 million won → TOP7 'Korea-Japan King's Battle'
Mar 12, 2025
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On the afternoon of the 12th, a press conference for MBN Survival Entertainment 'Actual Singer King 2' was held at Nuri Dream Square Business Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.
Park Seo-jin, Jinhae-seong, Enoch, Shin Seung-tae, Choi Su-ho, and Kang Moon-kyung of TOP7 were present on the day. Kim Jun-su was absent due to his performance schedule.
'Actual Singer King 2' is a survival program that selects Korea's representative active singers to appear in the 'Korea-Japan King' contest. Producer Seo Hye-jin, who launched the TV Chosun 'Mr. Trot' and 'Miss Trot' series, drew attention with the program introduced since the establishment of the production company Crea Studio.
Park Seo-jin, who won the final championship first, said, `I'm happy to win the first place for the first time, but I have a lot of worries about how to lead it.' In particular, when I remembered the moment of the announcement of the championship, I thought "Let's not be just me" when I waited for the announcement with Jin Hae-sung. But the moment my name was called, I thought 'I'm in trouble' He expressed his honest feelings, saying, "I was also exposed to controversy over fairness, and I felt a lot of pressure."
Park Seo-jin said, `I think it reached the fans that I tried to convey the emotions of the trot properly" he said. It was then decided to donate the rest of the 100 million won prize money excluding taxes. There was controversy, but in the end, thanks to many people's choices, I became the king of the family, so I thought about how to repay it and decided to donate it." He also smiled, saying, `I'm going to celebrate while eating Korean beef with the members.'
TOP7 will perform on the Japanese stage through the 'King of the Prefectures of the Korea-Japan Family'. In response, Park Seo-jin said, `From the beginning, I wanted to promote the charm of our trot in Japan. The goal is to convey the Korean sentiment properly."
"TOP7 will compete in the battle between Korea and Japan in harmony with teamwork," Jin said. "The stage itself of the national competition is meaningful, and it will be an opportunity to properly show Korea's trot." Enoch said "We are talented people who have come up through fierce competition. In fact, I think it's actually 'Trot Avengers'. I was often surprised to see each other's performance. Many people will be surprised to see our performance."
Asked about teamwork, Shin Seung-tae said "It hasn't been long since the competition ended, so we have to keep it together from now on. At the first meeting, Park Seo-jin said he would buy beef, which drew laughter.
Park Seo-jin confessed that he was also burdened by the fact that he was put in during the competition. He "Starting with the frame of medium input, I had to try harder. In fact, I wanted to appear from the beginning, but I had trauma about audition programs after 'Mr. Trot'. However, it was so attractive that the royal court of Korea and Japan was connected to the Japanese market, and while I was thinking about it, I was contacted by the production team."
Choi Su-ho, the first opponent at the time, said "It was like a horror movie. I turned around from the stage and the name 'Park Seo-jin' was written. I was a close brother for a long time, but at some point, a person who said he would never appear was on the stage. "I recalled the shock of that time.
The members acknowledged each other's strengths and looked forward to their future performances. Kang Mun-kyung "Choi Su-ho is the strongest rival and younger brother he wants to resemble. I think he'll be smart and active in many areas" he complimented. In response, Choi Soo-ho blushed and "Mungyeong gave me a lot of advice. You learn a lot."
Jin Hae-sung sang a lot of songs about love in the beginning, and in the second half, he sang a lot of emotions while singing 'Unheartened Time'. From now on, I plan to sing a song about life and life that many people can sympathize with."
Enoch said "It hasn't been long since he started trotting, but I'm just grateful that he finished first in the first leg of the final. I was satisfied with my current grades and took on a challenge without regret."
Shin Seung-tae expressed his feelings, saying, `From the beginning, I expected that if the judges' scores and voting scores were combined, I would be 6th to 7th, but I was so happy to receive the result of 4th place.'
As for his future plans, Park Seo-jin is scheduled to participate in the Grand Battle of Korea and Japan as well as tour concerts nationwide. I'd appreciate it if you could come and see the performances of the 7 of us," he said.
Meanwhile, Park Seo-jin won the final championship of 'Actual Singer 2'. Next, Jin Hae-sung, Enoch, Shin Seung-tae, Kim Joon-soo, Choi Su-ho, and Kang Moon-kyung were listed in the top 7 in order. Park Seo-jin will be given 100 million won in prize money, domestic and foreign tour concerts, and special benefits such as the production of winning songs.
At the same time, the '2025 Korea-Japan King of Music' exhibition with TOP7, a national representative selected from the 'Active King of Music 2', will be aired sometime this year.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
