MIX & MATCH, FINAL MATCH : All YG Artists Unite
[텐아시아 = 최진실 기자] In the 8th episode of MIX & MATCH, a survival program to determine the members of YG Entertainment’s newest boy group iKON, the final match will be showcased.
At 4pm on Oct 28, YG’s official blog uploaded a video of the preview. The final match that was held on Oct 22 at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym was unveiled in the preview clip of the 8th episode.
The 9 members walked their journey with such passion for 180 days from April to October to become the member of iKON. The Final Match will determine who will be in.
4,000 fans gathered to watch the battle of the 9 members, and at the event where 1,000 people were drawn as the audience of the Final Match, whopping 150,000 people entered.
To cheer the members on, all artists from YG gathered at the venue as well, starting from the Executive Producer YANG HYUN SUK to GD, TAEYANG, EPIK HIGH, DARA, CL, MINZY, LEE HI, AKDONG MUSICIAN and the 2 MC’s YOO IN NA and DAESUNG. They are another source of entertainment for the viewers.
Apart from the fixed members of iKON, B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN, 6 members—SONG YUNHYEONG, KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG CHANWOO, JUNG JINHYEONG, and YANG HONGSEOK—will each be given a number for voting and fight against each other in free, self-composed and dance battles.
The final decision will be made 30% by the judges and 70% by the viewers. Only 4 out of the 6 members will become iKON. There are a total of 5 methods of voting, including on-site, Korea-China-Japan Global, text, Facebook and Naver’s messenger LINE voting. They will begin when the 8th episode is aired on Oct 30 at 11pm.
MIX & MATCH is aired every Thursday at 11pm on Mnet and Naver’s TV Cast. Re-runs of the show are available on Naver TV Cast and YG’s official blog.
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