(King of Mask Singer)
The first match of Round Two.
He defeated Jeong Hwa of EXID...
with his admirable, wild voice.
Ooh-ahh
Like Ooh-ahh, Safari!
(I came to conquer the stage.)
(Manly)
(It's great to see you.)
No one has any idea who he is.
Is he an actor? An idol star?
- I think he's an actor. - Or a singer?
I don't think he's an idol star.
Show us the wildness of the safari.
(His mellow voice captured everyone's ears.)
(He has a voice that you don't want to stop hearing.)
(He's a great singer who can sing reliably.)
(People are looking forward to his performance in Round Two.)
(He's probably in his 30s.)
(Is he Heo Kyeong Hwan?)
(Scribbling)
(He made gestures that made him look old.)
(Safari showed off a new kind of fusion specialty.)
(He showed us various sides of him.)
(What kind of performance will he show us this time?)
(Safari's passionate stage begins now.)
("Energetic" by Wanna One)
Is this "Energetic"?
(Safari surprisingly chose to sing "Energetic" by Wanna One.)
He must be young.
(Who is he?)
(His voice shines while he sings rhythmically.)
(This is great!)
(How exciting!)
(His performance is totally different from Round One.)
(Safari can sing songs of various genres.)
(He perfectly sings the song, which is originally sung by 11 singers.)
(He shows off his ability to hit the high notes as well.)
(He has a chameleon voice which also sounds good in an energetic song.)
(What an exciting performance!)
(Dancing)
(It was a soulful performance of "Energetic" by Safari.)
(That was amazing.)
He sang a song which is originally sung by 11 people.
- Do you think he's a singer? - I think he is.
Right?
Let's meet his opponent.
She defeated Hwang Seok Jeong...
with her solid high-note singing skills.
Refreshing Voice from India,
Taj Mahal.
Refreshing Voice from India, Taj Mahal.
(I'll show you a truly refreshing voice.)
(We can't wait.)
I think she's a beautiful woman.
I wonder what she will sing.
Maybe she's an idol singer.
(She melted everyone's hearts with her sorrowful, lilting voice...)
(and perfect control over her singing skills.)
(She's a master of singing with a silvery voice.)
(I'm sure she's a singer.)
(Watching her performance made me think that she...)
(is carefully eating gourmet food with a pair of chopsticks.)
(She's a threat to the queen.)
(She's probably in her mid to late 30s.)
(She showed us common voice imitations...)
(and perfect, restrained dance moves.)
(Everyone is holding their breaths.)
(All eyes are on her right now.)
(Will she beat the powerful opponents...)
(and become a landmark of victory?)
(Hang on a second. This song is...)
("Storms" by Rumors)
It's been about 10 years since the last time I heard this song.
He's right. It's been a while since the last time I heard this song.
(Feeling nostalgic)
(It's nice.)
(Both her natural voice and falsetto sound magical.)
(She sings really well.)
(This is amazing!)
(The stage is full of her powerful and sad voice.)
(We will be there for you!)
This is wild!
(Her voice echoes throughout the entire studio.)
(House band)
(I love this vibe!)
(Let the strong wind blow.)
(Impressed)
(Her performance captured our hearts like a raging storm.)
(It feels like her performance cleared our ears.)
- Bravo! - You're the best!
Move on to the throne.
- That was insane. - I bet she's a singer.
Don't you think she's one of the first-generation idols?
- I have a feeling she might be. - Right?
The first match of Round Two is now over.
Young Seok, how did you like the performance?
Safari seems to have a great low voice.
- "Low voice"? - Yes. He has a firm deep voice.
I got the feeling that he performs based on this tone.
- Did you? - Yes.
I thought he must be in his 30s earlier,
but I should give his lost years back to him.
- He's in his 20s. - You think he's in his 20s.
As for Taj Mahal, she has a very sophisticated way of singing,
yet she adds a touch of traditional music to every bar.
I think she is rather an experienced singer.
- She's experienced. - Yes.
- I think she's in her mid-30s. - Mid-30s.
Last week, Kai said...
Taj Mahal is rather more threatening than Safari.
Yes, I still think so.
So her performance met your expectations?
Her voice sounds very familiar to me.
I see. So it's on the tip of your tongue.
I think she must have been crying a lot when she sang.
- Really? - Yes.
I actually remember hearing...
her singing with a trembling, nearly crying voice.
(Stop crying.)
But I can't remember who it was.
- You've heard of her voice before? - Yes.
As for Safari,
I was looking at his hand gestures he made while singing.
He was using a lot of different hand gestures.
I saw rock, paper, and scissors. He showed rock, paper, and scissors.
Safari.
- Rock, paper, and scissors? - He drew rectangles,
- triangles, - With his hand?
- stars, and everything. - I see.
Based on that,
I think he knows how he wants to perform the song.
I think he is an experienced singer...
who has been singing on many different stages.
- I have a question. - Yes.
What's your blood type?
- Blood type? - Yes.
Could you whisper to me?
(Whispering)
His blood type is O.
- He is a singer. - What? Are you sure?
- He's a singer. - Out of the blue?
- Yes, let me explain. - I think...
- That's too far-fetched. - she would've said he's a singer...
no matter what he said.
Many of those who has blood type A are announcers.
Many of those who has blood type B are comedians.
Many of those who has blood type AB are artists.
Many of those who has blood type O are singers. That's what I heard.
- Sayuri. - Yes.
That's what we call stereotyping.
- Stereotyping? - We're against stereotypes.
Seong Ju, you should give us some hints.
Could you at least tell us what their last names are?
- What are you talking about? - Do they have rare last names?
- Excuse me? - Do they have rare last names?
(Do they have rare last names?)
So they do have rare last names.
- Rare last name? - Rare last name.
- They have rare last names. - Wheesung?
They have rare last names.
- Jegal? - Pi?
- Jegal? - Sunwoo.
Sunwoo. Are there more?
- Dokgo. - Dokgo.
- Namgung. - Bu.
- Bu. - Bu Seung Kwan.
Bong.
Is Wax's last name Wak?
- Wax? - He said Wak.
- Wak. - Wak.
Watching their performances made me think...
they were both singing songs...
that aren't particularly the genres they're good at.
Especially Safari.
He prepared a very cheerful song to sing,
but dance music is not what he mainly sings.
- I see. - It's not.
"Energetic" performed with his voice somehow sounded...
a bit sad and heartbreaking.
I got the feeling that his voice suits soul music.
I think he usually performs...
ballad songs or soft music.
(That's how I felt too.)
And Taj Mahal...
Are you saying that she also usually sings a different genre?
- I think she's a ballad singer too. - A ballad singer.
Emotions take...
a big part in her performance.
And whenever she sang powerfully or hit high notes,
she was bending her knees.
(She bent her knees.)
(She bent her knees again.)
(She kept bending her knees.)
That's what ballad singers do.
Really?
Dancing singers never do that.
I think both of them...
were performing up-tempo songs which aren't their specialties.
What do you think, Seung Kwan? Do you agree with him?
I didn't do a very good job last week.
So I brought my glasses this week to do a better job.
But after hearing them performing the whole song,
some people...
who use the similar technique came to my mind.
Did someone come to your mind?
I met this person once from a music show.
I was reminded of that moment.
I think Taj Mahal is that person...
- I met back then. - Seung Kwan is smart.
Last week, you said you weren't sure if she's a soloist or in a group.
On the other hand, Safari...
has some fans.
He deserves to be more known...
but he's not so known, which makes me feel bad.
- I know who he is. - Yes.
He's a great artist...
who has great potential.
- That's what I know. - Seung Kwan is doing a good job.
I think my team members like him too.
I once tried to practice his song,
but the way he sings is different from how I sing.
- He's different from you? - Yes. I'm a dancing singer.
Considering the comments from the others,
I think he's a ballad singer rather than a dancing singer.
Seong Ju has been carefully listening...
to Seung Kwan for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- He didn't interrupt me. - If someone says anything useless,
he interrupts without mercy.
I was once stopped by him when I just opened my mouth.
Just now,
when Seung Kwan was talking and Seong Ju was listening to him,
I was watching them as if I was eavesdropping in a closet.
He's just sounding out what he has in mind.
- If I say the name right now, - Exactly.
it might put him in trouble. That's why I'm not saying it.
- That's right. - From what I have seen...
His heart must be racing now.
By the way, I have a question.
Other people were wondering this as well.
He kept tapping his elbow like this.
- Safari did? - Yes.
- Safari, why did you... - Is it your habit?
If I tap the microphone,
it affects my voice.
So it's not your habit?
Right. It's not his habit.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- It was nothing then. - It was nothing.
- I'm sorry. - All right.
We're having a heated discussion about who Taj Mahal is.
Taj Mahal?
We're all thinking about the same person.
- Gosh, they are... - Seung Kwan, Jang Hyuk, and I...
- have the same person in our minds. - They agree on it.
It's very important to see if we're right about her identity.
Could you give us one of her initials?
- It's C. - C?
- C. - Her name starts with C?
Do you know who Safari is as well?
When he sang, it looked like his legs were fixed to the floor.
- He didn't move them at all. - Really?
So I think he usually stands still when he sings.
He might play a musical instrument.
Right? Anyway, I think he has "Kim" in his name.
- "Kim"? - She's really close.
Seong Ju will get scolded by the staff again.
Why would I get scolded?
- Why would I? - You should've hid his identity.
- Right. - In my opinion, Safari is...
- Yes, Hyun Chul Kim. Go ahead. - He's...
I think he's a rising star in the music business.
He's a rising star.
Good. It looks like...
you've almost found out their identities.
I'll give you all the rest of the remaining hints now.
Let's start with Safari.
He can make any song sound sorrowful.
He says that's his specialty.
Why don't we start with a trot song?
"Ddaeng Bul". Please sing this song first.
It's "Ddaeng Bul". Go ahead.
(I am)
(Exhausted, my dear bumblebee)
(I'm tired of waiting, my dear bumblebee)
(This night feels so cold)
(To be alone)
(His sorrowful "Ddaeng Bul" makes people feel cold too.)
(He has such a nice voice.)
He does sound like a rising star in the music world.
Many singer-songwriters do this to have fun, right?
This time, he'll sing Seventeen's song.
- "Very Nice" by Seventeen. - Our song?
- Gosh. - Let us hear your voice.
(It's originally a very exciting song.)
(This feeling)
(Gosh, it sounds really sad.)
(It sounds so sorrowful that it's driving them crazy.)
He's really good.
What do you think, Seung Kwan? Didn't it sound sad?
Can you make it sound sorrowful as well?
I'll do a voice imitation too while singing "Very Nice".
- I'll mimic Lee Soo Young's voice. - Lee Soo Young's voice?
Sob while singing.
Sing it sorrowfully.
You're the original singer, so you should do a better job.
Sob while singing.
Make it sound sorrowful. A little more!
Please sing "Very Nice", Seung Kwan!
- Sorry, but you're interrupting me. - Stop it!
(Sorry, but you're interrupting me!)
You keep interrupting me!
I was trying to help you.
- Look. - You interrupted me three times.
- He was ready to do it! - I'm sorry.
- I didn't realize it. - This is frustrating.
- Gosh. - I'm sorry, Seung Kwan.
- Go ahead. - Whistle... Okay.
(This feeling)
(It feels like the sorrowful voices are becoming one.)
(Very nice)
- That was Lee Soo Young's voice. - Great.
It sounded really sorrowful.
- It sounded really sorrowful. - That was great.
This time, let's see Safari's dancing skills.
This will be crucial.
All right. Music, please.
(Let's clap.)
(He gets ready to dance to "Boombayah" by Blackpink.)
(Swinging his arms)
(It feels a little different.)
(Oh, dear.)
(Dancing hard)
(He's doing his very best.)
(He squirms.)
(The moves are correct, but the details are missing.)
(Cute)
(Hey)
(1, 2, here I go.)
(Laughing)
(It's obvious that he practiced very hard.)
(Hey)
(He looks cute.)
(Good boy!)
(It did look like Blackpink's dance.)
(You did great.)
He danced to "Boombayah" by Blackpink.
His dancing looked manly...
- and imposing, - Yes?
but he's not an idol singer.
Oh, I see.
Now, Taj Mahal says...
she has incredibly flexible wrists.
Pay attention to her wrists.
First, she'll show you a three-stage hand flip.
A three-stage hand flip.
First stage.
Second stage.
3rd stage! This is the 3rd stage!
Back to 2nd stage. 1st stage.
Show us the third stage again!
Second, third stage!
First stage.
(The wonders of the human body)
Anyone can do the second stage.
Yes, the third stage is hard.
Hyun Chul can do it too.
Hyun Chul.
Hyun Chul. 1st stage, 2nd stage, 3rd stage.
- Oh! - He can do it too.
- I can do it as well. 1st, 2nd, - Me too.
- and 3rd stage. - She can do it too.
I can do it as well. 1st stage, 2nd stage, 3rd stage.
- He can do it too. - Yes.
- Good. - Everyone can do it.
Why can't Gu Ra do it?
(Trying)
1st stage, 2nd stage...
Should I do it this way? Gosh.
- You showed up too late. - He did it though.
- Did I make it? - Handcuff him.
- Handcuff him. - I did it, right?
- What? You did it? - I just did it!
Yes! Look.
1st stage, 2nd stage.
You have the right to remain silent.
- Handcuff him. - See? I did it!
- I just did it! - No, you can't do it.
- But I flipped my hand. - You turned your body around.
What you flipped is your body.
- Really? - Yes.
Your body turned around too.
Hyun Chul, Ho Young, and Bong Sun did it, right?
- Yes. - Please stand up.
Her next skill is harder to do.
Oh, it gets harder.
She can turn her wrists 360°.
- 360°. Look closely. - That's strange.
She can turn them 360°. Let's see it.
- Go ahead. - Go.
(Turning)
- 360 degrees. - Can you guys do it?
Can you do it? Hyun Chul.
- He can do it! - Turn it a little more!
Hyun Chul can do it!
That's only 330°.
- Try it, Ho Young! - Ho Young.
(Ho Young tries it.)
- Let's see. - He did it!
- He almost did it. - It's about 350°.
- He reached 350°. - What about Bong Sun?
Turn it around, Bong Sun!
She can do it. She did it!
(Screaming)
- Hang in there! - It's making me look ugly.
Hang in there!
Taj Mahal will do it without screaming. Go ahead.
They couldn't do it.
Gosh, she's really amazing.
All right. She has a great specialty.
- Gu Ra, can't you do it? - He's walking around the table.
Be careful not to hurt yourself. Not anyone can do this.
- She's really amazing. - I know.
Now, I will announce the result...
of the first match of Round Two, Semi-finals.
Between Safari, the unstoppable off-road tour of music,
and Taj Mahal, whose singing ability overpowers the stage,
who is the winner of this match? Let's find out now!
(Safari showed us an energetic performance...)
(with a mellow yet powerful voice.)
(Taj Mahal fought back with a raging, powerful voice.)
(Her wild singing style was like a rock musician,)
(and her soaring high-pitched voice felt liberating.)
Between Safari and Taj Mahal,
who is the winner of this match?
The winner is...
- The winner is... - The winner is...
Taj Mahal.
Don't lose.
(Is it Safari, who had a sophisticated voice?)
(Or Taj Mahal, who had a wild, high-pitched voice?)
(Who is the winner?)
Who will move on to Round Three?
The winner is...
Taj Mahal! Taj Mahal won.
Taj Mahal!
(It's Taj Mahal's victory.)
(She moved closer to the throne.)
Taj Mahal!
(Some are sad, and some are happy.)
I knew she would win.
The winner of this match is Taj Mahal,
the female vocalist. The score is 67 to 32.
Please go back to your waiting room.
Let's give her a big hand.
Taj Mahal defeated Safari and moved on to Round Three.
I will show you my ability to the fullest in Round Three.
Safari. Who could he be?
Please come to the back of the stage.
Now, Safari, please take off your mask,
and reveal your face.
(His voice is great for middle and low notes.)
(Is he an experienced singer?)
(Is he a rising star that Seventeen likes?)
(Who is this man with awkward dance moves?)
Reveal your face.
(Cheering)
(He's cute!)
He is...
- Is it him? - Who is he?
Who is it?
He is...
the rising hot star,
Paul Kim, the singer-songwriter!
Paul Kim!
It's Paul.
(Now, they recognize his mellow voice.)
(Welcome to our show.)
(Yes! I was right.)
She was right! Way to go, Yoo A!
Please say hello to our viewers.
Hello, everyone. I'm Paul Kim, a singer. It's great to see you.
All right.
(He has a soft, sweet voice.)
(He has a voice that you can never forget once you hear it.)
(A young man who loved singing...)
(took a step toward his dream.)
(He expressed his feelings delicately with a song he wrote.)
(Although he received praise and criticism,)
(he didn't give up pursuing his career in music.)
(After hard work,)
(he became a popular singer, whose voice pleases the audience.)
(He has become a new influential performer in the field.)
(He's successful in the soundtrack field as well.)
(He's proved his popularity through his music rankings.)
(Paul Kim is the singer whom people want to keep to themselves.)
He once said himself...
that he was very much suitable for this program.
I came out in a lot of auditioning programs in the past.
But this studio is where my first auditioning challenge took place.
- Is that right? - Yes.
The program was "Star Audition: The Great Birth".
(He challenged himself in the program 6 years ago.)
(By singing his own song, he took his first step toward his dream.)
Hello, I'm Paul Kim.
(It's a meaningful stage for him.)
I tried out in most of the famous auditioning programs,
but I either was edited out completely...
or failed in the first round.
Did you appear in "Superstar K Season 3" as well?
I saw you in person too.
- Really? - Yes.
Gosh, I see.
How could we not have recognized...
such a lovely voice like yours?
I tried out in many auditions,
but whenever I did, I was worried...
about how my voice was relatively bland.
I was so happy to try new things which I couldn't do before...
with the mask on in this program.
I see.
When he released the song, "The Road",
one of our members played that song for 10 hours in his sleep.
He must sleep for a long time.
It's Do Kyum. He came here before.
He played that song for 10 hours when he slept.
- So I naturally memorized it. - That's natural.
It's good to listen to before you go to bed or when you walk alone.
It's really a good thing, you know.
Thank you.
The fact that people listen to his voice for a long time...
means that he has his own special charm.
Actually, I recognized his identity the moment he appeared last week.
Before he reached this far,
he tried out in countless auditions.
He failed them and sometimes got edited out.
However, those experiences helped him...
stand here and perform with such an amazing voice...
right now.
So he should never forget about it.
I really enjoyed his performances.
- Okay. - Thank you.
We're so proud of him.
Actually, when you go on an audition and fail quickly,
people around you tell you to give up and stop.
But he didn't give up on his dream...
and made it this far.
He showed all his charms...
only with his voice today.
Please give him another round of applause.
Thank you.
(We'll look forward to seeing his various sides on stage.)
(Please continue singing in the future as well.)
So many people told me that I wouldn't be able to make it.
I kept on thinking to myself that I would pull it off...
so many times every day.
And I couldn't do anything else other than this.
It was the only thing I wanted to do.
I have nothing else that I want to do even now.
So I'll continue to work hard.
I'm proud of myself for not giving up.
I didn't tell my family that I was coming out on the program.
They probably don't know.
Grandma and Grandpa.
I know it costs a lot to treat your acquaintances because of me.
I'll give you my entire performance fee to you.
Enjoy your meals with your acquaintances with it.
Do brag a lot about your grandson.
I love you.
As the result of Round Two,
Refreshing Voice from India, Taj Mahal...
won against Paul Kim and advanced to Round Three.
It's the second match of Round Two.
He won against the comedian, Lee Sang Hun.
He's got the voice which you don't want to send home.
Should he go home?
Or to the throne?
Should he rather join the panelists?
Compass!
(Where Should I Go? Compass)
(He's going straight to the throne.)
(Walking confidently)
(Welcome)
He's like a model.
I have no idea who he is.
His charms are hiding in his voice.
(His soft voice brings back old memories.)
(He can't hide his charms in his clean voice color.)
(Is he a singer for certain?)
(Or is he Kim Il Jung,)
(who is nicknamed as "Kim Dong Ryul of Yeomchang-dong"?)
(He made people confused with his flexible dancing skills.)
(He won't wander around any longer.)
(He'll go straight to the throne.)
(What song will he perform...)
(to threaten the masked queen?)
(His merciless adventure begins now.)
("Eraser" by Ali)
- What song is this? - It's a ballad song.
- It's a song by Ali. - Ali?
(It's a heartbreaking love song by the voice queen, Ali.)
(His sweet voice sounds differently from the duet performance.)
(She love his voice.)
(They're 100 percent certain that he's a singer.)
(The sorrowful emotion spreads throughout the studio carefully.)
(As the song gets nearer to the climax,)
(the longing emotion deepens more and more.)
Gosh, it's so good.
Nice.
(The heartrending feeling has been delivered to the audience.)
(With a sinking heart,)
(he sings out at the end of his despair.)
(His voice is faultless, clean,)
(and full of deep despair.)
- He's good. - This is unexpected.
He makes this middle-aged man cry.
(The feelings linger in the studio.)
(His true desperate emotions have stood out in the performance.)
(There is no word fit to compliment his performance.)
He's completely different from the last round.
I feel like I was struck hard.
No wonder why Sang Hun lost.
Against him...
is the singer who won against Park Hye Kyoung.
He's okay with any opponent.
Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice.
(Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice)
(Smart Detective Life)
(Let's go get the masked queen.)
(Let us hear your voice quickly.)
I'm excited.
Who is he?
(His confidence makes people excited.)
(They can tell only by looking at his eyes...)
(that he's a skilled singer.)
(He's got a unique, sweet voice and an explosive voice range.)
(His voice is spicy and delicious.)
(His voice pops like warty sea squirts.)
("Upset" is a word that subscribes him well.)
(He loves sports,)
(and he's very competitive.)
(He's finally on the stage alone.)
(Will he be able...)
(to capture the audience's hearts and show Compass the way home?)
("Crooked" by G-Dragon)
It's "Crooked".
(He chose to sing a fast-tempo song by G-Dragon.)
(How crooked will the stage become?)
(He begins the performance with a strong shout.)
(I will get crooked tonight)
(He takes over the stage with his rough voice.)
(He can rap as well as he sings.)
(There is nothing he can't do with his talented vocal cords.)
(Just like his trench coat,)
(the rhythm suits Inspector Gadget perfectly.)
(This is fun.)
(Nothing lasts forever)
(His singing skills commands the atmosphere.)
Make some noise!
(Make some noise!)
(He is a beast on the stage.)
(The panelists are in a frenzy.)
(He goes from being intense to soft.)
(He perfectly controls his pace.)
(Inspector Gadget enjoys the stage to the fullest.)
(Reasons and sincerity lose meaning in this moment.)
(Today, they have a crooked meeting with Inspector Gadget.)
(Dancing)
(His talented vocal cords tear the stage apart.)
(I will get crooked tonight)
Thank you.
(I like your crookedness.)
(It was a refreshing performance.)
- You are the best! - Gosh, that was good.
The song was perfect for him.
The second match of Round Two Came to an end.
The two male vocalists showed vastly different performances.
Ho Young, what did you think?
I think the two of them...
are having a match of charms.
Compass made me realize...
why some women like younger men.
(He is a thief who stole older women's hearts.)
You can't help but continue...
to look after him.
When you use up an eraser,
it turns into eraser dust.
I want to piece the particles together...
and give him a new eraser.
His performance made me feel for him.
As for Inspector Gadget,
he seems like a man...
who has played around.
He played with the audience's hearts...
with his mischievous side.
- Women's votes will be divided. - I think so.
- I see. - I would like to apologize.
- Apologize? - Last week, I said...
- that Compass is an actor. - That's right.
- I take my words back. - Is he a singer?
Yes, I am 100 percent sure that he is a singer.
If I could see his voice,
I am sure...
it would be the handsomest.
He has a natural voice...
that is most beautiful and handsome.
(Is he a singer with a beautiful voice?)
Gu Ra, what's your opinion?
I think performing on the stage is his calling.
Seeing his performance made me think...
that he has to take the stage no matter what...
because it's his calling.
- I see. - Yes.
I think many people are touched by his performance on the stage.
Let's hear from Seung Kwan, the leading man in deductions.
- All right. - He is good.
- You have been doing a good job. - He has tricks up his sleeve.
For some strange reason, I have a hunch...
on Compass' identity.
- I haven't heard this singer sing. - Okay.
He is a member of a group that debuted a long time ago.
U-Kiss.
- "U-Kiss"? - A member of U-Kiss...
participated in a survival program...
- titled "The Unit". - That's right.
He was one of the finalists.
When I imagine Compass as him, everything makes sense.
I feel like I can see his face.
Gu Ra, just now,
you were studying Seung Kwan's face, right?
I was studying Seong Ju's face.
He seemed to think, "What is he talking about?"
- Really? - Yes.
(Was it some nonsense he has never heard before?)
- But you should give us a hint. - Would that be okay?
- What? - I won't ask for a hint about him.
- Inspector Gadget? - I won't ask for a hint about him.
I won't ask for a hint about him.
Are you certain about his identity?
- No, I am very curious, - I have nothing to tell you anyway.
but I won't ask for a hint. Give us a hint about Compass.
Compass?
- In that case... - Is he both an actor...
and an idol singer?
Tell us that much.
- He acts too. - What?
- He acts. - Really?
(The hint confuses them even more.)
Now, they will show their specialties.
For his specialty, Compass prepared...
to show off his dance skills.
Please dance seriously.
(It would be a sin to say he doesn't dance with that groove.)
Check if he is an idol singer or not.
Music, please.
(Serious popping dance)
(He revs up his groove.)
- Popping. - I see.
(Are you ready?)
(My goodness.)
(His arms and legs twist.)
(It's a compass dance that marks north, south, east, and west.)
Watch carefully.
(It's a textbook example of the popping dance.)
He is dancing seriously.
(He is the coolest.)
Let's end it here.
(His dance skills make their jaws drop.)
He showed his dance skills.
- Seung Kwan. - Yes?
It will be nice to compare his dance to an idol singer's popping dance.
- Me? - Yes.
I really can't dance.
- I will only embarrass myself. - Let's see an idol's popping dance.
- No, I can't do popping dance. - What?
(Expectant)
Seung Kwan will dance. Give us the music again.
Seung Kwan, let's go.
(If it helps with deductions,)
(I will dance 100 times.)
He is good indeed.
(He said he can't dance.)
You said you can't dance.
(This is the class of Seventeen, the talented idol group.)
(The finale shakes the earth's axis.)
Gosh, Seung Kwan is good.
He is good.
What is he doing?
He must have an image in his head.
Actually, Inspector Gadget prepared a different dance.
It's "Sherlock" by SHINee.
- Really? - Are you ready?
He will show us SHINee's dance.
(It's one of the hardest idol dance routines.)
(The dance for "Sherlock" is powerful.)
(He steps forward in a similar way.)
My goodness.
He is an idol singer.
(Inspector Gadget's movements are energetic.)
He has long arms and legs. Hold on.
(He can only move forward when it's the green light.)
(He flaps around when it's the red light.)
His legs got twisted.
His legs got twisted. Is he okay?
Let's end it here.
You did a good job.
(Inspector Gadget's dance is law-abiding.)
My goodness. You are breathing hard. Okay.
You can sit down.
(Mother)
My goodness.
Seung Kwan, Inspector Gadget can dance, right?
He can dance.
It tells us what kind of a man he is.
It tells us what he does for a living.
(Is he a dancer?)
My goodness.
Now, he will reveal his real voice.
- He will imitate important men. - Important men?
There are important men in our history.
First,
He will imitate Dangun, the legendary founder of Korea.
(Come on.)
He says he has heard Dangun's voice.
Did Dangun really exist?
Inspector Gadget, let us hear Dangun's voice.
I will bring goodness...
to the mankind.
- He imitated Dangun. - What was that?
Dangun.
There is more. He will imitate General Choi Young.
(General Choi Young)
Let us hear General Choi Young's voice.
Don't be blinded...
by money.
He just imitated General Choi Young's voice.
He's a great man, so I don't know what to say.
We never know if he sounds like the general or not.
(There's no way they can figure it out.)
I guess this is it.
- He sounds just like them. - He does.
- He sounds like them. - I know, right?
I believe you'd see that.
Lastly,
Compass says bowling is his specialty.
I guess he's good at sports.
We can show you anything he says.
(Staring)
(This isn't right.)
Inspector Gadget spots the pins.
But you keep pulling them down.
(Shouting)
- His pants got ripped open. - His pants ripped open.
(They all burst into laughter.)
His pants are torn.
His pants got ripped open.
I'm glad that he's wearing a trench coat.
(He unwillingly became a pervert in a trench coat.)
He usually bowls three strikes consecutively.
It's known as a "turkey".
It's no big deal to him.
He's getting ready.
Compass on Lane One. Please show us.
(He even made the staff take out the small bowling lane...)
(by saying he can bowl a turkey.)
(He has to make it.)
(Two pins left)
Oh, okay.
(Oh, okay.)
Just try one more time.
- Try it again. - Inspector Gadget...
is setting up the pins in torn pants.
You should've bowled a strike on your first try.
You know his pants are ripped.
- He looks modest. - His pants are torn.
What? His mask is caught in the net too.
- Look at his mask. - What is happening?
- My gosh. - What a mess.
He just never stops.
- It's a mess. - He looks very modest.
I can't believe this. That's it.
He requires a great deal of care.
All right. It's his second try.
This is your last chance.
You should bowl a strike this time.
Get ready. Go.
(He succeeds.)
That was amazing.
He's good at this.
Do you want to give it a try?
Okay. Inspector Gadget will give it a try.
You only have one chance.
Do you like to bowl?
- My record is 180. - 180?
- It means you're pretty good. - 180?
Inspector Gadget will give it a shot.
It's his first try. Go.
(Is Inspector Gadget, who has a record of 180, good at bowling?)
(Intact)
(Oh no...)
- My gosh. - That's it.
(Inspector Gadget did it again.)
- My gosh. - That's it.
- He did it again. - Just get rid of them.
(The panelists never miss the chance to criticize him.)
- It's a gutter. - Just get rid of the lane.
- Gosh, I guess it's hard. - The pins are completely untouched.
Let's say it was a practice.
We don't even need to set up the pins again.
It's completely untouched.
Let's say we didn't see anything.
This is his first try.
(Don't worry.)
Go, Inspector Gadget.
(Do you remember the miserable moments?)
(There shouldn't be a slapstick comedy.)
(I won't let myself down again. It's time to show my best moves.)
Inspector Gadget.
- What? - That's enough.
- It looks even harder to do that. - What just happened?
How could he even do that?
(For whom did I try it for?)
- That's enough. - You should hit the pins.
- Just get rid of the lane. - He's the best entertainer.
- It wasn't a soccer game. - That's it.
- Let's wrap it up. - That's not easy to do.
He won't be able to do it again even if he tries.
Now, I will announce...
the result of the second match of Round Two.
We have 87 regular panelists, who just cast their votes.
And the score is 44 to 43.
Only one vote apart.
Who has gotten one more vote to move on to the next round?
I'll now reveal the winner of this match.
(With his plaintive voice,)
(Compass delicately caught the ears of the audience.)
(Leisurely gestures and outstanding singing ability)
(Inspector Gadget showed off his attractive voice freely.)
Between Compass and Inspector Gadget,
who will be the winner of this match?
The winner is...
I'm so curious.
The winner is...
(Is it Compass, who sang a soft ballad song?)
(Or is it Inspector Gadget, who sang an exciting dance song?)
(What is the result?)
Please show us the winner of this match.
The winner is...
(Inspector Gadget won.)
Inspector Gadget won this match.
(Inspector Gadget, mission accomplished)
(He won an electrifying victory with his almighty voice.)
The score is 52 to 47.
The score of regular panelists is 44 to 43.
My gosh. All right.
Congratulations. Please go back to your waiting room.
He'll be singing against Taj Mahal in Round Three.
In Round Three,
I'll sing at ease to challenge the masked queen.
Who is he then?
Is he a singer or an actor?
Or is he a man with another job?
Please move to the back of the stage.
Now, Compass, please take off your mask,
and reveal your face.
(A young man beloved by women?)
(An idol singer...)
(with a handsome voice?)
(He shocked everyone with his amazing dance moves.)
Please reveal your face.
(Please take off your mask and reveal your face.)
(Screaming)
(It's impossible.)
(Why are they so surprised to see him?)
They look really shocked.
He is...
a former member of U-Kiss,
Jun of UNB.
- He was right. - I see.
He was right about that.
This is amazing.
(Impressed)
(He looks a lot cooler than they thought.)
Please say hello to our viewers.
Hello, I'm Jun of U-Kiss.
(Hello, I'm Jun of U-Kiss and UNB.)
(He made his debut as the youngest member of U-Kiss.)
(He's a charismatic rapper with a husky voice.)
(His appearance in "The Unit" drew people's attention in 2017.)
(He became the member of UNB by taking first place.)
(He marked another new beginning as a member of UNB in April.)
(Now, he shows off his skills as a vocalist.)
(By playing Soo Kyum in the drama, "Avengers Social Club",)
(he was highly praised for his outstanding acting ability.)
(Jun is an all-round idol star with a bright future.)
I know Soo Kyum in the drama.
But I didn't know the boy was a member of an idol group.
- He acted so well. - Thank you.
I was very surprised.
She sounds like the mother of Soo Kyum's friend.
I wish I had a son like him.
I bet many people recognize you these days.
Yes, many people recognize me.
But not as Jun of U-Kiss.
- They know me as Soo Kyum... - As Soo Kyum.
- from the drama. - I see.
I'd like to use this opportunity to advertise U-Kiss.
I want to tell people...
that I'm Jun, a member of U-Kiss.
Okay. So what's next for you?
As an actor,
I was cast in the lead role of the new drama,
"Goodbye to Goodbye", which starts on May 26.
So I'll try my best in the drama.
And now, I'm working as a member of UNB now.
I'll work harder...
to return the love of our fans.
- Thank you. - He must be very busy.
I'll wish you good luck with both your careers.
I think he's a warm-hearted singer...
who makes people feel comfortable.
I believe that's Jun's biggest strength.
So if he keeps...
showing off his acting, singing, and rapping skills with his warm heart,
he will be a star even more beloved than he's now.
Thank you.
With his attractive voice,
he showed off his presence and charms as a singer today.
Please give him a round of applause once more.
(We look forward to your future endeavors.)
I was very nervous.
I even asked my manager to get me a sedative.
People seemed to like me better than I expected.
I think I got a lot from that today.
I'll try harder...
to become a better singer.
Please love me, and support me.
Thank you.
I'll sing harder.
The mysterious music show, King of Mask Singer.
To stop Swordswoman from winning for the fourth time,
two masked singers have made it to Final Round.
We will bring them back on stage once again.
Please welcome them with a big hand.
We have two masked singers for Round Three.
Taj Mahal and Inspector Gadget.
We have a male singer and a female singer.
I'll ask them how they feel...
to make it to Round Three.
Taj Mahal.
Swordswoman, it wasn't easy for me to get here.
Now, I want you to step down.
She said that to the Queen ingratiatingly.
What about you, Inspector Gadget?
You won by 5 votes...
- both in Round 1 and Round 2. - Right.
You won by a narrow margin.
- I barely won. - You won by a narrow margin.
I don't think he deserves that.
It's been so hard.
In fact, he looks just like his mask.
- I know who you are, right? - Yes.
I hear that all the time.
I know. He looks just like the mask.
Do you have anything to say?
(He says something to the Queen of Mask Singer.)
Swordswoman, it's nice to see you.
(Thank you.)
I heard you're a strong contender.
But I'm just as strong.
I don't feel inferior to anyone.
(He declares war on Swordswoman in a meaningful way.)
(Giggling)
I just got my pants ripped open earlier.
I'll cover it with your robe.
How did you feel watching them sing?
It's a long and rough way...
to six consecutive victories.
So I'm a little worried.
But that doesn't mean...
that anyone can wear this robe.
I think she's talking to Inspector Gadget.
It's not like anyone can wear the robe.
He wants to cover his ripped pants.
The Queen looks a little offended.
You just put her in a bad mood.
All right. Who will be singing against the Queen then?
Let's begin Round Three then.
Let's start the match with Taj Mahal's performance.
(It starts with Taj Mahal's song.)
She must be great.
It'll be amazing.
(Taj Mahal with an attractive voice)
(Everyone is watching her with breathless interest.)
(What song is she singing to get to the throne?)
("I Hope It's Breeze" by GB9)
My gosh.
(She chose a lyrical song that goes well with her voice.)
(Amazed)
(Her plaintive voice sounds even deeper than before.)
(Taj Mahal sings in whispers.)
(Her sorrowful voice touches people's hearts.)
(She sings goodbye with an emotional voice.)
(She expresses her feelings with all her heart.)
(Taj Mahal's plaintive voice digs down into people's minds.)
(So it reaches you)
(So you can see me again)
(Taj Mahal's "I Wish It's Breeze" shows a longing love story.)
(It's fascinating.)
She sang so good.
(Taj Mahal's performance captivated everyone.)
Her opponent...
is a singer who defeated Park Hye Kyoung and Jun.
"I'll be the King of Mask Singer no matter what."
Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice.
(Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice)
(He appears with his invincible voice.)
(Excited)
Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice.
He's a surprise rival indeed.
(All expectations falls on his shoulders.)
(He has only one song left to sing.)
(To beat his rivals...)
(and take the throne,)
(he starts singing with his invincible voice.)
("Thorn" by Buzz)
It's "Thorn"!
(It's a classic song beloved by a lot of men.)
(What would Inspector Gadget's "Thorn" sound like?)
(He carefully concentrates on his emotions.)
(This is unbelievable.)
(They all know Inspector Gadget is amazing.)
This song sounds great with his voice.
I know. It's perfect.
(His past love gives him pain like an open wound.)
(The love grew before he knew.)
(And the fear grew as well.)
(His husky voice delivers his longings for her.)
(The yearning comes from the bottom of his heart.)
(It gives him goose bumps.)
(He's the best.)
He plays with my heart.
(His performance plays with the audience's emotions.)
(Inspector Gadget performed "Thorn", a heartbreaking song.)
(Impressed)
(He's awesome.)
He's a veteran indeed.
It hit just the right spot.
That was nice.
Final Round is now over.
Swordswoman, how did you like their performances?
Well, they made me think...
I have quite competitive opponents today.
I'm so worried about myself today.
You're worried about yourself?
Yes. The song I'm going to sing today requires a lot of energy.
I think I'm getting exhausted...
so I'm a little worried.
I really enjoyed their performances.
Swordswoman has a high opinion of both of them.
I wonder what song she will sing for Final Match.
Please give her a round of applause.
Swordswoman, you may now go backstage.
She's going to prepare for the Final Match.
I wonder how you liked their performances in Round Three.
Young Seok.
When Inspector Gadget's performance was over,
you were jumping around all over the place.
Actually, he was the one who gave a great performance.
I'm not sure why I feel proud.
He's still great.
- Inspector Gadget is still great? - He's still great.
Despite he was singing the song while wearing a mask,
he still made me emotional. It's because he's so good.
Besides, his experience doesn't let us down.
He picked a perfect song for himself.
- You think he chose a good song. - Yes.
He's still good.
(He liked it.)
How about Taj Mahal?
Taj Mahal's best strength...
is that she can break someone's heart.
(He's heartbroken.)
From low notes to high notes, a wide range of her voice...
breaks your heart.
She hardly gives us time to breathe.
And her voice barely comes out yet continues.
Does her voice make you sick?
- It hurts. - It seems you're very hurt.
She's the queen of sorrow.
(Taj Mahal's performance was very sorrowful.)
I think Taj Mahal is a great nickname for her.
- Do you think so? - Yes.
Even if you don't know the history of India,
in front of Taj Mahal, you can feel its magnificence.
So is her voice.
It makes you solemn.
She knows how to control others' heart.
That's her magical power.
Young Seok described...
- that she's sad. - Right. He said she makes him sick.
I was thinking about why her voice hurts us.
It's her singing technique.
There's a technique called as the hiccup technique.
"The hiccup technique"?
You sing the last note of the verse as if you hiccup.
(I wish the wind blows)
(Hiccup)
She uses this hiccup technique...
at the right moment.
Her song sounds like it's about sorrow and regrets.
- It sounds somewhat Korean. - I see.
- So her voice has sorrow... - Yes.
- and regrets in it. - That's in her voice.
Her hiccup technique was outstanding.
And Inspector Gadget.
When he went through 2 3rds of the song,
he gave a glance at the queen.
He was glancing at the queen sitting behind him?
He was glimpsing the queen.
I was wondering why he was looking at her like that.
Then I figured he was singing the part with the lyrics that goes,
"Please go away."
"Go away for good."
("Go away for good.")
- Was that the part? - Yes.
- Unfortunately. - He was singing that part.
(Please go away)
(Go away for good)
(After singing passionately,)
(he glances at the queen.)
- I see. - I see it now.
He was clever with the choice of the song and the techniques.
He's a very smart person.
He knows how to make the best out of the performance.
He turned around at the very moment...
and said, "Please go away."
"Go away for good."
He's playing with the queen.
Okay. Gu Ra.
There are a lot of different charts in the show business.
For example, there's something called Star Ranking.
Recently, I saw something interesting there.
It was a list of top guitarists who were underestimated.
There's a guitarist who recently passed away. His name is Prince,
and he was ranked top among underestimated guitarists.
He was too great...
- to be called just a guitarist. - He is underestimated.
If we ask Korean critics...
who the underestimated vocalists are,
I think Inspector Gadget will be 1 of the top 3.
I think he had been working on his team so much...
that he didn't have many chances...
to perform the music he likes.
So Young Seok, Jang Hyuk,
Hyun Chul, and Yoon Seok.
They're the music experts who didn't have high expectations on him.
(How could you?)
They were all surprised...
and realized that he's still great.
- He's been underestimated. - He's been very underestimated.
We didn't know he was so skilled.
He's very much underestimated.
- I think... - I'm sorry, Sayuri.
- Inspector Gadget and I... - Go ahead.
go to the same gym.
(I do?)
His voice...
and his body figure are familiar to me. I think I know him.
You're Kang Kyun Sung, aren't you?
- Kang Kyung Sung. - You're Kang Kyun Sung, right?
- Hang on a second. - We met two weeks ago.
- Hang on. - He was drinking water.
She's 1 of the top 3 most unpredictable celebrities.
She's whimsical.
She's 1 of the top 3 most whimsical celebrities.
She's an underestimated foreigner.
She's the most underestimated foreigner.
I think he's Kang Kyun Sung.
Sayuri's specialty is to speak alone, answer alone,
and put down her microphone.
Jae Woo.
Inspector Gadget's voice...
is what I have been listening to since I was in middle school.
I listen to his voice even now.
I can't pretend that I don't know his voice.
He's a legend.
I wonder why he's on this show at all.
Is he a legend?
He's a legend.
Taj Mahal's voice indeed breaks our hearts,
but I think she's unlucky with her match today.
She's unlucky with her match?
Unfortunately, I think it was unfavorable for her.
During Taj Mahal's performance,
it was stormy for a moment,
and it became sunny again.
She didn't have to use a loud voice...
to express the different emotions.
She can make emotional waves in our hearts with a small voice.
Inspector Gadget's singing...
somehow brings all the people in the studio together.
In Round Two, when he performed "Crooked",
he made it feel like it was his concert.
When he performed "Thorn" just now,
he made us focus on him and be absorbed in the emotion.
I think he's performing with the audience.
Exactly. He's very good at involving the audience in the performance.
Thank you for the touching performance.
(Taj Mahal and Inspector Gadget's performances were both touching.)
Good.
Now, I will tell you the result of Final Round.
You'll be surprised by the result.
This doesn't happen so often.
The winner won...
by five votes.
The result is 52 to 47.
If Inspector Gadget is the one who won 52 votes,
the results he got from the three matches...
are all 52 to 47.
(His results may all be 52 to 47.)
(That's unbelievable.)
Right?
Right. That would be a great record.
If he's not the winner,
she is the one who won the match by five votes.
Who will be the winner?
Taj Mahal sang about the unforgettable pain of a breakup,
and Inspector Gadget sang about the longing embedded in his heart.
Between them, who will be able...
to move on to the 76th Final Match? Let's find out now!
(She expressed the heartbreaking pain of a breakup.)
(She sang it sorrowfully with a fantastic high-pitched voice.)
(Taj Mahal, the singer who sings about sorrow.)
(He roared out his strong longing with his husky voice.)
(His expression of feelings made every heart ache.)
(Inspector Gadget has a husky yet lyrical voice.)
Who will become the rival of the queen?
Whose voice does the audience want to hear again?
The winner is...
- The winner is... - The winner is...
(Their hearts are racing.)
The winner is...
(Is it Taj Mahal or Inspector Gadget?)
(Let's go to Final Match!)
Who will become the rival of the queen?
The winner is...
(Inspector Gadget with Invincible Voice wins.)
It's Inspector Gadget!
(It's his invincible voice!)
(He made it to Final Match.)
(He made people laugh and defeated his opponent as well.)
He's the man of five votes.
The score is 52 to 47. Yes, it's 52 to 47.
He's an amazing person.
Inspector Gadget won every round...
with 52 votes.
Please give him a big round of applause.
(Taj Mahal's identity will be revealed.)
Inspector Gadget won.
Swordswoman, I think you'll really have to give your robe to me.
(Laughing)
Many of you said she could be the next queen.
Who could she be?
Let's find out who she is.
Please come to the back of the stage.
Now, Taj Mahal, please take off your mask...
and reveal your face.
(She has the most captivating voice.)
(Her voice sounds sad and sorrowful.)
(Did she have an eventful music career?)
(Is she a singer in her mid-30s?)
Please take off your mask...
and reveal your face.
She is...
She has long hair. Is it really her?
Who is she?
(Who is she?)
Reveal your face.
She is...
the main vocalist of SONAMOO, High.D!
SONAMOO?
(Goodness)
She's a member of SONAMOO.
- Oh, my. - SONAMOO?
Gosh, she's amazing.
Hello. I'm High.D of SONAMOO.
- Hello, everyone. - All right.
(A charming female idol group that debuted 5 years ago)
(We're SONAMOO, the evergreen idol group.)
(They're growing up fast as they won the new global star award.)
(High.D is their main vocalist, who shines on stage.)
(She has great abilities to sing high notes and express her emotion.)
(She also has amazing ad-libbing skills.)
(Her ability was already recognized before her debut.)
(She sang many songs as a featured singer and a chorus.)
(She's a truly gifted singer, who has solid basic skills.)
(High.D, the singer who can sing extremely high notes)
You expected her to be older...
because she has a sorrowful voice.
Unbelievable.
It's been five years since she debuted.
She's 23 years old. That's right.
I didn't know she was such a good singer.
She's really young,
but she sings so sorrowfully.
I was really surprised.
- I never imagined it'd be her. - Thank you.
She sings her group's title tracks on music shows,
so I've never heard her sing such sad songs before.
I didn't know she had a voice like this.
It's almost unbelievable that it was her.
She performed incredibly well,
but I don't think we cheered enough. Let's cheer for her again first.
- We were really surprised. - She was really great.
- Right. - She was amazing.
- High.D is... - Please don't misunderstand.
They were too surprised to cheer.
It's been five years since SONAMOO debuted,
and this is the first TV show...
she joined alone since their debut.
(Amazing)
She's been going on shows with the other members of the group.
But for the first time in five years,
she came to MBC...
to perform on our show by herself.
I heard that you wanted to show the performance to your teammates.
- I'm sorry. - Oh, dear.
(She must be overwhelmed.)
- She has her sorrows. - Gosh, I'm sorry.
- She has her sorrows. - I think...
her memories of the past are rushing back to her.
I was really afraid to perform on stage and be on camera.
So I made a lot of effort by myself,
and my teammates helped me a lot.
I wanted to show them...
that I have overcome it now.
That's why I didn't even tell them I was coming to this show.
- I see. - Really?
I understand.
The name of our group is SONAMOO, and it's a very unique name.
It's an unusual name for a girl group.
Many people remember our group name, but not much more than that.
I wanted to let people know about our group...
and myself through this show today.
I worked really hard for it,
so please give our group a lot of support.
All right.
(We will support you.)
She's one of the people who really surprised us with their identities.
High.D made us feel comfortable with her songs, just like a pine tree.
Let's look forward to her great performance in the future.
Please give her a big round of applause!
Thank you.
(Let us hear from you more often.)
(You showed us the best stage today!)
I told myself that I should show people everything I have.
I wanted to show it to my agency,
my teammates, and everyone else I know.
I'm sure even my friends don't know that I can sing...
in front of many people like this now.
I'm really grateful for the chance I got to show that...
through this show.
I will come back with great songs soon.
Bye! Thank you.
This is the result of Round Three.
Inspector Gadget defeated High.D of SONAMOO...
and moved on to Final Match.
The mysterious music show, King of Mask Singer.
Only Swordswoman's stage to defend her throne...
is left now for today.
Will Swordswoman be able to defend her throne once again?
The 76th Final Match begins.
Let's watch the queen's stage now!
The 76th Final Match.
She's determined...
to take her sixth consecutive victory.
The 75th Queen of Mask Singer, A Woman of Her Own,
Swordswoman!
(The golden gate for the queen has opened!)
(They cheer heartily to greet the queen.)
(She's finally here!)
- She's here. - I should stand up.
I can't believe I get to watch her performance again.
She makes people so excited about her performance.
(There cannot be two winners.)
(Can she beat out Inspector Gadget...)
(and achieve her sixth win?)
("Shout" by Kim Kyung Ho)
It's rock.
(It's a song of Kim Kyung Ho, a male rocker.)
(Her surprising choice of the song thrills the audience.)
(She starts shouting from the beginning!)
(Her intense, powerful voice rages on.)
(Goose bumps)
(Thrilled)
(It wakes up every cell of your body.)
(This is rock music!)
(It feels like your heart is about to explode with excitement!)
Can you believe this?
(Her charisma makes their jaws drop.)
(The climax boils like magma.)
(I'm the Swordswoman.)
(Rock and roll, Swordswoman.)
Rock and roll!
This is very heavy metal.
Please send the police to the second floor.
(The performance fascinated everyone.)
It's over.
(Inspector Gadget comes out after watching her performance.)
Inspector Gadget, please come up on the stage.
(Laughing)
The final round has ended.
Young Seok, how did you watch the performance?
I'm always impressed by her...
because it doesn't seem fair whenever she performs.
There's no reason to feel that way.
The conditions are the same for every singer.
- Right. - She isn't given extra time either.
But I don't know why it seems so unfair.
Taking this song as an example,
it isn't hard for most singers to sing the high notes of this song.
"Everyone can sing this high."
- Like this? - Exactly.
She doesn't focus only on singing high notes.
Singing high notes is just on the side.
She focuses more on stability and preciseness.
Here's what I think about today's performance.
Until you win 10 times in a row,
do what you want to do.
Just perform as you please.
That sounds more appropriate for her.
(He fully supports the queen.)
It was such a cool performance.
You passionately support her.
We've heard his opinions.
Seung Kwan, I see you're writing something down again.
Well...
I was impressed by the show, so I was writing its name down.
I see.
This was my first time watching her performance...
- in a month. - I see.
She's really undefeatable.
The song title was "Shout" too.
I felt like she was determined to shout out today.
She was determined to rip the studio apart.
(I'm going to rip it apart.)
(Getting goose bumps)
I have so much respect for her.
What do you think, Sayuri?
She's like charcoal-grilled meat.
You know how they grill meat with charcoal, right?
- Charcoal? - Yes.
The meat is so delicious if you grill it with charcoal.
Inspector Gadget...
felt like grilling meat with a really strong fire...
until a while ago.
But her performance was way stronger that I forgot about his.
(She forgot about his performance.)
She's truly amazing.
- She was too strong. - Right.
It's fortunate that she's our masked queen.
We'd be scared to death if she were others' queen.
Goodness.
In Western movies,
some characters get rid of their enemies...
by shooting them like this.
On the other hand, some characters...
shoot like crazy and waste all their bullets.
- Just to kill one person? - Yes.
Likewise,
she wasted too many of her bullets.
She was against one masked singer anyway.
It wasn't like she had to fight all eight of them.
It was incredible.
- Her performance was incredible. - Right.
A while ago, I told Taj Mahal...
that she was unlucky...
to compete against Inspector Gadget.
Inspector Gadget...
is such a great singer, but his luck today...
(Going down)
Goodness.
No one knows about the result yet.
He may win the round...
if the result comes out 52 to 47.
What do you think, Gu Ra?
People say this from time to time.
"I'm facing a lot of trouble by staying for a long time."
People say this.
- Yes, they do. - But I think differently.
She's incredible.
It's enough to threaten Hyun Woo's record.
It isn't an easy song, but she pulled it off as a female singer.
It's very impressive.
Inspector Gadget did a good job too.
But he meant to make his junior shine more...
by overreacting.
He went like this in a relaxed mood.
(Before coming up on the stage and giving a thumbs-up,)
(he cheered for the queen backstage.)
(This is crazy.)
I'd like to give him some points for that.
You disagree, don't you?
I really think stage manners should be included in the score.
But the way I see it,
he won't be able to make it today.
It can't be helped.
- It can't be seen positively. - It can't be helped.
- She used too much gunpowder. - Right.
But I think he made his junior stand out more...
with his stage manners.
I applaud to that.
(He's cool.)
Yoon Seok.
You almost rolled down from the stairs.
- He did. - Let's hear from him.
I didn't roll down. I dived.
- You did? - Rock fans...
jump down when they reach a climax.
(How rock manias enjoy rock music)
(He wanted to jump and fly,)
(but his cartilage didn't help him.)
- I only replayed it. - I see.
I dare say that I did harder than the queen.
I did really hard.
It's the hardest and heaviest...
of all songs which I've heard on TV recently.
(It's the hardest and heaviest.)
So I was able to do all three types of head-banging.
I did this, this, and this.
He even spouted water, so it smells like spit around here.
I'm sorry about that.
(He was overly excited.)
I did it unconsciously.
I did it once when Miljenko appeared on the program.
And this was my second time to spout water.
That's how much I felt the sense of satisfaction.
This song was released in 1998...
when Kyung Ho was in his heyday.
Swordswoman must be in her heyday now.
I've felt it once again.
And in Inspector Gadget case,
he performed a song that many men enjoy singing in karaoke rooms.
They have what they want to express in their minds,
but they never get to pull it off.
However, Inspector Gadget expressed it precisely.
He whispered and sang out when necessary.
He controlled his emotions too.
He knew what the public wanted to listen to,
and his performance perfectly suited their taste.
That's my opinion.
Let's finish hearing the panelists' comments now.
If Swordswoman wins again today,
she'll be on the overall second place...
along with So Hyang.
If Inspector Gadget wins,
we'll have a new masked king on the throne.
Which one of them captured the audience's unbiased hearts more?
I'll now reveal the owner of the throne...
and the 76th masked king.
(His rough but tender voice struck the audience's ears.)
(He rhythmically led the performance in Round One.)
(His charisma overwhelmed the studio at once.)
(He showed off his manly charms in Round Two.)
(He changed completely...)
(and showed deep emotions for his rock ballad song.)
(His emotions were desperate and piercing like thorns.)
(Inspector Gadget is versatile regardless of genres.)
(No one can stop this strong vocalist.)
(With her blowing, overwhelming volume of her voice...)
(and her inapproachable charisma,)
(she proved the ability of the masked queen.)
Between Inspector Gadget and Swordswoman,
which singer is the 76th masked king?
The winner is...
- The winner is... - The winner is...
(Clenching his fists)
(Clenching his lips)
(It's a battle between the two strong vocalists.)
(Who will become the owner of the throne?)
- The winner is... - The winner is...
The winner is...
(Who will be the 76th queen or king?)
(King of Mask Singer)
(A Woman of Her Own, Swordswoman wins.)
Swordswoman wins.
(She has never been beaten so far.)
I love you forever, Swordswoman.
(We can see the queen once more. Too bad for Inspector Gadget.)
Swordswoman takes the throne once again.
It was 71 to 28.
Next to Music Commander Ha Hyun Woo,
she's in second place on the overall rankings of King of Mask Singer.
She will be presented with the golden mask and gown again.
Would you say how you feel now?
I'll try my best until I take first place in the rankings.
- Thank you. - All right.
The only one who exceeds Swordswoman's record...
of successive wins is Music Commander.
Let's see who could stop Swordswoman.
Please give her a big hand one more time.
Swordswoman won...
71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th,
and 76th Final Match, which makes 6 consecutive wins.
We'll start King of Mask Singer...
with her next week too.
Now,
it's time to reveal Inspector Gadget's face.
If you want to say something now, I'll give you a chance.
I think the queen made fun of us up there a moment ago.
I guess you're upset now.
Did you get upset?
I hope that she keeps her throne...
and breaks the record of Music Commander.
I see.
- I really hope so. - You even wished her luck.
Let's find out who he is.
Please come to the back of the stage.
Now, Inspector Gadget, take off your mask, and show your face.
(A pungent and unique voice)
(Is he a legendary veteran singer who can dominate the audience?)
(Does the word "upset" go well with him?)
(But he turned out to be clumsy.)
(Something hilarious happened to him too.)
(Who could he be?)
Inspector Gadget, please show your face.
(What?)
(Isn't that him?)
Who is it?
What's wrong with his hair color? Who is he?
(It's him, right?)
Please show your face.
He is...
the eternal rascals of the music industry,
Kim Chang Ryeol of DJ DOC.
(It was the singer, Chang Ryeol.)
- It's him. - We were right.
(It's him.)
Awesome.
(Everyone is glad to see him.)
Awesome.
He did a good job.
He did very well today.
You were surprised, weren't you?
- Please say hello to our viewers. - It was a long day for me.
Hello. Nice to see you. I'm Kim Chang Ryeol of DJ DOC.
(They are the iconic group of dance music of the 90s.)
(Singer Kim Chang Ryeol, the rascal of the music industry)
(With DJ DOC's unique swag...)
(and cheerful energy on stage,)
(they stay as a legend for over 2 years.)
(They remain as eternal national rascals.)
(He is known for his powerful high notes.)
(That was quite low.)
(His high notes know now limit.)
(He's born to be a singer with his explosive singing skills.)
(Now, he is a head of a family of four.)
(Surprisingly, he is not a brat but a loving husband...)
(when he's off the stage.)
(Kim Chang Ryeol will always remain as a singer.)
Until you sang on this stage today,
I heard you had to give it a lot of thought.
In fact, I really wanted to be on this stage,
- but I was afraid. - Why?
I was on stage only as a team.
So I'm still afraid to be on stage alone.
Are you?
The production crew tried to cast me for two years.
But while I was drinking soju with the main writer,
I ended up saying yes somehow.
Did you say yes because you were drunk?
- Yes. - I see.
So you came here to keep your promise.
- But I feel so good now. - You do?
In fact, there were many times...
when I wanted to sing other types of songs too.
After finishing it, I feel so refreshed and good.
You must feel that way.
It's been a long time since I last saw Chang Ryeol,
and he looks so dignified now.
- He looks like Suh Soo Nam. - Suh Soo Nam?
- Singer Suh Soo Nam? - He looks quite dignified now.
They look like Suh Soo Nam and Ha Cheong Il.
They do.
Suh Soo Nam and Ha Cheong Il?
By the way, are your pants all right?
They were torn a lot.
They were torn so much.
While he was playing bowling,
he happened to do something so funny...
and made us laugh a lot.
He used to be a rascal in his 20s,
but he has become a father in his 40s.
I'd like to know what kinds of plans you have in the future.
DJ DOC is preparing for an album after quite a long time.
I think we'll release our album and start to sing again this year.
It is true that DJ DOC has come this far...
because we had the image of being rascals,
but we're in our mid-40s now.
We're middle-aged men now.
- DJ DOC is now middle-aged men. - Middle-aged men.
I'd appreciate it if you felt more comfortable with us.
(He hopes people will feel comfortable with them.)
(Okay.)
I'm not sure if I can say this,
- but he likes drinking. - He is a heavy drinker.
He drinks a lot.
Although he drinks so much,
his vocal cords don't seem to have gotten old.
I'm so jealous of that.
Do you practice singing a lot?
It's because I'm immature.
- Your vocal cords are immature. - I think so.
He is so lucky.
As you have already seen,
his singing skills...
are much better than most people recognize.
Thank you so much for your great performance.
Thank you.
His singing skills were hidden behind his image of a rascal,
and we had a precious chance to hear him singing.
Please give him a big hand...
while looking forward to his new album.
(It was good to see you.)
(Lighthearted)
(It's finally over.)
I think it's been almost 20 years since I sang alone.
And I was on stage eight years since I last performed as a team.
"Right. Kim Chang Ryeol was a singer."
"He can sing slow songs too."
"I didn't know he had that side."
I think people might have thought something like that.
I'm happy about everything today. Everything is good...
and I'm so pleased.
Inspector Gadget was me, Kim Chang Ryeol.
I'll try harder to show you better performances.
Thank you.
Next week.
(I like you)
(The handsome boy group, Winner, will blow away the spring fever.)
(The hearts of the panelists flutter already.)
And today,
a super strong challenger appears...
to stop the queen from winning seven consecutive times.
(They are shocked, astonished, and amazed.)
(Unexpected masked singers reveal their faces.)
(I must take a photo of this.)
(The result of the competition is unpredictable.)
(How will it turn out?)
(Please don't miss it.)