(Chanyeol of EXO versus Cha Eun Woo of ASTRO)
Eun Woo will play first.
- Right. - Eun Woo will go first.
Right now...
It's the semifinals,
- but it's like the finals. - It is the finals.
- Right. - He must be nervous.
The alley has become quiet.
Yes, it's quiet now.
(The alley has become quiet.)
(Nervous)
It's Eun Woo's first frame.
Let's see his play.
He let it go.
Let's see.
(9 pins)
- It was a nice throw. - That was good.
It's a good start.
Right.
Is that pin number four?
- Yes, it is. - All right. Pin number four.
I think he'll pick up a spare without any difficulty.
Right.
How will he pick up his first spare?
Here it goes.
- Will it hit the spare? - It's going to the left.
(He fails to pick up a spare.)
The landing was a little unstable.
- I think he's a little nervous. - He is nervous.
- It's natural to get nervous. - Right.
If he wins this match, he'll advance to the finals.
This is Chanyeol's first throw.
- It's his 1st throw. - It's his 1st frame.
Let's see.
(Strike)
He is indeed amazing.
He surely is the gold medalist.
Chanyeol!
He threw a strike from the beginning.
(The return of the defending champion)
- He widened the gap with Eun Woo. - He was actually really nervous.
That's the dignity of the defending champion.
I heard...
that his skills improved even more these days.
That's right.
Right now...
- It's harder to protect the throne. - This is fun.
(Sulking)
This is the second throw by Eun Woo.
I think he's a little nervous. He needs to relax.
- Right, he needs to relax. - Take it slow.
- Right. - Let's see.
- He threw it. - He threw the ball.
The pins are falling.
(It's a split where pin number 4 and 6 remain standing.)
- That's a difficult one. - Two pins remain standing.
Spares like this one...
- will be hard to pick up. - This is...
- I've never seen one before. - It won't work.
Here comes Eun Woo.
(Spare for 2nd frame)
- He has to hit at least one pin. - Let's see.
- Here it goes. - At least one.
He should've hit at least one pin. Say bye to the ball.
- It's okay! - It's okay!
Chanyeol doesn't seem to waver.
I can see his fighting spirit.
He threw it. It's a loft shot.
- That's a loft shot. - He threw it with much power.
A loft shot.
(Double strike)
He threw double strikes as soon as the match started.
(Chanyeol manages to increase the score gap by 43 points.)
(He's the best.)
(Give me a high-five.)
By his second frame, he already threw double strikes.
- That was amazing. - The real pro is here.
(The pro bowler Chanyeol shows perfect bowling.)
Eun Woo is a competitive athlete.
- That's right. - Right.
I think his competitive spirit can be a good influence.
Right. This is Eun Woo's third frame.
- It's going. Oh, no! - Oh, no!
What a mistake!
I guess he was intimidated by Chanyeol.
- He wavered. - He did.
- He has to remain calm. - He definitely wavered.
- He's still in his 3rd frame. - Right. It's only his 3rd frame.
I think...
because he met Bobby in the preliminary match...
- The free spirit. - Yes, his free spirit...
- and Eun Woo's spirit... - Are they mixed?
- I think so. - What strategy can Eun Woo take...
in this kind of situation?
Go back to the beginning.
- Calm down and check your steps. - Right.
Then check your swing.
You'll be affected more if you look at the opponent's score.
That's right.
- Here he goes. - He threw the ball.
(Will he be able to pick up spares?)
- It's going well. - It has to hit them all.
(He neatly picks up spares.)
- That's great. - That's good.
- It was a strike. What a loss. - It was a strike.
It was a good strike. What a shame.
He's slowly adjusting himself. It's going to be okay.
If he keeps it up, he'll be fine.
- That's right. - He has to keep it up.
Thankfully, he picked up spares.
- That's right. - Good job.
(Good job.)
- Go, Chanyeol! - Go, Chanyeol!
On the other hand,
Chanyeol needs to concentrate more...
as Eun Woo is regaining his pace.
He'll try to increase the score gap even more.
Will he manage to bowl a turkey,
or will he fail to bowl a strike this time?
What if he bowls a perfect game?
- He's concentrating hard. - He frowned once.
- Here it goes. It's going well. - That's a good throw.
That's great.
(Strike)
(He bowls a turkey, 3 consecutive strikes)
- That was just perfect. - How did he improve so much?
- That's a turkey. - He's really good.
He's amazing.
- He has good energy. - That's it.
(King of Bowling shows bowling skills that are on another level.)
- Everything's perfect. - It's stable.
The landing, follow-through, and eye contact are all perfect.
That was nice. As the ball went through...
It was a perfect throw.
- You can do it, Eun Woo! - You can do it, Eun Woo!
Here goes Eun Woo.
- Here goes Eun Woo. - Here he goes.
- That's going great. - Eun Woo!
(9 pins)
- What a shame. - Right, that was close.
That's pin number two. Its incidence angle is smooth.
Right. I can see the competitive eyes from Eun Woo.
- Right. - He has to maintain his pace.
- It's Eun Woo's turn. - Will he make it?
That's it!
- It's going to hit it. - There you go.
- Right now... - That was neat.
This pace is good.
- It's good. - He's doing okay.
Chanyeol is getting ready for his fourth frame.
Before we get to that, we call three consecutive strikes...
- as a turkey, right? - Yes, that's right.
What's the fourth strike called?
- It's called 4-bagger. - 4-bagger.
We might be able to witness it.
- Right now? - It's possible.
Is it four-bagger?
Will he bowl a four-bagger?
(6 pins)
That's okay.
- Turkey's enough. - He went as far as turkey.
But he's already earned 100 points.
He already has 100 points?
But you never know what will happen. You can't lower your guard.
- Gosh. - Chanyeol...
Will he be able to pick up spares?
Chanyeol wavered a little in his fourth frame.
He wavered.
I'm sorry, but I feel like watching a bowling drama.
It's because the two male characters are really good-looking.
(This is like...)
(These two men only run forward to achieve their dreams.)
(These two handsome men's smile...)
This is like a drama. I love it.
I wish it has up to 10 episodes.
(Is this a fresh youth drama?)
This is it. This is called moktak.
- That's moktak? - Yes.
(Moktak is a nickname given to the ball that sounds like it.)
(It's different from the light sound of a strike.)
He threw it well, but the ball only hit one pin.
If we compare it to dating,
that'd be like not going out after all those flings.
- It's like that. - That's how it feels.
- It's really annoying. - That's right. It's like that.
It's like you expected to date him, but it didn't come true.
(It's already his 8th frame.)
- Will he increase the gap more? - Chanyeol.
That's going great.
(4 pins)
- That's... - Chanyeol is losing it.
- He wavered. - That's right.
(What happened to him?)
We'll have to watch it until the end.
- That's right. - We have to go to the end.
- We'll have to see. - I can't believe...
this isn't the finals.
I thought it was.
- Chanyeol threw the ball. - I want to know how it goes.
(Will Chanyeol overcome this crisis?)
- That's it. - Is it going to hit them all?
(He fails to pick up spares.)
He fails to pick up spares.
- It's okay! - It's okay!
We have only two frames left,
and Chanyeol is ahead with a 38-points gap.
Eun Woo still has a chance to win.
He does if he does well in the 10th frame.
He can turn the game around.
- It's an important frame. - He's become more careful.
(It's not over until it's over.)
He threw the ball.
(Eyes getting big)
(What's Eun Woo's fate?)
(What?)
(He made a mistake and missed a good chance.)
What just happened?
What a shame!
- It's okay! - It's okay!
I bet he's the one who's most upset.
(He still does his best until the end.)
- The timing... - The timing...
- That was close. - He sent it in the wrong direction.
- It went in the wrong direction. - You're right.
(Chanyeol's 9th frame)
Throw it straight.
He threw the ball.
(8 pins)
(He's not happy with his throw.)
He seems unhappy with his throw.
- He doesn't look happy. - His face tells he's not.
This is Chanyeol's first match.
So he's not warmed up yet.
(Will he manage to pick up spares?)
- Will he pick up spares? - Chanyeol.
- Yes, he did. - My goodness.
(He succeeds as expected.)
- That was perfect. - He picks them up like a veteran.
(The cheering is wild until the end.)
- Chanyeol! - Chanyeol!
(He shouts to concentrate.)
(How many pins will Eun Woo hit in his last frame?)
He threw the ball.
(6 pins)
- Well done. - Well done.
This is called...
- "Do, re, mi, fa". - "Do, re, mi, fa".
He has to hit them as though they are dominoes.
- Will the timing... - Let's see.
- That's "Do, re, mi, fa". - "Do, re, mi, fa".
(He finished by picking up spares.)
It went "Do, re, mi, fa".
With the score of 134,
Eun Woo finished playing 10 frames.
He finished the game.
Chanyeol still has 10th frame to play.
- That's right. - Right.
How will he wrap it up?
- Will it be a strike? - Is it a strike?
How will he wrap it up?
- Will it be a strike? - Is it a strike?
(9 pins)
That was so close.
- Here goes Chanyeol. - His current score is high already.
- Of course. - That's right.
That's the last ball.
- That's right! - He picks up a spare.
(The bowling pro turns around even before the ball hits the pins.)
He finished the game neatly.
- Chanyeol earned 187 points. - He got 187 points.
Chanyeol of EXO earned 187 points.
Eun Woo of ASTRO earned 134 points.
Chanyeol of EXO...
- advances to the finals. - He advances to the finals.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
He lost, but his smile is worth millions of dollars.
It's like I watched a drama.
- That's how I felt. - Just watching them made me happy.
(List of matches for men's bowling)
It's men's bowling semifinals.
The second game will now begin.
First of all, for this round,
teams have members who came to cheer.
Oh, yes, you're right.
Those teams made it to the semi-finals.
(Kihyun of MONSTA X)
(Minhyuk of MONSTA X versus Jaehyun of NCT 127)
Jaehyun will start off.
He is new to bowling.
It's only been three weeks since he started to learn.
It's only been three weeks,
but his score was 173.
He got the highest score in the preliminary match.
He picked up almost all the spares.
I hope he can do the same here.
- He threw his first ball. - He threw it a bit hard.
(8 pins)
- He is stable. - Eight pins.
- Yes, he is stable. - That's right.
It seems that he put more speed.
He has become more powerful.
- He threw it hard. - Let's see.
And again, yes.
He picked up the spares very clean in the first frame.
Jaehyun is in the class of picking up the spares.
It's Minhyuk's turn now.
First throw of Minhyuk of MONSTA X, the powerful bowler.
He throws the ball very powerfully.
Even I can tell though I know nothing about bowling.
Yes, that's right.
It's a powerful throw.
Will it make it?
(9 pins)
That was so close.
Is that pin a roly-poly toy?
This is a very important moment.
- He threw it. - Yes, it looks good.
Oh no.
(Just one pin...)
It's going. He threw it well.
- It's good. - Oh, no.
Yes, he's good, Minhyuk.
(Only one pin is left in every important moment!)
Why is only one pin always left?
- That one pin is dragging him down. - Yes it is.
He left that one pin four times.
He could have made five strikes if it wasn't for that.
- That's right. - It's Jaehyun's third frame.
- Yes, Jaehyun. - He threw it.
He hooked the ball.
(Strike!)
Wow. Strike.
He bowled a strike.
The pins fell like dominoes.
(The first strike is only the beginning...)
(Strike)
He is stable.
Yes, with stability...
(Third strike)
Yes, it's good.
(Fourth strike)
Amazing.
He threw it again smoothly.
(Fifth strike)
- Wow, amazing. - But we have to see until the end.
This is so amazing.
- He made five strikes already. - He broke the record.
I think he will make another new record.
It's Minhyuk.
- Still, he's doing his best. - Minhyuk is still doing his best.
It's very good.
This should have been done earlier.
King Minhyuk.
- King Minhyuk. - He has to do what he prepared.
He is saying he's not a king, just Minhyuk.
- Just Minhyuk. - He is modest.
Actually, Minhyuk is doing well.
- But Jaehyun is doing... - He's not bad.
overwhelmingly well.
Please make a strike here.
Then the score will be 243.
If he makes a strike here,
he will get this program's calendar.
Let's go for 243.
- You can help us make the calendar. - Let's make one more strike.
This is his last throw.
He's concentrating and he threw it.
- Let's go for one more time. - It's going...
- It's going... - Is it a strike?
(Strike)
- It's going... - Is it a strike?
(Shocked)
(The best bowling score, 243.)
We have to stand up.
This needs a standing ovation.
243!
The score is 243.
In just one game,
- he made six strikes. - That's right!
I don't know if I'm at Idol Star Athletics Championships
or at a professional bowling match.
The scores are that high.
I'm getting goosebumps.
It was an amazing game that gives goosebumps.
Jaehyun of NCT 127 received the highest score of all time.
He is set to go up to the finals.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
(Rhythmic gymnastics)
The rhythmic gymnastics match will begin soon.
This sport is loved consistently.
We'll broadcast rhythmic gymnastics,
the flower of Idol Star Athletics Championships.
Please welcome Jihyo of TWICE...
who will broadcast this with us.
Hello, I'm Jihyo of TWICE,
a special host for rhythmic gymnastics.
Also, we have a commentator, Cha Sang Eun.
- Nice to meet you. - Welcome.
Hello,
I'm a rhythmic gymnastics coach and commentator for this show,
Cha Sang Eun.
I took a glance of the list of the athletes.
I thought that the lineup was best of all time.
The gold medalist of 2018 Chuseok Special, Yukyung,
and the gold medalist of 2018 New Year Special,
Rachel...
are hoping for another championship,
so they will match each other for the first place.
In other words, the Chuseok queen and
New Year queen are competing.
Yes, you are correct.
You can see who will win today.
Now, 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships...
and its New Year Special!
Rhythmic gymnastics will begin with the first athlete.
The first rhythmic gymnast will enter.
JooE of MOMOLAND.
(JooE of MOMOLAND)
This is JooE.
She is going for the hoops, and this is her first participation.
- Isn't she confident? - Yes, she is.
She's also waving.
Her blue outfit is very beautiful.
Her strengths are
bright energy and powerful moves.
She will dance to the song made to interact with the audience,
which is Queen's masterpiece, "We Will Rock You."
She will perform an energetic show like a female warrior.
JooE.
All right.
(A cheerful message from Moocury)
Now let's watch JooE's performance.
(This is her 1st game and 1st participation.)
JooE is always bright like on stage,
so I look forward to seeing another bright performance with this song.
Yes, it is Queen's song.
(The members are also nervous.)
Wow, she's powerful.
(A powerful start that fits the song)
(First, apparatus difficulty.)
This is hard part...
She couldn't catch it.
(She missed the apparatus unfortunately.)
She missed it.
It's okay.
If you make a mistake, it is important that
you have to shorten the time to the next move.
It looks like she's a bit flustered, but it's okay.
That kind of mistake is okay.
It slipped.
(She lost the apparatus again...)
Oh no, where is it going?
- It didn't go out. - Yes.
- She's really nervous. - I've never seen her like this.
Yes, me too.
Wow, this is good.
(She is catching her breath for the next difficult move.)
(Balancing, successful)
Her balance was good.
That hoop is pretty big and heavy,
so it is hard to just roll it in the hands.
JooE's figure is very pretty.
Yes, that's right.
Also, she shows her bright energy very powerfully.
She has a good ability to express herself.
She has to kick it. Yes, she did it very well.
Yes, very well done.
(Successful on catching the hoop with two arms after kicking it)
She doesn't need to be nervous.
Until the end...
- She had to catch it quickly. - She caught it well.
(It was JooE's first performance, which she did her best all the way.)
It looks like she's a bit flustered,
- but it's okay. - Yes, that's right.
I think she got more nervous because she's the first to perform.
Yes, the first athlete always becomes more nervous.
(JooE is the best.)
She was the first athlete and her first try.
She did very well.
(Her performance and her first try were beautiful.)
The score hasn't come out yet.
Dong Hyuk will interview her.
(I loved you)
He's singing all of sudden.
(All of a sudden, now he's singing IKON's song.)
(Everyone sings along.)
I'm Dong Hyuk of IKON,
who fell in love with Idol Star Athletics Championships.
(He is so lovely)
JooE, you have worked very hard.
She's drinking water without catching her breath.
You could've been very nervous since you were the first one up.
However, you showed a very relaxed performance.
- How do you feel? - I looked relaxed?
- Yes you did. - Oh, that's good to hear.
Didn't I look very tensed?
- I was very nervous. - Yes, you...
Your face looked relaxed.
- It wasn't obvious? - Yes, it wasn't.
- What are some tips to do that? - Tips?
Yes, or was it only me?
- Are you just reading the script? - No.
She got it exactly.
JooE has a lot of experience...
- in variety shows. - Right.
To be honest, I was very nervous,
and I was doubting myself whether I could do this or not.
I had a lot of thoughts in my mind,
but I was okay because the members cheered a lot for me.
(JooE, you did well.)
- Now, the total score... - It's out now.
The score is 10.6.
0.30 for deduction, 4.10 for difficulty,
and 6.80 for execution.
For that deduction,
she got it when she left the gymnasium.
- Oh, is that so? - Yes.
The mistake was unfortunate,
but she did well.
The second rhythmic gymnast will enter.
Eunseo of WJSN
(Eunseo of WJSN)
The second athlete is Eunseo of WJSN.
She'll perform with the ball.
As you can see, Eunseo is wearing a red outfit.
She is performing to a cheerful and exciting rock and roll song.
She is going to show her lovely side,
and perform as a cheerful dancing fairy.
She could be nervous since this is her first performance.
I hope she can perform as she practiced.
Please watch the performance from now.
- This is a lively song. - I like the song.
She is starting her act to a cheerful song.
- Very good. - Good!
(She finishes her first apparatus difficulty successfully.)
(So excited)
You must be careful not to let the ball slip out, right?
That's right.
Her movements go very well with the music.
Right. The balls in the air!
- Good! - She got it.
(She throws the ball, catches it, and ends with a forward roll.)
Very good. She is very flexible.
Her wave motion was excellent as well.
(Looking relaxed)
- She's relaxed. - Her expression is very good, too.
She throws and catches the ball!
An excellent catch.
(Success of AD skills continues.)
That is not an easy movement.
She'll probably receive points for succeeding in apparatus difficulty.
The movement may look easy, but it isn't easy at all.
Nice throw and a catch!
(She successfully implements...)
(a high-level apparatus difficulty motion.)
Then she threw the ball back again.
She is really good.
It's hard to believe this is her first competition.
Very flexible.
- It's uplifting just to watch her. - I know.
(This dance fairy is giving a relaxed performance)
She just needs to complete this routine.
- Good! - She caught it!
(She succeeds in throwing the ball and turning.)
Very good.
She caught the ball!
She is very relaxed.
- She must keep her composure. - This is a difficult one.
(She slightly missed this highly difficult routine.)
She did very well.
- It's not a big mistake. - That's true.
She carried out this high-level apparatus difficulty quite well
(It was a mesmerizing 1min 30sec.)
Timing was perfect.
- It must have been so hard. - She did really well.
She maintained her facial expression while finishing the routine.
Eunseo tends to rush her routine a bit...
but she promised me before the competition...
to keep her composure, and she's done really well.
WJSN members are all very happy for her.
Look how high her ball goes up.
She really worked hard.
- It's pretty cool. - She did very well.
The score goes up with the greater rotation of the ball.
It's time to reveal the score.
(What will Eunseo's score be?)
(Difficulty, 4.70 execution, 7.80, deduction, 0, total, 12.50)
Her score is 12.5.
She is in first place now.
She didn't get any deductions.
- 12.5 is a very high score. - She did very well.
When another WJSN member Chen Xiao got her gold medal, she scored 13.
The difference is only 0.5 points.
The third rhythmic gymnast will enter.
It's ZN of LABOUM.
(Ribbon, ZN of LABOUM)
The third athlete is ZN of LABOUM.
ZN knows how to express the details of her routine.
She will be expressing the sweetness and excitement...
and the contrasting passion hidden in the first kiss.
ZN will describe these emotions with her unique ability of expression.
You can look forward to a detailed and emotional performance.
I hope she will give her best performance.
(ZN's "Memory of First Kiss" begins now.)
She starts out strong!
It's a very good throw!
(ZN starts out with a risk difficulty.)
It was a very good throw.
It's a good start.
Because of the long length of the ribbon,
it is much more difficult to handle than it looks.
(Ribbon apparatus needs to show beauty through continuous movement.)
The ribbon needs to keep moving as if it's alive.
Right. It must not stop moving. Not even for a moment.
It must be so difficult. She also has to maintain good expression.
She did well in her dance steps along with the music.
That was a high-level apparatus move.
It was well executed.
(She's doing well and looking pretty.)
Very good.
She is quite calm.
(ZN is drawing gracefully with her ribbon.)
Balance!
(She's raising one leg to show she can stay balanced.)
Very good!
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She is doing well.
(ZN's expression is smooth yet passionate.)
She is doing very well.
- She has thrown the ribbon. - There she goes.
(The ribbon goes up, rotates once, and ZN needs to catch it.)
- She has thrown the ribbon. - There she goes.
She has caught it!
The competitors should be nervous.
(ZN is beautifully expressing the excitement of the first kiss.)
She's doing well.
She's calm and doing well.
She's heading towards the end.
She's doing another difficult motion.
(It was a clean finish.)
She's doing another difficult motion.
She did so well!
This is going to be difficult.
She didn't make any mistakes.
- There were no mistakes. - She did really well.
Her acting was really good, too.
She gave a perfect performance just as in her practice.
I am very proud of her.
I think she is also quite happy with herself.
Even though I am not an expert...
her performance was very stable and composed.
She didn't seem hurried at all.
She was very composed and showed everything she had practiced.
Stepping on the ribbon at the finish was impressive.
It was a good performance.
Very good.
We will now reveal the score.
It's 12.1.
(Difficulty, 4.60, execution, 7.50, deduction, 0, total, 1201)
It's 12.1?
So she is in second place?
Yes, she is.
Eunseo scored 12.5.
ZN is now in second place.
(Giving a kiss ceremony in celebration of coming second)
That's the first kiss.
The fourth rhythmic gymnast will enter.
It's Shu Hua of (G)I-DLE.
(Ball, Shu Hua of (G)I-DLE)
It's Shu Hua.
Shu Hua was the last to join the practice.
So I was very worried about her.
But she practically lived in the practice room.
She lacked flexibility compared to the other competitors.
But she really tried very hard.
She will be using the bouncing ball to...
give a performance and express a lovely girl.
If we look at our past rhythmic gymnastics competitions,
how much you practiced seemed to relate to how high you score.
I wonder what kind of a performance she will give.
I hope she will demonstrate all her skills on this stage...
since she has practiced very hard.
(Refreshing)
She is starting out in a lively way.
(She is lively as the music.)
Very good.
She has caught and thrown the ball.
- And has caught it. - She has caught it.
(She throws the ball, turns twice, and catches the ball.)
She threw the ball high, turned twice and then caught the ball.
That was a difficult motion.
It's something professional athletes actually do in their competitions.
It is not easy to turn twice...
- That's true. - after throwing the ball.
(Balance difficulty, Bouncing the ball on one leg)
- That was a good balance. - She has succeeded.
One more time.
She has caught it.
One more time.
She has caught it.
(She is good.)
The music has changed.
(Her acting becomes softer keeping in step with the music.)
She rolls the ball.
This is a difficult motion.
She is very calm and doing well.
(She is flexible.)
Even though she is not that flexible,
she still managed to do that motion.
That shows you how hard she practiced.
Practice never betrays you.
That's true.
(Practice never betrays you.)
The final part.
- She needs to concentrate. - She threw the ball.
This is the last part.
(It was a perfect performance.)
The ball could have slipped out so easily,
- you know. - That's true.
I think she showed all the skills that she wanted to.
She finished off with a face of satisfaction.
To think that you need to throw and catch a ball that weighs 400g...
It's difficult to throw and catch an ordinary ball.
That's true.
The motion that she is doing is all very advanced skills.
How difficult must it be to pull that off!
She is rolling the balls on both her arms,
and that's certainly not easy.
Shu Hua rolled forward and caught the ball.
She did it so well without any mistakes.
We will announce Shu Hua's scores.
- It's high! - She has done well.
It's 12.7. She has received today's highest score.
She got 7.9 for execution and...
and 4.8 for difficulty.
She is now in first place.
The fifth rhythmic gymnast will enter.
It's May of Cherry Bullet.
(Ribbon, May of Cherry Bullet)
May of Cherry Bullet has chosen the ribbon as her apparatus.
I thought a swan was walking in.
May is now actually 16 years old.
(16-year-old May is the youngest athlete.)
In the history of the Idol Star Athletics Championships,
she is the youngest ever competitor.
That's amazing!
Using her tall height and long legs and arms,
she will display graceful and alluring side, like a swan,
at the same time, you'll be able to see her powerful side.
I'm looking forward to it.
She'll perform to a soundtrack of "Howl's Moving Castle".
("Merry-Go-Round of Life" from "Howl's Moving Castle")
(Apparatus difficulty)
Very good.
That was an apparatus difficulty and she did a good job.
(As she's tall, the purple ribbon makes satisfyingly big circles.)
Her motion is very beautiful.
As she has done ballet before,
she connects the moves smoothly.
Will she catch it?
(She throws the ribbon, makes 2 turns, and receives it.)
- She's indeed stable. - That was very nice.
She threw the ribbon, made two turns, and caught the ribbon.
That's not an easy move.
I think she's the first athlete who has caught the ribbon...
after making two turns.
A high score is expected.
- Yes. - She throws it.
And she catches it.
(She scores from risk elements in a row.)
Everyone is good in the actual game.
- She's good. - She's doing a great job.
What's difficult about rhythmic gymnastics...
is that you have to grab the stick after throwing the ribbon.
So you need to concentrate.
You shouldn't catch the ribbon, but the stick.
- Exactly. - I see.
(She dances beautifully with her long arms and legs.)
The music keeps changing.
It must be hard to dance to the music.
She understands and expresses the music very well.
Her moves are very smoothly connected.
Yes. Her moves look so natural.
(She dances like an elegant swan.)
All right.
- She missed it. - She made a mistake.
(The ribbon slipped from her hand.)
She missed it.
(She does her best to the end.)
(She wraps it up with a cute gesture.)
It's a shame that she made a mistake in the end,
but the rest of her moves were great.
She did a very good job.
She missed the ribbon at the end though.
What's difficult about ribbon performances...
is that you have to be continuously moving...
and you have to make sure you catch the stick right after throwing.
There's a high chance of losing points during this performance.
- As she majored in ballet... - Exactly.
She's performing the waltz step.
She did it beautifully...
and elegantly.
You just watched a performance of a member of your group.
Would you like to say a few words to May?
I saw her practicing hard alone...
every day after work.
I was really...
- She's tearing up. - Yes.
She did a wonderful job...
without making major mistakes.
I'm so proud of her and I'd like to tell her...
- she did a great job. - I see.
What a heartwarming scene.
May did her best with the performance.
Let's check out her score.
Shu Hua is currently leading the competition...
with the score of 12.7.
She got her score.
She goes to second place with the score of 12.6.
Shu Hua is leading with the score of 12.7.
The sixth athlete of rhythmic gymnastics comes in.
It's Rachel of April.
(Clubs, Rachel of April)
This is the second times she's participated in the game.
She won a gold medal in 2018 New Year Special.
It's Rachel from April.
She's wearing a sky blue costume,
which reminds me of the Snow Queen.
This time, she's performing with clubs.
Yes, that was a bold choice.
Clubs are very hard.
So she was nervous...
when she first started practicing.
But she's known as a hard worker of Idol Star Athletics Championships.
She never gave up and practiced hard to this day.
Just like the title of the song she will perform, "I Will Survive",
she's relaxed yet confident,
which is what you should focus on when watching her performance.
Actually, clubs are one of the least favored apparatuses.
I'm excited to see how she will pull it off.
She's the champion of 2018 New Year Special.
(She scores from an apparatus difficulty.)
(Next is an advanced balance difficulty.)
She managed to pull off an advanced balance difficulty.
- She's doing a great job. - Yes.
(She attempts to catch a club behind her back.)
- She missed it. - Oh, no.
(She fails.)
Club performance is actually one of the hardest performances.
(Clubs are known to be difficult to handle.)
This is a hard move.
- She made it. - Great job.
(She calmly scores from an apparatus difficulty.)
Eyes on the club.
- She caught it. - Well done.
(Despite a mistake, she stably continues.)
Rachel has been practicing spinning club so hard...
that she got blisters and scars on her hands.
That tells how difficult apparatuses clubs are.
Well...
The former champion picked a hard apparatus.
How about this time?
- She caught it. - She caught it all right.
(She throws the club, makes a turn, and then catches it.)
- She caught it. - She caught it all right.
She managed to score from both throwing and spinning,
and the risk elements.
(The former champion is relaxed.)
Her face looks so bright.
(Her dance steps are confident.)
Her dance steps are great.
(She catches a club with another club.)
That was a nice catch.
Rachel might not be completely satisfied with the performance,
- but to us... - She did a great job.
She showed us how she could be a champion last year.
It's very likely to get flustered and ruin the rest...
of the performance after one mistake, but she did it well.
She tried many difficult moves.
She performed with clubs,
which made her performance...
one of the most difficult performances.
There was a move where she threw the clubs high,
made a turn, caught them, and then made another turn...
and she did a very nice job.
She's very flexible as well.
I can tell how hard it is from just watching it.
She threw a club using the other club...
and caught the thrown one with the other one.
These moves are counted as apparatus difficulty.
Shu Hua is currently leading the competition.
Her score was 12.7.
(Will Rachel manage to get back her title of champion?)
Let's check out her score.
Let's see her score. Yes!
- She's in 1st place now. - She goes to 1st place.
- She got 13.2 points. - That's a high score.
- Rachel is currently in the lead. - You are in first place now.
She's got a very high score.
This is the highest score ever.
That's right. Her performance points were not that high,
but it was a difficult one, which got her many points.
Rachel is shedding tears. This must be surprising to her.
Depending on Yukyung's performance,
the color of their medals might change.
That's right.
The seventh athlete of rhythmic gymnastics comes in.
Yukyung from ElRIS.
(Hoop, Yukyung from ELRIS)
Yukyung of ELRIS is entering.
Yukyung is a gold medalist...
of 2018 Chuseok Special.
She's in an arresting red costume...
shining gorgeously with beads and glitters.
I wonder what kind of performance she prepared this time.
She's going to perform to tango music,
expressing passionate...
yet understated sexiness.
She'll be performing many moves that actual gymnasts do.
So please watch her carefully.
If the previous athlete had gotten less than 13 points,
she must have been feeling more relaxed.
But the previous athlete got more than 13 points.
So I think she should focus a little more.
- It must be quite a pressure. - It must be a lot of pressure.
(The members of her group are nervous too.)
("In Tango" by In-Grid)
We're listening to passionate tango music that matches her costume.
I love the costume.
(Her costume, performance and the music are in harmony.)
(Balance difficulty)
She managed the balance difficulty.
(Risk element and jump element)
- She caught it. - Very good.
The champion of 2018 New Year Special...
beat all the newcomers.
Let's see if the champion of 2018 Chuseok Special...
can do the same.
Let's see how many points she will get.
(She performs with understated sexy moves.)
(She throws the hoop.)
That was a nice catch.
(Her body goes through the hoop.)
That was a nice catch.
She threw the hoop high and managed to go through it.
And now...
- Oh, no. - She missed it.
And now...
(The hoop slips out of her hand.)
(Shocked)
(The hoop goes out of the line.)
She continues her performance with a spare hoop.
What a shame.
(Without a break, she performs 3 fouette pivots.)
- She's been doing great. - Yes, she has.
She should be performing even more calmly.
What a loss.
(She should focus now.)
- She should focus. - She's doing a great job.
(Yukyung continues her performance calmly.)
Jihyo is gaping at her silently.
- We know how hard she practiced. - Exactly.
She must be feeling bad because she practiced very hard for this.
You know because you saw Mina cry before.
She's calmly continuing the performance now.
Yes, she's doing a great job.
- Eyes on the hoop. - She caught it.
She caught it with her feet.
That's a very challenging move.
It was a difficult one.
Even myself, a non-professional,
can see how incredibly challenging that is.
Indeed.
She incorporated a lot of highly challenging moves.
Since elementary school to high school,
she did the traditional Korean dance.
That's why she has such good techniques.
She executed the other moves perfectly.
- That's right. - She just made one big mistake...
of dropping the hoop.
Currently, we have Rachel in the lead...
with 13.2 points.
Runner-up is Shu Hua with 12.7 points.
May is a close third...
with 12.6 points.
Yukyung, as we've mentioned,
performed nearly perfectly, except for dropping the hoop.
Other moves were perfectly clean.
Please show Yukyung's score!
(What will her score be?)
She needs to get higher than 13.2 points.
12.9 points!
(Gold: Rachel of April, with 13.2 points)
12.9 points!
She placed second.
If she didn't drop the hoop,
- Right. - she would've placed first.
She would've gotten the same score as Rachel.
Historically, Cheng Xiao...
scored the highest with 13 points.
But Rachel broke that record.
(The return of the queen)
You did so well!
Great job! Don't cry!
You should really do gymnastics!
It was great.
(Knowing that she practiced endlessly until today...)
(To perform just a minute and a half, )
(the stars worked so hard.)
(You're all beautiful for working so hard.)
Rachel...
is the queen of this season!
With the news that a new record has been set,
we'll wrap up the rhythmic gymnastics.
This is being broadcast from Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium.
MBC...
Broadcast.
(MBC Broadcast)
(Soccer shootout)
Shootout will begin shortly.
MBC 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships,
we're now commentating...
the newly-introduced sport, shootout.
For shootout, we have a special host,
TWICE's energizer,
Dahyun! Nice to meet you.
Hello, I'm Dahyun of TWICE. Nice to meet you all.
Commentator Seo Hyung Wook...
and BJ specialized in soccer, Gamst. Nice to meet you both.
Hello!
I've been commentating for 20 years now,
but I've never watched a shootout match alone.
I'm slightly nervous.
I look forward to working with you all.
Yes, and Gamst?
I've commentated for foot volleyball last year...
and now, I'm back for the second time.
Luckily, I've received the Rookie Award.
(He received the Male Rookie Award at 2018 MBC Broadcast Awards.)
(Rookie Award Variety Show, Male)
(Kang Daniel, the co-recipient)
- I received it with Kang Daniel. - Exactly.
I know.
- It's so cool. - Fascinating, isn't it?
Thank you so much. I'll forever be MBC's son.
Hyung Wook, as this is the first shootout match,
please explain the rules for us.
There will be three in a team for the shootout.
2 kickers will kick 5 times to determine the winning team,
but if it's a tie,
the sixth kicker will be the goalkeeper.
This will keep the game interesting.
As this is the grand first match happening at the New Year Special,
we have a very strong lineup of athletes.
The cheers make me feel like I'm watching the World Cup.
Let's bring in the athletes.
(2019 Shootout Lineup!)
The first shootout match at Idol Star Athletics Championship!
Before we begin the match,
we have athletes warming up right now.
We have athletes warming up right now.
They're warming up.
They've just begun to warm up just because you mentioned it.
(The athletes begin to warm up as Dahyun said they were.)
They're really warming themselves up.
A breathtaking match!
The shootout match will begin soon.
The first shootout winners ever...
receive a huge award.
They'll receive a Korean beef set.
I want one.
Do you?
The first game of shootout quarterfinals...
will begin shortly.
(NCT 127 versus MONSTA X)
The first match of the quarterfinals begins!
The two tough teams meet.
MONSTA X versus NCT 127.
I hear Yuta of NCT 127 was a soccer athlete.
(Yuta was also a star athlete in futsal in 2016.)
His skills will definitely be helpful today.
Apparently, a lot of teams...
picked MONSTA X as their rival team.
Let's see if they live up to the hype today.
We're going to flip a coin...
to determine who goes first.
The first kicker is the most important.
NCT 127 goes first.
Yuta was a soccer athlete before,
so we expect him to take up the pressuring first kicker role.
MONSTA X is on defense.
Jooheon was also on a soccer team when he was in school.
He seems slightly nervous.
This is the first kick ever...
of the first shootout match!
(Who will win and keep the pride as a former soccer athlete?)
This is the first kick ever...
of the first shootout match!
- Goal! - Great!
Yuta!
(Goal)
He's definitely experienced.
He was smart to kick it towards the post.
He kicked very well.
He even prepared a ceremony.
He was waiting for this.
(First goal!)
Johnny is on defense.
Johnny was a volleyball athlete.
He has done a lot of blocking, so he should be good.
I think so too, since he knows how to use his hands to block.
(MONSTA X's first kicker, Hyungwon seems relaxed.)
(Runs)
(Whistle blows)
What was that?
The referee is telling Hyungwon to kick once again.
Please kick after the whistle.
You have to kick after the whistle blows.
(Nervous)
Hyungwon!
(He kicks again.)
He blocked it!
(A powerful block)
He kicked to the center.
Johnny blocked it.
When you get nervous,
you tend to kick to the center.
Right. When you're thinking too much,
it's hard to control the direction of the ball.
In professional soccer, kicking to the center is strategic,
because goalkeepers run towards one side of the post.
But in amateur soccer,
goalkeepers don't dive into one direction.
That's why kicking to the center isn't the best idea.
Jungwoo of NCT 127 will have the second kick.
(Handsome)
(His beauty is filling the whole stadium.)
Jooheon is the goalkeeper.
(You can do it, Jooheon!)
(Let's be quiet when he's kicking!)
(Jungwoo versus Jooheon)
(Who will win?)
(This isn't the end.)
(A tight match that makes your palms sweat.)
(Idols' unpredictable race...)
(for the gold.)
(The more you watch, the more you get drawn into)
(An even more intense episode of...)
(Idol Star Athletics Championships is coming tomorrow!)