On the October 19 broadcast of SBS's "The Ballad of Us Season 2" (hereafter "The Ballad of Us 2"), Cho Seung-beom appeared as a returning contestant.
On this day, Cho Seung-beom expressed his regret, revealing that although he had advanced to the main rounds of Season 1 last year, he was unable to take the stage due to poor health on the day of recording.
In particular, as he was preparing for college entrance exams at the time, watching the stages of Lee Ye-ji, who is currently his department senior, and Lee Ji-hoon, his department classmate, made him feel even more disappointed.
Taking the stage, he selected Lee Juck's "I Didn't Know That Time" and delivered a passionate performance with his signature husky voice. Barely advancing to round two, he shared his emotional reaction, saying, "Remembering last season seemed to make the emotions well up even more."
In response, Moon Geun-young advised, "I think you just sang too hard. You did not manage to open the hearts of the 'Top 100 ears,' and it felt like you were just showing, 'Look how well I can sing,' which was a shame," adding, "It would be good to ease up a bit and think more about how to open the hearts of the 'Top 100 ears.'"
Hearing this, Jung Jae-hyung commented, "That is the assessment of an expert," and shared an honest critique: "I think a lot about how to evaluate junior musicians. I can imagine how much heartache you must have gone through over the past year. Outstanding technique and skilled vocals, but I think the song choice was a miss."
Roy Kim also drew attention with thoughtful advice, saying, "I probably would have made this song choice too," and "I understand it was a song selected to showcase your own unique strengths. But because you kept pushing full speed starting right from verse one, the emotional resonance of that strength was lessened."
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