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Leeteuk to front ‘I Can See Your Voice’ with gym buddy Kim Jong-kook
By Yim Hyun-su
Popular singing competition show back for sixth season
Super Junior’s Leeteuk will star in the new season of Mnet’s long-running show “I Can See Your Voice,” alongside singer Kim Jong-kook with whom he goes to the same gym.
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Leeteuk, one of the original cast members, appeared proud of the show’s success, given the growing number of singing competition shows here.
“I always say during a press conference that I want ‘I Can See Your Voice’ to become a program like ‘National Singing Contest’ (a singing show that has aired since 1980), and I feel good that it’s moving toward the goal step by step,” the singer said during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.
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Kim also appeared excited at starring opposite the Super Junior member.
“I go to the same gym as Leeteuk. I appear on many programs but I think we have one of the best chemistries,” he said of the fellow cast member.
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“Other than the visible truth, you have to trust your gut this season,” he said.
On the mystery music game show, judges are given a few hints, and they have to tell apart bad singers from real talent.
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The show’s unique format has been sold to nine countries, spawning similar shows in Vietnam, Thailand and Bulgaria to name a few.
A first-look clip unveiled during the showcase featured a hundred contestants from previous seasons singing “We Are The Champions” by Queen -- seemingly a nod to the megahit film ”Bohemian Rhapsody.”
A look back on the singer hopefuls painted a clear picture of the show’s versatility, as each contestant from different walks of life showcased their own distinctive singing voices.
Since the first season in late February 2015, over 500 singer hopefuls -- both good and bad -- have appeared on the show.
Friday’s episode will feature previous contestants Hwang Chi-yeul and Lee Sun-bin, who went on to become celebrities in their own right after appearing on the show.
By Yim Hyun-su (hyunsu@heraldcorp.com)