Broadcaster Kang Ho-dong is helplessly moved to tears by one performer's touching performance.
'Ten Million Genius Show,' which airs for the first time on TV CHOSUN at 10 p.m. on September 1st, is a premium show where national treasure-level performers from South Korea meet top stars to challenge 10 million views. With 10 million won in prize money at stake, extraordinary challenges and spectacular performances unfold, creating a fantastic collaboration of blood, sweat, and tears from stars and performers that showcases a unique stage. In particular, the show draws keen attention with the unique chemistry between MCs Kang Ho-dong and Boom and the distinctive concept of the greatest acrobatic show on earth, carefully completed over a year.
In the first episode, Kang Ho-dong watches a performer displaying amazing feats with his hands clasped together, then suddenly becomes emotionally overwhelmed. Unable to tear his gaze from the stage, Kang Ho-dong, with glistening eyes, wipes away tears with the back of his hand after the performance and shares his impression that he shed tears without realizing it. Not only Kang Ho-dong but also Ahn Sung-hoon, Lee So-na, and Heo Chan-mi clutch their chests with reddened eyes, drawing attention. As Kang Ho-dong sets aside his trademark tiger charisma and reveals his emotional side, the audience breaks into laughter, calling it menopause.
Following this, Jinsung touches hearts with passionate determination that defies his age. Before the challenge, Jinsung declares his solemn resolve, saying that if he entered the entertainment industry, his body is no longer his own, and he must live for viewers until the end. Taking on the balancing art—a skill of finding the center of an object and stacking it—Jinsung sings while demonstrating his determination to find the center of empty beer bottles, chairs, and makgeolli cups one by one, drawing admiration from the audience.
The production team emphasized that Kang Ho-dong's tears were genuine emotion from the stage that was not in the script, and urged viewers to directly confirm the passionate spirit and dedication of Jinsung, who poured his entire body into creating the ultimate performance on this broadcast.
