TV CHOSUN's "Cheonman Gigin Show" presented a unique paradigm of being the greatest performance show on earth from its first broadcast, making a strong impact on home viewing rooms and declaring its ascent as a performance powerhouse.
The first episode of TV CHOSUN's "Cheonman Gigin Show" aired on the night of the 1st at 10 PM recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 3.8% based on Nielsen Korea, with peak viewership reaching 4.2%, achieving the remarkable feat of ranking first in entertainment viewership across all channels including terrestrial broadcasters during the same time slot. From its first broadcast, it dominated home viewing rooms and gave a foretaste of a blockbuster run ahead.
The broadcast opened with a pleasant start as Kang Ho-dong and Boom, reunited after a year, shared their emotion with a warm handshake. Kang Ho-dong and Boom heightened expectations by revealing that this was the first format requiring them to sing and perform simultaneously, and that they had prepared extensively over the past year. The two then explained that talented performers and stars would form teams, and the team that received the most points out of a total of 400 points—200 points from talented performers and 200 points from stars—would claim the final championship and receive a prize of 10 million won, raising the excitement from the start.
The first talented performer to appear was Byeon Nam-seok, a balancing artist who succeeds the more he fails. He precariously stacked glass bottles and slippery stainless steel basins of varying sizes and weights, and performed by placing lit candles on moving picture frames. He also left the audience breathless with an extremely difficult challenge of standing a motorcycle that Lee So-na was riding on, earning 165 points from the national judges. In response, Jin Sung sang "Don't Tackle Me" and took on a balancing art challenge, eventually balancing the glass bottle tower after focusing on maintaining balance from chairs to empty bottles, receiving warm applause for his passionate performance that made people forget his age.
Second, aerial silk artist Jeon A-ram, who has been performing in the sky for 14 years, took the stage. Jeon A-ram explained aerial silk, a combination of sports and art, and then presented a beautiful and breathtaking performance about 10 meters in the air, relying on a single piece of fabric without safety equipment. As Jeon A-ram fearlessly climbed toward the ceiling, instantly went into a vertical drop and flew, Kang Ho-dong shed tears, and she earned an impressive 192 points. Heo Chan-mi, who mentioned having a fear of heights, showed determination by not giving up even when suffering injuries during practice. Heo Chan-mi sang "The Dream of the Goose" while hanging in the air, perfectly executing movements of leaning backward upside down and rotating, completing a flight stage.
Third, Lee Beom-gu and Jeon Seung-hui, national representatives in all five Latin dance sports categories of South Korea, took the stage and displayed a fantastic harmony befitting real-life partners with seven years of coordination, earning 163 points. Son Bin-a, who revealed losing 10kg in weight during practice, sang "Summertime" and took on a power dance sports challenge using unique power as her weapon. With the special setting of a real-life couple and a love triangle with Son Bin-a added, she powerfully expressed holding, receiving, and spinning Jeon Seung-hui, and expressed tense dynamics with Lee Beom-gu, receiving high praise.
Finally, Yun Sang-yeon, who took the stage last, displayed world-class dignity as the pump national representative who has maintained the world's top position for 12 years. He presented a perfect play, not missing a single fast-paced step, and ultimately released inspired steps while completely blindfolded with an eye mask, delivering thrills and excitement to earn 173 points. Chun-gil sang "Amor Fati" at the top of his lungs while simultaneously performing pump, diving into an extreme mission. He sprinted across a specially made stage pump and even performed breakdancing freeze moves, surprising the audience, but his stamina was depleted in an instant, collapsing from exhaustion, yet he burned his passion until the end, drawing enthusiastic support from viewers.
TV CHOSUN's "Cheonman Gigin Show," a super-premium show where Korea's national treasure-level talented performers meet top-tier stars challenging 10 million views, will air its second episode on the 8th at 10 PM.
