As expected, on holidays, 'Idol Star Athletics Championships' has a high viewer rating of 6.0% and new idol stars are known for their charms

Sep 19, 2024

 As expected, on holidays, 'Idol Star Athletics Championships' has a high viewer rating of 6.0% and new idol stars are known for their charms
'ISAC's broadcast screen capture



The long journey of the "2024 Chuseok Special Idol Star Championship" '(hereinafter 'Idol Star Championship') has been completed.

In the third part of 'Idol Championship', which aired on the 18th, events such as the mixed archery team event with the pride of the agency, more colorful dance sports, and the 400m relay in track and field were included.

First, JYP, WM, WAKEONE, and IST participated in the archery mixed team event as a big match for each agency. In the semifinals, WAKEONE won against JYP, and IST advanced to the final against WM, a traditional archery powerhouse at ISAC.



In the final, WAKEONE's ZEROBASEONE, Kim Ji-woong and Sung Han-bin, and Kep1er, Kim Chae-hyun and Xiaoting won the title of an archery master after a fierce battle between IST's The Boyz, Younghoon & The CrewOne, and Weekly Joa & Jihan. In particular, in this archery mixed team event, The Boyz's Younghoon hit the lens and ZEROBASEONE's Kim Ji-woong escaped the lens with an arrowhead, making it even more popular.

This year's dance sports attracted attention with a spectacular stage upgraded from last season. In particular, the score results of WOOAH Nana and KISS OF LIFE sky reached a tie to the second decimal place, resulting in a dramatic scene of sitting together on the throne for the first time. Billie Tsuki, who re-appeared after last season and was selected as the top alert, succeeded in winning this year's gold medal by showing an authentic Latin with confidence. The Billie members shed tears while watching the beautiful Tsuki's stage, and when the gold medal was confirmed, they ran at the end of the month and hugged Tsuki, who had suffered. Tsuki, who won the gold medal to soothe the disappointment of the last 'ISAC', said "It was an honor to win this time, and it was more meaningful because there were other players who were together."," he said, leaving his victory speech.



In the 400-meter relay race, there were a series of all-time major events. In the women's 400m relay final, Weekly, Kep1er, and WOOOH's Coincidence & Nana + KISS OF LIFE's Julie & Sky and ILIT advanced. Weekly (Weekly) tried to win the gold medal in the 400m relay for the second consecutive time following 2022, but failed to win the gold medal for the second consecutive time due to the curse of member Yoon Yeo-chun. On the other hand, the combined team showed a strong performance in winning the gold medal after a close match with the second-place Kep1er (Kepler) by a 0.21 record difference.

The men's 400m relay became a hot topic as a large number of super rookies appeared for the first time this year. In the preliminary round, MC Kang Daniel was urgently deployed as a savior as WayV was on the verge of losing due to a lack of participants due to personal circumstances. &TEAM (&Team), EVNNE (Even), TWS (Tuers), and NCT WISH (NCT Wish) advanced to the final after a match that made them sweat after overtaking. &TEAM won the gold medal in 2024 with an overwhelming speed that does not work even with Yoon Yeo-chun's curse.



According to viewer rating research firm Nielsen Korea, in the third part of the "2024 ISAC", the scene where Antim broke the `Curses of Yoon Yeo-chun' in the 400m relay of 'The Flower of Athletics' and won the first place by an overwhelming margin soared to a peak viewer rating of 6.0% per minute, giving viewers a sense of emotion and thrill.

'Idol Star Athletics Championships' is a representative holiday entertainment program in which top idol stars in Korea challenge various sports events and create the greatest buzz of all time every year. The '2024 Chuseok Special Idol Star Championship', which aired for three days from the 16th to the 18th, introduced track and field (60m sprint, 400m relay), archery, futsal, dance sports, and new sports breaking dance competitions to promote the charm of new idol stars to home viewers, and added meaning by opening a festival for the whole family to enjoy during the Chuseok holiday.



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