UNIVERSE LIGE 21 Finalists...The last gate to debut, which team wins?
Jan 19, 2025
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In the 8th and 9th episodes of SBS Global Boy Group Audition Program Universe League, which aired on the 17th and 18th, a total of 15 people were eliminated, and 21 people confirmed their advance to the final.
In Episode 8, the stage of the first unit in the third round of the league match was unveiled, followed by the stage of the second unit. The team groove is 'Butterfly' and the team beat is 'ON&ON'. The team's rhythm was "Don't Hit The Brakes".
Tim Grubb reorganized the lineup of top players in 'Butterfly'. Kim Joo-hyung, who showed weak performance in high notes, was excluded, and Seo Jeong-woo, who was an excluded member in 'I'm You', joined the change. There were ups and downs, but Tim Grubb's 'Butterfly' drew favorable reviews.
Team Beat will have seven key players on the stage, just like in the first unit. They met Punchnello in the practice room of Yugyeom's agency and received special lessons, and also received vocal advice from the vocal director of Benders Productions, founded by El Capitan. Thanks to the efforts of the directors, Tim Witt created a near-perfect 'On & On' stage.
Team Beat, like Team Groove, has a new lineup of top players. In particular, Kim Dong-yoon, who was excluded from the first unit stage, lost another opportunity to stand on the stage as he was also excluded from the second unit stage. Instead, the coaches selected players with solid skills as the best players, and the operation worked 200%. The stage of the team's rhythm also received a warm round of applause.
The third round of the league match, on-site voting scores and rankings were then revealed. Team Groove, which topped the first and second rounds, again topped the field vote with 3,362 points. Team Beat escaped the bottom for the first time with 3204 points, and Team Rhythm was ranked third with 3036 points, which shocked the players.
However, a reversal occurred in the final score, which added to the online score. Team Rhythm ranked first in the final round of the third round with 59,898 points in online voting. Then, Team Groove came in second and Team Beat came in third, creating the disgrace of '3rd consecutive last place'.
As the individual rankings were released, there were also eliminated. The lowest team beat was given six yellow cards, and Jin Ziming, Li Zhiwei and Kim Hyo-tae, who had existing yellow cards, were eliminated. In addition, team rhythms Kim Dong-yoon and Hiroto were released through the last trade in the league match, and team groove Seo Jung-woo and Park Joo-won became part of the team rhythm. Team groove Kim Dae-yoon headed to team beat, and team beat Ahn Yul headed to team groove. In the process, the players shed tears.
However, the elimination was not the end here. As many as 13 more players left 'Universal League' as the finalist was decided in episode 9. How to get a ticket to the Final is 'Fans Choice' and 'Director's Choice'. A total of 21 players will be on the final stage, including the top-ranked players in the team's global fan voting and the players chosen by the coach.
In the rhythm of the team that ranked first in the league match, five top-ranked players in fan voting advanced to the final. The main characters are JL, Steven, Zhang Shuaibo, Zeon, and Park Joo Won. Among them, JL alone received more than 1 million votes, surprising everyone by ranking first in the overall ranking. Park Han, Kim Joo-hyung and Kenta were called out in the final second-place team groove of the league match, and Cha Woong-ki alone became the player chosen by fans in the final third-place team beat.
The remaining seats were 2 team rhythms, 4 team grooves, and 6 team beats. The position is filled by the directors' choice. The coaches called the players regardless of their current team to complete the final lineup.
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With 19 people remaining, Team Beat directors Yugyeom and El Capitan are in trouble to fill the remaining six seats. Their choices are Kyrie, Geum Jin-ho, Yuito, Shirin, Jensen and Kim Dong-yoon. Geum Jin-ho, ranked 22nd, and Uito, ranked 30th, are players who are out of 21st place based on the number of team votes, but they got a chance to go to the final through the coach's choice. In addition, Shireen, Jenjen, and Kim Dong-yoon, who were not affiliated with Team Beat, will play the final as Team Beat players.
This completes each team's final lineup. Team rhythms include JL, Stephen, Zhang Shuaibo, Zeon, Park Joo-won, Daiske, Seo Jung-woo, Park Han-han, Kim Joo-hyung, Kenta, Jang Kyung-ho, Koo Han-seo, Kwon Hee-joon, and Kim Ki-joong, and team beats are headed to the final. The remaining 13 players in the locker room tasted the final elimination in tears.
Universe League is a global boy group audition program co-produced by SBS and F&F Entertainment. The final episode of Universe League will be broadcast live at 11:20 p.m. on the 24th.
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