TV CHOSUN's 'Golden Friday' has entered the final stages of its second Golden Cup Race.
On the broadcast of TV CHOSUN's 'Golden Friday' aired on the 24th, the stage featured popular national karaoke chart hits from the first half of this year under the theme of '2026 Trot Championship.' This broadcast, which shook up the Golden Star Race standings, recorded a 3.9% viewership rating nationwide according to Nielsen Korea and a peak instantaneous rating of 4.1%, ranking first in daily cable and pay-TV viewership.
On this day, the competition surrounding the second Golden Cup intensified. Jung Seo-joo, who holds 8 golden stars, performed Lim Young-woong's 'Love Always Runs Away' in a match against Kim Su-hee and Yang Ji-eun but scored only 92 points. Kim Su-hee, who recorded 100 points with her signature song 'Ae-mo,' won the match, and Jung Seo-joo lost one golden star, pushing her championship opportunity to the next round.
In the second match, Son Bin-a conveyed her feelings to fans with Lim Young-woong's 'My Love Like Starlight' and earned 97 points. Son Bin-a defeated Choi Jae-myung, who performed Young-taek's 'A Glass of Makgeolli,' achieving 9 golden stars and taking the lead in the Golden Cup competition.
In the third round, Kim Yong-bin, who earned 98 points with Choi Jin-hee's 'Reunion in Heaven,' edged out Nam Seung-min, who performed Jang Min-ho's 'Do You Know My Name?', securing 8 golden stars. Following this, Oh Yu-jin received 98 points with Hong Jin-young's 'Battery of Love,' beating Chu Hyuk-jin by 1 point and earning 6 golden stars.
In the final match, Chun-gil, who recorded 98 points with Jin Mi-ryung's 'Hateful Love,' defeated Cheon Nok-dam, who performed Seo Ju-kyung's 'Audacious Woman,' winning the match and joining the 8 golden star group.
With Son Bin-a leading with 9 golden stars and Kim Yong-bin and Chun-gil closing in at 8, next week's winner is expected to become the Golden Cup champion. TV CHOSUN's 'Golden Friday' airs every Friday night at 10 p.m.
