In TV CHOSUN's 'Geumta is Friday', the second Golden Cup Race is reaching its climax.
On the broadcast of TV CHOSUN 'Geumta is Friday' on the 24th, with the theme of '2026 Trot Championship', a stage featuring the nation's most-loved songs that topped the karaoke charts in the first half of this year was presented. This broadcast, which shook up the dynamics of the Golden Star Race, recorded 3.9% nationwide viewership based on Nielsen Korea, with peak viewership of 4.1%, ranking first in daily cable and general programming viewership.
On this day, the competition for the second Golden Cup intensified. Jung Seoju, who holds 8 Golden Stars, sang Im Young-woong's 'Love Always Runs Away' in a showdown with Kim Soo-hee and Yang Ji-eun but scored only 92 points. Kim Soo-hee won with a perfect score of 100 points with her signature song 'Aemo', causing Jung Seoju to lose one Golden Star and postpone her championship opportunity to next week.
In the second match, Son Bin-ah conveyed her feelings to fans by singing Im Young-woong's 'My Love Like Starlight' and earned 97 points. Son Bin-ah defeated Choi Jae-myung, who sang Young-tak's 'A Glass of Makgeolli', and achieved 9 Golden Stars, taking the lead in the Golden Cup competition.
In the third round, Kim Yong-bin, who scored 98 points with Choi Jin-hee's 'Heavenly Reunion', surpassed Nam Seung-min, who sang Jang Min-ho's 'Do You Know My Name', and secured 8 Golden Stars. Next, Oh Yu-jin received 98 points with Hong Jin-young's 'Love's Battery', narrowly beating Choo Hyuk-jin by 1 point and earned 6 Golden Stars.
In the final match, Chun-gil, who recorded 98 points with Jeen Mi-ryung's 'Unloved Love', defeated Cheon Rok-dam, who sang Seo Ju-kyung's 'Boldly Woman', and joined the 8 Golden Stars group.
With Son Bin-ah leading with 9 Golden Stars and Kim Yong-bin and Chun-gil closely pursuing with 8 each, next week's winner is expected to become the owner of the Golden Cup. TV CHOSUN 'Geumta is Friday' airs every Friday at 10 p.m.
