The other competitors also asked for a stop.
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Starlight Boysan ongoing South Korean and Chinese boy group survival show, recently premiered via iQIYI AND SBS on October 26, 2024. Sixty-nine male competitors around the world are currently competing for a place in the final top 9.
While Lee Sung Kyoung is the MC, Lee Seung Gi, BIGBANG’s Daesung, Choi Youngjoon, Hanhae, Kwon Eun Bi, Pentagon’s Hui, THE BOYZ’s Eric, AND Yoon from STAYC they are judges (called “Drivers”).
The show has already received quite a bit of criticism over alleged xenophobia despite being marketed as a global program.
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Now, the show has once again earned complaints after the second episode.
During the second episode, all the contestants had to dance on stage to be evaluated by the guides. Instead of performing one at a time, the trainees all started dancing to the signal song at the same time.
From there, 56 of 68 trainees would qualify, but until a contestant was selected, they would continue dancing to the cue song with 30-second breaks between each round.
As the rounds continued, some breaks became slightly longer as contestants were selected, but the final selected trainees danced 19 rounds to the song. Based on the length of the signal song, that’s about an hour of almost non-stop dancing.
Towards the end, it became unbearable to watch many of the contestants with the apprentice Sun Yinghao asking for a stop, specifying that they were not”machines.“
A person who previously spoiled the content of this episode also posted after this, supporting it Ling QiYinghao, BAE173‘S HangyulJijun, Shihuan and potentially more contestants were hospitalized due to the “strange competition system.“
The participants were seriously deceived. Under the strange competition system, many of them have been to the hospital for treatment, including Ling Qi, Yinghao, BAE173’s Hangyul, Jijun, Shihuan and others.
Netizens watching the program were surprised and angry at the challenge, especially considering the potential health risks.
who the fuck thinks letting those trainees dance to the same song for 17+ rounds is a thing to do, it’s like almost a fucking hour non stop 😭😭 #StarlightBoys thanks for talking to Yinghao and FUCK LEE SEUNGGI pic.twitter.com/DSvHhmDqDO
— SOHEE MONTH 🎉 (@jeberene) November 2, 2024
they were in the 11th round with less than a minute left, some even broke down and couldn’t breathe and that’s what you have to say? I am so disgusted by this show and this system#StarlightBoys pic.twitter.com/68nGFwrqKM
— on (@ryumaifan) November 2, 2024
there are a total of 68 trainees on 3 floors, but with only 7 guides, how can they ensure that all trainees are observed? Some trainees are destined to be neglected, and those who do have to dance repeatedly, exhausting their energy. this is a stupid mission!! #StarlightBoys pic.twitter.com/xW8ViR0fkb
— Hangyul’s 𝘨𝘰𝘮 🧸💤 VOTE FOR HANGYUL (@gyuldenage) November 2, 2024
You can watch the full episode below.
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