At the beginning the situation seemed much harder.
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Exo‘S Chen He is known for his vocal ability and is considered one of the best K-pop singers.
Recently, the idol was active as judge to the survival show Be the next: 9 starsA survival program based in the Philippines that will debut to a new global group. He, together with The AB6 Wote Park, Bang Yedam, Hori7on’s Vinci, Momoland‘S Hyebin, MLD Performance director Bae Wan Heeand producer BullseyeServe as a jury to judge the 74 hopes.
So far only two episodes have been aired, but a moment from one has already become viral online.
Like most survival shows, competitors can show their abilities individually on stage before the start of the competition, where the judges criticize them. A viral clip of Chen shows the idol that questioned one of the competitors on why the lips synchronized during their stage.
🦖: Why have you synchronized the lips?
Oh actually I would cry 😭😭😭😭 #BTN9dthirdbatch#Chen #Chen @Chen_inb100 pic.twitter.com/6cns5yzp2r
– Sof ⛅️ (@withkingjd) February 15, 2025
The competitor, Yunho, is actually a member of the boy group The kingdom Under his name of art Arthur. He and another member of the group, Ivan, are the only two Korean competitors (nationality) of the program.
While the clip seems a bit hard, the complete video of the moment gives a better look at the style of Chen judge. After asking the question, Chen actually praises Yunho for his efforts, expressing the desire to see more from him.
250216 | Episode 4 BTN9D
🦖: Did you make the Signor yourself? Why were you synchronizing the lips?
🦖: Well, with this performance I can tell you that you have a lot of talent. You have a strong ambition and you have many things you want to do and you clearly have great potential, but it seems that you can … pic.twitter.com/txt9hxagti– Sof ⛅️ (@withkingjd) February 16, 2025
The fans also explained that Yunho was probably sick at the time of filming and lost his voice, causing the synchronization of the lips to advance his best performance.
However, Chen’s style of judging has gained praise from the spectators and was compared to those “attack” competitors rather than trying to raise.
In a world of many “mentors” that attack the self -esteem of the trainees and make them lose their love for music, be like Jongdae who gives constructive criticisms while they also find ways to congratulate and encourage internships https://t.co /Nghtostunq
– C🌸Mi | Military wife 🐥 (@anemosh94) February 17, 2025
I am so happy that Chen was so kind and constructive, I imagine that Yunho/Arthur Lipsyncing to focus on dance makes more sense for Kingme because he has a lot of choreographic for the group and has started his career as an idol as a dancer, but obviously it is not a known general fact 😅 https://t.co/exriimdx29
– Duck (@mulletboymyblvd) February 16, 2025
So the complete quote is not that bad … Chen sees its potential and knows that it can give more 🥹 https://t.co/yzrahxnr5o
– Bekudoo Legend (@jonginini_ypc) February 16, 2025
