Based on a June 20 press launch by MBC, the ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’ (hereinafter ‘ISAC’) will make a grand comeback because the main sports activities leisure program for the vacation season after a two-year hiatus.
Nonetheless, security considerations from previous editions and the emergence of recent opponents have left idol followers with blended emotions of anticipation and apprehension.
MBC introduced that ‘ISAC’ is scheduled to be recorded in August and will probably be broadcast as a Chuseok particular. ‘ISAC,’ which started in 2010, has been a beloved selection present the place well-known idol teams compete in varied sports activities through the Lunar New 12 months and Chuseok holidays every year.
Initially centered on monitor and area occasions, this system has since expanded to incorporate a wide range of indoor and outside sports activities akin to soccer, rhythmic gymnastics, and eSports, offering a platform to showcase idols’ athletic abilities. In 2018, the Chuseok particular achieved a peak viewership ranking of 18.7% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide), solidifying its standing as a flagship vacation leisure program.
Nonetheless, considerations arose because of frequent accidents amongst taking part idol group members and security and mistreatment points involving the dwell viewers. Regardless of steady efforts by the manufacturing group to deal with these points, the large-scale nature of the recordings made discovering excellent options difficult.
The announcement of ‘ISAC’s’ return has acquired blended reactions from followers, with many involved concerning the security of the idols taking part. Minor accidents from the competitors may considerably disrupt their schedules. Moreover, the extraordinary warmth since June might pose further challenges for the outside occasions and cheering actions deliberate for August.
Furthermore, the rising recognition of SBS’s ‘Kick a Objective,’ notably throughout its ‘Golympics’ occasions, would possibly have an effect on ‘ISAC’s’ standing amongst viewers. To rejuvenate the present, the manufacturing group is planning to introduce new occasions, together with road dance and golf.
The idols becoming a member of the lineup for ‘ISAC 2024’ has but to be introduced. In 2022, male groups included Kim Woo Seok, Kim Jae Hwan, DKB, DKZ, The Boyz, Drippin, VERIVERY, Stray Youngsters, CIX, AB6IX, ATBO, ATEEZ, Xdinary Heroes, N.Flying, YOUNITE, MCND, NCT, ONEUS, WOODZ, WEi, Lee Jin Hyuk, EPEX, Jeong Se Woon, KINGDOM, CRAVITY, TAN, TEMPEST, TNX, TO1, P1Harmony, and Ha Sung Woon.
Feminine groups featured Kwon Eun Bi, Dahyun, LABOUM, LIGHTSUM, Lapillus, Rocket Punch, Park Hye Gained, Courageous Women, BVNDIT, Billlie, STAYC, IVE, ICHILLIN, EVERGLOW, ALICE, NMIXX, Weeekly, ITZY, Jo Yu Ri, Cherry Bullet, Choi Ye Na, CLASS:y, Kep1er, Purple Kiss, and H1-KEY.
As ‘ISAC’ guarantees new occasions and modifications, all eyes are on whether or not it will possibly reclaim its former glory.
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