▲This photo, provided by Mnet shows, scenes from 'Show Me The Money.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

SEOUL October 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hip-hop survival program “Show Me The Money” kicked off its 11th season with 1 percent viewing rate.

According to the data released by the television audience measurement Nielsen Korea on Saturday, first episode of the “Show Me The Money” kicked off with 1.2 percent of the viewing rate which is similar to those of previous seasons.

First episode featured, first qualification round, where only 108 of the competitors out of over 30 thousand contestants received the necklace which symbolizes their ticket to the second qualification stage.

4 of the producer teams went through all of the contestants from all over the place with their own standards and perspectives and listened to them rapping before they carefully chose 108 of the contestants.

Producer Justhis took less than three seconds to decided whether the contestants pass or failed, however he sometimes showcased very gentle and considerate side by giving in depth detail about contestants style.

Artist Jay Park and Justhis who visited Los Angeles in five years, which is considered as one of the hometowns of Hip-Hop to pick out feasible competitor, however, they critics were not pleased with the outcome because rappers lacked in impact, unlike those who presented themselves with strong and unique characteristics in Season 5 such as Junoflo, SuperBee, Killagramz and more.

Some of the unique contestants drew viewer’s attention as well throughout the first episode. Unique rappers such as Don Malik, Scene, Damin, and Huh and more received the necklace with their unique tone and rapping skills.

Moreover, Icon of the MZ Generation, South Korean female rapper Lee Young-ji from “High School Rapper 3” showed outstanding performance, however, some of the critics mentioned the way they put so much emphasis on the iconic rapper was little bit too much.

Continuing on, “Show Me The Money” which put too much emphasis on the beef between producer Justhis and contestant QM showed typical “Show Me The Money” style of edit.

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

 

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