Pre-released Videos Surpass 10 Million Views... 'The Ballad of Us 2' Heats Up Before Premiere

SBS's audition project "The Ballad of Us 2" is proving its explosive popularity even before its first broadcast, signaling another ballad syndrome.

The production team of SBS's "The Ballad of Us 2," which is set to premiere at 10:00 PM on Monday, October 5, has officially released a preview video for the first episode featuring the high-quality emotional performances of contestants with an average age of 17.9.

"The Ballad of Us 2" is the second season of "The Ballad of Us," which swept South Korea with a ballad craze. This season has also kicked off amidst overwhelming interest, with teaser and pre-released videos released prior to the official broadcast easily surpassing 10 million cumulative views.

The released preview captures the relit set and the 150 members of the Top 100 listeners. In particular, a timeline of ballads spanning across generations unfolded, from Won Mi-kyung's "A Farewell Trip" in 1990 to Car, the garden's "You Became My Small World" in 2021, stimulating the emotions of viewers.

Above all, the young contestants' high-quality stages drew tears and admiration from the Top 100 listeners. Notably, targeting a contestant who performed Maya's "Shouting Out to Myself," judge Jung Jae-hyung gave a standing ovation and high praise, saying, "I wondered if there were any people with a fresh perspective left, but after hearing the song, I thought, 'This is the person, the person we've been looking for.'"

Spotlighting 40 years of ballad history from 1985 to 2025, the mega-scale audition "The Ballad of Us 2"—where contestants with an average age of 17.9 interpret their respective life songs with their own unique emotions—will premiere at 10:00 PM on Monday, October 5.

Reporter Kang Sun-ae

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