Monday, November 21, 2016

507 - History Hip Hop #2


Aired on: 19-11-2016
Guests: Yang Se-Hyung, Dok2, Gaeko, BewhY, Song Min-ho, Zico, DinDin, Seol Min-seok
AGB Nielsen Korea Rating (nationwide): 14.9% (up 2.6% from last week, 6.4% more than the nearest variety competition)

Episode at a glance (minor spoilers):
The episodes continue where it left off..... which is the second part of history lecture with Mr Seol Min-seok. They then discussed in their own pairings, which history topic to use for their song. Yang Se-Hyung, Jun-ha, Ha-ha and Kwanghee were shown to sought help from other experts to find out more about a particular topic. 

My Review (minor spoilers):
More Korean history were dished out this episode. I think IC wanted to let the viewers know that the members and rappers are really doing their research before producing a song. With South Korea facing a difficult time now, it was also necessary to deliver the history lessons in a more serious and formal manner. 

As much as i appreciate learning abit of Korean history through my favourite show, i am glad that we are almost done with the history lessons!

Backstory, Reference, Inside Jokes:
1) Jung Jun-ha auditioned for SMTM5 earlier this year and BewhY is the winner of that season.

2) Zico is Infinite Challenge's official hip-hop teacher of sorts, having appeared on episode 472 to help Jun-ha with his hip-hop challenge. He then appeared during the LA Special to help arrange and record a hip-hop song.

3) Korea is currently in the midst of a political scandal, which is possibly why IC is doing this special. Like Mr Seol said, the solution lies in history.

4) I am sure Mr Seol Min-seok has appeared in the past too, will update with which episode once i can find it.















Entertainment Rating: 0.3/5
Meaningful Rating: 4.5/5 (in terms of the potential)
Educational Rating: 5/5

Episode Rating: 1.5/10 
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