Hangout with Yoo tops Saturday variety ratings as song festival candidates revealed

The MBC variety program 'Hangout with Yoo' achieved a 5.3% nationwide rating on the 7th as it revealed 18 successful candidates for the '95 Seoul Song Festival. The broadcast reached a peak minute rating of 6.5% in the Seoul metropolitan area during the group photo of the six teams.

The MBC variety program 'Hangout with Yoo' revealed the identities of the 18 successful candidates for the '95 Seoul Song Festival during its broadcast on the 7th, recording the highest viewership ratings among Saturday variety shows. According to Nielsen Korea, household ratings reached 5.3% nationwide and 5.2% in the Seoul metropolitan area, with a 2054 demographic rating of 3.3%. During the scene where the successful candidates took a group photo, the peak minute rating rose to 6.5% in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The successful candidates were divided into six teams of three to perform stages for "Hey, Fox", "I Won't Stop", "Longtime Lovers", "About Romance", "Heungbo Is Dumbfounded", and "I Love You". The teams consisted of Kwon Jeong yeol, Kim Min-seok, and Choi Yena; Minami, Kwak Beom, and Yoo Yeong-woo; Roy Kim, John Park, and DOHOON; Lee Seon-min, Jung Eun-ji, and Go Kyung-pyo; Na Jam-su, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Jung Il-young; and Lee So-ra, Gummy, and Jung Seung-hwan. Jung Seung-hwan participated via recording as he was absent from the site due to reserve forces training.

Lee So-ra collaborated with Gummy for the first time during this stage. Lee So-ra explained her motivation for appearing on the variety show, stating that she wanted to try something new in 2026, while Yoo Jae-suk mentioned that he did not believe the appearance was happening at first.

In the next broadcast, the successful candidates will compete to find partners, and actress Kim Hee-sun will appear alongside Yoo Jae-suk as an MC for the song festival. 'Hangout with Yoo' airs every Saturday at 6:30 PM.

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