In the 12th episode, Su Yu dominated, claiming first place with a total score of 35 points, surpassing Taylor of the United States.
The second place for this round was taken by the Russian home songwriter, which was not unexpected.
The advantage of playing on home ground truly exists.
Third place went to Ida Shoichiro of Neon. This European Emperor performed well in this round, continuing his "Dao."
Fourth place was Henry of France, and fifth place was Muri of Germany.
The rankings on the overall points list also changed significantly.
China led with 35 points, followed by the United States with 33 points, Russia with 22 points, Italy with 19 points, Neon with 18 points, and the United Kingdom with 14 points.
The seventh place was quite baffling, as Germany, Spain, and France all had 13 points, tying for seventh.
If it weren't for the transparent scores of each episode, audiences and netizens from various countries would have thought the program team intentionally designed it this way.
Just as netizens from various countries were hotly discussing the strange points list this time, South Korea began to change their representative again.
After all, two more episodes had ended.
With a total score of 2 points at this time, they felt like the whole world was against them.
What infuriated them the most was that during the last interview in Russia, a reporter actually asked, "Isn't South Korea part of China? Why are they participating in the competition separately?"
After seeing the video of this interview, the entire South Korea broke down.
They had always shamelessly claimed everything as their own, who would have thought there would be such a critical blow?!
However, their South Korean songwriters were not stubborn. After repeated failures and being constantly spewed at by netizens, no one was willing to step in as a substitute.
Even the songwriters approached all claimed illness and refused. They, who usually looked down on everything, were truly scared this time.
But it was already the 13th episode; they couldn't just withdraw, could they? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?
Finally, the helpless South Korean side found Jin Damin, the songwriter who was once so criticized that he didn't even dare to return to South Korea.
Last year, he was almost universally condemned. Jin Damin eventually gave up and simply made fun of himself, becoming a comedian!
And surprisingly, with the high popularity of the "Four Nations Concert," he actually reaped a lot of benefits.
This time, no South Korean songwriter was willing to step in as a substitute and embarrass themselves, but Jin Damin didn't have much psychological burden.
After all, he had been criticized for a year and had become a comedian, a subject of memes for a long time, so he no longer cared.
Now, as long as the appearance fee from the South Korean side was generous enough, he truly didn't mind "losing face" on the international stage again.
After all, last year's popularity had faded, and if he wanted to continue doing well, maintaining his popularity was an essential operation.
Thus, both sides hit it off, and Jin Damin was set as the South Korean representative for the 13th episode.
Of course, this news caused a great deal of discussion in South Korea, but in other countries? It didn't make much of a splash.
After all, the deepest impression Jin Damin left last season was his overconfident provocation of Su Yu backstage.
The result? It became a dark history that he couldn't erase!
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On May 30th, in Osaka, Neon, the 13th episode of the "Blue Star Concert" began.
During the first regular season match, the Neon leg was held in Tokyo, so this second match naturally spread the benefits.
Of course, after learning that Su Yu was coming, there was a dispute over the venue.
After all, with Su Yu and without Su Yu, it was completely two different levels of importance.
However, Osaka, having already agreed to the arrangement, refused to back down, and so the venue was ultimately chosen there.
And for Su Yu, the Neon fans were truly overly enthusiastic.
If the Neon side hadn't provided him with over thirty professional bodyguards, it would have been difficult for him to get from the hotel to the venue tonight.
Didn't they say they were all very "polite"? Why were they so crazy when chasing stars?
Su Yu truly couldn't figure out this question.
However, there were also many media and reporters.
They all wanted to know in advance who Su Yu would send to perform in this episode.
The popularity of this matter was extremely high in all countries. Whoever could break the news first would definitely get a trending topic.
Unfortunately, the Neon side attached immense importance to this, leaving these omnipresent media and reporters with no way to get information.
When 8 PM arrived, the moment the songwriters took the stage, thunderous cheers and roars already echoed throughout Osaka's largest stadium.
And without needing to carefully distinguish and listen, one could hear that the most shouted name was the off-key mandarin of "Su Yu."
If one were to say they weren't envious, that would be almost impossible.
The other songwriters at this time had expressions that were either solemn, strange, or downcast, showing the emotions in their hearts.
Even Ida Shoichiro, playing on his home ground, felt a bit awkward at this moment.
You said you'd always support me, right?
Were you just saying that?!
But in the face of Su Yu's high popularity and immense buzz, what could he say?
Comparing these things with Su Yu would only bring him humiliation.
He didn't want to become the second Jin Damin, being criticized by netizens to the point of doubting his own existence.
And he wasn't interested in being a comedian either...
The drawing of lots began. Su Yu, being first, drew first: number ten!
The moment number ten appeared, sighs came from the audience.
"Holy cow! It's the last one! This is ridiculous!"
"It's a fix! It's definitely a fix~! Su Shen's hand can't be this unlucky!"
"Hahahaha, did you see the expressions of the other songwriters? A sense of relief?"
"Just wait, good things come to those who wait! Looking forward to Su Shen's new work."
"..."
While netizens were complaining wildly, the eyes of the other nine songwriters were truly bright!
Because in their eyes, this episode finally had no death slot.
Look at Taylor, who performed after Su Yu in the last episode.
What a proud young girl she was, right?
I heard that after the live broadcast, she hid and secretly shed tears.
It shows how immense the pressure is to perform after Su Yu.
How good is it now? Everyone can shine in their own way, and no one affects anyone else!
And today's first work came from Ida Shoichiro, performing on his home ground.
This guy was truly good at hyping things up and making a show. He didn't go on stage to sing himself, but invited Quanshui!
Goodness, he handled both the lyrics and music, and had the very popular Quanshui perform, which completely hit the sweet spot for the local audience and netizens.
And this stage did not disappoint, it was stunning! At least Su Yu felt that the song's quality was extremely high!
It seemed Ida Shoichiro had brought out his best work for the home game. Was he aiming for second and contending for first?
Su Yu shook his head, feeling that this time, if he hadn't brought out that one song, he might really have been defeated on their home ground.
Alas, there are no ifs!