Even though there was nothing they could do during the recording, if the sound was rigged before it went on air, it would diminish the emotional impact of a performance. It would be effortless for the production team to tweak the performance so that it will merely sound good but not great. If they were to do that then there would be nothing for people to talk about, and the people in the audience would be the only ones who would debate over the performances.

This way, even if Chae Woo-Jin were to leave the competition of his own volition, Production Director Son would face less criticism for creating such a tight schedule. Furthermore, it would be easier for them to cast other singers. It would be the perfect scenario If someone in their pool of singers defeated Chae Woo-Jin and ascended the throne. However, he hadn’t messed with today’s episode

“Is that so? CEO Park and I are familiar with Woo-Jin’s singing skills, so we’ll know when we watch the episode on TV. In that case, I trust you, Production Director Son.”

–– Do you think I’m someone who would mess with my own show?

“Exactly, you wouldn’t do something like that.”

As they hung up the phone on a friendly note, Jang Soo-Hwan snorted. While Kim Joong-Sun had also given his evaluation, having personally listened to the recordings of Woo-Jin’s practice sessions, Jang Soo-Hwan was dumbfounded when he watched the episode...