Choi Daesung stages a stunning comeback from last place to third, launching his nationwide career
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- Choi Daesung finished third on SBS Love FM’s “Life Is an Audition” after scoring 2,755 points in the combined final standings.
- He began the first final round in eighth place among eight contestants, then mounted a comeback; Kim Joong-yeon and Park Min-soo finished ahead of him.
Choi Daesung turned an eighth-place start into a third-place finish on SBS Love FM’s “Life Is an Audition,” in a comeback framed as the beginning of his nationwide career.
The singer scored 2,755 points in the final standings after the first and second final rounds and streaming results for the new-song mission tracks were combined. Kim Joong-yeon and Park Min-soo ranked ahead of him.
Choi entered the first final round in last place among the eight contestants, but rose to third by the end of the competition.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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