140922 Girls' Generation Taeyeon's 2nd round elimination causes controversy to 'Hidden Singer 3' production crew

'Hidden Singer 3' is receiving controversy on the elimination of Taeyeon during the second round of on September 20. The complaint expresses that the song used in the second round was not her solo track. People are also complaining that Taeyeon was not even given her own part in the song, but Tiffany's.

Producer Jo Seung Wook stated, "'Hidden Singer' is not a contest to distinguish who sings better, nor is it a program to distinguish the real from the fake.  It is not a place for mechanical judgment based on synchronization.  It is a time to enjoy the footsteps left in a singer's world of music.  In Taeyeon's case, she released solo songs and promoted as TaeTiSeo, but she primarily promoted as the main vocalist in Girls' Generation.  So we chose two of her solo songs, one of Girls' Generation's song, and one of TaeTiSeo's song."

"The first and second round are very difficult games for the original singer," he continued. "Even in the past, singers sometimes narrowly made it through without getting eliminated. It is that way because it is unfamiliar, the original singer's characteristic feature is indistinctive, and there is only a short measure to judge by.  The people judging are not 5,000 Koreans but 100 people on site.  However, it is not an unfair game.  The production crew has no ulterior intention, so please understand."

The producer brought up the fact that Jo Sung Mo and Shin Seung Hoon, were eliminated at some point, saying it should not be deemed dishonorable for the singers.  He pointed out that Jo Sung Mo's voice had matured greatly, yet people still remembered his sound with fondness.  He also said that Hwanhee sang Brian's part of "Missing You" during his appearance on the show. 

The producer stated, "From hereon, there will be no participant from an idol group on 'Hidden Singer 3,' so there will be no instance similar to Taeyeon's."