'What is going on?'

PD Lee Gi-tae felt a strange sense of disconnect as he watched the finals unfold. While the show was technically an audition, it had always been structured like a variety show.

But this final round was different. It seemed much more focused on acting and the audition aspect, compared to the previous rounds, which had been more about testing the contestants' quick thinking in real-time—more like a variety show in format.

For the finals, however, they had been given a script and two hours of preparation time, indicating that the focus was on acting.

'It's also …