"Wow, today's championship round is really tough."

MC Song Byeong-soo, the host of Masked Singer, joked as he spoke, and the panelists immediately responded. After years of hosting the show, they had become experts at reacting to moments like this.

"I’m rooting for Gray Crow. It’s been almost half a year since a Hall of Fame-worthy champion emerged. We’re due for one now."

"Ah, but Manlap Rabbit's skill isn’t something to ignore either, so it’s hard to say for sure."

Though the show was being set up to appear as if it could go either way, most people were already …