BIBI Breaks Down in Tears on 'Our Ballad 2' Second Round

Singer BIBI couldn't hold back her tears on the new episode of the SBS audition show "Our Ballad 2" (Urideurui Ballad 2). The episode airs on Nov. 9 at 10 p.m. KST.

In the episode, Kim So-yeon and Park Jin-seo compete in the second round. Both finished near the top of the first round. Now they are fighting for a spot in round three.

Kim So-yeon placed No. 3 in the first round, and a clip of that performance reached 4.5 million views. This time, Kim So-yeon takes on "Too Painful a Love Was Not Love" (roughly translated, "A Love That Hurts Too Much Wasn't Love"), a classic by the late singer Kim Kwang Seok. The singer's lonely, deep tone once again leaves Moon Geun-young heavy-hearted.

BIBI, one of the judges, came to the taping with a plan. She brought a horror book, saying, "I'll try to hold back my tears with fear." She never got the chance to open it. BIBI broke into tears and couldn't finish speaking, and the studio went quiet.

Park Jin-seo is the youngest contestant on the show and placed No. 2 in the first round. For this round, Park Jin-seo chose Cho Yong-pil's "Hear The Wind Sing" ("Song of the Wind"). The performance gave the show's panel chills.

"Is today the final episode of 'Our Ballad 2'?" Joo Woo-jae asked as soon as the song ended. "I thought this was the finale stage."

Singer Roy Kim went even further. "At 21, I think this will be a major singer like Whitney Houston," he said.

Two more contestants also take the stage. Kim Hun-o, known as the "opera boy," is the only son of world-famous classical singer Karah Son. Ra Yu-jeong earned a spot after being picked by actor Cha Tae-hyun.

Kim Hun-o sings Kim Bum Soo's "Last Love". Ra Yu-jeong performs "Ibyeori Oji Motage" ("So Goodbye Can't Come") by PAGE.

Kim Hun-o won praise for an earlier stage where he dropped his classical vocal style completely. Before his new performance, Joo gets into a sharp argument with other judges. He even issues a warning to the room.

"If the result comes out that way, I'm going to blame you two," Joo said.

With round three spots on the line, the competition is no longer only about the singers. The judges are picking sides and they are not hiding how much they care.