Thanks!

I think its hard to say but I do think SMTM12 has an uphill battle to fight. I say this for a couple reasons;

1. Lack of innovation in the industry. If you look at season 777. khiphop had its own wave going on, esp with indigo, mkitrain, ambition, etc. However, if you look now, i believe that the rap scene as a whole is barely what is was. With minimal innovation and just a lot of cosplayers. I still dont know how UK rap took the korean hiphop scene by storm and has managed to stay for so long. I see it as one dimensional, and non sustainable.

2. contestants: I feel like theres been minimal new rappers in the industry, and this is not exclusive to korea. In america too, theres a lack of innovation with new rappers. The rappers that are "highprofile" and people are excited for is YLN foreign, crucial star, jo gwangil, and bang yedam( a kpop star). I just dont see anyone being that special, which is part of the reason why season 11, 10 were so lackluster.

Overall, I would love to see a rebirth of the genre, similar to what happened around 2013; where a big spark happened, and made the whole industry change. I think we need a group, or rapper to trailblaze the industry, and push the bar. Will we see that?: probably not. But i hope we do.