America's Got Talent season 19, aired on NBC on May 28, 2024. The show kicked off its second quarterfinal round on August 20, 2024, with the results being announced on the live episode on August 21, 2024. The quarterfinal round 2 saw 11 astonishing acts, one of them being Young Min's magic act.
Young Min has sailed through the quarterfinals by impressing judges with his jaw-dropping magic acts to secure a place in the semifinal round.
Young Min, a magician from Seoul, South Korea, swept judges' feet off with his sand act in the audition round earlier. In the second-round quarterfinals, he blew judges' minds by performing the ultimate act of disappearing on the stage of America's Got Talent.
Young Min was one of the performances to commence for the semifinals along with Alex Sampson and Sky Elements, by securing the highest vote by audience. AIRFOOTWORKS, on the other hand, got the Golden Buzzer and made his way to the finals.
Young Min's journey on America's Got Talent so far
Season 19 of America's Got Talent has witnessed some of the most stage-rocking performances till now. Some of them have led judges to stand up and give them a ticket straight to finals by giving them a Golden Buzzer. Season 19 has had a long range of acts including singers, dancers, magicians, choir bands, and many more.
Young Min is one of those ' Do not blink your eyes' performers on the stage of America's Got Talent.
On July 2, 2024, during episode 5 of AGT, judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell witnessed one of the most incredible sand acts of their lives.
Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum could not resist the charm and gave a standing performance for the act as well. Sofia seemed mesmerized and commented:
"I think it was mesmerizing it was very different it was very dramatic and you have created something unique."
Howie went ahead to claim that this performance might make Young Min one of those Magicians who have won AGT.
He commented:
"I've never seen anything like this and AGT and this stage is a great home to Magic. We've had many winners and I feel that you're in that same Echelon."
In the end, Young Min managed to get all four 'Yeses', and secured a place for himself in the quarterfinals.
Young Min's quarterfinal performance on America's Got Talent season 19
The second round of quarterfinals arrived on August 20, 2024, and the results followed the next day, August 21, 2024. Out of 11 performances, four made their way to the semifinals, three by America's vote, and one by getting the Golden Buzzer. Young Min, being one of the three finalists audiences were rooting for, performed one of the greatest acts of the show so far.
The official synopsis of the performance reads:
"After going viral for his sand magic, South Korean magician Young-Min returns with another stunning magic act! The greatest magicians from around the world have walked the AGT stage, and Young-Min is ready to be the next one!"
The judges looked astounded while watching Young Min perform for his quarterfinal act. The magician set the bar high by performing yet another exceptional act. He started his performance blindfolded, turning a flower into dust.
This time, he chose pieces of paper to manipulate with. With an artistic flair to his Zen-like performance, he made the audience fall in love with his act.
The fans will see him next, in the semifinals which will air on Tuesday, September 10, on NBC.
Fans can tune in to NBC every Tuesday at 8/7c to catch the latest episode of America's Got Talent. The third quarterfinal round is scheduled to air on August 27, at 8/7c.