Survival Audition K-pop Star (서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) is a South Korean reality TV competition show where the three largest entertainment/talent agencies in Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars. Preliminary auditions were held from around the world in countries such as China, USA, and Brazil. Auditions were also held in Europe. The final winner will debut with the company of his or her choice (SM, YG, or JYP), along with a cash prize of three hundred million won (approx. 300,000 U.S. dollars), two brand new vehicles, opportunities to become commercial models and casting in dramas, and many more.

The three judges for the show are Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the mega-popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/song-writer and founder of JYP Entertainment, and BoA, a famous female singer from SM Entertainment. SM, YG, and JYP are the three largest record companies in Korea.

K-pop Star is a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Running Man. The show first aired on December 4, 2011, every Sunday evening at 6:30PM, until April 29, 2012. Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, will host the live competition from March 4, 2012 to April 29, 2012 when the winner is crowned. Yoon Do-hyun has also been narrating through the entire process. The program was renewed for a second season with the same judges and an upgraded format, scheduled to be aired in November 2012.

Process

• Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (July 2011 - October 2011)
• First round: Talent Audition - Check for talents and skills (Airdate: December 4, 2011 - December 18, 2011)
• Second round: Contact Audition + Ranking Audition - Audition and help with a chosen judge, and ranking by judges (Airdate: December 18, 2011 - January 1, 2012)
• Third round: Casting Audition - Being cast by one of three companies for a two week training session (Airdate: January 8, 2012 - February 5, 2012)
• Fourth round: Battle Audition - Competing for a spot in the Top 10 to advance to the live competition (Airdate: February 12, 2012 - February 26, 2012)
• Fifth round: Stage Audition - Judges score and viewers voting during live competition to decide the final winner (Airdate: March 4, 2012 - April 29, 2012)

Judges

• Yang Hyun-suk : YG Entertainment CEO, producer, singer
• Park Jin-young : JYP Entertainment CEO, producer, singer, songwriter
• BoA : SM Entertainment singer, dancer, record producer

Top 10 - Round 5: Stage Auditions

• The Top 10 competes on the live stage with the results determined by combining the Judges Score 60%, Viewers SMS Vote 30%, and Advance Online Vote 10%.
• Top 10
  • Baek Ji-woong : Born 1990, from Seoul, eliminated March 18, 2012 (3rd Live)
  • Baek Ah-yeon : Born 1993, from Sungnam, eliminated April 22th, 2012 (8th Live)
  • Kim Na-yoon : Born 1994, from United States, eliminated March 11, 2012 (2nd Live)
  • Lee Jung-mi : Born 1996, from Ilsan, eliminated March 4, 2012 (1st Live)
  • Lee Ha-yi : Born 1996, from Bucheon, 2nd Place
  • Yoon Hyun-sang : Born 1994, from Suwon, eliminated March 25, 2012 (4th Live)
  • Lee Michelle : Born 1991, from Paju, eliminated April 8, 2012 (6th Live)
  • Park Je-hyung : Born 1992, from United States, eliminated April 1, 2012 (5th Live)
  • Lee Seung-hoon : Born 1992, from Busan, eliminated April 15th, 2012 (7th Live)
  • Park Ji-min : Born 1997, from Daejeon, Winner

Ratings

K-pop Star airs with Running Man as Good Sunday. Individual ratings of K-pop Star are shown only for AGB. (Note: Individual ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.) In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will in be red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

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