K-pop Star season 1

This article is about K-pop Star Season 1. For other seasons, see K-pop Star.

The first season of Survival Audition K-pop Star (Korean: 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) premiered on December 4, 2011, airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the Good Sunday programming block on SBS, until April 29, 2012. The first winner was Park Ji-min, who chose to sign with JYP Entertainment.^[1]

K-pop Star
Season 1
Hosted by	Yoon Do-hyun Boom
Judges	BoA Park Jin-young Yang Hyun-suk
Winner	Park Ji-min
Runner-up	Lee Ha Yi
Release
Original network	SBS
Original release	December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18) – April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29)
Season chronology

The three judges for this season were Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment, and Korean pop icon BoA, from SM Entertainment.^[2]

Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, hosted the live competition from March 4, 2012 to April 29, 2012 when the winner is crowned.^[3] Yoon Do-hyun has also been narrating through the entire process.

Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 1 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14, 2013, competing with contestants of Season 2 for the title of Overall Champion.^[4]

Process

• Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (July – October 2011)
  • Preliminary auditions were held from around the world in countries such as China, United States, and Brazil. Auditions were also held in Europe.
• First round: Talent Audition – Check for talents and skills (Airdate: December 4–18, 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 - February 5, 2012)
• Fourth round: Battle Audition – Competing for a spot in the Top 10 to advance to the live competition (Airdate: February 12–26, 2012)
• Fifth round: Stage Audition – Judges score and viewers voting during live competition to decide the final winner (Airdate: March 4 - April 29, 2012)

Judges

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

Top 10

• Park Ji-min : Born 1997, from Daejeon, Winner, debuted in duo 15& under JYP Entertainment, now under Warner Music Korea as Jamie
• Lee Ha-yi : Born 1996, from Bucheon, Runner-up, debuted as soloist LEE HI under YG Entertainment but left in 2019, now under AOMG
• Baek A-yeon : Born 1993, from Seongnam, eliminated April 22, 2012 (8th Live), debuted as soloist under JYP Entertainment, currently under Eden Entertainment
• Lee Seung-hoon : Born 1992, from Busan, eliminated April 15, 2012 (7th Live), debuted in boy group WINNER under YG Entertainment
• Lee Michelle : Born 1991, from Paju, eliminated April 8, 2012 (6th Live), debuted as a soloist under DIMA Entertainment
• Park Jae-hyung : Born 1992, from United States, eliminated April 1, 2012 (5th Live), debuted in band DAY6 under JYP Entertainment
• Yoon Hyun-sang : Born 1994, from Suwon, eliminated March 25, 2012 (4th Live), debuted as soloist under LOEN Entertainment
• Baek Ji-woong : Born 1990, from Seoul, eliminated March 18, 2012 (3rd Live), debuted as a soloist under Bob Film Entertainment
• Kim Na-yoon : Born 1994, from United States, eliminated March 11, 2012 (2nd Live), signed with Starship Entertainment and left to pursue her bachelor's degree at Boston University
• Lee Jung-mi : Born 1996, from Ilsan, eliminated March 4, 2012 (1st Live), had been signed but cancelled her contract with YG Entertainment

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%.^[5]

Order of Performance	Name	Song - Original Artist	Advance Online Vote	SM	YG	JYP	Results
Episode 14 (March 4) : Mission 1. My Story
1	Baek Ji-woong	입영열차 안에서 - Kim Min-woo	9th	85	81	80	Top 9
2	Lee Michelle	이별여행 - Won Mi-yeon	7th	89	90	85	Top 9
3	Lee Seunghoon	난 알아요 - Seo Tai-ji & Boys	2nd	80	78	77	Top 9
4	Park Jae-hyung	한여름 밤의 꿈 - Kwon Sung-yeon	6th	83	78	83	Top 9
5	Baek A-yeon	언젠가는 - Lee Sang-eun	4th	90	90	88	Top 9
6	Kim Na-yoon	나는 문제없어 - Hwang Kyu-young	10th	83	85	83	Top 9
7	Yoon Hyun-sang	1994년 어느 늦은 밤 - Jang Hye-jin	8th	85	90	82	Top 9
8	Lee Jung-mi	달팽이 - Panic	5th	81	81	80	Eliminated
9	Lee Ha-yi	미련 - Kim Gun-mo	1st	84	82	85	Top 9
10	Park Ji-min	Hey Hey Hey - Jaurim	3rd	93	92	85	Top 9
Episode 15 (March 11) : Mission 2. Million Seller
1	Park Jae-hyung	Toxic - Britney Spears	6th	93	88	82	Top 8
2	Kim Na-yoon	Set Fire to the Rain - Adele	9th	75	78	78	Eliminated
3	Baek Ji-woong	빗속에서 - Lee Moon-sae	8th	89	85	87	Top 8
4	Lee Michelle	Run To You - Whitney Houston	7th	89	88	84	Top 8
5	Baek A-yeon	아시나요 - Jo Sung-mo	4th	92	92	92	Top 8
6	Yoon Hyun-sang	휘파람 - Lee Moon-sae	5th	86	85	82	Top 8
7	Park Ji-min	I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston	2nd	96	90	86	Top 8
8	Lee Seunghoon	단발머리 - Jo Yong-pil	3rd	82	80	88	Top 8
9	Lee Ha-yi	Sweet Love - Anita Baker	1st	93	90	88	Top 8
Episode 16 (March 18) : Mission 3. My Idol's Song
1	Park Ji-min	In Dreams (꿈에) - Park Jung-hyun	2nd	92	92	90	Top 7
2	Yoon Hyun-sang	소녀시대 - Lee Seung-chul	7th	92	92	84	Top 7
3	Lee Michelle	If I Were a Boy - Beyoncé	5th	93	90	89	Top 7
4	Lee Seunghoon	내가 노래를 못해도 - SE7EN	4th	78	77	80	Top 7
5	Park Jae-hyung	This Love - Maroon 5	6th	90	80	92	Top 7
6	Lee Ha-yi	Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna	1st	91	88	88	Top 7
7	Baek Ji-woong	기억의 습작 - Exhibition	8th	79	80	80	Eliminated
8	Baek A-yeon	Atlantis Princess (아틀란티스 소녀) - BoA	3rd	90	88	82	Top 7
Episode 17 (March 25) : Mission 4. Movie·Drama O.S.T
1	Lee Michelle	One Night Only - Jennifer Hudson (Movie 'Dreamgirls' O.S.T)	7th	93	95	88	SM Casting
2	Park Jae-hyung	That Thing You Do - The Wonders (Movie 'That Thing You Do' O.S.T)	5th	88	88	84	JYP Casting
3	Lee Ha-yi	미련한 사랑 - JK Kim Dong-wook (Drama 'Man in Crisis' O.S.T)	1st	89	84	89	SM Casting
4	Baek A-yeon	Can't Fight the Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes (Movie 'Coyote Ugly' O.S.T)	4th	85	82	88	JYP Casting
5	Yoon Hyun-sang	바람이 분다 - Lee So-ra (Movie 'This Charming Girl' O.S.T)	6th	82	80	83	Eliminated
6	Lee Seunghoon	춤추는 사자 - Self Written Rap (Movie 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' O.S.T) [Original Song: I Like To Move It - will.i.am]	3rd	88	90	89	YG Casting
7	Park Ji-min	Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland (Movie 'The Wizard of Oz' O.S.T)	2nd	100	100	99	YG Casting
Episode 18 (April 1) : Mission 5. Judge's Designated Song
1	Lee Ha-yi	Sway - Pussycat Dolls	1st	92	90	89	JYP Casting
2	Lee Michelle	사진을 보다가 - Vibe	6th	92	90	91	JYP Casting
3	Park Jae-hyung	Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli	4th	89	88	92	Eliminated
4	Baek A-yeon	Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston	5th	90	88	93	SM Casting
5	Lee Seunghoon	어머니의 된장국 - Dynamic Duo	3rd	91	92	93	YG Casting
6	Park Ji-min	I'll Be There - The Jackson 5	2nd	92	92	92	YG Casting
Episode 19 (April 8) : Mission 6. Viewer's Requested Song
1	Lee Michelle	U Just - Soulciety	5th	90	90	90	Eliminated
2	Park Ji-min	거위의 꿈 - Carnival	2nd	91	93	93	SM Casting
3	Baek A-yeon	Run Devil Run - Girls' Generation	4th	93	94	93	JYP Casting
4	Lee Seunghoon	챔피언 - PSY	3rd	88	90	88	JYP Casting
5	Lee Ha-yi	Love - Keyshia Cole	1st	93	93	93	YG Casting
Episode 20 (April 15) : Mission 7. Results of the Three Final Trainings
1	Baek A-yeon	보고싶다 - Kim Bum-soo	3rd	98	96	96	Top 3
2	Park Ji-min	Love On Top - Beyoncé	2nd	95	97	91	Top 3
3	Lee Ha-yi	시간이 흐른 뒤 - T (Yoon Mi-rae)	1st	95	97	92	Top 3
4	Lee Seunghoon	The Show Must Go On - Self Written Rap [Original: Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil Wayne) - Drake]	4th	87	87	86	Eliminated
Episode 21 (April 22) : Mission 8. Free Song Choice
1	Lee Ha-yi	U-Go-Girl - Lee Hyo-ri	1st	99	99	92	Top 2
2	Park Ji-min	You Raise Me Up - Secret Garden	2nd	99	97	92	Top 2
3	Baek A-yeon	잘못했어 - 2AM	3rd	95	90	92	Eliminated
Episode 22 (April 29) : Mission 9. FINAL
Mission 9-1. Free Song Choice
1	Lee Ha-yi	Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack	2nd	98	99	94	-
2	Park Ji-min	Music Is My Life - Lim Jeong-hee	1st	98	99	95	-
Mission 9-2. Sing Each Other's Cover
1	Lee Ha Yi	Rolling in the Deep - Adele	1st	100	99	96	Runner-up
2	Park Ji-min	Mercy - Duffy	1st	99	97	99	Winner

Ratings

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. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)

Episode #	Original Airdate	AGB Ratings[6] Nationwide
1	December 4, 2011	9.3%
2	December 11, 2011	10.7%
3	December 18, 2011	10.0%
4	December 25, 2011	10.4%
5	January 1, 2012	9.5%
6	January 8, 2012	11.5%
7	January 15, 2012	12.5%
8	January 22, 2012	10.3%
9	January 29, 2012	13.1%
10	February 5, 2012	15.0%
11	February 12, 2012	14.0%
12	February 19, 2012	17.3%
13	February 26, 2012	17.1%
14	March 4, 2012	16.2%
15	March 11, 2012	16.4%
16	March 18, 2012	15.8%
17	March 25, 2012	16.0%
18	April 1, 2012	19.5%
19	April 8, 2012	16.6%
20	April 15, 2012	15.4%
21	April 22, 2012	19.1%
22	April 29, 2012	17.6%

References

1. "SBS, 'K팝스타' 우승자 박지민 JYP行 공식발표" (in Korean). Star News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
2. "보아, 양현석 박진영과 함께 'K팝스타' 심사위원 발탁" (in Korean). TV Report. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
3. "'K팝스타' 윤도현 붐 MC합류 "아나운서 아닌 신선조합, 진행자도 차별화"" (in Korean). Newsen. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
4. "이하이·이천원, 박지민·악뮤 누르고 'K팝' 왕중왕전 1위" (in Korean). My Daily. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
5. "'K팝스타' 문자투표 비중 30% 확정, 역대 오디션 중 최저 왜?" (in Korean). Newsen. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
6. (in Korean) AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• K-pop Star's channel on YouTube (in Korean)