K-pop Star season 1
K-Pop Star (TV show), season 1 (2012)
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.
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.
Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, hosted 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.
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.
Process
Audition applications + Preliminary auditions held July – October 2011. Preliminary auditions were held in countries such as China, United States, Brazil and in Europe.
First round: Talent Audition – Check for talents and skills, Airdate: December 4–18, 2011.
Second round: Contact Audition and Ranking Audition – Audition and help with a chosen judge, and ranking by judges.
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