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K-pop Star

Network
SBS
Genre
Singing
Premiered
4 December, 2011
K-pop Star

Survival Audition K-pop Star is a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars. Preliminary auditions are held around the world in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. The final winner debuts with the company of his or her choice, along with a cash prize of three hundred million won, two brand new vehicles, opportunities to become commercial models and casting in dramas, and many more benefits. The original three judges for the series 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. SM, YG, and JYP are the three largest management companies in Korea. BoA was replaced by singer-songwriter You Hee-yeol of Antenna Music for Season 3.

Genre Reality television
Presented by Yoon Do-hyun, Boom, Jun Hyun-moo, Yoo Hye-young, Yura
Judges Park Jin-young, Yang Hyun-suk, You Hee-yeol
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 87
Producer(s) Park Sung-hoon
Running time 70-110 minutes
Production company(s) SBS Variety Unit, Chorokbaem Media
Distributor SBS
Original network SBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Related shows Good Sunday, C-pop Star

About K-pop Star

3 South Korean talent agencies hold worldwide auditions to find the next K-Pop stars. The winner is given the choice of the company he/she desires in addition to a cash prize of $300 million won (~$300,000 US).

Achievement of K-pop Star

Judges for the series included Park Jin-YoungYang Hyun-suk and You Hee-yeol. The show came to an end in April 2017.

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Latest information about K-pop Star updated on July 28 2021.