The first season of ''Survival Audition

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'' ( ko, 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) premiered on December 4, 2011, airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the ''

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'' programming block on SBS, until April 29, 2012. The first winner was Park Ji-min, who chose to sign with

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. The three judges for this season were

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, founder of

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and former member of the popular South Korean act

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Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show ju ...

, singer/songwriter and founder of

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, from

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. Singer,

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, and entertainer,

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, 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 (July – October 2011) **Preliminary auditions were held from around the world in countries such as China, United States, and

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. Auditions were also held in

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. *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

: YG Entertainment CEO, producer, singer *

: JYP Entertainment Executive producer, singer, songwriter *

: SM Entertainment singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer

Top 10

* Park Ji-min : Born 1997, from

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, Winner, debuted in duo 15& under

, now under

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as Jamie * Lee Ha-yi : Born 1996, from

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, Runner-up, debuted as soloist

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under

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: Born 1993, from

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, eliminated April 22, 2012 (8th Live), debuted as soloist under

, currently under Eden Entertainment *

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* Lee Michelle : Born 1991, from

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: Born 1994, from

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, eliminated March 25, 2012 (4th Live), debuted as soloist under

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* Baek Ji-woong : Born 1990, from

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and left to pursue her bachelor's degree at

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* Lee Jung-mi : Born 1996, from

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, eliminated March 4, 2012 (1st Live), had been signed but cancelled her contract with

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%.

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.)

References

External links

* * {{Good Sunday 2010 South Korean television series debuts