The second season of the

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competition show ''

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'' premiered on SBS on November 18, 2012, airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the ''

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'' lineup.

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returned as host and narrator, and

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returned as live host.

Yang Hyun-suk Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the Ex ...

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 ...

, and

BoA Kwon Bo-ah (; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress. One of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers, she has been dubbed the " Queen of K- ...

returned as judges. The season ended on April 6, 2013, with

Akdong Musician AKMU ( ko, 악뮤), also known as Akdong Musician ( ko, 악동뮤지션), is a South Korean sibling duo consisting of Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun who debuted under YG Entertainment in April 2014 with studio album ''Play'' after winning SBS' ...

crowned as winner and chose to sign with

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

Process

*Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (June - October 2012) **Preliminary auditions were held from around the world in

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, Australia, and

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. *First round: Talent Audition - Check for talents and skills (Airdate: November 18 - December 2, 2012) *Second round: Ranking Audition - Audition and ranking by judges (Airdate: December 9–23, 2012) *Third round: Casting Audition - Being cast by one of three companies for a two-week training session (Airdate: December 30, 2012 - January 20, 2013) *Fourth round: Battle Audition - Competing for a spot in the Top 10 to advance to the live competition (Airdate: January 27 - February 10, 2013) *Fifth round: Stage Audition - Judges decide and viewers vote during live competition to decide the final winner (Airdate: February 17 - April 7, 2013)

Judges

: YG Entertainment CEO, producer, singer *

: JYP Entertainment Executive producer, singer, songwriter *

: SM Entertainment singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer

Top 10

: Winner, debuted as duo

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under

** Lee Chan-hyuk : Born 1996, from

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** Lee Soo-hyun : Born 1999, from

Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam (Korean: 방예담; born May 7, 2002) is a South Korean singer and former member of the boy band, Treasure under YG Entertainment. He is best known for competing in the second installment of ''K-pop Star'' (2012–2013) where he f ...

: Born 2002, from

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, Runner-up, signed under

, debuted in boy group

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: Born 1980, from

, eliminated March 31, 2013 (6th Live), debuted as soloist under Iconic Sounds *

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: eliminated March 24, 2013 (5th Live), debuted as duo under Reve Entertainment ** Kim Hyo-bin : Born 1990, from Gyeonggi-do ** Kim Il-do : Born 1990, from Gyeonggi-do * Raccoon Boys : eliminated March 17, 2013 (4th Live) ** Brian Shin : Born 1995, from

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, releasing music as brian mantra ** Kim Min-seok : Born 1991, from

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, signed under

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** McKay Kim : Born 1993, from

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, debuted as soloist under Dorothy Company *

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: Born 1998, eliminated March 10, 2013 (3rd Live), debuted as soloist under

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and now under Starline Entertainment. Joined

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* YouU : eliminated March 3, 2013 (2nd Live) ** Jun Min-joo : Born 1994, from

, debuted in girl group The Ark under Music K Entertainment, formerly under

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in duo KHAN ** Lee Mi-rim : Born 1995, from

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, debuted in girl group TINT under GH Entertainment ** Park So-yeon : Born 1999, from

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, signed under

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, later participated in

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, debuted as a soloist in December 2020 under GCSC Company ** Son Yu-ji : Born 1998, from Bucheon, signed under

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, later participated in

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, now under GH Entertainment ** Song Ha-ye : Born 1994, from

, debuted as soloist under Hello Music and now under Plus Media Entertainment * Choi Ye-geun : Born 1997, from

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, eliminated March 3, 2013 (2nd Live), debuted as soloist under Reve Entertainment * Sung Su-jin : Born 1989, from

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Round 5: Stage Auditions

* For Rounds 1 to 3, the Top 10 competes 1:1 on the live stage with the results determined by the judges. One contestant from each group is chosen to proceed to the next round. As of Round 4, the Judges Score 70% and Viewers SMS Vote 30% are combined to eliminate the contestant with the lowest score. * For Rounds 1 to 3, the contestants not chosen will go through live SMS voting by viewers, where the top two contestants (top contestant only after Round 1) proceed to the next round. SMS voting is only allowed for contestants during that groups performance. As of Round 4, SMS voting is allowed throughout all performances. * Of the remaining contestants, the judges use a "Wild Card" to save one of them in Rounds 1 to 3.

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

*
''K-pop Star 2'' Official Homepage
on SBS ''The Soty'' * {{Good Sunday 2010 South Korean television series debuts