The fifth season of the South Korean reality television competition show ''
K-pop Star
''Survival Audition K-pop Star'' ( ko, 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) 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. ...
'' premiered on
SBS on November 22, 2015, airing Sunday evenings at 6:10 pm
KST as part of the ''
Good Sunday
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'' lineup.
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
You Hee-yeol
You Hee-yeol (; born April 19, 1971) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio disk jockey, and the host of ''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook''. He is the founder of the record label Antenna Music and the sole member of the project band Toy.
Biogra ...
returned as judges. The contest began receiving applications in May, with preliminary auditions taking place in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
and throughout
South Korea
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, as well as the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia until September 2014. The season ended on April 10, 2016, with
Lee Soo-jung
Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's ''K-pop Star 5''.
Career
In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season o ...
crowned as winner and choosing to sign with
Antenna Music
Antenna (Hangul: 안테나) is a South Korean record label founded by You Hee-yeol of the band Toy in 1997. Formerly an independent label, it was fully incorporated as a subsidiary under Kakao Entertainment in August 2021.
History
South Kore ...
.
Process
* Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (May – September 2015)
** Preliminary auditions were held in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
Busan
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and
Gwangju
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, with global auditions being held in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Toronto
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,
Atlanta
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and
Vancouver
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.
* Round 1: Talent Audition (Airdate: November 22 – December 6, 2015)
**Contestants who passed the preliminary auditions appear in front of the three judges for the first time. Contestants can pass with at least two "passes" from the judges, or a judge can offer to use the Wild Card.
* Round 2: Ranking Audition (Airdate: December 6 – 27, 2015)
**Contestants who pass the first round are put into groups with others that are most similar to their singing style. The whole group can pass, fail, or a selected few can pass. Each contestant gets to have one-on-one training with Park Jin-young, Yang Hyun-suk, or You Hee-yeol.
* Round 3: Team Mission (Airdate: December 27, 2015 – January 17, 2016)
**Contestants form teams to compete against another team. The winning team moves on to the next round. At least one member of the losing team must be eliminated.
* Round 4: Casting Audition (Airdate: January 24 – 31, 2016)
**Contestants perform solo or in teams assigned by the judges. Each judge has six casting cards. Each spot can be occupied by a contestant or a team of contestants. Contestants selected train with their particular judge for the battle audition. Contestants not selected in the casting round are eliminated.
* Round 5: Battle Audition (Airdate: February 7 – 21, 2016)
**Contestants represent the company they were cast to in a 1 to 1 to 1 battle. First place automatically gets to be in the Top 10, while 3rd place is eliminated. Contestants who finish in 2nd place battle the other contestants who finished 2nd place. Anyone who does not get in the Top 10 teams/contestants is eliminated.
* Round 6: Stage Audition (Airdate: February 28 – April 10, 2016)
Judges
*
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 ...
:
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production compa ...
founder, producer, dancer
*
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 ...
:
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
founder, producer, singer, songwriter
*
You Hee-yeol
You Hee-yeol (; born April 19, 1971) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio disk jockey, and the host of ''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook''. He is the founder of the record label Antenna Music and the sole member of the project band Toy.
Biogra ...
:
Antenna Music
Antenna (Hangul: 안테나) is a South Korean record label founded by You Hee-yeol of the band Toy in 1997. Formerly an independent label, it was fully incorporated as a subsidiary under Kakao Entertainment in August 2021.
History
South Kore ...
founder, songwriter, composer, pianist
Top 10
* 이수정 (
Lee Soo-jung
Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's ''K-pop Star 5''.
Career
In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season o ...
) – 23 (1993) (United States), Winner, signed under
Antenna Music
Antenna (Hangul: 안테나) is a South Korean record label founded by You Hee-yeol of the band Toy in 1997. Formerly an independent label, it was fully incorporated as a subsidiary under Kakao Entertainment in August 2021.
History
South Kore ...
* 안예은 (
Ahn Ye-eun
Ahn Ye-eun (, born May 21, 1992), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, who is best known as the runner-up of ''K-pop Star 5
The fifth season of the South Korean reality television competition show ''K-pop Star'' premiered on SBS on Novembe ...
) – 24 (1992) (Korea), Runner-up, signed under Pandawhale
[ ]
* 이시은 (Lee Si-eun) – 21 (1995) (Korea), eliminated on April 3, 2016 (4th Live), signed under HF Music Company
* 마진가S (Mazinga S):, eliminated on April 3, 2016 (3rd Live)
**조이스 리 (Joyce Lee) – 18 (1998) (United States),
**김예림 (Kim Ye-rim) – 22 (1994) (Korea),
**려위위 (
Liu Yuyu)- 18 (1998) (China),
**데니스 김 (Denise Kim) – 15 (2001) (United States), trained under
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production compa ...
, debuted in
Secret Number
Secret Number (, stylized as SECRET NUMBER) is a South Korean girl group formed by Vine Entertainment. The group debuted on May 19, 2020, with the single album ''Who Dis?'' with the five-member line up of Léa, Dita, Jinny, Soodam, and Denise. Th ...
under Vine Entertainment
* 유제이 (Jei Yu) – 16 (2000) (United States), eliminated on March 27, 2016 (3rd Live), signed under WorldStar Entertainment
* 우예린 (Woo Ye-rin) – 21 (1995) (Korea), eliminated on March 27, 2016 (3rd Live), signed under PurplePine Entertainment
* 정진우 (Jung Jin-woo) – 19 (1997) (Korea), eliminated on March 22, 2016 (2nd Live), signed under Planetarium Records
* 박민지 (Park Min-ji) – 18 (1998) (Korea), eliminated on March 22, 2016 (2nd Live)
* 소피 한 (Sophie Han) – 15 (2001) (United States), eliminated on March 6, 2016 (1st Live)
* 주미연 (Joo Mi-yeon) – 25 (1991) (Korea), eliminated on March 6, 2016 (1st Live)
Round 6: Stage Auditions
* For the ''Top 8 Finals'', the Top 10 competed in two groups on stage with the results determined by the judges. The top three contestants from each group were chosen to proceed to the next round.
** The Top 8, who proceeded to the live stage, were determined by the three judges as well as a 100-member Audience Judging Panel. The last two contestants from each group became ''Elimination Candidates'', with the Audience Judging Panel voting for their preferred act. The two acts with the most votes from the four ''Elimination Candidates'' proceeded to the Top 8, with the other two contestants eliminated.
* The Top 8 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.
* The contestants not chosen will go through voting by 100 citizen judges, where the two top contestants will proceed to the next round.
*For the ''Top 4'', ''3 Finals'', ''Semi-finals'' and ''Finals'', the judges and viewers' scores were weighted 60:40, and were combined to eliminate the contestant with the lowest score.
Ratings
In the individual show ratings below, the highest rating is in
red, with the lowest in
blue. (Note: Individual show ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
References
External links
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{{Good Sunday
2015 South Korean television series debuts