Superstar K 2016

Superstar K 2016 () is the eighth current season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and airs every Thursday night at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016 will receive 500,000,000 won (US$470,990). Kim Bum-soo had been confirmed return to appear on the show. Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, Han Sung-ho of FNC Entertainment have joined him in the list of judges. The lineup is a mixture of veteran singers and producers in the industry.

The judges will be separated into the categories of "Legendary Vocal", "Trendy Artist", and "Star Maker". The contestants will be judged not only on their vocals but their star power, public appeal, and potential.

An Mnet representative stated, "''Superstar K 2016'' will show the most change among all the ''Superstar K'' seasons. In order to show the audiences something new, we will be transforming the show all the way from the judging lineup. Please anticipate the new season."

This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 890 million won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the hit but controversial Mnet girl group survival program ''Produce 101''.

Broadcasting time

Broadcast

Winner Prize

300₩ million cash prize +

200₩ million recording contract

Album Debut

Selection process

Audition Period: April 11, 2016 – July 10, 2016

For Korean Speakers:

this season, the options of applying via KakaoTalk. also became available.

For Non-Korean Speakers:

Apply directly on mnet.com by uploading video of you singing. Click here for the application page.

In addition, in-person overseas auditions are planned to take place in the US at Shepard University in Los Angeles, Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Born Star Training Center in New York.

Audition Rounds Guide

* Rounds 1 : 20-Second Battle
competitors are given 20 seconds to appeal on their singing skills . Judges can press the "plus" button to extend the auditioner's singing time by 10 seconds and one can only allow a maximum of 30 seconds. However, if the singer fails to receive more time, the four Judges' Approvals can pass the singer to the next round, of He the Automatically drops OUT, even if the singer was given the full minute and 30 seconds to perform on stage.
* Round 2 : Battle Point Out (64 Teams)
* Round 3 : 2vs2 (40 Teams)
* Round 4 : Finals TOP10 (26 Teams)
** Double Final Mission
** Solo mission

Finalists

TOP 10

* Jinwon (ko)
* Jo Min Wook
* Corona
* Lee Ji Eun
* Lee Sarah
* Yoo Da Bin
* Park Hye-won
* Kim Ye Sung
* Dong Woo Seok
* Kim Young Geun

Elimination chart

Finals

TOP 10 - First Stage (November 17, 2016)

* Judges Score 50% + Population Votes 40% + Online Pre Votes 10%

Performance

Results

TOP 7 - Judge's Mission (November 24, 2016)

*Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

Results

TOP 4 - My Style by Kim Gun-mo (December 1, 2016)

*Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

* TOP4 Special Stage: Jo Min Wook + Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun + Park Hye Won : "Park Gwang-hyun and Kim Gun-mo - Together"

Results

FINAL (December 8, 2016)

*Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

* TOP2 Special Stage: Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun : "Lee Moon-se - Farewell My Love"
* TOP10&Kim Bum-soo&Kim Yeon-woo Special Stage: Jinwon + Jo Min Wook + Corona + Lee Ji Eun + Lee Sarah + Yoo Da Bin + Park Hye Won + Kim Ye Sung + Dong Woo Seok + Kim Young Geun + Kim Bum-soo + Kim Yeon-woo : "NOW N NEW Various Artists - 하나되어"

Results

Discography

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in .

References

External links

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Naver

{{Superstar K

2016 South Korean television seasons
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