''Superstar K'' ( ko, 슈퍼스타 K) is a South Korean television

talent show A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather ...

series which is held yearly. First held in 2009, Superstar K has increasingly gained more attention, considered the biggest audition program in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. Superstar K's concept involves that of finding the next "superstar," with the winner each week determined with a combination of the scores given by judges and votes from viewers. The show received immense popularity for its first three seasons, discovering popular acts such as

Seo In-guk Seo In-guk (; born October 23, 1987) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He launched his singing career after winning the talent reality show ''Superstar K'' in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in ''Reply 1997'' (2012). Since ...

Huh Gak Huh Gak (; born November 15, 1984) is a South Korean singer. He rose to fame after winning the 2010 Mnet talent competition series ''Superstar K 2,'' during which he became known as "the Korean Paul Potts." Early life and education Huh Gak wa ...

, John Park, Kang Seungyoon,

Ulala Session Ulala Session ( ko, 울랄라 세션) is a South Korean boy band that rose to fame after winning the 2011 television talent show ''Superstar K 3''. The group currently consists of members Kim Myung-hoon, Park Seung-il, Choe Do-wo. The group orig ...

and

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, and reached its peak in ratings in its fourth season with

Roy Kim Kim Sang-woo (; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as Roy Kim (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He began his singing career after winning the television talent show ''Superstar K 4'' in 2012. Kim officially deb ...

and

Jung Joon-young Jung Joon-young (born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean former singer-songwriter, radio DJ, host, actor, television personality and convicted serial rapist. Jung first gained recognition in the 2012 season of the musical reality competitio ...

as its forefront. The show saw a decline in popularity and ratings starting from its fifth season. The eighth season of ''Superstar K'' broke with tradition and abandoned the series number in its name, and was instead called '' Superstar K 2016''. Traditionally, the award winner of each season is given the chance to perform at the

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as well as receive other prizes.

Seasons

Superstar K1 Superstar K is a South Korean television show on Mnet. Superstar K1 is season one of the Superstar competition series in which singers audition to get on the show. Each week, the singers perform a song and are eliminated based on the three judge ...

Superstar K2 ''Superstar K2'' is a South Korean television show on Mnet. ''Superstar K2'' is season two of the Superstar competition series in which singers audition to get on the show. Each week, the singers perform a song and are eliminated based on the th ...

* Superstar K3 * Superstar K4 * Superstar K5 * Superstar K6 * Superstar K7 * Superstar K 2016

Winning contestants

References

External links

Official website
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