''The Voice of Korea'' is a South Korean reality singing competition and local version of ''
The Voice
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'' first broadcast as ''
The Voice of Holland
''The Voice of Holland'', also known as ''TVOH'', is a Dutch reality TV singing competition, that became a near global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol and musician Roel van Velzen, in the Netherlands airing on RTL 4.
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''. Its
first season started on February 10, 2012, on
Mnet
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. The second and final season started on February 22, 2013, on
Mnet
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. A reboot was announced in February 2020, and premieres on May 29, 2020.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditionee.
Coaches
Seasons 1 and 2
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Kangta
Ahn Chil-hyun (born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as a ...
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Gill
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Shin Seung-hun
Shin Seung-hun (; born 21 March 1966) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who was known in the 1990s as the "Emperor of Ballads." He debuted in 1990 with the hit song, "Reflection of You in Your Smile," and has since released 12 studio albums. B ...
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Baek Ji-young
Baek Ji-young (; born March 25, 1976), also known as Baek Z Young, is a South Korean singer. She made her debut in 1999, with the release of her album ''Sorrow''. Over her career she has released eight studio albums and won awards for Best Fem ...
Season 3 (2020)
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Sung Si-kyung
Sung Si-kyung (; born April 17, 1979) is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous So ...
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Kim Jong-kook
Kim Jong-kook (; born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of ...
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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- ...
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Dynamic Duo
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*Dúo Dinámico (Spanish for Dynamic Duo), a Spanish musical duo formed in 1958 and one of the main precursors of pop music in Spain
*Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo), a South Ko ...
Season summary
;Artist's info
: Team Kangta
: Team Shin
: Team Baek
: Team Gil
: Team Si Kyung
: Team Jong Kook
: Team BoA
: Team Dynamic Duo
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Season 1 (2012)
Son Seung-yeon
Son Seung-yeon (born September 15, 1993), also known as Sonnet Son, is a South Korean singer. She is a winner of ''The Voice of Korea'' and is a frequent guest on the singing competition show ''Immortal Songs 2''.
Discography
Albums
Sin ...
won the first season with Shin Seung-hun as her coach. Yoo Sung-eun finished as runner-up, followed by Ji Se-hee and Woo Hye-mi in third and fourth places, respectively.
Each coach was allowed to bring six artists to the live shows.
Season 2 (2013)
The series was renewed for a second season with all coaches returning. Lee Ye-jun of Team Kangta won the second season with Yoon Sung-ki in second. Yoo Da-eun in third, and Lee Si-mon in fourth.
Each coach was allowed to advance three artists to the live shows.
Season 3 (2020)
A third season was produced after a seven-year hiatus.
Sung Si-kyung
Sung Si-kyung (; born April 17, 1979) is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous So ...
,
Kim Jong-kook
Kim Jong-kook (; born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of ...
,
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- ...
, and
Dynamic Duo
Dynamic duo may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups
*Dúo Dinámico (Spanish for Dynamic Duo), a Spanish musical duo formed in 1958 and one of the main precursors of pop music in Spain
*Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo), a South Ko ...
were introduced as the new coaches.
Television personality
Jang Sung-kyu
Jang Sung-kyu (; born April 21, 1983) is a South Korean host and television personality. He was formerly a news announcer for JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwi ...
became the new host of the show.
Each coach was allowed to advance two artists to the live shows.
References
External links
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