''Unpretty Rapstar'' () is a 2015

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 ...

n music competition program focusing on female rappers. The show, a spin-off of '' Show Me the Money'', premiered in January 2015 on

Mnet M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

and was hosted by Korean rapper

San E Jung San (; born ), more commonly known by his stage name San E (), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand Ne ...

. In August 2015, it was confirmed that the show would begin airing its second season on September 11, 2015. The winner in Season 1 was

Cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...

Season Overview

Original Airdate:

Contestants

Winner:

( SMTM contestant)
First runner-up:

Jessi Jessi may refer to: People * Jessi (musician) (born 1988), Korean-American rapper, singer, and songwriter * Gianluigi Jessi (born 1945), Italian basketball player * Jessi Alexander (born 1976), American country music artist * Jessi Colter (born ...

(former

Lucky J Lucky J (Hangul; 럭키제이; Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''leogkijei'') was a South Korean Hip hop music, hip-hop group formed by YMC Entertainment. The group's three original members were J'Kyun, Jessi (musician), Jessi, and JERO (South ...

member)
Second runner-up:

Yuk Ji-dam Yuk Ji-dam ((), sometimes known as Jidam () or Yukji (); born March 10, 1997) is a South Korean rapper from Daegu. She gained popularity with her participation on the Hip Hop TV competitions '' Show Me The Money'' and ''Unpretty Rapstar''. She ...

( SMTM3 contestant,

Unpretty Rapstar 3 ''Unpretty Rapstar 3'' () is a 2016 South Korean music competition program focusing on female rappers. It is the third season of ''Unpretty Rapstar'', which premiered in January 2015 on Mnet as a spin-off of '' Show Me the Money''. The show was ho ...

contestant)
Semi-finalists: *

Kisum Jo Hye-ryung (; born January 20, 1994), also known by her stage name Kisum (), is a South Korean rapper and actress. In 2015, Kisum competed on the first season of the variety show ''Unpretty Rapstar''. She had previously competed in season thre ...

(SMTM3 contestant) *

Jimin Park Ji-min (; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment. Jimin has release ...

(former AOA member) * Jolly V (SMTM3 contestant) Eliminated contestants: *

Tymee Lee Ok-joo (born December 6, 1985), better known by her stage name Tymee (formerly known as E.via and Napper), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and pianist. She is currently represented by Outsider's label ASSA Communication and is known f ...

(SMTM3 contestant) (Eliminated in episode 6) * Jace of Miss $ (Joined in episode 4, eliminated in episode 6) * Lil Cham (Eliminated in episode 4)

Competition events

Self-introduction through a cypher

An ice-breaker where all contestants and the host do a rap for their self-introduction, using the same beat. The rappers are allowed to initiate or respond to pre-game diss battles.

One-take video mission

The first mission in all seasons of Unpretty Rapstar was contestants collaborating with judges, producers, and fellow contestants to create a music video for an original rap song. The video is mostly filmed in one unedited take, and the rappers must also write and arrange the song. After the filming of the music video for the song is complete, the rappers vote for who did the best and worst, in a fully disclosed process. The winner of the mission receives an advantage for the next challenge or the next part of the track missions. Whoever is voted last by their fellow rappers receives a penalty of being excluded from the next mission, or from the song that was produced through the one-take mission.

Diss Battles

A series of one-on-one rap battles where the contestants put one another down through diss rap. Unlike rap battles in Show Me the Money, these are closed events with no MCs.

Discography

References

External links

* {{in lang, ko 1 2015 South Korean television series debuts 2015 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean music television shows Mnet (TV channel) original programming Rapping South Korean women rappers Hip hop television