''Unpretty Rapstar 2'' () is a 2015
South Korea
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n music competition program focusing on female rappers. It is the second season of ''
Unpretty Rapstar
''Unpretty Rapstar'' (Hangul: 언프리티 랩스타) is a South Korean rap competition TV show that airs on Mnet
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. T ...
'', which 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 ...
. It is a spin-off of ''
Show Me the Money''.
Contestants
Winner: Truedy (Signed with MNET before show,
SMTM6 contestant)
First runner-up:
KittiB
Kim Bo-mi (Korean: 김보미; born July 27, 1990), better known by her stage name, KittiB (Korean: 키디비), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. She was the first runner-up in TV music competition Unpretty Rapstar 2.
Career
KittiB debut ...
(rapper signed with
Brand New Music
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History 2003–2012: Founding and first-generation artists
Kim Se-hwan (Hangul: ...
after the show ended)
Second runner-up:
Hyolyn
Kim Hyo-jung (; born December 11, 1990), better known by her stage name Hyolyn (효린), is a South Korean singer and songwriter, now under the management of her own self-started production company Bridʒ. She is a former member of the South Kor ...
(former
Sistar
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member)
Third runner-up: Moon Sua (former
YG Entertainment
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Trainee. Now member of
Billlie
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under
Mystic Story
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)
Semi-finalists:
*
Heize
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(Now with
P Nation)
*
Yubin
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Hanja and meaning
There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 25 hanja with the reading "bin" on the South Kor ...
(former
Wonder
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* Wonder (emotion), an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected
Wonder may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional entities
* The Wonders, a fictional band ...
Girls
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member)
*
Jeon Jiyoon (former
4Minute
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member)
(Joined in episode 4)
*
Yezi
Lee Ye-ji (born August 26, 1994), better known by her stage name Yezi, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Fiestar in 2012. Yezi was a semi-finalist on ''Unpretty Rapstar 2'' in 2015, during w ...
(former
Fiestar
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member)
*
*
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Eliminated contestants:
*
*
*
*
*
Kasper (former
Play the Siren member,
SMTM4 and
SMTM6 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 8)
*
Exy
Chu So-jung ( ko, 추소정; born November 6, 1995), better known by her stage name Exy, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. She debuted as a member and leader of South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN under Starship and Yuehua E ...
of
Cosmic Girls
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(Joined in episode 6, eliminated in episode 8)
* Kim of
Rubber Soul
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, (
The Unit
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contestant)
(Joined in episode 6, eliminated in episode 7)
*
Gilme
Gil Mi-hyun (Hangul: 길미현, born April 10, 1985), known by the stage name Gilme (길미), is a South Korean singer and member of Clover. She was a contestant on ''Unpretty Rapstar 2
''Unpretty Rapstar 2'' () is a 2015 South Korean music c ...
of
Clover
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(Eliminated in episode 5)
* Ahn Soo Min (
SMTM4 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 3)
* Ash-B (
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,
SMTM5 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 3)
Discography
References
External links
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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
Hip hop television