''Vocal Play'' () is a

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program on Channel A starring

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and

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as the main host for season 1 and

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and Oh Sang-jin for season 2. The first season aired on Channel A, it started on November 10, 2018 and ended on January 26, 2019. The second season started on October 5, 2019. It is distributed and syndicated by Channel A every Saturday at 22:20 ( KST).

Synopsis

This is the 1st Korean A cappella music show where the singers have to sing without instrumental accompaniment.

Rules

Season 1

Performers are further split into 4 types: A cappella groups,

Beatboxers Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

, 4 hidden Solo Vocalists and Solo Vocalists. Each producer must pick at least 1 of each category. For pure singers, music with vocals removed (MR) can only be used in round 1. As they perform 100 Vocal Peers vote to unlock the draft wall for the producers to see the acts. The wall can only be unlocked once it reaches 70 votes. The producers can vote for the rights to mentor them. Once the teams are assembled, each type of performers will first compete against each other from different producer's teams. Afterwards, they will compete as a team and collaborate in various stages.

Casts

Season 1

MC

Producers

Yoon Sang Lee Yoon-sang (; born May 11, 1968), known professionally as Yoon Sang, is a South Korean composer, record producer, singer and songwriter. He currently serves as a contemporary music professor at Sungshin Women's University. Music career Lee ...

Yoon Il-sang Yoon Il-sang ( ko, 윤일상; born February 21, 1974) is a South Korean composer, producer, and songwriter. He graduated from Kyung Hee University Post Modern Music Department, and he is also the co-founder of Nega Network Ltd. In January 2012, ...

* * Sweet Sorrow

Participants

*Khan *H-Has *Hiss * MayTree *

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*EXIT * G2 *Bae Da-hae *Paradise *

Hanhae Jung Han-hae (born April 7, 1990), better known by the mononym Hanhae, is a South Korean rapper and singer. He is a former member of the hip hop boy band Phantom Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animat ...

*Mighty * Kwon Hyuk-soo *Wing *Greg * Park Ji-min *

U Sung-eun Yoo Sung-eun (Hangul: 유성은, born April 26, 1989), stylized as U Sung-eun, is a South Korean singer. She was the runner-up on The Voice of Korea. She released her debut album, ''Be OK'', on July 15, 2013. Personal life Yoo married rapper ...

Season 2

MC

Judges

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* * Sweet Sorrow *

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Ratings

* Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of ''Vocal Play''. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.) * In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in each year.

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

Season 1 Official Website

Season 2 Official Website

Official YouTube Channel
South Korean variety television shows South Korean television shows Channel A (TV channel) original programming 2018 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows Pages with unreviewed translations {{SouthKorea-tv-stub