''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
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'', which premiered in January 2015 on
Mnet 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 (rapper signed with
Brand New Music
Brand New Music (Hangul: 브랜뉴 뮤직, also stylized as BrandNew Music and initialized as BNM) is a South Korean hip hop company founded in 2011 by rapper .
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
Sistar (, often stylized as SISTAR) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2010 by Starship Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou and Dasom. They made their official debut with the song " Push Push" on 3 June 2010. Their ...
member)
Third runner-up: Moon Sua (former
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production comp ...
Trainee. Now member of
Billlie
Billlie (; stylized as ''Bi11lie'' or ''Billlǃə'') is a South Korean girl group formed by Mystic Story. Billlie debuted on November 10, 2021, with the extended play (EP) '' The Billage of Perception: Chapter One''. The group originally consis ...
under
Mystic Story
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)
Semi-finalists:
*
Heize
Jang Da-hye (; born August 9, 1991), better known by her stage name Heize, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, composer and producer currently signed to P Nation. The name Heize was inspired by the name of an American rapper Angel Haz ...
(Now with
P Nation)
*
Yubin (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 ...
(former
Fiestar
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member)
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Eliminated contestants:
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Kasper (former
Play the Siren member,
SMTM4 and
SMTM6 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 8)
*
Exy 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 of
Clover
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(Eliminated in episode 5)
* Ahn Soo Min (
SMTM4 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 3)
* Ash-B (
Unpretty Rapstar 3 contestant,
SMTM5 contestant)
(Eliminated in episode 3)
Discography
References
External links
* {{in lang, ko
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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