Superstar K

*Superstar K*
Superstar K
	Title card (2012–present)
Hangul	슈퍼스타 K
RR	Syupeoseuta K
MR	Syup'ŏsŭt'a K
Judges	Lee Seung-chul (2009–2014); Lee Hyori (2009); Yang Hyun-seok (2009); Yoon Jong-shin (2010–2011, 2013–2015); Uhm Jung-hwa (2010); Yoon Mi-rae (2011–2012); Psy (2012); Lee Ha-neul (2013); Baek Ji-young (2014–2015); Sung Si-kyung (2015); Kim Bum-soo (2014–2016); Gummy (2016); Gil Seong-joon (2016); Kim Yeon Woo (2016); Brave Brothers (2016); Ailee (2016); Han Sung Ho (2016)
Theme music composer	Hajak
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	110; 12 (Superstar K1); 14 (Superstar K2) ; 14 (Superstar K3) ; 15 (Superstar K4) ; 15 (Superstar K5); 14 (Superstar K6) ; 14 (Superstar K7); 12 (Superstar K 2016)
Production
Production locations	Initial auditions: Various locations in Korea, China, USA, and later Australia
Running time	80 – 90 minutes (regular); 48 – 169 minutes
Production companies	CJ E&M Music and Live; CJ E&M; Signal Entertainment Group (since 2016)
Original release
Network	Mnet
Release	2009 –; 2016

Superstar K (Korean: 슈퍼스타 K) is a South Korean television talent show series which is held yearly. First held in 2009, Superstar K has increasingly gained more attention, considered the biggest audition program in South Korea. Superstar K's concept involves that of finding the next "superstar," with the winner each week determined with a combination of the scores given by judges and votes from viewers.

The show received immense popularity for its first three seasons, discovering popular acts such as Seo In-guk, Huh Gak, John Park, Kang Seungyoon, Ulala Session and Busker Busker, and reached its peak in ratings in its fourth season with Roy Kim and Jung Joon-young as its forefront. The show saw a decline in popularity and ratings starting from its fifth season. The eighth season of Superstar K broke with tradition and abandoned the series number in its name, and was instead called Superstar K 2016.

Traditionally, the award winner of each season is given the chance to perform at the Mnet Asian Music Awards as well as receive other prizes.

Seasons

Winning contestants

Year	Season	Winner	Runner-up
2009	Superstar K1	Seo In-guk	Joo Moon-geun
2010	Superstar K2	Huh Gak	John Park
2011	Superstar K3	Ulala Session	Busker Busker
2012	Superstar K4	Roy Kim	DickPunks
2013	Superstar K5	Parc Jae-jung	Park Si-hwan
2014	Superstar K6	Kwak Jin-eon	Kim Feel
2015	Superstar K7	Kevin Oh	Cheon Dan-bi
2016	Superstar K 2016	Kim Young Geun	Lee Ji Eun

References

^ 씨그널엔터 '슈퍼스타K' 새로운 시즌 만든다. March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-22.

External links

Official website

[1] 씨그널엔터 '슈퍼스타K' 새로운 시즌 만든다. March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-22.

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