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The first season of Survival Audition K-pop Star (Korean: 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) premiered on December 4, 2011, airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the Good Sunday programming block on SBS, until April 29, 2012. The first winner was Park Ji-min, who chose to sign with JYP Entertainment.

The three judges for this season were Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment, and Korean pop icon BoA, from SM Entertainment.

Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, hosted the live competition from March 4, 2012 to April 29, 2012 when the winner is crowned. Yoon Do-hyun has also been narrating through the entire process.

Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 1 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14, 2013, competing with contestants of Season 2 for the title of Overall Champion.

Process

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• Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (July – October 2011)
  • Preliminary auditions were held from around the world in countries such as China, United States, and Brazil. Auditions were also held in Europe.
• First round: Talent Audition – Check for talents and skills (Airdate: December 4–18, 2011)
• Second round: Contact Audition + Ranking Audition – Audition and help with a chosen judge, and ranking by judges (Airdate: December 18, 2011 - January 1, 2012)
• Third round: Casting Audition – Being cast by one of three companies for a two-week training session (Airdate: January 8 - February 5, 2012)
• Fourth round: Battle Audition – Competing for a spot in the Top 10 to advance to the live competition (Airdate: February 12–26, 2012)
• Fifth round: Stage Audition – Judges score and viewers voting during live competition to decide the final winner (Airdate: March 4 - April 29, 2012)

Judges

• Yang Hyun-suk : YG Entertainment CEO, producer, singer
• Park Jin-young : JYP Entertainment Executive producer, singer, songwriter
• BoA : SM Entertainment singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer

Top 10

• Park Ji-min : Born 1997, from Daejeon, Winner, debuted in duo 15& under JYP Entertainment, now under Warner Music Korea as Jamie
• Lee Ha-yi : Born 1996, from Bucheon, Runner-up, debuted as soloist LEE HI under YG Entertainment but left in 2019, now under AOMG
• Baek A-yeon : Born 1993, from Seongnam, eliminated April 22, 2012 (8th Live), debuted as soloist under JYP Entertainment, currently under Eden Entertainment
• Lee Seung-hoon : Born 1992, from Busan, eliminated April 15, 2012 (7th Live), debuted in boy group WINNER under YG Entertainment
• Lee Michelle : Born 1991, from Paju, eliminated April 8, 2012 (6th Live), debuted as a soloist under DIMA Entertainment
• Park Jae-hyung : Born 1992, from United States, eliminated April 1, 2012 (5th Live), debuted in band DAY6 under JYP Entertainment
• Yoon Hyun-sang : Born 1994, from Suwon, eliminated March 25, 2012 (4th Live), debuted as soloist under LOEN Entertainment
• Baek Ji-woong : Born 1990, from Seoul, eliminated March 18, 2012 (3rd Live), debuted as a soloist under Bob Film Entertainment
• Kim Na-yoon : Born 1994, from United States, eliminated March 11, 2012 (2nd Live), signed with Starship Entertainment and left to pursue her bachelor's degree at Boston University
• Lee Jung-mi : Born 1996, from Ilsan, eliminated March 4, 2012 (1st Live), had been signed but cancelled her contract with YG Entertainment

Round 5: Stage Auditions

• The Top 10 competes on the live stage with the results determined by combining the Judges Score 60%, Viewers SMS Vote 30%, and Advance Online Vote 10%.

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will in be red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)

References

1. "SBS, 'K팝스타' 우승자 박지민 JYP行 공식발표" (in Korean). Star News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
2. "보아, 양현석 박진영과 함께 'K팝스타' 심사위원 발탁" (in Korean). TV Report. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
3. "'K팝스타' 윤도현 붐 MC합류 "아나운서 아닌 신선조합, 진행자도 차별화"" (in Korean). Newsen. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
4. "이하이·이천원, 박지민·악뮤 누르고 'K팝' 왕중왕전 1위" (in Korean). My Daily. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
5. "'K팝스타' 문자투표 비중 30% 확정, 역대 오디션 중 최저 왜?" (in Korean). Newsen. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
6. (in Korean) AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• K-pop Star's channel on YouTube (in Korean)

• K-pop Star
• 2011 South Korean television series debuts
• 2012 South Korean television series endings