Superstar K 5 | |
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Season 5 | |
Hosted by | Kim Sung-Joo |
Judges | Lee Seung-chul Yoon Jong-shin Lee Ha-neul |
Winner | Park Jae Jung |
Runner-up | Park Shi Hwan |
Finals venue | Jamsil Indoor Stadium |
Release | |
Original network | |
Original release | August 9 November 15, 2013 | –
Season chronology |
Superstar K5 (Korean: 슈퍼스타 K5) is the fifth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 9 August 2013 on Mnet and aired Friday nights at 11PM KST.[1] On July 11, 2013, it was confirmed that Lee Seung-chul and Yoon Jong-shin would be returning to join the judges member panel, the latter having been missing from the previous season. This season also saw the addition of Lee Ha-neul of DJ DOC as a judge following the departure of Yoon Mi-rae.[2] This season saw over 1,982,661 applicants across the multiple avenues of entry for the show.[3]
Regional auditions
[edit]Audition hopefuls could audition in any of the several available audition venues. Additionally, new ways were devised for those unable to attend including as via UGC, KakaoTalk, Karaoke rooms or via secret nomination from family or friends.[4]
Preliminary Auditions for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regionals were held in these cities:
Episode air dates | Audition city | Date | Audition Venue | SuperWeek Tickets |
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August 9–30, 2013 | Seoul | June 29–30, 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 29 |
August 9, 2013 | Busan | May 4, 2013 | Busan Exhibition and Convention Center | 16 |
Jeju | April 28, 2013 | Jeju City Civic Center | 3 | |
Los Angeles | May 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Theatre Center | 3 | |
New York City | May 25, 2013 | In2 Church | 4 | |
August 16, 2013 | Boston | May 28, 2013 | Berklee College of Music | 2 |
Vancouver | May 28, 2013 | Orpheum Annex Theatre | 1 | |
August 16–23, 2013 | Incheon | June 6, 2013 | Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium | 12 |
Chuncheon | May 17, 2013 | Chuncheon Lakeside Gymnasium | 13 | |
Gwangju | May 19, 2013 | Kimdaejung Convention Center | 10 | |
— a | Daegu | June 1, 2013 | EXCO | 2 |
— a | Daejeon | June 22, 2013 | Daejeon Convention Center | 5 |
Total Number of tickets to SuperWeek | 100 |
- ^Note a The Daegu and Daejeon audition episodes were not aired due to production scheduling.
Preliminary auditions
[edit]The preliminary auditions, whilst having traditionally featured either one of the three main judges, has also featured special judges for certain regional auditions. Confirmed special judges that will be featured in the preliminaries will include: Jung Jae-hyung, 2AM member Jo Kwon, Joo Hyun-mi, Brown Eyed Girls' Gain, solo singer Ivy, Clazziquai's Alex and Son Dam-bi.[5]
SuperWeek
[edit]With 100 contestants from the audition rounds; judges were given the task of reducing these numbers to 50 through an individual elimination round. The next round consisting of contestants splitting into groups where they were both judged and then advanced onto the next round.
The newest addition to the Superstar K5 format was the BlackWeek round, where contestants participated in a rival collaboration mission. For this round, contestants were given scores by a small focus audience which added weight to the scoring of the judges, who ultimately made the final decisions on the next fifteen contestants to advance to the next round. The fifteen contestants were flown to Jeju Island, where each contestant was given an envelope to be unopened. Inside this enveloped contained a pre-determined decision by the judges on whether the contestant had already made it to the final ten, however, contestants had to partake in a final elimination round which could either reconfirm the judges decision or force them to change the content of the envelope.[6]
Finalists
[edit]Plan B (플랜비) is a four-member vocalist group, made up of an assortment of other male contestants whom were either solo singers or duo groups who were forced to band together as part of the SuperWeek rounds. The group currently consists of: Lee Kyung-hyun, Lee Dong-hoon, Yoon Tae-kyung and Choi Jung-hoon.
Jung Eun-woo (정은우) (born February 4, 1997) is from Daejeon, South Korea. She previously auditioned for the first season of Superstar K and was also a former trainee at LOEN Entertainment.
Song Hee Jin (born August 19, 1995) is from Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, she debuted with girl group Good Day under C9 Entertainment.
Parc Jae-jung (박재정) (born December 25, 1995) is from Orlando, Florida. In 2015, he was signed to Mystic Entertainment.
Weebly (위블리) is a three-member female vocalist group. The group consists of Nam Ju-mi, Lee Soo-min and Lee Gi-lim.
Im Sun-young (임순영) (born February 26, 1988), also known as Neo Yim, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is from Boston, Massachusetts, where he previously attended Berklee College of Music. Neo is also a competitive player in the Super Street Fighter IV circuit, known by the pseudonym WeirdoNeo. He finished in 5th place for East Coast Throwdown 5 in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 in early 2013, using character Juri.[7]
Kim Min-ji (김민지) (born July 13, 1993) is from Seoul, South Korea.
Jang Won-ki (장원기) (born February 5, 1981) is from Ganghwado, South Korea. A solo singer; he was also once part of a R&B group called EbonyHill (에보니힐) where he served as the main vocalist.
MashBro (마시브로) is a collaborative group between the male vocalist group, 'NeighBro' (네이브로) and the rock band, 'Maysta Band' (마시따 밴드). The members of 'NeighBro' consist of Kim Kyo-bum, Lee Seung-hyun, Jung Won-bo and Yoon Soo-yong; whereas 'Maysta Band' includes: Shin Seok-chul, Lee Kyung-nam and Hong Jin-young.
Park Si-hwan(박시환) is a mechanic, aged 28. TOP 2 (born July 30, 1987)
Finals
[edit]Unlike the previous season, there were 10 finalists for this season. The scoring of each contestants was a summation of the judges score, which consisted of 40%, and the general public votes which made up the remaining 60%.[8] In each elimination episode, two contestants were eliminated from those of the bottom three contestants who had received the lowest overall score. However, while the lowest contestants was automatically eliminated, the remaining eliminated spot was decided by a general public vote on the other two remaining contestants, with the result revealed in the following episode.[9]
Top 10 - Time Capsule
[edit]Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Mashi Bro | "Growl" (EXO) | 2013 | Eliminated |
2 | Jung Eun-woo | "풀잎사랑 (Love Grass)" (Cho Sung-soo) | 1987 | Safe |
3 | Im Soon-young | "Rain" (Lee Juck) | 1999 | Bottom 3 |
4 | Jang Won-gi | "Itaewon Freedom" (UV) | 2011 | Safe |
5 | Kim Min-ji | "인디언 인형처럼 (Like an Indian Doll)" (나미) | 1989 | Safe |
6 | Weebly | "NoNoNo" (A Pink) | 2013 | Eliminated |
7 | Park Si-hwan | "그녀의 연인에게 (To Her Lover)" (K2) | 1999 | Safe |
8 | Park Jae-jung | "차마 (Endure)" (Sung Si-kyung) | 2003 | Safe |
9 | Plan B | "그대와 함께 (With You)" (더 블루) | 1994 | Safe |
10 | Song Hee Jin | "바람기억 (Memory Of The Wind)" (나얼) | 2012 | Safe |
- Group performance: "처음 그 느낌처럼 (Like The First Feeling)" (Shin Seung-hun)
Top 8 - Special Thanks To
[edit]Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Jung Eun-woo | "내겐 너니까 (Because You're My Only One)" (Hyolyn) | 2011 | Eliminated |
2 | Plan B | "I Pray 4 U" (Shinhwa) | 2002 | Eliminated |
3 | Kim Min-ji | "R.P.G. Shine" (W&Whale) | 2008 | Bottom 3 |
4 | Im Soon-young | "Bravo, My Life!" (봄여름가을겨울) | 2002 | Safe |
5 | Park Si-hwan | "Feeling" (Kim Sa-rang) | 1999 | Safe |
6 | Song Hee Jin | "Higher" (Ailee) | 2013 | Safe |
7 | Jang Won-gi | "미안 미안해 (Sorry, I'm Sorry)" (Tae Jin-ah) | 1989 | Safe |
8 | Park Jae-jung | "동네 (Neighborhood)" (Kim Hyun-chul) | 1989 | Safe |
Top 6 - Judge's Choice of Song
[edit]The contestants sang songs from any of the judges that they were assigned to for this episode.
Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Im Soon-young | "망고쉐이크 (Mango Shake)" (Yoon Jong-shin) | 2012 | Eliminated |
2 | Park Si-hwan | "넌 또 다른 나 (You Are Another Me)" (Lee Seung-chul) | 2003 | Safe |
3 | Jang Won-gi | "환생 (Reincarnation)" (Yoon Jong-shin) | 1996 | Safe |
4 | Park Jae-jung | "Annie" (Yoon Jong-shin) | 2000 | Safe |
5 | Kim Min-ji | "비애 (Sorrow)" (DJ DOC) | 2000 | Safe |
6 | Song Hee Jin | "떠나지마 (Please Don't Leave)" (Lee Seung-chul) | 2006 | Safe |
7 | Im Soon-young | "위로 (Consolation)" (하림) | 2004 | Eliminated |
8 | Jang Won-gi | "영영 (Forever)" (Na Hoon-a) | 1990 | Safe |
In contrast to previous elimination stages, the contestant whom was eliminated was determined by a final performance from the two contestants who had received the lowest votes; with judges making the final decision on who would proceed to the Final 5.[10]
Top 5 - Public Requests
[edit]For this round, the contestant chose a song from a number of requests made by the public on a message forum.
Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Kim Min-ji | "Rain Drop" (IU) | 2010 | Safe |
2 | Song Hee Jin | "Firework" (Katy Perry) | 2010 | Safe |
3 | Jang Won-gi | "미소천사 (Smiling Angel)" (Sung Si-kyung) | 2001 | Eliminated |
4 | Park Jae-jung | "추억 속의 그대 (Inside Your Memories)" (Hwang Chi-hoon) | 1988 | Safe |
5 | Park Si-hwan | "발걸음 (Footsteps)" (에메랄드 캐슬) | 1994 | Safe |
6 | Kim Min-ji | "Just they Way You Are" (Bruno Mars) | 2010 | Safe |
7 | Jang Won-gi | "수요일엔 빨간 장미를 (Bright Red Roses Of Wednesday)" (다섯손가락) | 1985 | Eliminated |
Top 4 - Music from Legends
[edit]Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Park Si-hwan | "불놀이야 (It's Playing with Fire)" (옥슨 80) | 1980 | Safe |
2 | Kim Min-ji | "사랑 사랑 사랑 (Love Love Love)" (Kim Hyun-sik) | 1991 | Eliminated |
3 | Park Jae-jung | "시간 (Time)" (Kim Do-hyang) | 2005 | Safe |
4 | Song Hee Jin | " 마지막 사랑 (Last Love)" (Park Ki Young) | 1999 | Safe |
Top 3 - Song Rendition / Rival Mission
[edit]As well as having to rendition several songs, each contestant also faced off against one another in a rival-style competition for this round.
Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Park Si-hwan | "물어본다 (I Ask)" (Lee Seung-hwan) | 2004 | Safe |
2 | Park Jae-jung | "가까이 와봐 (Come Closer)" (Lee Seung-chul) | 1999 | Safe |
3 | Song Hee Jin | "이유같지 않은 이유 (Unreasonable Reason)" (Park Mi-Kyung) | 1994 | Eliminated |
Top 2 - Own Song Choices / New Song
[edit]Each contestant was free to choose which songs to sing for this round. Additionally, each singer was given a song that had been specifically produced for them.
Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
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1 | Park Jae-Jung | "사랑한다는 말 (Saying I Love You)" (Kim Dong-ryool) | 2001 | Winner |
2 | Park Si-hwan | "그날들 (The Days)" (Kim Kwang-seok) | 1996 | Runner-Up |
3 | Park Jae-Jung | "Mirotic" (TVXQ) | 2008 | Winner |
4 | Park Si-hwan | "흐린 기억속의 그대 (Yon inside my unclear memory)" (Hyun Jin-young) | 1992 | Runner-Up |
5 | Park Si-hwan | "내 사람 (My Love)" (Park Si-hwan) | 2013 | Runner-Up |
6 | Park Jae-jung | "첫 눈에 (At First Sight)" (Park Jae-jung) | 2013 | Winner |
Television Ratings
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