Superstar K2

Superstar K
Season 2
Broadcast from	July 23 (2010-07-23) – October 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)
Judges	Lee Seung Chul Uhm Jung-hwa Yoon Jong-Shin
Broadcaster	Mnet
Winner
Huh Gak
Origin	Incheon
Song	"Love Rain"
Genre(s)	R&B
Runner-up
John Park

Superstar K2 is a South Korean television show on Mnet. Superstar K2 is season two of the Superstar competition series in which singers audition to get on the show. Each week, the singers perform a song and are eliminated based on the three judges' perception and audience voting. The winner of Superstar K2 received 200,000,000 won ($172,282USD) and a car (model : Samsung QM5).

This program began on July 23, 2010 and ended October 22, 2010 with the announcement of Huh Gak (허각) as the winner and Korean-American John Park as the runner-up.

Format

The auditions took place in 8 cities across South Korea (Daejeon, Incheon, Daegu, Gwangju, Chuncheon, Jeju-do, Busan, Seoul and Los Angeles). There were about 1 million and 350 thousand people that participated in this show and 151 were chosen. The 151 contestants were to participate in a 3-day competition called Superweek. The competition consists of 3 missions; The Sing-Off, the Group Mission and the Rival Mission (the interview round if necessary).

The Sing-off consists of 16 people per zone. There, 4 people are chosen and choose some contestants for the Wild Card round. At the end, 50 people are selected for the next mission.

The Group Mission consists of 5 members per group. All groups have a leader and each get to choose which member they wish to have in their group. Each group is given an overnight practice for the songs they have chosen and perform for the judges the next day. There, the judges decide on which members to proceed to the next mission. The number of people for the next mission vary from 20-24.

In this year's show, the judges decided to have an emergency wild card round to let some of the good singers who failed into the next round. They chose Kang Seung Yoon (17), Kim Greem (24), Kim He Min (24), Kim Yon Jin (25), Moon Son Young (26), Woo Eun Mi (19), John Park (23) and Hyun Seung Hee (15) to get on cars. In the end, John Park, Hyun Seung Hee, Kang Seung Yoon and Kim Greem successfully passed the round and joined the rest of the TOP 24. The other four were taken to Seoul Station.

The Rival Mission consists of two rivals per pair. The pairs are organised by two people having the similar vocal skills. Like the group mission, the rivals are given an overnight practice and perform the next day. There is only one winner per pair and there are no cases of both members going through.

However this year, the Rival Mission took a shocking turn and became messed up as some pairs had both members eliminated due to their lacking effort. Only 7 members were chosen ( Kim Ji Soo (21), Park Boram (17), Kang Seung Yoon (17), Kim Greem (24), Lee Bo Ram (19), Kim Eun Bi (18) and John Park (23). The judges once again held a wild card round and selected Andrew Nelson (15), Hyun Seung Hee (15), Jang Jae In (20), Kim So Jung (22), Huh Gak (26) and Kim Bo Kyung (21).

With 13 people, the judges held an interview round where the contestants are interviewed through various questions and decide whether to eliminate the contestant or let them proceed into the TOP 10. In the end, Kim Bo Kyung and Hyun Seung Hee were eliminated.

During TOP 11, contestants participated in many missions throughout live shows and get special awards. The total scores of the contestants add up by

• 10%-Internet votes
• 30%-Judges scores
• 60%-Mobile text votes

If somehow the performer got the highest total score, they will be automatically Super Saved and proceed to the next round.

Huh Gak won the show against John Park 988:596 and won 200 million won and a QM5.

TOP 11

Name	Place	Age
Huh Gak (허각)	Winner	26
John Park (존 박)	Runner-up	23
Jang Jae-in (장재인)	TOP3	20
Kang Seung-Yoon (강승윤)	TOP4	17
Kim Ji-su (김지수)	TOP6	21
Kim Eun-bi (김은비)	TOP6	18
Park Boram (박보람)	TOP8	17
Andrew Nelson	TOP8	15
Kim Greem (김그림)	TOP11	24
Kim So-jung (김소정)	TOP11	22
Lee Bo-ram (이보람)	TOP11	19

Group Mission (TOP 50)

No.1- Gummy: Kid

Name	Age	Results
Choi Hyung Hyol	22	Eliminated
Noh Seung Min	28	Eliminated
Andrew Nelson	15	Pass
Baek Ye Seul	22	Eliminated
Joo Eun Ji	17	Pass

No.2- Park Bom: You and I

Name	Age	Results
Han Kyung Soo	25	Eliminated
Kim Ji Soo	21	Pass
Lee Bo Ram	19	Pass
Sun Ji Hye	23	Pass
Kim Soon Nyun	27	Eliminated

No.3- Wonder Girls: 2 Different Tears

Name	Age	Results
Kim Yon Woo	18	Eliminated
Jang Jae In	20	Pass
Kim Yon Jin	25	Eliminated
Park Myung Hyun	22	Eliminated
Hong Nam Hwa	23	Pass

No.4- Park Mi Kyung: Meaningless Reason

Name	Age	Results
Moon Sun Young	26	Eliminated
Kim Bo Kyung	21	Pass
No Dae Young	23	Pass
Choi Joon Hyuk	19	Pass
Lee Young Suk	26	Eliminated

No.5- JYP: Honey

Name	Age	Results
Sean Lee	23	Pass
Woo Eun Mi	19	Eliminated
Seo Hyo Song	18	Eliminated
Kim So Jung	22	Pass
Park Dong Soo	25	Eliminated

No.6- Brown Eyes: Already a Year

Name	Age	Results
Lee Young Min	25	Eliminated
Jeon Hye Young	22	Eliminated
Kang Hwa Ran	7	Eliminated
Lee Bo Kyung	20	Pass
Kang In Soo	23	Pass

No.7- Kim Tae Woo: Love Rain

Name	Age	Results
Hwang Hye In	21	Fail
Myoung Hye Jin	22	Fail
Kim Hye Min	24	Fail
Lee Je Yoon	20	Fail
Um Ji Hwan	22	Fail

No.8- 2AM: Can't let you go, even if i die

Name	Age	Results
Huh Gak	26	Pass
John Park	23	Eliminated
Hyun Seung Hee	15	Eliminated
Kim Geu Rim	24	Eliminated
Kim Song Beob	21	Pass

No.9- Davichi: 8282

Name	Age	Results
Hyun Ji Hye	20	Pass
Maeng Jung Eun	17	Eliminated
Kang Seung Yoon	17	Eliminated
Yoon Ho Young	20	Pass
Lee Jung Young	21	Fail

No.10- CNBLUE: LOVE

Name	Age	Results
Gu Su Kyong	21	Eliminated
Kim Eun Bi	18	Pass
Park Bo Ram	17	Pass
Seo Hyon Woo	25	Eliminated
Kang Jin Sol	18	Eliminated

Last Consolation

Name	Age	Results
Kang Seung Yoon	17	Pass
Kim Geu Rim	24	Pass
Kim Hye Min	24	Eliminated
Kim Yon Jin	25	Eliminated
Moon Sun Young	26	Eliminated
Woo Eun Mi	19	Eliminated
Hyun Seung Hee	15	Pass
John Park	23	Pass

Rival Mission (TOP 24)

No.	Names	Category	Winner
1	Jang Jae In & Kim Ji Soo	Guitar Artist	Kim Ji Soo
2	Kang In Su & Ju Eun Ji	Performance Singers	N/A
3	Lee Bo Kyoung & Sun Ji Hye	Ballad Vocal	N/A
4	Sean Lee & Yoon Ho Young	Rap & RnB	N/A
5	Hyun Seung Hee & Park Bo Ram	Low-Teen Vocal	Park Bo Ram
6	Kang Seung Yoon & No Dae Young	Male Guitarists	Kang Seung Yoon
7	Kim Bo Kyung & Kim Geu Rim	Female Guitarists	Kim Geu Rim
8	Hyun Ji Hye & Hong Nam Hwa	Power Vocal	N/A
9	Kim Seo Jung & Lee Bo Ram	Dance Vocal	Lee Bo Ram
10	Kim Song Bob & Choi Joon Hyuk	Sensitive Vocal	N/A
11	Kim Eun Bi & Andrew Nelson	High-Teen Vocal	Kim Eun Bi
12	John Park & Huh Gak	Soul Vocal	John Park

• Names in bold mean that they were selected from the Wild Card Round or that they won the round
• Note that Kim Bo Kyung and Hyun Seung Hee were eliminated in the interviews

Live Shows

• Bold=Super Save/Win
• Italics=Eliminated
• Normal=Safe

Episode 9

Weekly Mission: Visual/Health/Vocal Mission

Winner: Male Team (John Park, Kim Ji Su, Andrew Nelson, Kang Seung Yoon, Huh Gak)

Reward: Shopping Spree

Performance- Remake hits (1960–2010)

Order	Name	Song	By	Judges Score	Results
1.	Andrew Nelson	I Love You	Han Dong Joon, 1993	254	Safe
2.	Kim Geu Rim	Boarder	Choi Hwi Joon, 1968	253	Eliminated
3.	Lee Bo Ram	Timeless	SG Wannabe, 2004	245	Eliminated
4.	Park Bo Ram	As Time Goes by	Choi Ho Sob, 1988	280	Safe
5.	Kang Seung Yoon	You're My Girl	Lee Seung Gi, 2004	237	Safe
6.	Kim So Jung	Stop the Wind	Lee Ji Yon, 1989	263	Eliminated
7.	Huh Gak	The Happy Me	Echo, 1997	278	Safe
8.	John Park	10 Minutes	Lee Hyo Ri, 2003	255	Safe
9.	Kim Eun Bi	All I know is Love	Shim Su Boong, 1979	275	Safe
10.	Kim Ji Su	The Yellow-necked Chappy	Han Myong Sook, 1961	284	Safe
11.	Jang Jae In	With You	Nam Jin, 1979	288	Super Save

Episode 10

Weekly Mission: Musical

Winner: Andrew Nelson

Reward: House Captain,Performance Order

Performance: Lee Moon Sae Special

Order	Name	Song	Date	Judges Score	Result
1.	Kang Seung Yoon	Her Laughing Sounds	1987	217	Safe
2.	Park Bo Ram	Farewell Story	1987	258	Eliminated
3.	Andrew Nelson	The Cult of Solo	1998	217	Eliminated
4.	Kim Ji Su	If Love Goes By	1987	261	Safe
5.	Huh Gak	Early Morning Discount	1996	286	Super Save
6.	Kim Eun Bi	Unknown Life	2006	246	Safe
7.	Jang Jae In	Standing Under A Roadside Tree	1988	270	Safe
8.	John Park	In the Rain	1985	274	Safe

Episode 11

Weekly Mission: Composing Mission

Winner: Kang Seung Yoon, Jang Jae In, Huh Gak

Reward: Call to love one, Free Time

Performance: Michael Jackson Special

Order	Name	Song	Date	Judges Score	Result
1.	Kim Eun Bi	Heal the World	1991	255	Eliminated
2.	Kang Seung Yoon	Black or White	1991	265	Safe
3.	Kim Ji Su	Ben	1972	274	Eliminated
4.	Jang Jae In	The Way you Make me Feel	1987	274	Safe
5.	Huh Gak	I'll Be There	1970	282	Safe
6.	John Park	Man In The Mirror	1987	289	Super Save

Episode 12

Weekly Mission: Worldstar Performance Mission

Winner: Huh Gak

Reward: Headphones, Performance Order

Performance: Judges Hit Remake

Order	Name	Song	By	Judges Score	Result
1.	Jang Jae In	Invitation	Uhm Jung Hwa, 1998	279	Safe
2.	Huh Gak	Don't Say Goodbye	Lee Seung Chul, 1989	274	Safe
3.	John Park	Nights Where I Can't Sleep	Lee Seung Chul, 1989	283	Highest
4.	Kang Seung Yoon	By Instinct	Yoon Jong Shin, 2010	281	Eliminated

Episode 13

Weekly Mission: Candid Camera Mission

Winner: Huh Gak

Reward: Digital Camera, Performance Order

Performance: Audiences' Song Choice

Order	Name	Song	By	Judges Score	Result
1.	Huh Gak	Running Through The Skies	2 Juk (Lee Juk), 2003	287	Highest
2.	John Park	Your House	JYP, 2007	278	Safe
3.	Jang Jae In	Lemon Tree	Park Hye Kyoung, 2008	285	Eliminated

Episode 14

Weekly Mission: Commercial Mission

Winner: John Park

Reward: 100 boxes of Coca-Cola, 3D Laptop, Performance Order

Performance: Free Performance & Title Song Performance

Order	Name	Song	By	Judges Score	Song	Judges Score	Result
1.	John Park	Drunken Truth	Exhibition, 1996	280	Always (J.Version)	284	Runner Up
2.	Huh Gak	Love Rain	Kim Tae Woo, 2009	284	Always (H.Version)	293	Winner

External links

• Official website