Superstar K4 (Hangul: 슈퍼스타 K4) is the fourth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 17 August 2012 on M.net and airs every Friday night at 11PM KST. Lee Seung-Chul and Yoon Mi-Rae returned as judges,[1] and were joined by singer/songwriter PSY who replaced Yoon Jong-Shin who had been a judge in the last two seasons.[2] 2,083,447 applicants were recorded for this season, surpassing the record set by the previous season.[3]
Selection process
As with the previous seasons, applicants were able to apply via the internet, phone or in person. However, with this season, the options of applying via KakaoTalk and karaoke also became available.[4]
Auditions
Preliminary Auditions for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regionals were held in these cities:
| Episode air dates |
Audition city |
Date |
Venue |
Tickets to SuperWeek |
| August 17 - September 7, 2012 |
Seoul |
July 7/8, 2012 |
Seoul World Cup Stadium |
31 |
| August 17 - September 7, 2012 |
Incheon |
June 2, 2012 |
Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium |
15 |
| August 24–31, 2012 |
Busan |
May 5, 2012 |
Busan Exhibition and Convention Center |
19 |
| August 31 - September 7, 2012 |
Gwangju |
May 12, 2012 |
Gwangju Yeomju Gymnasium |
19 |
| August 17, 2012 |
Wonju |
May 19, 2012 |
Wonju Tattoo Plaza |
18 |
| — a |
Daegu |
May 28, 2012 |
EXCO Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center |
4 |
| — a |
Daejeon |
June 17, 2012 |
Daejeon Convention Center |
0 |
| — a |
Jeju |
April 29, 2012 |
Jeju City Civic Center |
2 |
| September 7, 2012b |
Los Angeles |
June 9, 2012 |
Hollywood Musicians Institute Concert Hall |
0 |
| September 7, 2012 |
New York |
June 10, 2012 |
Best Buy Theater |
7 |
| — c |
Sydney |
September 22, 2011 |
SMC Conference & Function Centre |
0 |
| Total number of tickets to SuperWeek |
115 |
- ^Note a The Daegu, Daejeon and Jeju audition episodes were not aired due to scheduling changes.
- ^Note b The 3rd Regional auditions for the Los Angeles and New York were held together.
- ^Note c Participants of the Sydney audition who made it to the 3rd Regional's were judged at Seoul instead.
SuperWeek
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Finalists
- Jung Joon-young (정준영) (born February 21, 1989) is an Indie band singer. He used to live in Indonesia, China, Europe, Japan and Philippines. Jung can poorly speak five different languages such as English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean.
- Kye Bum-Joo (계범주) (born November 8, 1991) is from Seoul. He is currently a student in the Music School of Howon University. Kye Bum Joon has collaborated extensively with the Korean underground hip-hop scene including with Urban Planet and also appeared in hip-hop variety show, Show Me The Money. Kye Bum Joo was also responsible for composing the song, 'Movie's Over' on Block B's album, 'Blockbusker'.[5]
- DickPunks (딕펑스) is a four-member rock band based in Hongdae. The group consists of lead vocalist Kim Tae Hyeon, keyboardist Kim Hyun Woo, bass guitarist Kim Jae Heung and drummer Park Ga Ram.
TOP 12
| Name/Group Name |
Age |
Place of Audition |
Profession |
Final Standing |
| Kye Bum-joo (계범주) |
22 |
Seoul |
College Student |
Top 12 |
| Eddy Kim (에디킴) |
24 |
Wonju |
Army Soldier |
Top 6 |
| DickPunks (딕펑스) |
26 |
Wonju |
Hongdae Indie Rock Band |
Runner-up |
| Roy Kim (로이킴) |
21 |
Seoul |
International Student |
Winner |
| Volume (볼륨) |
27 |
Seoul |
Singers |
Top 12 |
| An Ye-seul (안예슬) |
18 |
Wonju |
High School Student |
Top 9 |
| Yeon Gyu-sung (연규성) |
34 |
Incheon |
Office Worker |
Top 9 |
| Yoo Seung-woo (유승우) |
16 |
Seoul |
High School Student |
Top 6 |
| Lee Ji-hye (이지혜) |
18 |
Seoul |
High School Student |
Top 12 |
| Jung Joon-young (정준영) |
24 |
Seoul |
Singer in Indie Rock Band |
Top 3 |
| Honey G (허니지) |
29 / 18 |
Incheon (Honey Brown) / US (Park Ji Young) |
Event Singer/Part-time Worker |
Top 7 |
| Hong Dae-kwang (홍대광) |
28 |
Seoul |
Student and Busker |
Top 4 |
Finals
Due to the adoption of 12 finalists in Superstar K4 compared to 10 and 11 finalists in the previous seasons, the format was changed by which three finalists are eliminated in the first week, and two in the following three weeks till the Top 5 is reached (exceptions including the judges decision to save DickPunks in the Top 7 week). Judge PSY was replaced from the Top 9 week by singer Yoon Gun, due to his decision to commit to promoting his song 'Gangnam Style (강남스타일)' overseas.[6] The elimination of a contestant will be determinant upon who has the lowest number of points: with 60 percent of the points from a live text poll, 30 percent from the judges' decision and 10 percent from a pre-broadcast online poll.[7]
Top 12 – First Love
- Group performance: "사랑 만들기 (Making Love)" (Papaya)
Top 9 – Rivalry
- Group performance: "마지막 승부 (The Last Game)" (Kim Min-Kyo)
Top 7 - Go Back
Top 6 - My Style
- Group performance: "그대에게 (To You)" (무한궤도)
Top 4 - Audience Song of Choice
- Special Stages: DickPunks and Hong Dae-Kwang: "Girl" (아스피린); Jung Joon-Young and Roy Kim: "Creep" (Radiohead)
Top 3 - Judge's Mission / Contestant's Favourite Song
Each contestant performed two songs: a song from the judge that each had been assigned to be coached from, and a song of personal choice. For the judge mission, DickPunks were assigned to the mentorship of Yoon Mi-Rae, Jung Joon-Young to Lee Seung-Chul and Roy Kim to Yoon Gun.
Top 2 - Song Rendition / Self-Written Song
Ratings
Ratings
| Episode |
Broadcast Date |
Nationwide Viewership |
| 1 |
17 August 2012 |
8.4% |
| 2 |
24 August 2012 |
9.2%(+0.8) |
| 3 |
31 August 2012 |
9.6%(+0.4) |
| 4 |
7 September 2012 |
9.3%(-0.3) |
| 5 |
14 September 2012 |
9.2%(-0.1) |
| 6 |
21 September 2012 |
9.9%(+0.7) |
| 7 |
28 September 2012 |
10.6%(+0.7) |
| 8 |
5 October 2012 |
9.9%(-0.7) |
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- AGB Nielsen Media Research
| Episode |
Broadcast Date |
Nationwide Viewership |
| 1 |
17 August 2012 |
6.3% |
| 2 |
24 August 2012 |
9.1%(+2.8) |
| 3 |
31 August 2012 |
8.3%(-0.8) |
| 4 |
7 September 2012 |
7.3%(-1.0) |
| 5 |
14 September 2012 |
7.7%(+0.4) |
| 6 |
21 September 2012 |
8.9%(+1.2) |
| 7 |
28 September 2012 |
10.6%(+1.7) |
| 8 |
5 October 2012 |
10.6%(0) |
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References
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