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| Next Season: | K-pop Star 2 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, hosted the live competition from March 4, 2012 to April 29, 2012 when the winner is crowned.[3] 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.[4]
| Order of Performance | Name | Song - Original Artist | Advance Online Vote | SM | YG | JYP | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 14 (March 4) : Mission 1. My Story | |||||||
| 1 | Baek Ji-woong | 9th | 85 | 81 | 80 | Top 9 | |
| 2 | 이별여행 - Won Mi-yeon | 7th | 89 | 90 | 85 | Top 9 | |
| 3 | Lee Seunghoon | 2nd | 80 | 78 | 77 | Top 9 | |
| 4 | 한여름 밤의 꿈 - Kwon Sung-yeon | 6th | 83 | 78 | 83 | Top 9 | |
| 5 | 4th | 90 | 90 | 88 | Top 9 | ||
| 6 | Kim Na-yoon | 10th | 83 | 85 | 83 | Top 9 | |
| 7 | 8th | 85 | 90 | 82 | Top 9 | ||
| 8 | Lee Jung-mi | 5th | 81 | 81 | 80 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | 1st | 84 | 82 | 85 | Top 9 | ||
| 10 | 3rd | 93 | 92 | 85 | Top 9 | ||
| Episode 15 (March 11) : Mission 2. Million Seller | |||||||
| 1 | 6th | 93 | 88 | 82 | Top 8 | ||
| 2 | Kim Na-yoon | 9th | 75 | 78 | 78 | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Baek Ji-woong | 8th | 89 | 85 | 87 | Top 8 | |
| 4 | 7th | 89 | 88 | 84 | Top 8 | ||
| 5 | 4th | 92 | 92 | 92 | Top 8 | ||
| 6 | 5th | 86 | 85 | 82 | Top 8 | ||
| 7 | 2nd | 96 | 90 | 86 | Top 8 | ||
| 8 | 3rd | 82 | 80 | 88 | Top 8 | ||
| 9 | 1st | 93 | 90 | 88 | Top 8 | ||
| Episode 16 (March 18) : Mission 3. My Idol's Song | |||||||
| 1 | 2nd | 92 | 92 | 90 | Top 7 | ||
| 2 | 7th | 92 | 92 | 84 | Top 7 | ||
| 3 | 5th | 93 | 90 | 89 | Top 7 | ||
| 4 | Lee Seunghoon | 4th | 78 | 77 | 80 | Top 7 | |
| 5 | 6th | 90 | 80 | 92 | Top 7 | ||
| 6 | 1st | 91 | 88 | 88 | Top 7 | ||
| 7 | Baek Ji-woong | 8th | 79 | 80 | 80 | Eliminated | |
| 8 | 3rd | 90 | 88 | 82 | Top 7 | ||
| Episode 17 (March 25) : Mission 4. Movie·Drama O.S.T | |||||||
| 1 | One Night Only - Jennifer Hudson (Movie 'Dreamgirls' O.S.T) | 7th | 93 | 95 | 88 | SM Casting | |
| 2 | That Thing You Do - The Wonders (Movie 'That Thing You Do' O.S.T) | 5th | 88 | 88 | 84 | JYP Casting | |
| 3 | 미련한 사랑 - JK Kim Dong-wook (Drama 'Man in Crisis' O.S.T) | 1st | 89 | 84 | 89 | SM Casting | |
| 4 | Can't Fight the Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes (Movie 'Coyote Ugly' O.S.T) | 4th | 85 | 82 | 88 | JYP Casting | |
| 5 | 바람이 분다 - Lee So-ra (Movie 'This Charming Girl' O.S.T) | 6th | 82 | 80 | 83 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | 춤추는 사자 - Self Written Rap (Movie '' O.S.T) [Original Song: I Like To Move It - [[will.i.am]]] | 3rd | 88 | 90 | 89 | YG Casting | |
| 7 | Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland (Movie 'The Wizard of Oz' O.S.T) | 2nd | 100 | 100 | 99 | YG Casting | |
| Episode 18 (April 1) : Mission 5. Judge's Designated Song | |||||||
| 1 | 1st | 92 | 90 | 89 | JYP Casting | ||
| 2 | 6th | 92 | 90 | 91 | JYP Casting | ||
| 3 | 4th | 89 | 88 | 92 | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | 5th | 90 | 88 | 93 | SM Casting | ||
| 5 | 3rd | 91 | 92 | 93 | YG Casting | ||
| 6 | 2nd | 92 | 92 | 92 | YG Casting | ||
| Episode 19 (April 8) : Mission 6. Viewer's Requested Song | |||||||
| 1 | U Just - Soulciety | 5th | 90 | 90 | 90 | Eliminated | |
| 2 | 2nd | 91 | 93 | 93 | SM Casting | ||
| 3 | 4th | 93 | 94 | 93 | JYP Casting | ||
| 4 | Lee Seunghoon | 3rd | 88 | 90 | 88 | JYP Casting | |
| 5 | 1st | 93 | 93 | 93 | YG Casting | ||
| Episode 20 (April 15) : Mission 7. Results of the Three Final Trainings | |||||||
| 1 | 3rd | 98 | 96 | 96 | Top 3 | ||
| 2 | 2nd | 95 | 97 | 91 | Top 3 | ||
| 3 | 시간이 흐른 뒤 - T (Yoon Mi-rae) | 1st | 95 | 97 | 92 | Top 3 | |
| 4 | Lee Seunghoon | The Show Must Go On - Self Written Rap [Original: Successful (feat. [[Trey Songz]] & Lil Wayne) - Drake] | 4th | 87 | 87 | 86 | Eliminated |
| Episode 21 (April 22) : Mission 8. Free Song Choice | |||||||
| 1 | 1st | 99 | 99 | 92 | Top 2 | ||
| 2 | 2nd | 99 | 97 | 92 | Top 2 | ||
| 3 | 3rd | 95 | 90 | 92 | Eliminated | ||
| Episode 22 (April 29) : Mission 9. FINAL | |||||||
| Mission 9-1. Free Song Choice | |||||||
| 1 | 2nd | 98 | 99 | 94 | - | ||
| 2 | Park Ji-min | 1st | 98 | 99 | 95 | - | |
| Mission 9-2. Sing Each Other's Cover | |||||||
| 1 | 1st | 100 | 99 | 96 | Runner-up | ||
| 2 | Park Ji-min | 1st | 99 | 97 | 99 | Winner | |
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.)| Episode # | Original Airdate | AGB Ratings[6] Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 4, 2011 | 9.3% |
| 2 | December 11, 2011 | 10.7% |
| 3 | December 18, 2011 | 10.0% |
| 4 | December 25, 2011 | 10.4% |
| 5 | January 1, 2012 | 9.5% |
| 6 | January 8, 2012 | 11.5% |
| 7 | January 15, 2012 | 12.5% |
| 8 | January 22, 2012 | 10.3% |
| 9 | January 29, 2012 | 13.1% |
| 10 | February 5, 2012 | 15.0% |
| 11 | February 12, 2012 | 14.0% |
| 12 | February 19, 2012 | 17.3% |
| 13 | February 26, 2012 | 17.1% |
| 14 | March 4, 2012 | 16.2% |
| 15 | March 11, 2012 | 16.4% |
| 16 | March 18, 2012 | 15.8% |
| 17 | March 25, 2012 | 16.0% |
| 18 | April 1, 2012 | 19.5% |
| 19 | April 8, 2012 | 16.6% |
| 20 | April 15, 2012 | 15.4% |
| 21 | April 22, 2012 | 19.1% |
| 22 | April 29, 2012 | 17.6% |