Korea's Next Top Model season 1 explained

Starring:Jang Yoon-ju
Lee Hye-ju
Woo Jong-wan
Logan Kang
Num Episodes:13
Network:Onstyle
Next Season:Season 2

The first season of Korea's Next Top Model (or Do-jeon Supermodel Korea) aired from September to December 2010 on OnStyle. The international destination was Paris.

This season featured fourteen contestants in its final cast. The prizes for this season included: A cash prize of 100,000,000 South Korean won, a cover shoot and editorial in W Magazine Korea, a contract with SK-II and a modelling contract with ESteem Entertainment.

The winner was 20-year-old Lee Ji-min.[1]

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest and use the Korean system of determining age)

ContestantAgeHeightOutcomePlace
Kim Yu-ri17Episode 314
Lee Eun-young24Episode 413
Shin Young-eun24Episode 512
Seok Dan-bi2211
Kim Ye-ji22Episode 610
Seon Hye-lim18Episode 79
Kim Hyo-kyeong19Episode 88–7
Baek Il-hong23
Kim Min-sun20Episode 96
Oh Hye-ji23Episode 105
Park Doo-hee28Episode 114
Lee Yoo-kyung24Episode 133–2
Kim Na-rae18
Lee Ji-min221

Episode summaries

Episode 1

Original airdate: September 18, 2010The final 24 contestants were chosen from the pool of 50 during the auditions.

Episode 2

Original airdate: September 25, 2010The final 24 were introduced to the host, Jang Yoon-ju, and competed in a runway challenge. They were introduced to a wildcard contestant, Min-sun. After a photo shoot with male models, 14 contestants were chosen as finalists.

Episode 3

Original airdate: October 2, 2010The 14 girls moved into the model apartment – a penthouse overlooking the city. After receiving makeovers, they did their first official photo shoot, in which they posed as pin-up girls. Yu-ri and Hyo-kyeong's performances landed them in the bottom two and Yu-ri was the first girl eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: October 9, 2010The remaining girls did a high fashion recreation.

Contestant Recreation
Dan-bi I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
Doo-heeDeath Defying Acts
Eun-young V
Hye-jiPearl Harbor
Hye-lim The Chronicles of Narnia
Hyo-kyeongGalaxy Express 999
Il-hongMarie-Antoinette
Ji-min Chicago
Min-sunChief Priest
Na-rae Catwoman
Ye-jiCats
Yoo-kyungThe Road
Young-eunAvatar

Episode 5

Original airdate: October 16, 2010The girls participated in a paparazzi-themed photo shoot. At panel, it was revealed that two girls would be sent home. The bottom three contestants were Dan-bi, Il-hong and Young-eun. Young-eun was the first to be eliminated. The episode ended on a cliffhanger, with Dan-bi and Il-hong's verdicts being revealed the following episode.

Episode 6

Original airdate: October 23, 2010Dan-bi was revealed as the second eliminee of the previous week.

The girls worked in conjunction with Project Runway Korea for this week's episode.

Episode 7

Original airdate: October 30, 2010

Episode 8

Original airdate: November 6, 2010

Episode 9

Original airdate: November 13, 2010

Episode 10

Original airdate: November 20, 2010

Episode 11

Original airdate: November 27, 2010

Episode 12

Original airdate: December 4, 2010

Episode 13

Original airdate: December 11, 2010

Summaries

Call-out order

Yoon Ju's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
23456789101113
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the competition

Photo Shoot Guide

Average call-out order

Casting call and Episode 13 is not included.

Rank by
average
PlaceModelCall-out
total
Number of
call-outs
Call-out
average
1 2-3 Yoo-kyung 25 9 2.78
2 2-3 Na-rae 29 9 3.22
3 5 Hye-ji 32 8 4.00
4 1 Ji-min 39 9 4.33
5 6 Min-sun 32 7 4.57
6 4 Doo-hee 45 9 5.00
7 7-8 Il-hong 43 6 7.17
8 9 Hye-lim 38 5 7.60
9 11 Dan-bi 23 3 7.67
10 7-8 Hyo-kyeong 47 6 7.83
11 10 Ye-ji 36 4 9.00
12 12 Young-eun 30 3 10.00
13 13 Eun-young 23 2 11.50
14 14 Yu-ri 14 1 14.00

Bottom two/three

EpisodeContestantsEliminated
3Hyo-kyeong & Yu-riYu-ri
4Eun-young & Hye-limEun-young
5Dan-bi, Il-hong & Young-eunYoung-eun
Dan-bi
6Doo-hee & Ye-jiYe-ji
7Hye-lim & Hyo-kyeongHye-lim
8Hyo-kyeong, Il-hong & Ji-minHyo-kyeong
Il-hong
9Doo-hee & Min-sunMin-sun
10Hye-ji & Na-raeHye-ji
11Doo-hee & Yoo-kyungDoo-hee
13Ji-min, Na-rae & Yoo-kyungNa-rae
Yoo-kyung

The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Post–Top Model careers

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