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The sixth and final season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star, also branded as K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance, that premiered in SBS on November 20, 2016, until April 9, 2017. It aired every Sunday evenings as part of the Good Sunday lineup.[1] Yang Hyun-suk, Park Jin-young, and You Hee-yeol will return as judges.[2]
Changes to the format have been made to the final season, with restrictions lifted for potential contestants to encourage anyone to participate in "the last chance" to become a K-pop Star. Existing trainees of companies as well as singers who have already debuted are allowed to participate.[1] The winner of the final season will not choose which company to debut with, but instead will be jointly debuted and promoted by all three companies (YG, JYP, Antenna).[2]
| Remarks | JYP | YG | Antenna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocalists | Seok Ji-soo | Shannon | Lee Sung-eun |
| Kim Yoon-hee | Woo Nyeong-in | Kim Joo-eun | |
| Boyfriend (Park Hyun-jin, Kim Jong-seob) | Ma Eun-jin | Ji Woo-jin | |
| Han Byeol | Yoo Ji-ni | Lee Ga-young | |
| Sung Yoo-jin | Lee Seo-jin | Baek Seon-nyeo | |
| Trainees contestant | Lee Soo-min | Go A-ra | rowspan="3" |
| Jeon Min-joo | Kriesha Chu | ||
| Kim So-hee | Kim Hye-rim |
Contestants represent the company they were cast to in a 1 to 1 to 1 battle. First place automatically gets to be in the Top 10, while 3rd place is eliminated. Contestants who finish in 2nd place battle the other contestants who finished 2nd place. Anyone who does not get in the Top 10 teams/contestants is eliminated. For trainees, the winner team advances to Top 10 and lose team joined other contestants in 2nd place for rematch individually.
| Group | 1st Place (Top 10) | 2nd (Rematch) | 3rd (Eliminated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Boyfriend (Park Hyun-jin, Kim Jong-seob) | Shannon | Lee Ga-young | |
| B | Lee Seo-jin | Baek Seon-nyeo, Han Byeol | None | |
| C | Seok Ji-soo | Lee Sung-eun | Woo Nyeong-in | |
| D | Kim Yoon-hee | Ma Eun-jin | Kim Joo-eun | |
| E | None | Yoo Ji-ni, Sung Yoo-jin | Ji Woo-jin | |
| Trainees | YG Girls (Go A-ra, Kriesha Chu, Kim Hye-rim) | JYP Once (Kim So-hee, Jeon Min-joo, Lee Soo-min) | None |
| Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Eunjin | Advanced to Top 10 | |
| Lee Soo-min | Advanced to Top 10 | |
| Jeon Min-joo | Advanced to Top 10 | |
| Kim So-hee | Advanced to Top 10 | |
| Yoo Ji-ni | Advanced to Top 10 | |
| Shannon | Advanced to Top 10 (JYP priority card) | |
| Lee Sung-eun | Eliminated | |
| Han Byeol | Eliminated | |
| Baek Seon-nyeo | Eliminated | |
| Sung Yoo-jin | Eliminated |
| Episode # | Group | Order | Name | Song – Original Artist | Rank | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 8 Finals (Feb 28 & March 6) | ||||||
| 15 | A | 1 | Lee Seo-jin | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Jeon Min-joo & Kriesha Tiu | 3rd | Top 8 | |||
| 3 | Shannon | 1st | Top 8 | |||
| 4 | Kim Hye-rim & Go A-ra | 2nd | Top 8 | |||
| 5 | Yoo Ji-ni | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | |||
| 16 | B | 1 | Boyfriend | 1st | Top 8 | |
| 2 | Seok Ji-soo | Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing | Elimination Candidate | Top 8 | ||
| 3 | Ma Eun-jin | Loving U | Elimination Candidate | Top 8 | ||
| 4 | Kim Yoon-hee | If You Give Your Heart | 3rd | Top 8 | ||
| 5 | Lee Soo-min & Kim So-hee | 2nd | Top 8 | |||
| Episode | Group | Order | Name | Song – Original Artist | Judges Decision | Rematch | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP | YG | Antenna | |||||||
| Top 8 Finals (March 12, March 19) | |||||||||
| 17 & 18 | 1 | 1 | Shannon | See Through – Primary (feat Gaeko, Zion.T) | Jeon Min-joo & Kriesha Tiu | Shannon | Jeon Min-joo & Kriesha Tiu | Shannon | Top 6 |
| 2 | Jeon Min-joo & Kriesha Tiu | Crazy in Love – Beyoncé | N/A | Top 6 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | Kim Hye-rim & Go A-ra | I'm In Love With a Monster – Fifth Harmony | Kim Hye-rim & Go A-ra | Kim Hye-rim & Go A-ra | Kim Hye-rim & Go A-ra | N/A | Top 6 | |
| 2 | Ma Eun-jin | Sometimes – Crush | Ma Eun-jin | Eliminated | |||||
| 3 | 1 | Lee Soo-min & Kim So-hee | 2 Different Tears – Wonder Girls | Lee Soo-min & Kim So-hee | Lee Soo-min & Kim So-hee | Boyfriend | N/A | Top 6 | |
| 2 | Boyfriend | Step by Step – New Kids On the Block | Boyfriend | Top 6 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | Seok Ji-soo | 같은 시간 속의 너 (You From The Same Time) - Naul | Kim Yoon-hee | Kim Yoon-hee | Kim Yoon-hee | N/A | Top 6 | |
| 2 | Kim Yoon-hee | Like Yesterday - J.ae | Seok Ji-soo | Top 6 | |||||
| Episode | Order | Name | Song – Original Artist | Judges Score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP | YG | Antenna | |||||
| Top 6 (March 26) | |||||||
| 19 | 1 | Seok Ji-soo | Baby Baby - Jo Kyu Chan | 94 | 88 | 94 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Shannon | Happy - Pharrell Williams | 90 | 97 | 94 | Top 4 | |
| 3 | Jeon Min-joo, Go A-ra, Lee Soo-min(Minari) | Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars | 88 | 90 | 95 | Top 4 | |
| 4 | Kim So-hee, Kriesha Tiu, Kim Hye-rim(KWINs) | Swing Baby - Park Jin-young | 98 | 97 | 97 | Top 4 | |
| 5 | Kim Yoon-hee | Goodbye Sadness, Hello Happiness - Yoon Mi-rae | 88 | 93 | 93 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Boyfriend | Her - Block B | 90 | 92 | 91 | Top 4 | |
| Top 4 (April 2) | |||||||
| 20 | 1 | Shannon | I Have A Girlfriend - Park Jin-young | 92 | 90 | 95 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jeon Min-joo, Go A-ra, Lee Soo-min(Minari) | Something - Girl's Day | 93 | 92 | 92 | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Boyfriend | Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas | 96 | 99 | 100 | Top 2 | |
| 4 | Kim So-hee, Kriesha Tiu, Kim Hye-rim(KWINs) | Wannabe - Spice Girls | 92 | 92 | 96 | Top 2 | |
| Finals | |||||||
| 21 | Round 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Kim So-hee, Kriesha Tiu, Kim Hye-rim(KWINs) | Troublemaker - Hyuna & Hyunseung | 96 | 97 | 96 | - | |
| 2 | Boyfriend | Crooked - G-Dragon | 93 | 95 | 97 | - | |
| Round 2: Song Previously Sung by Opponent | |||||||
| 1 | Kim So-hee, Kriesha Tiu, Kim Hye-rim(KWINs) | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 91 | 90 | 94 | Runner-Up | |
| 2 | Boyfriend | Swing Baby - Park Jin-young | 98 | 100 | 99 | Winner | |