Korea's Got Talent Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:코리아 갓 탤런트
Genre:Reality talent show
Creator:Simon Cowell
Presenter:
Sin Young-il
Judges:
Jang Jin
Song Yun-ah
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Company:CJ E&M, A9 Media
Network:tvN
Num Seasons:2

Korea's Got Talent (Korean: 코리아 갓 탤런트) is a South Korean reality television show that was first broadcast on 4 June 2011 on tvN. The show is based on the Got Talent series format, originating with Britain's Got Talent. This is the show's first series in Korea. The judges are Kolleen Park, Jang Jin and Song Yun-ah.

The show started accepting applicants on 9 February 2011 via ARS, the official website, and smart phone apps. The show held regional auditions nationwide starting in Busan on 2 April 2011.[1]

The show became famous around the world after a video of Choi Sung-bong's appearance gained worldwide media attention.

For prizes, the semi-finalists will have the opportunity to sign with Sony Music, and the winner will receive US$100,000.[2]

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

See main article: Korea's Got Talent (season 1).

Season 2 (2012)

See main article: Korea's Got Talent (season 2).

Notes

  1. Web site: "Korea's Got Talent" to Air Early June. Soompi. 8 June 2011. 24 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724161447/http://www.soompi.com/news/koreas-got-talent-to-air-early-june. dead.
  2. Web site: tVN to produce "Korea's Got Talent". Allkpop. 11 June 2011.