Superstar K 2016 Explained

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Host:	Kim Sung-joo
Finals Venue:	CJ E&M Center Multi-studio
Winner:	Kim Young Geun
Runner Up:	Lee Ji Eun

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Superstar K 2016 is the eighth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and aired Thursday nights at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016, Kim Young-geun, won 500,000,000 won (US$470,990).^[1] This was the last season of the show to be produced, due to much lower viewership ratings than in past seasons.^[2] Kim Bum-soo returned as a judge. This season saw the addition of Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, and Han Sung-ho. This was the largest lineup of judges in the show's history, totaling 7.^[3]

This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 2 billion won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the Mnet programs Produce 101 and I Can See Your Voice.^[4]

Broadcasting time

Broadcast

Finalists

TOP 10

Jinwon (ko)
Jo Min Wook
Corona
Lee Ji Eun
Lee Sarah
Yoo Da Bin
Park Hye-won
Kim Ye Sung
Dong Woo Seok
Kim Young Geun

Elimination chart

Contestant	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode oo
Kim Young Geun	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Lee Ji Eun	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER-UP
Park Hye Won	SAFE	SAFE	Eliminated
Jo Min Wook	SAFE	SAFE	Eliminated
Corona	SAFE	Eliminated
Lee Sarah	SAFE	Eliminated
Dong Woo Seok	SAFE	Eliminated
Kim Ye Sung	Eliminated
Yoo Da Bin	Eliminated
Jinwon	Eliminated

Finals

TOP 10 - First Stage (November 17, 2016)

Judges Score 50% + Population Votes 40% + Online Pre Votes 10%

Performance

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Judges Score							Judges Score Average
Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Ailee	Brave Brother	Kim Yeon Woo	Han Seong Ho	Kim Bum Soo	GUMMY	GILL	Judges Score Average
1	Park Hye Won	Yoon Bok-hee - Move	style=color:green	99	style=color:green	95	style=color:green	98	style=color:green	90	style=color:green	95	style=color:green	98	style=color:green	82	style=color:green	94
2	Lee Sarah	Frederic Weatherly - Danny Boy	90	80	86	88	79	84	74	83
3	Kim Ye Sung	Bulnabang Star Sausage Club - In Mud	79	77	style=color:red	83	style=color:red	78	85	79	66	78
4	Lee Ji Eun	Kim Hyun-Sik - Went Away	94	90	style=color:green	98	89	92	92	80	91
5	Dong Woo Seok	Jung Joon-young - Spotless Mind	89	84	93	style=color:red	78	83	80	77	83
6	Yoo Da Bin	Lee So-La - Track9	81	78	94	83	84	83	72	82
7	Jo Min Wook	Han Dong Geun - Amazing You	93	90	95	87	89	88	70	87
8	Corona		97	94	94	85	91	93	78	90
9	Jinwon	V.One - Shaving	style=color:red	74	style=color:red	72	92	79	style=color:red	78	style=color:red	77	style=color:red	65	style=color:red	77
10	Kim Young Geun	Han Dae-soo - To Happy World	92	89	93	87	93	89	78	89

Results

Rank	Order	Contestant	Judges Score	Population + Online Score	Sum Score	Result
1	4	Lee Ji Eun	635	style=color:green	696	style=color:green	1331	TOP 7
2	10	Kim Young Geun	621	675	1296	TOP 7
3	2	Park Hye Won	style=color:green	657	597	1254	TOP 7
4	7	Jo Min Wook	612	618	1230	TOP 7
5	1	Corona	632	592	1224	TOP 7
6	3	Lee Sarah	581	559	1140	TOP 7
7	5	Dong Woo Seok	584	538	1122	TOP 7
8	3	Kim Ye Sung	547	505	1052	Eliminated
9	6	Yoo Da Bin	575	476	1051	Eliminated
10	9	Jinwon	style=color:red	537	style=color:red	439	style=color:red	976	Eliminated

TOP 7 - Judge's Mission (November 24, 2016)

Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

Order	Contestant	Producer	Song (original artist)	Judges Score							Judges Score Average
Order	Contestant	Producer	Song (original artist)	Ailee	Brave Brother	Kim Yeon Woo	Han Seong Ho	Kim Bum Soo	GUMMY	GILL	Judges Score Average
1	Corona	Brave Brother	Nell - Time Spent Walking Through Memories	90		90	87	87	89	84	88
2	Park Hye Won	Ailee	Boohwal - Lonely Night		90	87	90	94	91	89	90
3	Lee Sarah	Han Seong Ho	Poet and Village Headmaster - Thorn Tree	style=color:red	85	86	style=color:red	85		style=color:red	82	style=color:red	87	style=color:red	79	style=color:red	84
4	Kim Young Geun	GILL	WoongSan - I Sing the Blue	style=color:green	93	89	style=color:green	93	style=color:green	92	96	style=color:green	95		style=color:green	93
5	Dong Woo Seok	Kim Bum Soo	MATE - Fly To The Sky	87	style=color:red	85	88	style=color:red	80		87	86	86
6	Jo Min Wook	Kim Yeon Woo	Yim Jae-beom - The Flight	87	88		85	92	89	86	88
7	Lee Ji Eun	GUMMY	Jessie J - Bang Bang	91	style=color:green	91	style=color:green	93	style=color:green	92	style=color:green	98		style=color:green	90	style=color:green	93

Results

Rank	Order	Contestant	Judges Score	SMS + Online Score	Sum Score	Result
1	4	Kim Young Geun	style=color:green	558	style=color:green	596	style=color:green	1154	TOP 4
2	6	Jo Min Wook	527	560	1087	TOP 4
3	7	Lee Ji Eun	555	529	1084	TOP 4
4	2	Park Hye Won	541	489	1030	TOP 4
5	1	Corona	527	460	987	Eliminated
6	3	Lee Sarah	513	423	936	Eliminated
7	5	Dong Woo Seok	style=color:red	504	style=color:red	387	style=color:red	891	Eliminated

TOP 4 - My Style by Kim Gun-mo (December 1, 2016)

Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Judges Score							Judges Score Average
Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Ailee	Brave Brother	Kim Yeon Woo	Han Seong Ho	Kim Bum Soo	GUMMY	GILL	Judges Score Average
1	Jo Min Wook	Kim Gun-mo - Beautiful Goodbye	style=color:red	89	style=color:red	80	style=color:red	94	style=color:red	85	93	style=color:red	85	84	style=color:red	87
2	Kim Young Geun	Kim Gun-mo - I Owe It All To You	style=color:green	95	89	style=color:red	94	92	style=color:red	91	91	style=color:green	88	91
3	Lee Ji Eun	Kim Gun-mo - SINGER		93	style=color:green	95	style=color:green	96	style=color:green	94	style=color:green	98	style=color:green	93	86	style=color:green	94
4	Park Hye Won	Kim Gun-mo - I'm Sorry	style=color:red	89	84	95	91	style=color:red	91	92	style=color:red	82	89

TOP4 Special Stage: Jo Min Wook + Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun + Park Hye Won : "Park Gwang-hyun and Kim Gun-mo - Together"

Results

Rank	Order	Contestant	Judges Score	SMS + Online Score	Sum Score	Result
1	2	Kim Young Geun	640	style=color:green	699	style=color:green	1339	FINAL
2	3	Lee Ji Eun	style=color:green	655	610	1265	FINAL
3	4	Park Hye Won	624	517	1141	Eliminated
4	1	Jo Min Wook	style=color:red	610	style=color:red	428	style=color:red	1038	Eliminated

FINAL (December 8, 2016)

Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

Order	Contestant	First song (Special Stage)	Special Stage Featuring	Order	Second song (Final Stage)	Judges Score							Judges Score Average
Order	Contestant	First song (Special Stage)	Special Stage Featuring	Order	Second song (Final Stage)	Ailee	Brave Brother	Kim Yeon Woo	Han Seong Ho	Kim Bum Soo	GUMMY	GILL	Judges Score Average
1	Kim Young Geun	Crush (Feat. Gaeko) - Hug Me		4	Lim Jae Wook (Position) - I Sarang (Ost. The City Hall)	style=color:green	94	style=color:green	93	style=color:red	96	style=color:green	96	style=color:green	98	style=color:green	98	style=color:green	92	style=color:green	95
2	Lee Ji Eun	Deulgukhwa - Till the Morning Comes		3	Park Hyo-shin - Breath	style=color:red	90	style=color:green	93	style=color:green	98	style=color:red	93	style=color:red	96	style=color:green	98	style=color:red	90	style=color:red	94

TOP2 Special Stage: Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun : "Lee Moon-se - Farewell My Love"
TOP10&Kim Bum-soo&Kim Yeon-woo Special Stage: Jinwon + Jo Min Wook + Corona + Lee Ji Eun + Lee Sarah + Yoo Da Bin + Park Hye Won + Kim Ye Sung + Dong Woo Seok + Kim Young Geun + Kim Bum-soo + Kim Yeon-woo : "NOW N NEW Various Artists - 하나되어"

Results

Rank	Order	Contestant	Online	Judges Score	SMS + Online Score	Sum Score	Result
1	1	Kim Young Geun	style=color:green	58.4%	style=color:green	667	style=color:green	700	style=color:green	1367	WINNER
2	2	Lee Ji Eun	style=color:red	41.6%	style=color:red	658	style=color:red	567	style=color:red	1225	RUNNER-UP

Discography

Year	Title	Contestant	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Year	Title	Contestant	KOR	Sales	Album
2016	탈진 (Exhausted)	Kim Young Geun	30 ^[5]	KOR: 164498+	SuperStarK 2016 #1
	너의 손 잡고 (Holding Your Hand)	Corona	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #1
	Lay Me Down	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 Kim Young Geun - Lay Me Down
	Catch The Star	Youngja Dolim	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #2
	오늘도 (Today)	Junhyuk Park	-	KOR: -
	고칠게 (I'm Gona Change)	Jinwon	-	KOR: -
	Lost	Choi Solji	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #3
	바보처럼 살았군요 (Lived Like a Fool)	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #4
	옛사랑 (Old Love)	Lee Sarah	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #4
	사랑 그렇게 보내네 (Farewell My Love)	Kim Ye Sung, Lee Ji Eun	22 ^[6]	KOR: 88,319+	SuperStarK 2016 #5
	퇴근버스 (Commuting Bus)	Jo Min Wook, Park Hye Won	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #5
	Shine	Corona, Lee Sarah	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #6
	Break Down	Kim Ye Sung, Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #7
	빈 고백 (Empty Confession)	Jinwon, Park Hye Won	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #7
	그대 없는 거리 (Boulevards Without You)	Lee Ji Eun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #8
	Stand Up For You	Park Hye Won	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 #8
	집으로 오는 길 (On The Way Back Home)	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 Kim Young Geun - On The Way Back Home
	병이에요 (Spotless Mind)	Dong Woo Seok	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 TOP10
	Track 9	Yoo Da Bin	-	KOR: -
	촛불하 (One Candle)	Corona	-	KOR: -
	면도 (Shaving)	Jinwon	-	KOR: -
	행복의 나라 (To Happy World)	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -
	노래 (Move)	Park Hye Won	-	KOR: -
	Danny Boy	Lee Sarah	-	KOR: -
	뻘밭에서 (In Mud)	Kim Ye Sung	-	KOR: -
	떠나가 버렸네 (Went Away)	Lee Ji Eun	-	KOR: -
	Lonely Night	Park Hye Won	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 TOP7
	가시나무 (Thorn Tree)	Lee Sarah	-	KOR: -
	I Sing The Blues	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -
	Bang Bang	Lee Ji Eun	-	KOR: -
	SINGER	Lee Ji Eun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 TOP4
	아름다운 이별 (Beautiful Goodbye)	Jo Min Wook	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 TOP4
	이사랑 (이사랑 버리자) [I Sarang (I Sarang Beorija) ]	Kim Young Geun	-	KOR: -	SuperStarK 2016 FINAL

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in .

Episode	Rounds	Air date	tvN		Mnet
Episode	Rounds	Air date	AGB ratings	TNms ratings	AGB ratings	TNms ratings
1	20-Second Battle			1.5%
2			1.8%		0.6%
3			1.6%	1.3%	0.5%	0.5%
4	Battle Point Out		1.7%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
5	Battle Point Out		1.5%	1.2%	0.6%	0.7%
6	2vs2			1.1%	0.7%	0.7%
7	Double Final Mission		1.2%	1.0%	0.7%	0.5%
8	Solo mission		1.9%	1.4%	0.6%	0.6%
9	TOP10		1.5%	1.1%	0.7%	0.5%
10	Live TOP7		1.7%	1.1%
11	Live TOP4		1.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.5%
12	Live FINAL		1.2%		0.5%	0.5%

External links

- Naver

Notes and References

Web site: 2016-12-09 . [현장] ‘슈퍼스타K 2016’ 우승자 김영근 “슈스케 출신 꼬리표? 부담이 아니라 너무 좋아요” ]. 2023-02-23 . 서울경제 . ko.
Web site: 세계일보 . 2016-12-09 . '슈퍼스타K 2016', 시청자에 이어 참가자들 마저 외면 당하나 . 2023-02-23 . 세계일보 . ko.
Web site: 2016-09-22 . ‘슈퍼스타K 2016’ 관전포인트는?…‘실력파 참가자·20초 타임 배틀·7인 심사위원’ . 2023-02-23 . 서울경제 . ko.
Web site: 조용철 . 2016-03-25 . 씨그널엔터 ‘슈퍼스타K’ 새로운 시즌 만든다 . 2023-02-23 . 파이낸셜뉴스 . ko-KR.
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Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!.