Creator: | John de Mol |
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Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
Network: | Mnet |
Company: | CJ ENM Talpa (2012-2013) ITV Studios (2020) |
Num Episodes: | 30 |
Num Seasons: | 3 |
Executive Producer: | Oh Kwang-suk |
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The Voice of Korea (ko|보이스 코리아) is a South Korean reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. Its first season started on February 10, 2012, on Mnet. The second and final season started on February 22, 2013, on Mnet.[1] A reboot was announced in February 2020, and premiered on May 29, 2020.[2]
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditionee.
Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (order) | |||
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1 | 2012 | 2012 | -yeon | Yoo | Ji Se-hee | Woo Hye-mi | Shin | Kim Jin-pyo | Kangta | Shin | Baek | Gil |
2 | 2013 | May 5, 2013 | Lee Ye-jun | Yoon Sung-ki | Yoo Da-eun | Lee Si-mon | Kangta | |||||
3 | 2020 | 2020 | Kim Jihyun | Park Daeun | Jeon Chulmin | Kim Minkyung | BoA | Jang | Si Kyung | Jong Kook | BoA | Dynamic Duo |
See main article: The Voice of Korea (season 1). Son Seung-yeon won the first season with Shin Seung-hun as her coach. Yoo Sung-eun finished as runner-up, followed by Ji Se-hee and Woo Hye-mi in third and fourth places, respectively.
Each coach was allowed to bring six artists to the live shows.
Ji Se-hee | Son Seung-yeon | Yoo Sung-eun | Woo Hye-mi | |
Jung Na-hyun | Lee So-jung | Kang Mi-jin | Ha Ye-na | |
Bae Keun-seok | Jung Seung-won | Huh Gong | Jang Eun-ah | |
Hong Heok-su | Jang Jae-ho | Park Tae-young | Choi Jun-young | |
Jang Jung-woo | Lee Eun-ah | In Ji-yoon | Shin Cho-yi | |
Kim Hyun-min | Sam Koo | Shin Ji-hyun | Nam Il |
The series was renewed for a second season with all coaches returning. Lee Ye-jun of Team Kangta won the second season with Yoon Sung-ki in second. Yoo Da-eun in third, and Lee Si-mon in fourth.
Each coach was allowed to advance three artists to the live shows.
Lee Ye-jun | Yoon Sung-ki | Lee Si-mon | Yoo Da-eun | |
Shin Yu-mi | Bae Du-hun | Song Pu-reum | Kim Hyun-ji | |
Lee Jung-seok | Park Eui-sung | Ham Sung-hun | Song Su-bin |
See main article: The Voice of Korea (season 3).
A third season was produced after a seven-year hiatus.[3] Sung Si-kyung, Kim Jong-kook, BoA, and Dynamic Duo were introduced as the new coaches.[4] Television personality Jang Sung-kyu became the new host of the show.[5]
Each coach was allowed to advance two artists to the live shows.
Kim Yeji | Jung Yujin | Kim Jihyun | Park Changin | |
Jeon Chulmin | Park Daeun | Lee Saebom | Kim Minkyung |