K-pop Star 2
Season 2
Hosted byYoon Do-hyun
Boom
JudgesBoA
Park Jin-young
Yang Hyun-suk
WinnerAkdong Musician
Runner-upBang Ye-dam
Release
Original networkSBS
Original releaseNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) –
April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
Season chronology
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K-pop Star 1
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K-pop Star 3

The second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 18, 2012, airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup. Yoon Do-hyun returned as host and narrator, and Boom returned as live host. Yang Hyun-suk, Park Jin-young, and BoA returned as judges.[1] The season ended on April 6, 2013, with Akdong Musician crowned as winner and chose to sign with YG Entertainment.[2]

Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 2 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14, 2013, competing with contestants of Season 1 for the title of Overall Champion.[3]

Process

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Judges

Top 10

Round 5: Stage Auditions

Episode
# 		Group Order Name Song - Original Artist Judges Decision SMS Vote/
Wild Card 		Result
SM YG JYP
Round 1: Dream Stage (February 17 & 24)
14 1 1 Lee Jin-woo 슬픔활용법 - Kim Bum-soo Choi Ye-geun Choi Ye-geun Choi Ye-geun - Eliminated
2 Choi Ye-geun Girls On Top - BoA N/A Top 8
2 3 YouU Ugly - 2NE1 YouU Sung Su-jin YouU N/A Top 8
4 Sung Su-jin So Sick - Ne-Yo - Eliminated
3 5 Akdong Musician 라면인건가 - Self-Written Song Andrew Choi Andrew Choi Akdong Musician 1st Top 8
6 Andrew Choi 그 XX - G-Dragon N/A Top 8
15 4 7 2,000 Won Elevator - Park Jin-young Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam Wild Card Top 8
8 Bang Ye-dam Black or White - Michael Jackson N/A Top 8
5 9 Shin Ji-hoon You're Not Alone - Michael Jackson Raccoon Boys Raccoon Boys Shin Ji-hoon 2nd Top 8
10 Raccoon Boys Love On Top - Beyoncé N/A Top 8
Round 2 (March 3)
16 1 1 Choi Ye-geun Price Tag - Jessie J Andrew Choi Andrew Choi Choi Ye-geun - Eliminated
2 Andrew Choi DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love - Usher N/A Top 6
2 3 YouU 난 여자가 있는데 - Park Jin-young Shin Ji-hoon Shin Ji-hoon Shin Ji-hoon - Eliminated
4 Shin Ji-hoon 편지 - Kim Kwang-jin N/A Top 6
3 5 Raccoon Boys Now - Fin.K.L Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam Wild Card Top 6
6 Bang Ye-dam Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder N/A Top 6
4 7 2,000 Won 나 혼자 - SISTAR Akdong Musician Akdong Musician 2,000 Won 1st Top 6
8 Akdong Musician Ring Ding Dong - SHINee N/A Top 6
Round 3 (March 10)
17 1 1 Andrew Choi 죽겠네 - 10cm Andrew Choi Andrew Choi Andrew Choi N/A Top 5
2 Raccoon Boys So Hot - Wonder Girls Wild Card Top 5
2 3 Shin Ji-hoon You Raise Me Up - Secret Garden Akdong Musician Akdong Musician Akdong Musician - Eliminated
4 Akdong Musician Crescendo - Self-Written Song N/A Top 5
3 5 2,000 Won 개구쟁이 - Sanulrim 2,000 Won Bang Ye-dam Bang Ye-dam 1st Top 5
6 Bang Ye-dam I Do - Rain N/A Top 5
Round 4: Casting Mission (March 17)
18 1 2,000 Won Lonely - 2NE1 89 87 85 - YG Casting
2 Bang Ye-dam "When a Man Loves a Woman" - Michael Bolton 93 95 98 - JYP Casting
3 Andrew Choi 잠 못드는 밤 비는 내리고 - Kim Gun-mo 93 90 90 - SM Casting
4 Raccoon Boys I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy 88 83 85 - Eliminated
5 Akdong Musician Officially Missing You - Tamia 94 95 98 - SM Casting
Round 5 (March 24)
19 1 Andrew Choi 빗속에서 - Lee Moon-sae 95 90 96 - SM Casting
2 Bang Ye-dam 너뿐이야 - Park Jin-young 93 85 94 - YG Casting
3 2,000 Won Million Roses - Sim Soo-bong 95 88 82 - Eliminated
4 Akdong Musician 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 - 10cm 95 88 85 - JYP Casting
Round 6: Semifinal (March 31)
20 1 Bang Ye-dam Where Is The Love - Black Eyed Peas 89 90 92 - Top 2
2 Andrew Choi Baby - Justin Bieber 90 86 89 - Eliminated
3 Akdong Musician 외국인의 고백 - Self-Written Song 91 92 94 - Top 2
Round 7: Final (April 7)
21 Mission 7–1. Sing Each Other's Cover
1 Bang Ye-dam Officially Missing You - Tamia 96 95 98 - -
2 Akdong Musician MMMBop - Hanson 96 98 97 - -
Mission 7–2. Judges Chosen Song
1 Bang Ye-dam Karma Chameleon - Culture Club 94 93 94 - Runner-up
2 Akdong Musician 뜨거운 안녕 - Toy 95 93 94 - Winner

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will in be red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)

Episode # Original Airdate TNmS Ratings[12] AGB Ratings[13]
Nationwide Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 November 18, 2012 15.4% 14.0% -
2 November 25, 2012 - 12.7% -
3 December 2, 2012 - 12.6% -
4 December 9, 2012 19.5% 14.6% -
5 December 16, 2012 16.2% 13.3% -
6 December 23, 2012 15.5% 13.4% -
7 December 30, 2012 15.9% 13.0% -
8 January 6, 2013 14.6% 14.2% 16.7%
9 January 13, 2013 15.1% 14.0% 16.0%
10 January 20, 2013 - 14.4% 16.8%
11 January 27, 2013 15.0% 14.0% 15.8%
12 February 3, 2013 14.1% 13.3% 14.9%
13 February 10, 2013 10.8% 10.0% -
14 February 17, 2013 13.9% 12.8% 13.7%
15 February 24, 2013 10.5% 10.9% <(12.5%)
16 March 3, 2013 10.7% 10.6% 11.9%
17 March 10, 2013 11.3% 11.9% 13.7%
18 March 17, 2013 11.7% 11.6% 13.5%
19 March 24, 2013 10.6% 10.8% -
20 March 31, 2013 11.0% 11.8% 14.2%
21 April 7, 2013 12.9% 12.5% 14.5%
Special April 14, 2013 7.4% 7.7% <(10.9%)

References

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  12. ^ (in Korean) TNmS Multimedia Ratings Page Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ (in Korean) AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

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