K-Pop Star Hunt
| K-pop Star Hunt | |
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K-Pop Star Hunt Season 3 logo.
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| Genre | Audition, Music, Competition |
| Narrated by | Hye-kyeong An (Season 1) Tony An (Season 2) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) |
Korean (Seasons 1-2) Mandarin (Season 3) |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 8 episodes (Season 1) 12 episodes (Season 2) 8 episodes (Season 3) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 40-50 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel M (Southeast Asia) (Previously known as tVN Asia), Mnet |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| External links | |
| Website | |
K-POP Star Hunt was a regional competition that captured the popularity of Korean popular music (K-Pop) in Asia, and gave the Asian viewers a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a K-Pop star.
K-pop Star Hunt was organized by CJ E&M and Fox International. The show was broadcast in southeast Asia by the main channel, Channel M (previously known as tvN Asia) and also other channels such as Star World Asia, Channel [V] and Mnet in South Korea.
K-pop Star Hunt Seasons 1 and 2 has worked with Cube Entertainment in searching for the next K-pop star. FNC Entertainment took over as the star hunter in Season 3.
The eventual winner of Season 1 was Sorn (Thailand), while Season 2's winner was Ling Ling, also from Thailand. Andy of Taiwan was crowned as the winner for Season 3.
CJ E&M Asia and Fox International have joined forces with Cube Entertainment to produce a new show called, “K-Pop Star Hunt”, a survival audition program that will be carrying out auditions in popular cities around Asia to find the next potential Cube artist. Known as tvN K-pop Star Hunt: Cube Audition, the online audition starts on the end of August.
The overall winner of tvN K-Pop Star Hunt: Cube Audition, will get an exclusive contract and 3-year training with South Korea’s top record label Cube Entertainment, home to A-list pop groups BEAST, 4Minute and female artiste G.NA.
Countries that Season Auditions were held at:
Contestants: (ages are at time of competition)
First Season Missions:
1ST MISSION: Master A K-Pop Song (Vocal)
2ND MISSION: Catch Up With Beast and 4Minute (Dance)
3RD MISSION: Duet With Trainee (Collaboration)
FINAL MISSION: Final Showdown (Vocal + Dance)
Following the phenomenally successful talent show of Season 1, K-pop Star Hunt Season 2 proudly announces Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam as the sixth, seventh and eighth auditioning country along with Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines.
The ultimate winner of K-Pop Star Hunt Season 2 will receive an intensive professional training for K-POP singer by CJ E&M and CUBE Entertainment, along with an album release and even a chance to make a debut stage appearance on 2013 MAMA, the leading international music award show in Korea.
Countries that Season Auditions were held at:
Contestants: (ages are at time of competition):
Second Season Missions:
SPECIAL MISSION: Runners-up Special Challenge
1ST MISSION: My Best Song
2ND MISSION: Team Mission With BTOB
3RD MISSION: Master A Song Chosen By Shinsadong Tiger"
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