K-pop Star 4

The fourth season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 23, 2014, airing Sunday evenings at 4:50 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup.[2] Yang Hyun-suk, Park Jin-young, and You Hee-yeol returned as judges. The contest began receiving applications in June, with preliminary auditions taking place in Seoul and throughout South Korea, as well as the United States, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong until September 2014.[3] The season ended on April 12, 2015, with Katie Kim crowned as winner and choosing to sign with YG Entertainment.[4]

This article is about K-pop Star Season 4. For other seasons, see K-pop Star.
K-pop Star 4
Broadcast fromNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23) –
April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19)
JudgesPark Jin-young
Yang Hyun-suk
You Hee-yeol
Host(s)Jun Hyun-moo
Yura
BroadcasterSBS
Winner
Katie Kim[1]
Runner-up
Jung Seung-hwan

A special episode containing behind the scenes footage and interviews aired the following week. The show decided to change its rule and give the two runners-up, Jung Seung-hwan and Lee Jin-ah, the chance to choose the company they want to join as well. Both contestants chose Antenna Music and were accepted.[5] On May 14, Lily M revealed that she has signed an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment.[6]

Process
  • Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (June - September 2014)
  • Round 1: Talent Audition (Airdate: November 23 - December 7, 2014)
    • Contestants who passed the preliminary auditions appear in front of the three judges for the first time. Contestants can pass with at least two "passes" from the judges, or the judge can offer to use the Wild Card.
  • Round 2: Ranking Audition (Airdate: December 7–28, 2014)
    • Contestants who pass the first round are put into groups with others that are most similar to their age or singing style. The whole group can pass, fail, or a selected few can pass. Each contestant gets to have one-on-one training with Park Jin-young, Yang Hyun-suk, or You Hee-yeol.
  • Round 3: Team Mission (Airdate: January 4–18, 2015)
    • Contestants form teams to compete head to head. The winning team moves on to the next round. A member of the losing team must be eliminated.
  • Round 4: Casting Audition (Airdate: January 18 - February 1, 2015)
    • Contestants perform solo or in teams assigned by the judges. Each judge has six casting cards. Each spot can be occupied by a contestant or a team of contestants. Contestants not selected in the casting round are eliminated.
  • Round 5: Battle Audition (Airdate: February 8–22, 2015)
    • Contestants represent the company they were cast to in a 1 to 1 to 1 battle. First place automatically gets to be in the Top 10, while 3rd place is eliminated. 2nd place takes another round by themselves. Anyone who does not get in the Top 10 teams/contestants is eliminated.
  • Round 6: Stage Audition (Airdate: March 1 - April 12, 2015)
    • For the Top 8 Finals, the Top 10 competed in two groups on stage with the results determined by the judges. The top three contestants from each group were chosen to proceed to the next round.
    • The Top 8, who proceeded to the live stage, were determined by the three judges as well as a 100-member Audience Judging Panel. The last two contestants from each group became Elimination Candidates, with the Audience Judging Panel voting for their preferred act. The two acts with the most votes from the four Elimination Candidates proceeded to the Top 8, with the other two contestants eliminated.
    • For the Top 6, Top 4, Top 3 Finals, Semifinals and Finals, the judges and viewers' scores were weighted 60:40, and were combined to eliminate the contestant with the lowest score.

Judges

Top 10

Round 6: Stage Auditions
  • For the Top 8 Finals, the Top 10 competed in two groups on stage with the results determined by the judges. The top three contestants from each group were chosen to proceed to the next round.
    • The Top 8, who proceeded to the live stage, were determined by the three judges as well as a 100-member Audience Judging Panel. The last two contestants from each group became Elimination Candidates, with the Audience Judging Panel voting for their preferred act. The two acts with the most votes from the four Elimination Candidates proceeded to the Top 8, with the other two contestants eliminated.
Episode
#		 Group Order Name Song - Original Artist Rank Result
Top 8 Finals (March 1 & 8)
15 B 1Jung Seung-hwan그날들 (Those Days) - Kim Kwang-seok3rdTop 8
2Grace Shin10 Minutes - Lee Hyo-ri2ndTop 8
3Lily M.아파 (It Hurts) - 2NE1Elimination CandidateTop 8
4Katie Kim니가 있어야 할 곳 (Place Where You Need to Be) - g.o.d1stTop 8
5Park Yoon-ha그대 내 품에 (Holding You in My Arms) - Yoo Jae-haElimination CandidateTop 8
16 A 1Seo Ye-ahnCloser - HyolynElimination CandidateEliminated
2Esther KimCome Back Home - 2NE11stTop 8
3Ji-JohnAlone - SistarElimination CandidateEliminated
4Lee Jin-ahRich in winter - Self-Written Song2ndTop 8
5Sparkling GirlsWhen You Believe - Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston3rdTop 8
  • The Top 8 competes 1:1 on the live stage with the results determined by the judges. One contestant from each group is chosen to proceed to the next round.
  • The contestants not chosen will go through live SMS voting by viewers, where the top contestants will proceed to the next round.
  • Of the remaining contestants, the judges choose one contestant to proceed to the Top 6.
Episode
#		 Group Order Name Song - Original Artist Judges Decision 2nd
Chance		 Result
JYPYGAntenna
Top 6 Finals (March 15)
17 1 1Esther KimLay Me Down - Sam SmithEsther KimLily M.Esther KimN/ATop 6
2Lily M.Grenade - Bruno MarsJudgesTop 6
2 3Jung Seung-hwan하늘을 달리다 (Running across the sky) - Lee JuckPark Yoon-haPark Yoon-haPark Yoon-haSMSTop 6
4Park Yoon-haOne Last Cry - Brian McKnightN/ATop 6
3 5Grace Shin나만 바라봐 - TaeyangKatie KimKatie KimKatie Kim-Eliminated
6Katie Kim인디안 인형처럼 - Na-miN/ATop 6
4 7Sparkling GirlsCandy Man - Brown Eyed GirlsSparkling GirlsLee Jin-ahLee Jin-ah-Eliminated
8Lee Jin-ah치어리더쏭 - Self-Written SongN/ATop 6
  • For the next three episodes (18-20), each week showcased a different company. As this season featured the winner choosing the company they wished to sign with on the final live stage, this gave the contestants the opportunity to experience and explore each company equally. The first week (Top 4 Finals) was YG Week, in which contestants received advice and help from YG. The second week (Top 3 Finals) was JYP Week. The third week (Semifinals) was Antenna Week.
  • For the Top 4, 3 Finals, Semifinals and Finals, the judges and viewers' scores were weighted 60:40, and were combined to eliminate the contestant with the lowest score.
Episode
#		 Order Name Song - Original Artist Judges Score Result
JYPYGAntenna
Top 4 Finals (March 22)
18 1Lee Jin-ah내 마음에 비친 내 모습 - Yoo Jae-ha859095Top 4
2Park Yoon-ha가시나무 - 시인과 촌장 (ko)888794Eliminated
3Lily M.Love - Keyshia Cole959891Top 4
4Katie Kim촛불하나 (One Candle) - g.o.d979893Top 4
5Jung Seung-hwan시랑.. 그 놈 (Love.. That guy) - Bobby Kim889093Top 4
6Esther Kim2 Different Tears - Wonder Girls889088Eliminated
Top 3 Finals (March 29)
19 1Lily M.I do - Rain918892Eliminated
2Lee Jin-ah회상 - Sanulrim1009095Top 3
3Katie Kim하루하루 - Tashannie949794Top 3
4Jung Seung-hwan제발 (Please) - Deulgukhwa949897Top 3
Semifinals (April 5)
20 1Jung Seung-hwan기억을 걷다 (Walking on the memories) - Kim Bum-soo979897Top 2
2Katie KimRehab - Amy Winehouse919596Top 2
3Lee Jin-ah길 (Road) - g.o.d929094Third place
Finals (April 12)
21 Round 1: Sing Each Other's Cover
1Katie Kim사랑에 빠지고 싶다 - Kim Jo-han989998-
2Jung Seung-hwan니가 있어야 할 곳 - g.o.d999598-
Round 2: Choose Your Own Song
1Katie Kim너뿐이야 - Park Jin-young999997Winner
2Jung Seung-hwan만약에 말야 - Noel969798Runner-up

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[7] AGB Ratings[8]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 November 23, 2014 10.6% 13.3% 10.9% 11.9%
2 November 30, 2014 11.7% 14.6% 12.1% 13.2%
3 December 7, 2014 10.5% 14.0% 12.1% 13.6%
4 December 14, 2014 11.1% 13.8% 12.6% 14.7%
5 December 21, 2014 10.2% 12.1% 11.5% 12.1%
6 December 28, 2014 10.7% 13.5% 12.5% 13.0%
7 January 4, 2015 11.9% 15.0% 13.9% 16.2%
8 January 11, 2015 10.0% 12.3% 11.8% 13.3%
9 January 18, 2015 10.7% 13.7% 11.6%
10 January 25, 2015 10.1% 14.1%
11 February 1, 2015 9.1% 11.9%
12 February 8, 2015 9.2% 13.1%
13 February 15, 2015 10.4% 11.8%
14 February 22, 2015 10.8% 13.1%
15 March 1, 2015 10.4% 12.1%
16 March 8, 2015 10.4% 12.6% 14.0%
17 March 15, 2015 10.6% 13.1% 11.8% 12.8%
18 March 22, 2015 10.2% 13.2% 11.5% 13.2%
19 March 29, 2015 9.8% 11.6% 11.3% 13.4%
20 April 5, 2015 9.2% 10.4% 11.0% 12.5%
21 April 12, 2015 11.4%
Special April 19, 2015 5.5%

References
  1. ""K-Pop Star 4" winner Katie Kim chooses YG Entertainment". Asiatoday. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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  3. "[단독] 'K팝스타4' 17日 본선 첫 녹화…양현석·박진영·유희열 심사" (in Korean). TV Report. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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  7. (in Korean) TNmS Multimedia Ratings Page Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. (in Korean) AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
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