Summary
The Voice of Korea (Korean: 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]
| The Voice of Korea | |
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| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by | |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Kwang-suk |
| Producers |
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| Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
| Production company | CJ ENM |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mnet |
| Release | 10 February 2012 – 5 May 2013 |
| Release | 29 May 2020 – July 10, 2020 |
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.
Coaches edit
Seasons 1 and 2 edit
Season 3 (2020) edit
Season summary edit
- Artist's info
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| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (order) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Feb 10, 2012 | May 11, 2012 | Son Seung-yeon | Yoo Sung-eun | Ji Se-hee | Woo Hye-mi | Shin Seung-hun | Kim Jin-pyo | Kangta | Shin | Baek | Gil |
| 2 | Feb 22, 2013 | May 5, 2013 | Lee Ye-jun | Yoon Sung-ki | Yoo Da-eun | Lee Si-mon | Kangta | |||||
| 3 | May 29, 2020 | July 10, 2020 | Kim Jihyun | Park Daeun | Jeon Chulmin | Kim Minkyung | BoA | Jang Sung-kyu | Si Kyung | Jong Kook | BoA | Dynamic Duo |
Season 1 (2012) edit
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.
| Team Kangta | Team Seung-hun | Team Ji-young | Team Gil |
| 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 |
Season 2 (2013) edit
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.
| Team Kangta | Team Seung-hun | Team Ji-young | Team Gil |
| 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 |
Season 3 (2020) edit
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.
| Team Si Kyung | Team Jong Kook | Team BoA | Team Dynamic Duo |
| Kim Yeji | Jung Yujin | Kim Jihyun | Park Changin |
| Jeon Chulmin | Park Daeun | Lee Saebom | Kim Minkyung |
References edit
- ^ "프로그램 소개 보이스 코리아2". Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "'보이스 코리아 2020' 상반기 첫방송, 제2의 손승연 나올까(공식입장)". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "보이스코리아 2020". Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "보아, Mnet ´보이스 코리아 2020´ 코치 합류". isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Mnet 보이스 코리아 2020 on Instagram: "[보이스코리아2020] MC 장성규를 소개합니다! 참고막 여러분께 세상을 TURN할 목소리를 소개해줄🎤 의 꿀보이스 MC, 장성규!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
External links edit
- Official website
- Mnet's channel on YouTube