Girl Spirit


Girl Spirit is a South Korean reality television singing competition that premiered on cable network JTBC on July 19, 2016. The aim of the show is to highlight the talents of the vocalists of twelve lesser-known girl groups that debuted in recent years. It airs every Tuesday at 22:50.
The contestants are ranked at the end of every episode based on their performances, and their scores will be accumulated over the course of twelve weeks to determine the top four contestants, two from each team. Each week select contestants' songs will be released digitally. The winner will receive a brand new car and the runner-up will get a family vacation to Saipan; both the winner's and the runner-up's final songs will also be released digitally.

Format

Girl Spirit centers around twelve girl group vocalists who have yet to achieve mainstream success. Five "gurus" will judge their performances every week, as well as give them advice. In addition to the gurus, the contestants' performances will also be judged by 100 "listeners" – men and women who are studying music and have dreams of becoming singers themselves – for a total of 105 maximum points. Starting with episode two, the contestants' scores will be accumulated to determine the top 2 from each team, and the other team will also be judging the performances, making the maximum score 111.
There are two separate rounds in every episode. During the first round, each of the gurus, listeners, and opposite team members will have a device which they will use to cast their vote for the contestants whose performances they liked. After the last contestant performs, round two begins and the listeners must vote for the contestant they felt gave the best performance. The weekly rank is determined by the second round of votes. The contestant who comes in first place then chooses the order in which the members of that team will perform on their next episode.
The contestants are given a different theme for every performance. As an "unstated rule," contestants may perform a "pop song", as well as have a "wild card" in a performance only once throughout the competition.

Gurus

Team A

Team B

Episodes

Episode 1: Preliminaries

ContestantOrderGroup songIndividual song Score
Bo-hyung1"Tonight""Lonely Night" 67
Hye-mi2"Apple Pie""If I Were You" 53
So-jung3"Galaxy""Don't Be Shy" 72
Uji4"Excuse Me""8282" 78
So-yeon5"Journey to Atlantis""Where U At" 40
Kei6"Destiny""Friday" 63
Min-jae7"I Like U Too Much""Nice to Meet You" 43
Oh Seung-hee8"No Oh Oh""I Will Survive" 50
Hyun Seung-hee9"Windy Day""Dream Girl" 86
Jin-sol10"Tinkerbell""Hey" 35
Da-won11"MoMoMo""Music Is My Life" 59
Sung-yeon12"We""In Dreams" 68

  1. Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Bo-hyung

    Episodes 2 and 3: Fight Song

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Da-won1"Way to Go!"Girls' Generation83
Kei2"Atlantis Princess"BoA88
Oh Seung-hee3"Like a Fool"Ivy65
Min-jae4"Shout to Myself"Maya90
Hyun Seung-hee5"A Goose's Dream"Insooni87
Sung-yeon6"Just a Feeling"S.E.S.81

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Uji1"I Have Nothing"Whitney Houston102
Jin-sol2"Flying Duck"Cherry Filter81
So-jung3"1, 2, 3, 4"Lee Hi75
Hye-mi4"Hush"Miss A68
Bo-hyung5"The Unwritten Legend"Shin Seung-hun99
So-yeon6"Lady Camellia"Lee Mi-ja83

Team A:
  1. Min-jae
  2. Kei
  3. Hyun Seung-hee
Team B:
  1. Uji
  2. Bo-hyung
  3. So-jung
So-yeon

Episodes 4 and 5: Popular Songs

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Da-won1"You're the Best"Mamamoo94
Sung-yeon2"Memory of the Wind"Na-ul63
Hyun Seung-hee3"Cheer Up"Twice94
Oh Seung-hee4"Bang Bang Bang"Big Bang68
Min-jae5"I"Kim Tae-yeon65
Kei6"Wild Flower"Park Hyo-shin90

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Bo-hyung1"Across the Universe"Baek Ye-rin104
So-yeon2"Wi Ing Wi Ing"Hyukoh63
Uji3"Love Me Right"Exo108
Hye-mi4"Rough"GFriend49
Jin-sol5"Woo Ah"Crush61
So-jung6"I Don't Love You"Urban Zakapa107

Team A:
  1. Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Kei
  3. Da-won
Team B:
  1. So-jung
  2. Bo-hyung
Uji

Episode 6: Military Special

The contestants were paired up to perform for 400 soldiers. The duos consisted of one member from each team, with the possibility of having up to two other members of both groups join them.
Contestants
OrderGuest performersSongOriginal artistScore
So-yeon & Min-jae
1Laboum: ZN and Yul-hee
Sonamoo: Na-hyun and Eui-jin		"Heart Attack"AOA257
Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee
2none"Mom"Ra.D308
Uji & Kei
3Bestie: Da-hye and Hye-yeon
Lovelyz: Ye-in and Su-jeong		"Twinkle"
"Something"		Girls' Generation-TTS
Girl's Day		359
Hye-mi & Sung-yeon
4Fiestar: Jei and Yezi
Pristin: Eunwoo and Roa		"Pick Me"I.O.I185
Jin-sol & Da-won
5April: Chae-won and Na-eun
Cosmic Girls: Exy and Cheng Xiao		"Touch My Body"
"Mister"		Sistar
Kara		256
So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee
6Ladies' Code: Ashley and Zuny
Oh My Girl: YooA and Mimi		"24 Hours"
"NoNoNo"		Sunmi
Apink		379

  1. So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Uji & Kei
  3. Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee

    Episodes 7 and 8: Legendary Songs

The gurus did not vote as they all collaborated with one of the contestants.
ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Sung-yeon1"100 Days Prayer"S#arp91
Da-won2"Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah"Clon86
Da-won2"Choryeon"Clon86
Da-won2"Nan"Clon86
Hyun Seung-hee3"Maybe I Love You"Girl Friends98
Hyun Seung-hee3"Lover"Roo'ra98
Oh Seung-hee4"Hit Song"NRG80
Kei5"Kiss"Country Kko kko102
Min-jae6"Friend"Cho PD feat. Insooni90

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Bo-hyung1"You in my Vague Memory"Hyun Jin-young97
Hye-mi2"Goodbye Romance"Seo In-young90
Hye-mi2"One More Time"Jewelry90
So-yeon3"A Midsummer Night's Dream"Brown Eyed Girls92
Uji4"Candy"H.O.T.92
Jin-sol5"Coincidence"Baby V.O.X81
So-jung6"You Wouldn't Answer My Calls"2AM94

Team A:
  1. Kei
  2. Hyun Seung-hee
  3. Sung-yeon
Team B:
  1. Bo-hyung
  2. So-jung
So-yeon

Episode 9 and 10: Thank You Song - Enter The Top 4

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Da-won1"Yanghwa Bridge"Zion.T158
Min-jae2"Mt. Chilgap"Joo Byung Seon148
Hyun Seung-hee3"Walking With"Kim Dong-ryool148
Oh Seung-hee4"All for You"Seo In-guk & Jung Eun-ji123
Kei5"As You Live"Cha Ji-yeon168
Sung-yeon6"Desperado"Eagles152

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Bo-hyung1"Friend"Ahn Jae-wook187
So-yeon2"A Moment Like This"Kelly Clarkson152
Jin-sol3"Thanks"Kim Dong-ryool145
So-jung4"Bae Bae"Big Bang149
Hye-mi5"Etude of Memories"Jeon Ram Hui149
Uji6"Road"g.o.d172

Team A:
  1. Kei
  2. Da-won
  3. Hyun Seung-hee
Team B:
  1. Bohyung
  2. Uji
  3. Soyeon

    Episode 11 : Final - Top 5

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Bo-hyung1"Caution"Tashannie84
Uji2"U-Go-Girl"Lee Hyori78
Kei3"Western Sky"Lee Seung-chul70
Hyun Seung-hee4"I Want You Back"The Jackson 579
Hyun Seung-hee4"Billie Jean"Michael Jackson79
Hyun Seung-hee4"Man in the Mirror"Michael Jackson79
So-jung5"One's Way Back"Park Seon Joo80

ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore
Bo-hyung1"Who You Are"Jessie J89
Uji2"For 1000 Days"Lee Seung-hwan??
Kei3"Deviation"Jaurim??
Hyun Seung-hee4"If You Come Into my Heart"Jo Deok Bae81
Hyun Seung-hee4"Rum Pum Pum Pum"f81
Hyun Seung-hee4"Abracadabra"Brown Eyed Girls81
Hyun Seung-hee4"Happiness"Red Velvet81
Hyun Seung-hee4"Russian Roulette"Red Velvet81
So-jung5"Heeya"Lee Seung-chul??

  1. Bohyung
  2. Hyun Seung-hee

    Music

  1. "Shout to Myself" – 3:16
  2. "Atlantis Princess" – 4:04
  3. "Don't Be Shy" – 2:13
  1. "I Have Nothing" – 4:09
  2. "The Unwritten Legend" – 3:30
  3. "Lady Camellia" – 3:42
  1. "Cheer Up" – 4:22
  2. "You're the Best" – 3:48
  1. "I Don't Love You" – 4:40
  2. "Across the Universe" – 4:14
  3. "Woo Ah" – 3:24
  1. "24 Hours + NoNoNo" – 4:47
  2. "Twinkle + Something" – 4:14
  3. "Mom" – 3:52
  1. "Kiss" – 4:52
  2. "Maybe I Love You + Lover" – 5:44
  3. "100 Days Prayer" – 3:55
  1. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" – 3:47
  2. "Goodbye Romance" – 3:09
  1. "As You Live" – 5:48
  2. "Desperado" – 3:55
  3. "Mt. Chilgap" – 3:47
  1. "Friend" – 4:32
  2. "Road" – 4:24
  3. "A Moment Like This" – 3:55
  1. "Caution" – 4:02
  2. "Who You Are" – 4:26
  3. "One's Way Back" – 4:52
  4. "Deviation" – 4:31
  5. "U-Go-Girl" – 3:40

    Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode #Original broadcast dateAGB Nielsen Nationwide Ratings
1July 19, 20161.386%
2July 26, 20161.069%
3August 2, 20161.187%
4August 9, 20160.994%
5August 16, 20160.730%
6August 23, 20161.026%
7August 30, 20160.920%
8September 6, 20161.014%
9September 13, 20160.793%
10September 20, 20160.670%
11September 27, 20160.937%