K-pop Star (season 1)


The first season of Survival Audition K-pop Star premiered on December 4, 2011, airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the Good Sunday programming block on SBS, until April 29, 2012. The first winner was Park Ji-min, who chose to sign with JYP Entertainment.
The three judges for this season were Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment, and Korean pop icon BoA, from SM Entertainment.
Singer, Yoon Do-hyun, and entertainer, Boom, hosted the live competition from March 4, 2012 to April 29, 2012 when the winner is crowned. Yoon Do-hyun has also been narrating through the entire process.
Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 1 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14, 2013, competing with contestants of Season 2 for the title of Overall Champion.

Process

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.
Episode #Original AirdateAGB Ratings
Nationwide
1December 4, 20119.3%
2December 11, 201110.7%
3December 18, 201110.0%
4December 25, 201110.4%
5January 1, 20129.5%
6January 8, 201211.5%
7January 15, 201212.5%
8January 22, 201210.3%
9January 29, 201213.1%
10February 5, 201215.0%
11February 12, 201214.0%
12February 19, 201217.3%
13February 26, 201217.1%
14March 4, 201216.2%
15March 11, 201216.4%
16March 18, 201215.8%
17March 25, 201216.0%
18April 1, 201219.5%
19April 8, 201216.6%
20April 15, 201215.4%
21April 22, 201219.1%
22April 29, 201217.6%