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The Superstar K2 Story
Kang Seungyoon began his journey as a singer through the audition program Superstar K2, where he placed 4th and rose to country-wide fame with his hit performance of Yoon Jongshin’s Instinctively.
Superstar K2 is a 2010 South Korean singing competition show and the second season of the popular Superstar series of ‘survival shows’. The program auditions for raw talent from the public and eliminate contestants via competition to finally choose the Next Korean Super Star Singer chosen via a combination of judge scores & public voting. It was broadcast on MNET from July 23, 2010 to October 22, 2010, with Huh Gak winning the season and John Park as the runner up.
The show had over 350,000 applicants, of which 151 people were chosen for Super week selection. Kang Seungyoon was selected during the Busan regional auditions to be part of this select 151 group, and went on to successfully compete in the Super week to make it into the Top 11 contestants. The Top 11 performed to different themes each week on live shows open to public voting to whittle down the contestants via eliminations to the final winner.
Seungyoon competed successfully to make it to the Top 4 finalists of the show despite being considered a weak contestant and causing much heated discussion. He was finally eliminated on Episode 12 during the Top 3 selection round, but not before wowing the audience with his performance of Instinctively. This performance highlighted his growth and singing potential and received high praise from the judges.
The song was a run-away it and instantly rose to #1 ranking. The digitally version released on October 13, 2010 and won the October Cyworld Digital Award for Rookie of the month. It received over 2 million downloads to become Gaon’s Top 11 Digital Songs of 2010. Seungyoon won the prestigious 2010 Gaon Charts K-Pop Award for the ‘Best New Artist’, earning him the moniker ‘monster rookie‘.
Seungyoon went on to become a household name and was invited to numerous events and earned many brand endorsements (LG International Calling card, Samsung Galaxy Tab, CJ CM Group and Grand Chase gaming app) and magazine features (Vogue Girl, Elle Korea, Vogue Korea). Multiple Entertainment agencies scrambled to scout this young boy with amazing raw talent before Seungyoon finally decided to join YG Entertainment as a trainee in 2011.
Kang Seungyoon may not have won Superstar K2, but he won in every other sense! This show is a must-watch for any Yoon-biased fan as it chronicles his first foray into the path of a musician, how he overcomes many challenges with hardwork and a confident never-say-die attitude, without ever compromising on his ideals! Even back then as 16-yr old, he valued team work and prioritized it over individually standing out, even if it might have cost him the competition. A value we still see strongly ingrained in him in his role as WINNER’s leader now – something which we have come to admire immensely as it has helped shape WINNER’s survival & eventual success today!
This show is partially subbed: Ep 1-8 (regional auditions and Top 11 Super Week selection); Ep 9 (Top 8 selection round) and Ep 12 (his legendary Instinctively stage & elimination). See below for links. The raw cuts & highlights of all episodes can be found in the individual episode pages below.
Alternatively, you can watch We are Superstar K2, which is fully subbed and is the companion show or behind-the-scenes show of Superstar K2. Other related shows from this era are Beatles Code (subbed), Trend Reports (partially subbed) and Never Ending Story (raw).
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Episodes 1-8 (ENG SUB)
Initial regional audition in Busan – Yoon impresses with his Jonathan Meyers cover of ‘This Time‘ – made it to 151 contestant shortlist.
Superweek to decide on Top 11 contestants comprising of 3 missions: The Sing-Off, The Group Mission & The Rival Mission + an Additional Interview Round
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Episode 9 (ENG SUB)
Vocal, Health & Visual Mission with reward of Shopping spree. From here on, all stages are performed to live audience and public voting.
Top 8 Selection Round: Remake Hits
Yoon performs Lee Seunggi’s 2004 noona anthem ‘You’re My Girl‘
ENG SUB in 2 Parts
Alternate Links: Ep 9-1 | Ep 9-2
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Episode 10 (RAW)
Weekly Musical mission with reward of becoming House captain & deciding performance order;
Top 6 Selection Round: Lee Moon Sae Special
Yoon performs the 1987 song ‘Sounds of her laughter‘
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Episode 11 (RAW)
Weekly Composing mission with reward of free time & phone call
Top 4 Selection Round: Michael Jackson Special
Yoon performs Michael Jackson’s 1991 song ‘Black or White‘
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Episode 12 (ENG SUB -Instinctively)
International-star performance mission with reward of headphones & deciding performance order.
Top 3 Selection Round: Remake hits of Judge Panel
Yoon performs his legendary stage of Yoon Jongshin’s ‘Instinctively’. He is eliminated in this round but receives high praise for his performance.
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Episodes 13-14 (RAW)
As Superstar K2 continues to select it’s final winner, Yoon appears in these episodes to support Huh Gak, John Park & Jang Jaein. He also takes part in group performances for the audience.
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Performances
Songs performed by Seungyoon:
1. This time (August Rush Soundtrack/ Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
2. Line / 선 (Kang San Eh 강산에)
3. 8282 /Hurry, Hurry (Davichi 다비치)
4. Forget you /잊을께 (YB’s Yoon Do Hyun 윤도현)
5. Because you’re my girl 누난 내여자니까 (Lee Seunggi)
6. Only her laughter 그녀의 웃음 소리뿐 (Lee Moon Sae)
7. Black or White (Michael Jackson)
8. Instinctively 본능적으로 (Yoon Jong Shin)
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