Korea's Got Talent (season 2)

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Korea's Got Talent
Season 2
Release
Original network tvN
Original release1 June (2012-06-01) 
27 July 2012 (2012-07-27)
Season chronology
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Korea's Got Talent is a South Korean reality television show that was first broadcast in 2012 on tvN. The show is based on the Got Talent series format, originating with Britain's Got Talent. This is the show's second and final season. The judges were Kolleen Park, Jang Jin and Jang Hang-jun, and a guest judge was Kim Gura.

Contents

Semi-finals and wildcard

Semi-final 1

OrderActPerformance descriptionBuzzesResult
Jang JinKolleen ParkJang Hang-jun
1Team ChampionBallroom dancersAdvanced
2Min-ji YooSingerEliminated
3JS BodyVideo mapping dancersEliminated
4Hyung-bin LimGuitaristEliminated
5X-FeverDance groupEliminated
6 Jae-hwan Kim Singer/guitaristEliminated
7PIDBlacklight actAdvanced

Semi-final 2

OrderActPerformance descriptionBuzzesResult
Jang JinKolleen ParkJang Hang-jun
1The GateBandEliminated
2500–20SingersEliminated
3SelfishEliminated
4Blue Whale BrosPopping dancersAdvanced
5Hwan LeeDancerEliminated
6V-StarBandEliminated
7Animation CrewDance groupAdvanced

Semi-final 3

OrderActPerformance descriptionBuzzesResult
Jang JinKolleen ParkJang Hang-jun
1Ground JamBand/Tap dancersEliminated
2Let's DanceDancersEliminated
3Originality Khan and MoonEliminated
4SoloistsVocal groupEliminated
5Dong-ha HanDangerous actEliminated
6Se-kwon AhnOpera singerAdvanced
7Morning of OwlDance groupAdvanced

Wildcard

OrderActPerformance descriptionBuzzesResult
Jang JinKolleen ParkJang Hang-jun
1Hwan LeeDancerEliminated
2JS BodyDancersEliminated
35 ElementsDance GroupEliminated
4Originality Khan And MoonDancersAdvanced

Grand final

OrderArtistActResult
1PIDBlacklight actFinalist
2Morning of OwlDance GroupFinalist
3Khan and MoonDancersFinalist
4Team ChampionBallroom dancersFinalist
5Se-kwon AhnOpera SingerFinalist
6Blue Whale BrosPopping dancersWinner
7Animation CrewDance groupFinalist

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