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Superstar K 5
Season 5
Hosted by Kim Sung-Joo
Judges Lee Seung-chul
Yoon Jong-shin
Lee Ha-neul
WinnerPark Jae Jung
Runner-upPark Shi Hwan
Finals venue Jamsil Indoor Stadium
Release
Original network
Original releaseAugust 9 (2013-08-09) 
November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
Season chronology
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Superstar K 4
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Superstar K 6

Superstar K5 (Korean : 슈퍼스타 K5) is the fifth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 9 August 2013 on Mnet and aired Friday nights at 11PM KST. [1] On July 11, 2013, it was confirmed that Lee Seung-chul and Yoon Jong-shin would be returning to join the judges member panel, the latter having been missing from the previous season. This season also saw the addition of Lee Ha-neul of DJ DOC as a judge following the departure of Yoon Mi-rae. [2] This season saw over 1,982,661 applicants across the multiple avenues of entry for the show. [3]

Regional auditions

Audition hopefuls could audition in any of the several available audition venues. Additionally, new ways were devised for those unable to attend including as via UGC, KakaoTalk, Karaoke rooms or via secret nomination from family or friends. [4]

Preliminary Auditions for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regionals were held in these cities:

Episode air datesAudition cityDateAudition VenueSuperWeek Tickets
August 9–30, 2013 Seoul June 29–30, 2013 Seoul World Cup Stadium 29
August 9, 2013 Busan May 4, 2013 Busan Exhibition and Convention Center 16
Jeju April 28, 2013Jeju City Civic Center3
Los Angeles May 25, 2013Los Angeles Theatre Center3
New York City May 25, 2013In2 Church4
August 16, 2013 Boston May 28, 2013 Berklee College of Music 2
Vancouver May 28, 2013Orpheum Annex Theatre1
August 16–23, 2013 Incheon June 6, 2013 Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium 12
Chuncheon May 17, 2013Chuncheon Lakeside Gymnasium13
Gwangju May 19, 2013 Kimdaejung Convention Center 10
a Daegu June 1, 2013 EXCO 2
a Daejeon June 22, 2013 Daejeon Convention Center 5
Total Number of tickets to SuperWeek100

Preliminary auditions

The preliminary auditions, whilst having traditionally featured either one of the three main judges, has also featured special judges for certain regional auditions. Confirmed special judges that will be featured in the preliminaries will include: Jung Jae-hyung, 2AM member Jo Kwon, Joo Hyun-mi, Brown Eyed Girls' Gain, solo singer Ivy, Clazziquai's Alex and Son Dam-bi. [5]

SuperWeek

With 100 contestants from the audition rounds; judges were given the task of reducing these numbers to 50 through an individual elimination round. The next round consisting of contestants splitting into groups where they were both judged and then advanced onto the next round.

The newest addition to the Superstar K5 format was the BlackWeek round, where contestants participated in a rival collaboration mission. For this round, contestants were given scores by a small focus audience which added weight to the scoring of the judges, who ultimately made the final decisions on the next fifteen contestants to advance to the next round. The fifteen contestants were flown to Jeju Island, where each contestant was given an envelope to be unopened. Inside this enveloped contained a pre-determined decision by the judges on whether the contestant had already made it to the final ten, however, contestants had to partake in a final elimination round which could either reconfirm the judges decision or force them to change the content of the envelope. [6]

Finalists

Plan B (플랜비) is a four-member vocalist group, made up of an assortment of other male contestants whom were either solo singers or duo groups who were forced to band together as part of the SuperWeek rounds. The group currently consists of: Lee Kyung-hyun, Lee Dong-hoon, Yoon Tae-kyung and Choi Jung-hoon.

Jung Eun-woo (정은우) (born February 4, 1997) is from Daejeon, South Korea. She previously auditioned for the first season of Superstar K and was also a former trainee at LOEN Entertainment.

Song Hee Jin (born August 19, 1995) is from Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, she debuted with girl group Good Day under C9 Entertainment.

Parc Jae-jung (박재정) (born December 25, 1995) is from Orlando, Florida. In 2015, he was signed to Mystic Entertainment.

Weebly (위블리) is a three-member female vocalist group. The group consists of Nam Ju-mi, Lee Soo-min and Lee Gi-lim.

Im Sun-young (임순영) (born February 26, 1988), also known as Neo Yim, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is from Boston, Massachusetts, where he previously attended Berklee College of Music. Neo is also a competitive player in the Super Street Fighter IV circuit, known by the pseudonym WeirdoNeo. He finished in 5th place for East Coast Throwdown 5 in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 in early 2013, using character Juri. [7]

Kim Min-ji (김민지) (born July 13, 1993) is from Seoul, South Korea.

Jang Won-ki (장원기) (born February 5, 1981) is from Ganghwado, South Korea. A solo singer; he was also once part of a R&B group called EbonyHill (에보니힐) where he served as the main vocalist.

MashBro (마시브로) is a collaborative group between the male vocalist group, 'NeighBro' (네이브로) and the rock band, 'Maysta Band' (마시따 밴드). The members of 'NeighBro' consist of Kim Kyo-bum, Lee Seung-hyun, Jung Won-bo and Yoon Soo-yong; whereas 'Maysta Band' includes: Shin Seok-chul, Lee Kyung-nam and Hong Jin-young.

Park Si-hwan (박시환) is a mechanic, aged 28. TOP 2 (born July 30, 1987)

Finals

Unlike the previous season, there were 10 finalists for this season. The scoring of each contestants was a summation of the judges score, which consisted of 40%, and the general public votes which made up the remaining 60%. [8] In each elimination episode, two contestants were eliminated from those of the bottom three contestants who had received the lowest overall score. However, while the lowest contestants was automatically eliminated, the remaining eliminated spot was decided by a general public vote on the other two remaining contestants, with the result revealed in the following episode. [9]

Top 10 - Time Capsule

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Mashi Bro"Growl" (EXO)2013Eliminated
2Jung Eun-woo"풀잎사랑 (Love Grass)" (Cho Sung-soo)1987Safe
3Im Soon-young"Rain" (Lee Juck)1999Bottom 3
4Jang Won-gi"Itaewon Freedom" (UV)2011Safe
5Kim Min-ji"인디언 인형처럼 (Like an Indian Doll)" (나미)1989Safe
6Weebly"NoNoNo" (A Pink)2013Eliminated
7Park Si-hwan"그녀의 연인에게 (To Her Lover)" (K2)1999Safe
8Park Jae-jung"차마 (Endure)" (Sung Si-kyung)2003Safe
9Plan B"그대와 함께 (With You)" (더 블루)1994Safe
10Song Hee Jin"바람기억 (Memory Of The Wind)" (나얼)2012Safe

Top 8 - Special Thanks To

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Jung Eun-woo"내겐 너니까 (Because You're My Only One)" (Hyolyn)2011Eliminated
2Plan B"I Pray 4 U" (Shinhwa)2002Eliminated
3Kim Min-ji"R.P.G. Shine" (W&Whale)2008Bottom 3
4Im Soon-young"Bravo, My Life!" (봄여름가을겨울)2002Safe
5Park Si-hwan"Feeling" (Kim Sa-rang)1999Safe
6Song Hee Jin"Higher" (Ailee)2013Safe
7Jang Won-gi"미안 미안해 (Sorry, I'm Sorry)" (Tae Jin-ah)1989Safe
8Park Jae-jung"동네 (Neighborhood)" (Kim Hyun-chul)1989Safe

Top 6 - Judge's Choice of Song

The contestants sang songs from any of the judges that they were assigned to for this episode.

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Im Soon-young"망고쉐이크 (Mango Shake)" (Yoon Jong-shin)2012Eliminated
2Park Si-hwan"넌 또 다른 나 (You Are Another Me)" (Lee Seung-chul) 2003Safe
3Jang Won-gi"환생 (Reincarnation)" (Yoon Jong-shin)1996Safe
4Park Jae-jung"Annie" (Yoon Jong-shin)2000Safe
5Kim Min-ji"비애 (Sorrow)" (DJ DOC)2000Safe
6Song Hee Jin"떠나지마 (Please Don't Leave)" (Lee Seung-chul)2006Safe
7Im Soon-young"위로 (Consolation)" (하림)2004Eliminated
8Jang Won-gi"영영 (Forever)" (Na Hoon-a)1990Safe

In contrast to previous elimination stages, the contestant whom was eliminated was determined by a final performance from the two contestants who had received the lowest votes; with judges making the final decision on who would proceed to the Final 5. [10]

Top 5 - Public Requests

For this round, the contestant chose a song from a number of requests made by the public on a message forum.

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Kim Min-ji"Rain Drop" (IU)2010Safe
2Song Hee Jin"Firework" (Katy Perry)2010Safe
3Jang Won-gi"미소천사 (Smiling Angel)" (Sung Si-kyung)2001Eliminated
4Park Jae-jung"추억 속의 그대 (Inside Your Memories)" (Hwang Chi-hoon)1988Safe
5Park Si-hwan"발걸음 (Footsteps)" (에메랄드 캐슬)1994Safe
6Kim Min-ji"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)2010Safe
7Jang Won-gi"수요일엔 빨간 장미를 (Bright Red Roses Of Wednesday)" (다섯손가락)1985Eliminated

Top 4 - Music from Legends

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Park Si-hwan"불놀이야 (It's Playing with Fire)" (옥슨 80)1980Safe
2Kim Min-ji"사랑 사랑 사랑 (Love Love Love)" (Kim Hyun-sik)1991Eliminated
3Park Jae-jung"시간 (Time)" (Kim Do-hyang)2005Safe
4Song Hee Jin" 마지막 사랑 (Last Love)" (Park Ki Young)1999Safe

Top 3 - Song Rendition / Rival Mission

As well as having to rendition several songs, each contestant also faced off against one another in a rival-style competition for this round.

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Park Si-hwan"물어본다 (I Ask)" (Lee Seung-hwan)2004Safe
2Park Jae-jung"가까이 와봐 (Come Closer)" (Lee Seung-chul)1999Safe
3Song Hee Jin"이유같지 않은 이유 (Unreasonable Reason)" (Park Mi-Kyung)1994Eliminated

Top 2 - Own Song Choices / New Song

Each contestant was free to choose which songs to sing for this round. Additionally, each singer was given a song that had been specifically produced for them.

OrderContestantSong (original artist)YearResult
1Park Jae-Jung"사랑한다는 말 (Saying I Love You)" (Kim Dong-ryool)2001Winner
2Park Si-hwan"그날들 (The Days)" (Kim Kwang-seok)1996Runner-Up
3Park Jae-Jung"Mirotic" (TVXQ)2008Winner
4Park Si-hwan"흐린 기억속의 그대 (Yon inside my unclear memory)" (Hyun Jin-young)1992Runner-Up
5Park Si-hwan"내 사람 (My Love)" (Park Si-hwan)2013Runner-Up
6Park Jae-jung"첫 눈에 (At First Sight)" (Park Jae-jung)2013Winner

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