Superstar K

Superstar K (Korean: 슈퍼스타 K) is a South Korean television talent show series which is held yearly. First held in 2009, Superstar K has increasingly gained more attention, considered the biggest audition program in South Korea. Superstar K's concept involves that of finding the next "superstar," with the winner each week determined with a combination of the scores given by judges and votes from viewers.

Superstar K
Superstar K title card (2012–present)
Judges	Lee Seung-chul (2009-2014) Lee Hyori (2009) Yang Hyun-seok (2009) Yoon Jong-shin (2010-2011, 2013-2015) Uhm Jung-hwa (2010) Yoon Mi-rae (2011-2012) Psy (2012) Lee Ha-neul (2013) Baek Ji-young (2014-2015) Sung Si-kyung (2015) Kim Bum-soo (2014-present) Gummy (2016-present) Gil Seong-joon (2016-present) Kim Yeon Woo (2016-present) Brave Brothers (2016-present) Ailee (2016-present) Han Sung Ho (2016-present)
Theme music composer	Hajak
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	110 12 (Superstar K1) 14 (Superstar K2) 14 (Superstar K3) 15 (Superstar K4) 15 (Superstar K5) 14 (Superstar K6) 14 (Superstar K7) 12 (Superstar K 2016)
Production
Production locations	Initial auditions: Various locations in Korea, China, USA, and later Australia
Running time	80 - 90 minutes (regular) 48 - 169 minutes
Production companies	CJ E&M Music and Live CJ E&M Signal Entertainment Group (since 2016)[1]
Distributor	CJ E&M Music and Live
Release
Original network	Original Mnet Simulcast tvN International syndications Mnet Japan Mnet American Previous KM tvN Asia (SE Asia; formerly Channel M)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	2009 (2009) – present
External links
Website

The show received immense popularity for its first three seasons, discovering popular acts such as Seo In-guk, Huh Gak, John Park, Kang Seungyoon, Ulala Session and Busker Busker, and reached its peak in ratings in its fourth season with Roy Kim and Jung Joon-young as its forefront. The show saw a decline in popularity and ratings starting from its fifth season. The eighth season of Superstar K broke with tradition and abandoned the series number in its name, and was instead called Superstar K 2016.

Traditionally, the award winner of each season is given the chance to perform at the Mnet Asian Music Awards as well as receive other prizes.