Topic.17 KKK

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Superstar K Season 2 is here, and it’s twice as big!



Dubbed as Korea’s equivalent of American Idol (although it now seems
“American” no more), Superstar K has

evidently affected the k-pop industry substantially. After producing a
series of hidden stars throughout the country

with an amazing record of 8.47% in viewership, it has been reported by
Mnet that they have decided to continue

the phenomenon by kicking off Superstar K Season 2 in March.



Seo In Gook was the glorious winner of the first season, and received
a record contract, a chance to perform at

2009 MAMA, along with $100,000 USD (100 million won) in cash. He has
made his official debut as a singer with his

single, Calling You, and is currently in preparation for his next
anticipated album.



Superstar K Season 2 is expected to be opened in much grander format,
as the monetary prize for the first place winner

has been doubled. The champion will also be given the honor to open
his/her own special stage at 2010 MAMA, followed

by an exclusive record contract.



The director, Hong Soo Hyun revealed,

“Superstar K has marked its end after receiving a tremendous amount of
spotlight countrywide.

The show even successfully produced many skillful stars including Seo
In Gook, Gil Hak Mi, Jo Moon Keun,

and Park Tae Jin. We wish to rekindle the craze of last year, so
please help us by supporting your love.



”The auditions will officially launch on March 2nd through ARS and
Mnet.com, and the remaining participants will then

advance to a series of preliminary rounds at eight different cities,
until a certain number of finalists get chosen. The final

rounds will be aired live starting April.



MBC to make their own version of ‘Superstar K’



Mnet’s “Superstar K Season 2” has been gaining a huge amount of
popularity these days as this year’s hottest reality

show. Naturally, when something becomes popular, others will want to
copy.



MBC is looking to make their own version of the show and call it, “The
Birth of a Great Star Audition.” If the title sounds

strange, that’s alright, because the official title for the series
hasn’t been decided yet.



The makers of ‘Superstar K’ said that they don’t care too much that
MBC plans on adapting their show, as the purpose

of ‘Superstar K’ was to debut different singers. Consequently, they’re
quite happy that more unique singers will be given

the opportunity to be discovered.



MBC, SBS, and KBS have all had these types of shows before but none of
them were a big hit. However SBS’ show

was the one that found Wonder Girls‘ Sunye and 2AM’s Jokwon.





Q-1) Have you watched ‘Superstar K, American Idol’ or the others
interpretation of the talent show?

If yes, how did you feel when you saw that kind of TV program?



Q-2) If you watched Superstar K2 last Friday, you know only 6 guys
survived. Who do you want to win and who do you think will win the
Superstar K season 2?



Q-3) Do you like Survival and Talent show? If yes, do you know why are
people so passinate

about them?



Q-4) Do you have a favorite TV program? Please tell your table members
what kind of program

do you like and why.



Q-5) Do you listen to the Radio? If yes, what kind of program is good
for you?



Q-6) Do you prefer Newspaper, TV, Radio or the Web site? Please tell
us why are you like it.