| K-pop Star 3 | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Hosted by | Jun Hyun-moo Yoo Hye-young |
| Judges | Park Jin-young Yang Hyun-suk You Hee-yeol |
| Winner | Bernard Park |
| Runner-up | Sam Kim |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original release | November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) – April 21, 2014 (2014-4-21) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous K-pop Star 2 Next → K-pop Star 4 | |
The third season of theSouth Koreanreality television competition showK-pop Star premiered onSBS on November 24, 2013, airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pmKST as part of theGood Sunday lineup.[1]Jun Hyun-moo replacedYoon Do-hyun as host and narrator, andYoo Hye-young replacedBoom as live host.[2]Yang Hyun-suk andPark Jin-young returned as judges.BoA was replaced byYou Hee-yeol, as she was focusing on her music career instead.[3][4] Changes to the format occurred, including the choice of company for debut made immediately on the live finale.[3] The season ended on April 13, 2014, withBernard Park crowned as winner and choosing to sign withJYP Entertainment.[5]
A special episode named,K-pop Star 3 D-1 Final Stage, aired on April 12, 2014 before the finals as a summary and analysis of the season.[6]
| Episode # | Group | Order | Name | Song – Original Artist | Rank | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 8 Finals (March 2 & 9) | ||||||
| 15 | A | 1 | Sam Kim | 그XX –G-Dragon | Elimination Candidate | Top 8 |
| 2 | The Shorties | BrownCity –Brown Eyed Soul | 2nd | Top 8 | ||
| 3 | Kwon Jin-ah | 씨스루 – Primary | 1st | Top 8 | ||
| 4 | Bernard Park | 하고 싶은 말 –Kim Tae-woo | Elimination Candidate | Top 8 | ||
| 5 | Almeng | 담배가게 아가씨 –Song Chang-sik | 3rd | Top 8 | ||
| 16 | B | 1 | Han Hee-jun | 미련 –Kim Gun-mo | 1st | Top 8 |
| 2 | Bae Min-ah | Day by Day –As One | 3rd | Top 8 | ||
| 3 | Nam Young-ju | 너의 뒤에서 –Park Jin-young | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Jang Han-nah | 경고 – Tashannie | 2nd | Top 8 | ||
| 5 | Something | 21세기 카멜레온- Self-Written Song | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | ||
| Top 6 Finals (March 16) | ||||||
| 17[9] | 1 | 1 | Han Hee-jun | 니가 사는 그집 –Park Jin-young | Elimination Candidate | Top 6 |
| 2 | Almeng | 정류장 – Panic | 1st | Top 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Sam Kim | Billie Jean –Michael Jackson | Elimination Candidate | Top 6 | |
| 4 | Kwon Jin-ah | 24시간이 모자라 –Sunmi | 1st | Top 6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Jang Han-nah | Goodbye Sadness, Hello Happiness –Yoon Mi-rae | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | |
| 6 | The Shorties | Let It Go –Idina Menzel | 1st | Top 6 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Bae Min-ah | Whenever You Call –Mariah Carey,Brian McKnight | Elimination Candidate | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Bernard Park | Home –Michael Bublé | 1st | Top 6 | ||
| Episode # | Order | Name | Song – Original Artist | Judges Score | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP | YG | Antenna | ||||||||
| Top 4 Finals (March 23) | ||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | Almeng | 청개구리 –Psy | 82 | 90 | 90 | Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Bernard Park | 넌 감동이였어 –Sung Si-kyung | 86 | 89 | 92 | Top 4 | ||||
| 3 | The Shorties | Listen –Beyoncé | 96 | 96 | 95 | Top 4 | ||||
| 4 | Sam Kim | 너뿐이야 –Park Jin-young | 97 | 95 | 97 | Top 4 | ||||
| 5 | Han Hee-jun | 천일동안 –Lee Seung-hwan | 84 | 85 | 90 | Eliminated | ||||
| 6 | Kwon Jin-ah | Fields of Gold –Sting | 96 | 90 | 96 | Top 4 | ||||
| Top 3 Finals (March 30) | ||||||||||
| 19[10] | 1 | Kwon Jin-ah | 십년이 지나도 –Park Jin-young | 99 | 95 | 98 | Top 3 | |||
| 2 | Sam Kim | Stand By Me –Ben E. King | 94 | 95 | 95 | Top 3 | ||||
| 3 | The Shorties | 뜨거운 안녕 –Toy | 92 | 92 | 96 | Eliminated | ||||
| 4 | Bernard Park | Right Here Waiting –Richard Marx | 99 | 100 | 100 | Top 3 | ||||
| Semifinals (April 6) | ||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | Bernard Park | Who's Loving You –The Jackson 5 | 92 | 93 | 97 | Top 2 | |||
| 2 | Kwon Jin-ah | Love – Primary | 93 | 93 | 97 | Eliminated | ||||
| 3 | Sam Kim | Honey –Park Jin-young | 99 | 100 | 99 | Top 2 | ||||
| Finals (April 13) | ||||||||||
| 21 | Round 1: Judges Chosen Song | |||||||||
| 1 | Sam Kim | 거짓말 –Big Bang | 91 | 94 | 93 | – | ||||
| 2 | Bernard Park[11] | 사랑하기 때문에 – Yoo Jae-ha | 95 | 96 | 95 | – | ||||
| Round 2: Choose Your Own Song | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Kim | Englishman in New York –Sting | 99 | 100 | 100 | Runner-up | ||||
| 2 | Bernard Park | I Believe I Can Fly –R. Kelly | 95 | 95 | 97 | Winner | ||||
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show is inred, and the lowest rating for the show is inblue. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
| Episode # | Original Airdate | TNmS Ratings[12] | AGB Ratings[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | November 24, 2013 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| 2 | December 1, 2013 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 9.0% | 8.9% |
| 3 | December 8, 2013 | 9.1% | 11.0% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 4 | December 15, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 12.6% |
| 5 | December 22, 2013 | 9.2% | 11.0% | 9.8% | 10.8% |
| 6 | December 29, 2013 | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.0% |
| 7 | January 5, 2014 | 10.2% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.0% |
| 8 | January 12, 2014 | 10.0% | 11.8% | 11.7% | 13.0% |
| 9 | January 19, 2014 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.1% |
| 10 | January 26, 2014 | 11.1% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 14.8% |
| 11 | February 2, 2014 | 10.9% | 13.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 12 | February 9, 2014 | 12.1% | 14.1% | 12.7% | 13.3% |
| 13 | February 16, 2014 | 10.3% | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 14 | February 23, 2014 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 13.2% |
| 15 | March 2, 2014 | 9.7% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.2% |
| 16 | March 9, 2014 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.8% |
| 17 | March 16, 2014 | 8.9% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 9.9% |
| 18 | March 23, 2014 | 8.5% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 19 | March 30, 2014 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% |
| 20 | April 6, 2014 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 9.1% | 10.1% |
| 21 | April 13, 2014 | 9.1% | 11.2% | 9.5% | 10.6% |