Star King (TV series)

Star King
Also known as Amazing Contest Star King
Genre Reality television / Comedy
Presented by Kang Ho-dong (2007 - 2011 / 2012 - Present)
Boom (2011 - 2013)
Leeteuk (2011 - 2012 / 2015 - Present)
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
Production
Producer(s) Bae Sung Woo
Kim Jin Ho
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 75-80 minutes per episode
Release
Original network SBS
Original release January 13, 2007 (2007-01-13) – Present
External links
Website

Star King (Hangul: 놀라운 대회 스타킹; hanja: 大會 스타킹) is a South Korean television show which first aired on January 13, 2007 on the SBS network. Star King is the first TV show in Korea to run both online and on television simultaneously.

Format

The show is composed of four segments:

Viewers upload videos of unusual events and stories to the official website. People and animals with unusual talents are then invited onto the program after being selected from these videos. The audience votes for their favorite person, video or story, and prize money is awarded to the contestant who receives the most votes.[1]

Episodes typically feature people from a variety of countries, including Brazil, Mongolia and Kenya. Participants are of all ages.

Critical Reception

At one point, Star King held the top spot in audience ratings of any prime time TV show on Saturday. It suffered a drop in ratings after a "fabrication"[2] scandal.

Star King was originally hosted by Kang Ho Dong, a well-known MC, who left the show among the scanty tax payment controversy.

Episode Listing

Winners and Guests

  • Season 1: Grandpa Rain
  • Season 2: 11-year-old BoA
  • Seasons 3 and 4: 40-year-old Dong Bang Shin Ki
  • Season 6: 10-year-old Ballad Genius Baek Ye-rin (now a member of 15&)[3]
  • Seasons 8 and 9: 5-year-old Mozart
  • Season 16: Magic Rainbow dance
  • Season 18 and 19: Dangerous boy
  • Season 21, 22, and 23: Gugak boy
  • Season 24 and 25: Spider man
  • Season 26: Fire breathing human
  • Season 33: One legged B-boy
  • Season 34: Treasure of Mongo
  • Season 38: Blind orchestra
  • Season 39: B-boy T.I.P.
  • Season 52: MoM B-boy
  • Season 57: Super Junior Band
  • Season 62, 64, and 65: Shadow Show
  • Season 68, 69, and 70: 11-year-old drummer
  • Season 79, 80, and 81: Two-handed guitar
  • Season 84, 85, and 86: Bubble Artist
  • Season 93, 95, and 96: OIDO Family Band
  • Season 140: Bucheon Bicycle F4
  • Season 142: 7-year-old B-boy

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.tv.sbs.co.kr/starking, 놀라운 대회 스타킹, date unknown
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20100906014701/http://tv.sbs.co.kr:80/STARKING. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help), 놀라운 대회 스타킹, date unknown
  3. Baek Ye Rin was the 10 year old ballad genius that had appeared in SBS′ Star King in 2007. (Kim Ji-yeon and Erika Kim (September 27, 2012). "JYP Reveals ′K-Pop Star′ Park Ji Min′s Fellow Member for 15&, Baek Ye Rin". ENews World. CJ E&M Corporation. Retrieved July 5, 2013.)

External links

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