# Korea's Got Talent season 1

Korea's Got Talent is a South Korean reality television show that was first broadcast on 4 June 2011 on tvN. The show is based on the Got Talent series format, originating with Britain's Got Talent. This is the show's first series in Korea. The judges are Kolleen Park, Jang Jin and Song Yun-ah.
The show started accepting applicants on 9 February 2011 via ARS, the official website, and smart phone apps. The show held regional auditions nationwide starting in Busan on 2 April 2011.
The show became famous around the world after a video of Sung-Bong Choi's appearance gained worldwide media attention.
For prizes, the semi-finalists will have the opportunity to sign with Sony Music, and the winner will receive US$100,000.

## Auditions

Auditions were held in Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Daegu, Busan, and Incheon.

## Semifinal

The semi-finals are live shows with an audience. They air at 11 pm to midnight. The winner of the audience vote and a judge's choice from between the second and third place act go through to the top 10 final. In the second round, it was revealed that the judges would rank each act from 1st to 8th at the end of their performance. This has caused errors from the judges ranking one act too high thus putting a better act too low, like Jang Jin's error with I Big Harmonica Ensemble.

### 1st Semifinal

Audience Voting: 96,457
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | Daejeon Monsters | Martial Arts/B-boy Dance Troupe | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | |
| 2 | Im Chae-Hung | Whistler | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | |
| 3 | Kim Hong-Jun | Comedian | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | |
| 4 | Kim Ha-Jun | Sand Animation | 12.0% (3rd place) | | | |
| 5 | Hwang Yeong-Cheol | Beat Boxer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | |
| 6 | Jong Sin-Yeop | Fire Dancer | 12.2% (2nd place) | | | |
| 7 | Cutie Face | Children's Dance Troupe | 6.3% (4th place) | | | |
| 8 | Choi Sung-Bong | Opera Singer | 56.0% (1st place) | | | |

### 2nd Semifinal

Audience Voting: 38,321
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | MonsterMG | Dance Troupe | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 5th place | 7th place | 2nd place |
| 2 | Sung Gyu-Jing | Opera Singer | 11.6% (3rd place) | | | | 4th place | 1st place | 4th place |
| 3 | World Taekwondo Skipping Academy | Taekwondo/Skipping | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 3rd place | 5th place | 6th place |
| 4 | Park Jin-Yeong | Belly Dancer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 7th place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| 5 | Musahwae | Object Breaking | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 8th place | 8th place | 8th place |
| 6 | Kim Tae-Hyun | Child Singer | 23.9% (2nd place) | | | | 1st place | 2nd place | 1st place |
| 7 | I Big Harmonica Ensemble | Harmonica Playing | 30.1% (1st place) | | | | 2nd place | 4th place | 5th place |
| 8 | Nanjang Anpan | Traditional Korean Show | 10.4% (4th place) | | | | 6th place | 6th place | 7th place |

### 3rd Semifinal

Audience Voting: 33,736
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | THE BEST | Ballroom Dance Duet | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 6th place | 4th place | 8th place |
| 2 | Jo Hoon-Sik | Singer/Action Dancer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 7th place | 8th place | 2nd place |
| 3 | Seo Jong-Hwan | Drummer/Beat Boxer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 5th place | 3rd place | 5th place |
| 4 | Jang Han-Byol | Singer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 3rd place | 7th place | 1st place |
| 5 | Escape | Magicians | 13.7% (3rd place) | | | | 1st place | 5th place | 4th place |
| 6 | FusionMC | B-boy Dance Troupe | 19.8% (2nd place) | | | | 4th place | 1st place | 7th place |
| 7 | Lee Seung-An | Musul Martial Art | 9.3% (4th place) | | | | 8th place | 6th place | 6th place |
| 8 | Kim Chan-Yang | Dance | 31.8% (1st place) | | | | 2nd place | 2nd place | 3rd place |

### 4th Semifinal

Audience Voting: 46,428
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | Chumseoli | Dancing/Acting | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 4th place | 8th place | 8th place |
| 2 | Ryu Sang-Eun | Singer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 6th place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| 3 | Lee Jin-Gyu | Mind Reader | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 5th place | 7th place | 6th place |
| 4 | Yun Jong-Ki | Two handed Yo-yo Artist | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place |
| 5 | IUV | Comedians/Lipsyncing | 24.7% (2nd place) | | | | 2nd place | 2nd place | 4th place |
| 6 | Rainbow Cheerleading Squad | Cheerleading | 9.2% (4th place) | | | | 7th place | 5th place | 7th place |
| 7 | Joo Min-Jeong | Robotic Dancing | 36.9% (1st place) | | | | 1st place | 1st place | 1st place |
| 8 | Cheon Sae-Bit | 48-string Gayageum Player | 10.6% (3rd place) | | | | 8th place | 2nd place | 6th place |

### 5th Semifinal

Audience Voting: 38,755
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | Vivaglam | Dance Troupe | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 2nd place | 8th place | 4th place |
| 2 | Yang Dae-Yong | Pianist/Comedian | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 6th place | 7th place | 1st place |
| 3 | Song Su-Jong | Singer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 7th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| 4 | Park Soo-Jin | Belly-Dancer | not revealed (5th–8th place) | | | | 8th place | 8th place | 7th place |
| 5 | Kim Tae-Hyun | Child Drummer | 15.1% (3rd place) | | | | 1st place | 6th place | 6th place |
| 6 | Kim Min-Ji | Singer | 29.4% (1st place) | | | | 5th place | 1st place | 2nd place |
| 7 | Park Ki-Hoon | Robotic Dancing | 14.4% (4th place) | | | | 4th place | 3rd place | 4th place |
| 8 | Kim Jong-Hwan | B-Boy Dancer | 28.5% (2nd place) | | | | 3rd place | 2nd place | 3rd place |

## Grand final

Audience Voting: 135,221
There was a placement draw held to determine the performance orders. The live finale began with Kim Ha-Joon's sand animation of the story of Japan crushing Korea's dreams, and finishing with the phrase, 'Dokdo is our territory'. Kim Tae-Hyun then sang Michael Jackson's 'Heal the World'. Kim Jong-Hwan performed a B-boy dance followed by an ABBA Medley Harmonica Performance by I Big Harmonica Ensemble. Kim Min-Ji sang 'You Raise Me Up', and then IUV lip-sync'ed a medley of songs, finishing with Cinderella, their audition song. Kim Chan-Yang displayed a sword fighting dance, and then World Sensation Choi Sung-Bong sang an encore of his DaeJeon audition performance, Nella Fantasia. Joo Min-Jeong displayed a Poppin Dance in her gold uniform, and Magicians Escape performed a magic trick where one man would go into a box, but then turns out to be a woman at the end. After 10–15 minutes of voting, the top 3 were announced. They were: IUV, Joo Min-Jeong and Choi Sung-Bong. IUV was overwhelmed with tears and despite finishing in third, they were very happy and thanked the crowd and South Korea. Then Joo Min-Jeong was announced as the winner, with her mother in the audience. Choi Sung-Bong finished 2nd. Joo Min-Jeong received 300,000,000 Korean Won, almost US$300,000. She also received a new car (Renault Samsung QM5 SUV). Choi Sung-Bong as well as other top 40 singers were given the opportunity to sign with Sony Music.
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking | Judges Ranking |
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Voting Percentage | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin | Kolleen Park | Song Yun-ah | Jang Jin |
| 1 | Kim Ha-Joon | Sand Animation | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 8th place | 4th place | 9th place |
| 2 | Kim Tae-Hyun | Child Singer | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 10th place | 8th place | 7th place |
| 3 | Kim Jong-Hwan | B-boy Dance | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 9th place | 10th place | 10th place |
| 4 | I Big Harmonica Ensemble | Harmonica Players | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 4th place | 3rd place | 4th place |
| 5 | Kim Min-Ji | Singer | 4th place | | | | 7th place | 5th place | 1st place |
| 6 | IUV | Lipsync/Comedians | 3rd place | | | | 3rd place | 6th place | 5th place |
| 7 | Kim Chan-Yang | Acrobatic & Modern Dancer | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 6th place | 9th place | 8th place |
| 8 | Choi Sung-Bong | Opera Singer | 2nd place | | | | 5th place | 1st place | 2nd place |
| 9 | Joo Ming-Jong | Poppin Dance | 1st place, Winner | | | | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 10 | Escape | Magicians | not revealed (5th–10th place) | | | | 2nd place | 7th place | 6th place |