# Superstar K 2016

Superstar K 2016 (Korean: 슈퍼스타 K 2016) is the eighth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and aired Thursday nights at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016, Kim Young-geun, won 500,000,000 won (US$470,990). This was the last season of the show to be produced, due to much lower viewership ratings than in past seasons. Kim Bum-soo returned as a judge. This season saw the addition of Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, and Han Sung-ho. This was the largest lineup of judges in the show's history, totaling 7.
This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 2 billion won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the Mnet programs Produce 101 and I Can See Your Voice.

## Broadcasting time
### Broadcast

| Network | Broadcasting Dates | Broadcasting Time |
| Mnet · tvN | September 22 – December 8, 2016 | Every Thursday at 9:40 PM (KST) |

## Finalists
### TOP 10

* Jinwon (ko)
* Jo Min Wook
* Corona
* Lee Ji Eun
* Lee Sarah
* Yoo Da Bin
* Park Hye-won
* Kim Ye Sung
* Dong Woo Seok
* Kim Young Geun

### Elimination chart

| Contestant | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | Episode 11 | Episode oo |
| Kim Young Geun | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Lee Ji Eun | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Park Hye Won | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated | |
| Jo Min Wook | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated | |
| Corona | SAFE | Eliminated | | |
| Lee Sarah | SAFE | Eliminated | | |
| Dong Woo Seok | SAFE | Eliminated | | |
| Kim Ye Sung | Eliminated | | | |
| Yoo Da Bin | Eliminated | | | |
| Jinwon | Eliminated | | | |

## Finals
### TOP 10 - First Stage (November 17, 2016)

* Judges Score 50% + Population Votes 40% + Online Pre Votes 10%

#### Performance

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score Average |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Ailee | Brave Brother | Kim Yeon Woo | Han Seong Ho | Kim Bum Soo | GUMMY | GILL | Judges Score Average |
| 1 | Park Hye Won | Yoon Bok-hee - Move | 99 | 95 | 98 | 90 | 95 | 98 | 82 | 94 |
| 2 | Lee Sarah | Frederic Weatherly - Danny Boy | 90 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 79 | 84 | 74 | 83 |
| 3 | Kim Ye Sung | Bulnabang Star Sausage Club - In Mud | 79 | 77 | 83 | 78 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 78 |
| 4 | Lee Ji Eun | Kim Hyun-Sik - Went Away | 94 | 90 | 98 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 91 |
| 5 | Dong Woo Seok | Jung Joon-young - Spotless Mind | 89 | 84 | 93 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 83 |
| 6 | Yoo Da Bin | Lee So-La - Track9 | 81 | 78 | 94 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 72 | 82 |
| 7 | Jo Min Wook | Han Dong Geun - Amazing You | 93 | 90 | 95 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 87 |
| 8 | Corona | g.o.d - One Candle | 97 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 78 | 90 |
| 9 | Jinwon | V.One - Shaving | 74 | 72 | 92 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 65 | 77 |
| 10 | Kim Young Geun | Han Dae-soo - To Happy World | 92 | 89 | 93 | 87 | 93 | 89 | 78 | 89 |

#### Results

| Rank | Order | Contestant | Judges Score | Population + Online Score | Sum Score | Result |
| 1 | 4 | Lee Ji Eun | 635 | 696 | 1331 | TOP 7 |
| 2 | 10 | Kim Young Geun | 621 | 675 | 1296 | TOP 7 |
| 3 | 2 | Park Hye Won | 657 | 597 | 1254 | TOP 7 |
| 4 | 7 | Jo Min Wook | 612 | 618 | 1230 | TOP 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Corona | 632 | 592 | 1224 | TOP 7 |
| 6 | 3 | Lee Sarah | 581 | 559 | 1140 | TOP 7 |
| 7 | 5 | Dong Woo Seok | 584 | 538 | 1122 | TOP 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Kim Ye Sung | 547 | 505 | 1052 | Eliminated |
| 9 | 6 | Yoo Da Bin | 575 | 476 | 1051 | Eliminated |
| 10 | 9 | Jinwon | 537 | 439 | 976 | Eliminated |

### TOP 7 - Judge's Mission (November 24, 2016)

* Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

#### Performance

| Order | Contestant | Producer | Song (original artist) | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score Average |
| Order | Contestant | Producer | Song (original artist) | Ailee | Brave Brother | Kim Yeon Woo | Han Seong Ho | Kim Bum Soo | GUMMY | GILL | Judges Score Average |
| 1 | Corona | Brave Brother | Nell - Time Spent Walking Through Memories | 90 | | 90 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 84 | 88 |
| 2 | Park Hye Won | Ailee | Boohwal - Lonely Night | | 90 | 87 | 90 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 90 |
| 3 | Lee Sarah | Han Seong Ho | Poet and Village Headmaster - Thorn Tree | 85 | 86 | 85 | | 82 | 87 | 79 | 84 |
| 4 | Kim Young Geun | GILL | WoongSan - I Sing the Blue | 93 | 89 | 93 | 92 | 96 | 95 | | 93 |
| 5 | Dong Woo Seok | Kim Bum Soo | MATE - Fly To The Sky | 87 | 85 | 88 | 80 | | 87 | 86 | 86 |
| 6 | Jo Min Wook | Kim Yeon Woo | Yim Jae-beom - The Flight | 87 | 88 | | 85 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 88 |
| 7 | Lee Ji Eun | GUMMY | Jessie J - Bang Bang | 91 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 98 | | 90 | 93 |

#### Results

| Rank | Order | Contestant | Judges Score | SMS + Online Score | Sum Score | Result |
| 1 | 4 | Kim Young Geun | 558 | 596 | 1154 | TOP 4 |
| 2 | 6 | Jo Min Wook | 527 | 560 | 1087 | TOP 4 |
| 3 | 7 | Lee Ji Eun | 555 | 529 | 1084 | TOP 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Park Hye Won | 541 | 489 | 1030 | TOP 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Corona | 527 | 460 | 987 | Eliminated |
| 6 | 3 | Lee Sarah | 513 | 423 | 936 | Eliminated |
| 7 | 5 | Dong Woo Seok | 504 | 387 | 891 | Eliminated |

### TOP 4 - My Style by Kim Gun-mo (December 1, 2016)

* Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

#### Performance

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score Average |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Ailee | Brave Brother | Kim Yeon Woo | Han Seong Ho | Kim Bum Soo | GUMMY | GILL | Judges Score Average |
| 1 | Jo Min Wook | Kim Gun-mo - Beautiful Goodbye | 89 | 80 | 94 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 84 | 87 |
| 2 | Kim Young Geun | Kim Gun-mo - I Owe It All To You | 95 | 89 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 91 |
| 3 | Lee Ji Eun | Kim Gun-mo - SINGER | 93 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 93 | 86 | 94 |
| 4 | Park Hye Won | Kim Gun-mo - I'm Sorry | 89 | 84 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 82 | 89 |
* TOP4 Special Stage: Jo Min Wook + Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun + Park Hye Won : "Park Gwang-hyun and Kim Gun-mo - Together"

#### Results

| Rank | Order | Contestant | Judges Score | SMS + Online Score | Sum Score | Result |
| 1 | 2 | Kim Young Geun | 640 | 699 | 1339 | FINAL |
| 2 | 3 | Lee Ji Eun | 655 | 610 | 1265 | FINAL |
| 3 | 4 | Park Hye Won | 624 | 517 | 1141 | Eliminated |
| 4 | 1 | Jo Min Wook | 610 | 428 | 1038 | Eliminated |

### FINAL (December 8, 2016)

* Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

#### Performance

| Order | Contestant | First song (Special Stage) | Special Stage Featuring | Order | Second song (Final Stage) | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score | Judges Score Average |
| Order | Contestant | First song (Special Stage) | Special Stage Featuring | Order | Second song (Final Stage) | Ailee | Brave Brother | Kim Yeon Woo | Han Seong Ho | Kim Bum Soo | GUMMY | GILL | Judges Score Average |
| 1 | Kim Young Geun | Crush (Feat. Gaeko) - Hug Me | Gaeko | 4 | Lim Jae Wook (Position) - I Sarang (Ost. The City Hall) | 94 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 92 | 95 |
| 2 | Lee Ji Eun | Deulgukhwa - Till the Morning Comes | Yoo Sung-Eun | 3 | Park Hyo-shin - Breath | 90 | 93 | 98 | 93 | 96 | 98 | 90 | 94 |
* TOP2 Special Stage: Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun : "Lee Moon-se - Farewell My Love"
* TOP10&Kim Bum-soo&Kim Yeon-woo Special Stage: Jinwon + Jo Min Wook + Corona + Lee Ji Eun + Lee Sarah + Yoo Da Bin + Park Hye Won + Kim Ye Sung + Dong Woo Seok + Kim Young Geun + Kim Bum-soo + Kim Yeon-woo : "NOW N NEW Various Artists - 하나되어"

#### Results

| Rank | Order | Contestant | Online | Judges Score | SMS + Online Score | Sum Score | Result |
| 1 | 1 | Kim Young Geun | 58.4% | 667 | 700 | 1367 | WINNER |
| 2 | 2 | Lee Ji Eun | 41.6% | 658 | 567 | 1225 | RUNNER-UP |

## Discography

| Year | Title | Contestant | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Year | Title | Contestant | KOR | Sales | Album |
| 2016 | 탈진 (Exhausted) | Kim Young Geun | 30 | KOR: 164498+ | SuperStarK 2016 #1 |
| 2016 | 너의 손 잡고 (Holding Your Hand) | Corona | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #1 |
| 2016 | Lay Me Down | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 Kim Young Geun - Lay Me Down |
| 2016 | Catch The Star | Youngja Dolim | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #2 |
| 2016 | 오늘도 (Today) | Junhyuk Park | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #2 |
| 2016 | 고칠게 (I'm Gona Change) | Jinwon | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #2 |
| 2016 | Lost | Choi Solji | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #3 |
| 2016 | 바보처럼 살았군요 (Lived Like a Fool) | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #4 |
| 2016 | 옛사랑 (Old Love) | Lee Sarah | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #4 |
| 2016 | 사랑 그렇게 보내네 (Farewell My Love) | Kim Ye Sung, Lee Ji Eun | 22 | KOR: 88,319+ | SuperStarK 2016 #5 |
| 2016 | 퇴근버스 (Commuting Bus) | Jo Min Wook, Park Hye Won | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #5 |
| 2016 | Shine | Corona, Lee Sarah | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #6 |
| 2016 | Break Down | Kim Ye Sung, Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #7 |
| 2016 | 빈 고백 (Empty Confession) | Jinwon, Park Hye Won | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #7 |
| 2016 | 그대 없는 거리 (Boulevards Without You) | Lee Ji Eun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #8 |
| 2016 | Stand Up For You | Park Hye Won | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 #8 |
| 2016 | 집으로 오는 길 (On The Way Back Home) | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 Kim Young Geun - On The Way Back Home |
| 2016 | 병이에요 (Spotless Mind) | Dong Woo Seok | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | Track 9 | Yoo Da Bin | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 촛불하 (One Candle) | Corona | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 면도 (Shaving) | Jinwon | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 행복의 나라 (To Happy World) | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 노래 (Move) | Park Hye Won | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | Danny Boy | Lee Sarah | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 뻘밭에서 (In Mud) | Kim Ye Sung | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | 떠나가 버렸네 (Went Away) | Lee Ji Eun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP10 |
| 2016 | Lonely Night | Park Hye Won | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP7 |
| 2016 | 가시나무 (Thorn Tree) | Lee Sarah | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP7 |
| 2016 | I Sing The Blues | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP7 |
| 2016 | Bang Bang | Lee Ji Eun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP7 |
| 2016 | SINGER | Lee Ji Eun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP4 |
| 2016 | 아름다운 이별 (Beautiful Goodbye) | Jo Min Wook | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 TOP4 |
| 2016 | 이사랑 (이사랑 버리자) [ I Sarang (I Sarang Beorija) ] | Kim Young Geun | - | KOR: - | SuperStarK 2016 FINAL |

## Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.
| Episode | Rounds | Air date | tvN | tvN | Mnet | Mnet |
| Episode | Rounds | Air date | AGB ratings | TNms ratings | AGB ratings | TNms ratings |
| 1 | 20-Second Battle | September 22, 2016 | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| 2 | 20-Second Battle | September 29, 2016 | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 3 | 20-Second Battle | October 6, 2016 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | Battle Point Out | October 13, 2016 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| 5 | Battle Point Out | October 20, 2016 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 6 | 2vs2 | October 27, 2016 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 7 | Double Final Mission | November 3, 2016 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| 8 | Solo mission | November 10, 2016 | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| 9 | TOP10 | November 17, 2016 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| 10 | Live TOP7 | November 24, 2016 | 1.7% | 1.1% | NR | NR |
| 11 | Live TOP4 | December 1, 2016 | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 12 | Live FINAL | December 8, 2016 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
* Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
* NR rating means "not reported". The rating is low.