# Sing Again

Sing Again (Korean: 싱어게인 - 무명가수전) is a South Korean television program that aired on JTBC starting November 16, 2020. Season 1 aired at 22:30 (KST) on Monday. It was scheduled for a season 2 after garnering positive response from viewers.
Season 2, starting on December 6, 2021, aired at 21:00 (KST) every Monday. Season 3, starting on October 26, 2023, aired at 22:00 (KST) every Thursday.
All seasons have been hosted by Lee Seung-gi.

## Overview

There are many unknown singers all over the world, singers who have been short-lived but have been forgotten, and singers who are capable but have not come across an opportunity to debut. These singers are given a second chance to "sing again" through the show in this new-concept rebirth talent show.

## Judges and MC

| Position | Name | Name | Occupation |
| Position | Rom. | Hangul | Occupation |
| MC | Lee Seung-gi | 이승기 | Singer, actor, host, entertainer |
| Current Senior Judges | Yoon Jong-shin | 윤종신 | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Current Senior Judges | Yim Jae-beom | 임재범 | Singer-songwriter |
| Current Senior Judges | Baek Ji-young | 백지영 | Singer |
| Current Senior Judges | Kim Eana | 김이나 | Lyricist, songwriter |
| Current Junior Judges | Lee Hae-ri | 이해리 | Member of Davichi, musical actress |
| Current Junior Judges | Kyuhyun | 규현 | Member of Super Junior, host, musical actor |
| Current Junior Judges | Sunmi | 선미 | Singer, songwriter, lyricist |
| Current Junior Judges | Code Kunst | 코드 쿤스트 | Composer, rapper, producer |
| Previous Judges | You Hee-yeol | 유희열 | Singer, host, composer, producer |
| Previous Judges | Jeon In-kwon | 전인권 | Singer, songwriter |
| Previous Judges | Kim Jong-jin | 김종진 | Singer, actor |
| Previous Judges | Lee Sun-hee | 이선희 | Singer-songwriter |
| Previous Judges | Yoon Do-hyun | 윤도현 | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Previous Judges | Song Min-ho | 송민호 | Member of Winner, lyricist, composer |
* ↑ Main presenter/host.
* ↑ He served as stand-in for Hee-yeol in Season 2, who was unable to attend due to illness. He became a senior judge in season 3.
* 1 2 Senior judge in seasons 1–2.
* ↑ He only appeared in episodes 1–2 of season 1 because of the tight filming schedule.
* ↑ Replaced Jeon as senior judge in season 1.
* ↑ Senior judge in season 2.
* ↑ Junior judge in seasons 1–2

## Series overview

| Series | No. of episodes | Originally Aired | Originally Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| Series | No. of episodes | First Aired | Last Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1 | 12 | 16 November 2020 | 15 February 2021 | Lee Seung-yoon 이승윤 | Jeong Hongil 정홍일 | Lee Mu-jin 이무진 |
| 2 | 12 | 6 December 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Kim Ki-tae 김기태 | Kim So-yeon 김소연 | Yun Sung 윤성 |
| 3 | 13 | 26 October 2023 | 18 January 2024 | Hong Isaac 이삭홍 | So Soo-bin 소수빈 | Jang Eun-jung (EJel) 장은정 |

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Average |
| | 1 | 0.715 | 1.376 | 1.658 | 1.657 | 1.806 | 1.770 | 1.515 | 1.984 | 2.016 | 2.059 | 2.318 | 2.442 | – | 1.776 |
| | 2 | 1.215 | 1.582 | 1.729 | 1.816 | 1.820 | 1.750 | 1.788 | 1.921 | 1.869 | 1.449 | 2.025 | 1.976 | – | 1.794 |
| | 3 | 0.998 | 1.424 | 1.607 | 1.543 | 1.546 | 1.506 | 1.543 | N/A | 1.323 | 1.362 | 1.460 | 1.546 | 1.577 | N/A |

### Season 1: 2020–2021

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) |
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | November 16, 2020 | 3.165% | 3.570% |
| 2 | November 23, 2020 | 5.416% | 5.575% |
| 3 | November 30, 2020 | 7.131% | 7.762% |
| 4 | December 7, 2020 | 6.914% | 8.215% |
| 5 | December 14, 2020 | 7.545% | 8.884% |
| 6 | December 21, 2020 | 7.248% | 8.115% |
| 7 | January 4, 2021 | 6.241% | 7.382% |
| 8 | January 11, 2021 | 8.450% | 9.451% |
| 9 | January 18, 2021 | 8.221% | 9.027% |
| 10 | January 25, 2021 | 8.516% | 9.437% |
| 11 | February 1, 2021 | 10.062% | 11.753% |
| 12 | February 8, 2021 | 10.010% | 11.591% |
| Average | Average | 7.410% | 8.397% |
| Specials ||||
| 13 | February 15, 2021 | 4.880% | 5.997% |

### Season 2: 2021–2022

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) |
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | December 6, 2021 | 5.556% | 6.120% |
| 2 | December 13, 2021 | 6.922% | 7.795% |
| 3 | December 20, 2021 | 7.811% | 8.683% |
| 4 | December 27, 2021 | 7.752% | 8.891% |
| 5 | January 3, 2022 | 8.000% | 9.138% |
| 6 | January 10, 2022 | 7.599% | 8.804% |
| 7 | January 17, 2022 | 7.600% | 8.335% |
| 8 | January 24, 2022 | 8.126% | 8.865% |
| 9 | February 7, 2022 | 7.889% | 9.285% |
| 10 | February 14, 2022 | 6.609% | 7.153% |
| 11 | February 21, 2022 | 8.507% | 9.849% |
| 12 | February 28, 2022 | 8.659% | 9.514% |
| Average | Average | 7.586% | 8.536% |

### Season 3: 2023–2024

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) |
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | October 26, 2023 | 4.826% | 4.558% |
| 2 | November 2, 2023 | 6.703% | 6.346% |
| 3 | November 9, 2023 | 7.265% | 7.127% |
| 4 | November 16, 2023 | 6.756% | 6.742% |
| 5 | November 23, 2023 | 7.132% | 7.830% |
| 6 | November 30, 2023 | 7.168% | 7.774% |
| 7 | December 7, 2023 | 7.274% | 7.860% |
| 8 | December 14, 2023 | 7.851% | 8.500% |
| 9 | December 21, 2023 | 6.296% | 6.930% |
| 10 | December 28, 2023 | 6.027% | 6.363% |
| 11 | January 4, 2024 | 6.952% | 7.260% |
| 12 | January 11, 2024 | 6.820% | 7.444% |
| 13 | January 18, 2024 | 7.287% | 7.557% |
| Average | Average | 6.776% | 7.099% |
Note: This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS). Note 2: TNmS has stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018

## Spin-offs
### Famous Singer (2021)

Famous Singer (유명가수전) is a Sing Again spin-off program that runs from April 2, 2021 – June 22, 2021. It features the Top 3 contestants from Sing Again season 1. On the new program, the Top 3 finalists include winner Lee Seung-yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong Il, and third-place contestant Lee Mu-jin, will be meeting with Korea's legendary singers to talk about music and perform covers and collaborations.

### Famous Singers and Street Judges (2024)

Famous Singers and Street Judges (유명가수와 길거리 심사단) is the second spin-off program from Sing Again that runs from March 6, 2024. It features the Top 7 contestants from Sing Again season 3. On the new program, the Top 7 contestants will leave the confines of the competition venue to tour the country, engaging in a novel road busking music show with a panel of street judges from various genders and generations.