# High School Rapper season 1

High School Rapper (Korean: 고등래퍼) is a 2017 South Korean survival hip hop TV show. It aired on Mnet starting February 10, 2017 and was hosted by Jeong Jun-ha and Haha. In March, 2017, it was confirmed by Mnet that the show will have a second season.

## Season overview
### Mentors

* YDG, Swings, Deepflow, Mad Clown, Jessi, Seo Chul-gu & Giriboy

### Preliminary round – events

From episode 1 to episode 3 preliminary round was on air. High school students from six areas participated in the preliminary round. Only ten students survived in each area.
* Controversy over participant's personality: There was controversy over personality from the first episode. Jang Yong-jun was at the center of the controversy. Jang Yong-jun got compliment from mentors for showing extraordinary rap skills, especially Swings at episode 1. However the next day, his improper behavior as a student (prostitution and drinking) was widely broadcast over the media. Also, being known that he is a son of politician Jang Jae-won, he resigned from the program.
* Middle school rapper Shin Yo-chan: Although Shin Yo-chan appeared at episode 3 for a short time, he is known to have made a strong impression. He suddenly appeared in the stage and said "I came here to see which rappers are running wild in this area." He age was only 15. He showed the audience funny rap and made many people laugh out loud. At last, he announced that he would participate in another rap competition program "Show me the Money 6" and many people are looking forward to advance of his rap skill.
* Participation of Kim Dong-hyun, Mark Lee: Participation of Kim Dong-hyun, Mark Lee drew much interest even before "High school Rapper" aired. Known as popular entertainers/idols rather than a rapper, people found it interesting to evaluate their rap skills under the same conditions of other rappers. Some people expected their ability to be overestimated because of their popularity. However, both of them survived from preliminary round.

## Contestants

Color key
* The contestant reached the regional competition
* The contestant reached the final round
| # | Seoul – Gangdong | Seoul – Gangseo | East Gyeongin | West Gyeongin | Gwangju – Jeolla | Busan – Gyeongsang |
| 1 | Kim Sun-jae | Yang Hong-won | Choi Ha-min | Kim Kyu-heon | Choi Seo-hyun | Jo Won-woo |
| 2 | Jo Min-wook | Kim Yoon-ho | Kim Kang-woo | Shin Sang-ik | Hwang In-woong | Park Ka-ram |
| 3 | Bang Jae-min | Park Hee-chan | Yoon Byung-ho | Oh Dam-ryul | Park Sung-gon | Lee Dong-min |
| 4 | Jang Yong-jun | Shin Sang-ho | Hwang Hyun-woo | Park Go-hoon | Kim Woo-hyun | Woo Sang-woo |
| 5 | Lee Ji-eun | Han Ji-suk | Lee Soo-rin | Kim Tae-yeob | Lee Sin-haeng | Hwang Hye-jung |
| 6 | Johny Kwony | Mark Lee | Choi Suk-hyun | Kim Dong-hyun | Park Min | Sung Yong-hyun |
| 7 | Kim Sang Min | Kim Jong-bum | Kim Ha-on | Kim Hye-jung | Choi Yi-seung-woo | Kim Jae-yeon |
| 7 | Kim Sang Min | Kim Jong-bum | Kim Ha-on | Kim Hye-jung | Choi Yi-seung-woo | Lee Hyun-woo |
| 8 | Kim Sun-woo | Lee Seung-pyo | Choi Shin-hyun | Oh Dong-hwan | Lee Ki-hoon* | Jung In-seol* |
| 9 | Park Uh-jin | Kang Seung-wan | Kim Mi-jung | Kim Chan-soo | Kim Joon | Park Sang-bum |

### Cypher battle

Right after preliminary round, cypher battle mission was given to some contestants. Contestants from each area competed with each student who received the same grade from other areas. Contestants who won first, third, sixth place should compete in cypher battles. Contestants should create lyrics on the spot and show his/her rap with the beat that mentors offer.
* 1st cypher:
   * contestant: Kim Sun-jae, Yang Hong-won, Choi Ha-min, Kim Kyu-heon, Choi Seo-hyun, Jo Won-woo
   * beat: Kid ink-Be real, desiigner – panda
   * winner: Choi Ha-min
* 3rd cypher:
   * contestant:Bang Jae-min, Park Hee-chan, Yoon Byung-ho, Oh Dam-ryul, Park Sung-gon, Lee Dong-min
   * beat: Fetty wap-679
   * winner: Oh Dam-ryul (Chin Chilla)
* 6th cypher:
   * contestant: Johny, Mark Lee, Choi Suk-hyun, Kim Dong-hyun, Park Min, Sung Yong-hyun
   * beat: DJ Bob&Fabobeatz ft B-Will- Twerk 4 IT, The Notorious B.I.G – Hypnotize
   * winner: Choi Suk-hyun

### 1 vs 1 battle

At high school rapper episode 7, 1 vs 1 battle was on air. 100 audience voted to the rapper and loser dropped out.
| A | Result | B |
| Kim Kyu-heon | 81:19 | Jung In-seol |
| Mark Lee | 57:43 | Bang Jae-min |
| Kim Sun-jae | 53:47 | Kim Yoon-ho |
| Kim Tae-yeob | 11:89 | Jo Won-woo |
| Kim Dong-hyun | 31:69 | Lee Dong-min |
| Yang Hong-won | 56:44 | Choi Ha-min |

### Final

* Winner: Yang Hong-won (Young B)
* Runners-up:
* Choi Ha-min (Osshun Gum)
* Jo Won-woo (H2ADIN)
* Kim Sun-jae (SNZAE)
* Lee Dong-min (RAPTO/ICE PUFF)
* Kim Kyu-heon (HUNNYHUNNA)
* Mark Lee

## Track listing
### Chart performance

| Title | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
| Title | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "Bunzi" (Giriboy, Seo Chul-gu, Young B) | 28 | KOR: 135,486+ | Highschool Rapper Regional Competition, Pt. 2 |
| "Come For You" (Osshun Gum feat. HOMEBOY & FNRL.) | 10 | KOR: 205,837+ | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "Bell" (종) (Kim Sun-jae feat. Hyolyn) | 28 | KOR: 93,832 | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "Drop" (두고가) (Mark feat. Seulgi) | 93 | KOR: 46,443 | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "Better Man" (Young B feat. Crucial Star) | 52 | KOR: 54,701 | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "Home" (집) (H2ADIN feat. Samuel Seo & Nucksal) | — | KOR: 16,905 | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "Rhyme Travel" (Young B feat. Tiger JK) | — | KOR: 19,114 | Highschool Rapper FINAL |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) |
| 1 | February 10, 2017 | 0.875% (38th) |
| 2 | February 17, 2017 | 1.169% (17th) |
| 3 | February 24, 2017 | 1.161% (16th) |
| 4 | March 3, 2017 | 1.154% (10th) |
| 5 | March 10, 2017 | 1.215% (19th) |
| 6 | March 17, 2017 | 1.044% (11th) |
| 7 | March 24, 2017 | 1.082% (32nd) |
| 8 | March 31, 2017 | 1.25% (28th) |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. |||