# High School Rapper season 2

The second season of High School Rapper (Korean: 고등래퍼 2) is a 2018 South Korean survival hip hop TV show. It aired on Mnet starting February 23 to April 13, 2018. Kim Ha-on won, Bae Yeon-seo came in second and Lee Byung-jae placed third in the final ranking.

## Season overview
### Mentors

* GroovyRoom
* Hangzoo x Boi B
* San E x Cheetah
* Deepflow

## Contestants

| Pre 1 grade | 1 grade | 2 grade | 3 grade |
| Lee Ye-chan | Park Jin-oh | Kim Ha-on | Yoon Jin-young |
| Ha Seon-ho | Seok Min | Bang Yeon-seo | Kim Yoon-ho |
| Kim Min-seok | Lee Min-woo | Lee Byung-jae | Bang Jae-min |
| Park Ji-won | Kim Hyo-dong | Jo Won-woo | Park Joon-ho |
| | Ji Min-hyuk | Yoon Byung-ho | Oh Dam-ryul |
| | Kim Joon-seo | Kim Geun-soo | Hwiyoung |
| | Kim Eun-ji | Lee Seung-hwa | Park Young-seo |
| | Alice | Lee Ji-eun | Kim Sae-ryung |
| | | Song Jae-hoon | Bin Ha-neul |
| | | Kim Sung-ho | |
| | | Jo Eun-san | |

## Episodes
### Ep. 1-2: Cypher

On the first episode of the show, 32 high school students handpicked by the show's producers among 8,000 applicants met each other the first time. Students in the same grade had to compete each other with freestyle rap, and the other grades got to vote on the best rapper among that grade. Then, the students voted first place in their respective grades were given the opportunity to take turns and choose their own teammates.
| Lee Ye-chan team | Seok Min team | Kim Ha-on team | Kim Yoon-ho team |
| Lee Ye-chan | Seok Min | Kim Ha-on | Kim Yoon-ho |
| Yoon Byung-ho | Bae Yeon-seo | Lee Byung-jae | Jo Won-woo |
| Kim Se-ryung | Oh Dam-ryul | Ha Seon-ho | Bang Jae-min |
| Ji Min-hyuk | Yoon Jin-young | Go Jun-seo | Kim Hyo-dong |
| Lee Ji-eun | Song Jae-hoon | Jo Eun-san | Kim Geun-soo |
| Alice | Lee Seung-hwa | Park Joon-ho | Bin Ha-neul |
| Kim Eun-ji | Kim Seong-ho | Hwi-young | Park Ji-won |
| Park Jin-oh | Park Young-seo | Kim Min-seok | Lee Min-woo |

### Ep. 2-3: Team Finalization - Your Personal Story

Among eight teammates in each team determined from last competition, only top four, decided by the producers after watching their performance with lyrics about their personal stories, were allowed to advance to the next round. Four teams of producers each were allowed to give maximum 50 points to each student, allowing for maximum 200 points per student.
Lee Ye-chan team :
| Place | Student | Score | % |
| 1 | Yoon Byung-ho | 171 | 85.5 |
| 2 | Lee Ye-chan | 157 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Park Jin-oh | 141 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Lee Ji-eun | 121 | 60.5 |
| 5 | Kim Se-ryung | 116 | 58.0 |
| 6 | Ji Min-hyuk | 115 | 57.5 |
| - | Kim Eun-ji | - | - |
| - | Alice | - | - |
Results for students Kim Eun-ji and Alice weren't disclosed. Afterwards, Deepflow became the team's mentor.
Seok Min team :
| Place | Students | Score | % |
| 1 | Bae Yeon-seo | 184 | 92.0 |
| 2 | Oh Dam-ryul | 176 | 88.0 |
| 3 | Yoon Jin-young | 173 | 86.5 |
| 4 | Lee Seung-hwa | 154 | 77.0 |
| 5 | Song Jae-hoon | 151 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Kim Seong-ho | 142 | 71.0 |
| 7 | Park Young-seo | 141 | 70.5 |
| 8 | Seok Min | 131 | 65.5 |
Afterwards, the team chose Hangzoo and Boi B as their mentors.
Kim Ha-on team :
| Place | Students | Score | % |
| 1 | Kim Haon | 191 | 95.5 |
| 2 | Lee Byung-jae | 180 | 90.0 |
| 3 | Ha Seon-ho | 162 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Park Joon-ho | 159 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Hwi-young | 154 | 77.0 |
| 6 | Kim Min-seok | 153 | 76.5 |
| 7 | Jo Eun-san | 128 | 64.0 |
| 8 | Go Jun-seo | 63 | 31.5 |
Afterwards, Groovy Room was chosen as the team's mentors.
Kim Yoon-ho team :
| Place | Students | Score | % |
| 1 | Jo Won-woo | 178 | 89.0 |
| 2 | Kim Geun-soo | 176 | 88.0 |
| 3 | Kim Yoon-ho | 160 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Bang Jae-min | 152 | 76.0 |
| 5 | Lee Min-woo | 151 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Kim Hyo-dong | 148 | 74.0 |
| 7 | Park Ji-won | 133 | 66.5 |
| - | Bin Ha-neul | - | - |
Bin Ha-neul's results weren't disclosed. Afterwards, the team chose San E and Cheetah for their mentors.

### Ep. 4-5: Team Battle - Textbook Literature

Students had to choose either a poetry or novel piece of their choice and write a song about it. Each team, consisting of 4 members, were divided into two groups of two, and competed with other groups. For groups that lost, only one of them were allowed to pass and the other one disqualified.
100 maximum :
| Categories | Categories | Mentor | Group | Group | Song | Point |
| Poem | VS | San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo | Kim Geun-soo | Cast Away the Useless | 59 |
| Poem | VS | Hangzoo, Boi B | Yoon Jin-young | Lee Seung-hwa | Wavering Flower | 41 |
| Poem | VS | Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-seo | Oh Dam-ryul | Buk | 85 |
| Poem | VS | Groovy Room | Lee Byung-jae | Ha Seon-ho | By Burning Thirst | 15 |
| Novel | VS | Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on | Park Joon-ho | The Little Prince | 79 |
| Novel | VS | Deepflow | Yoon Byung-ho | Park Jin-oh | Wan-deuk | 21 |
| Novel | VS | San E, Cheetah | Kim Yoon-ho | Bang Jae-min | Oseong and Haneum | 81 |
| Novel | VS | Deepflow | Lee Ye-chan | Lee Ji-eun | Camellia Blossoms | 19 |
Disqualified: Lee Seung-hwa, Ha Seon-ho, Park Jin-oh, and Lee Ji-eun.
All else passed.

### Ep. 5-6: Team Battle - Collaboration with Mentors

Students competed in two groups, one group where mentors and students performed together, and the other where students performed with the beat produced by their mentors. Students that failed to get in top three were disallowed from advancing to the next round.
Group 1: Perform With Mentors 200 maximum from guest judges; 300 maximum from audience; 500 maximum total :
| Mentor | Student(s) | Guest Judges | % | Audience | % | Total | % |
| Deepflow | Yoon byung-ho | 176 | 88.0 | 262 | 87.3 | 438 | 87.6 |
| Groovy Room | Park Joon-ho | 161 | 80.5 | 242 | 80.7 | 403 | 80.6 |
| San E, Cheetah | Bang Jae-min, Kim Geun-soo | 124 | 62.0 | 272 | 90.7 | 396 | 79.2 |
| Hangzoo, Boi B | Oh Dam-ryul | 121 | 60.5 | 234 | 78.0 | 355 | 71.0 |
Oh Dam-ryul failed to get in the top three.
Group 2: Perform On Mentor's Beat 200 maximum from guest judges; 300 maximum from audience; 500 maximum total :
| Mentor | Student(s) | Guest Judges | % | Audience | % | Total | % |
| Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on, Lee Byung-jae | 190 | 95.0 | 281 | 93.7 | 471 | 94.2 |
| Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-seo, Yoon Jin-young | 170 | 85.0 | 294 | 98.0 | 464 | 92.8 |
| San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo, Kim Yoon-ho | 156 | 78.0 | 266 | 88.7 | 422 | 84.4 |
| Deepflow | Lee Ye-chan | 154 | 77.0 | 218 | 72.7 | 372 | 74.4 |
Lee Ye-chan failed to pass to the next round.

### Ep. 7: Semi-Final

Of 10 students left in the race, only 5 were allowed to advance to the finals, determined by the audience vote after watching everyone's performance.
500 maximum :
| Place | Mentor | Student | Points | % |
| 1 | Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on | 474 | 94.6 |
| 2 | Groovy Room | Lee Byung-jae | 468 | 93.6 |
| 3 | San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo | 436 | 87.2 |
| 4 | Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-seo | 424 | 84.8 |
| 5 | Hangzoo, Boi B | Yoon Jin-young | 402 | 80.4 |
| 6 | Deepflow | Yoon Byung-ho | 396 | 79.2 |
| 7 | San E, Cheetah | Kim Yoon-ho | 340 | 68.0 |
| 8 | San E, Cheetah | Bang Jae-min | 332 | 66.4 |
| 9 | Groovy Room | Park Joon-ho | 298 | 59.6 |
| 10 | San E, Cheetah | Kim Geun-soo | 264 | 52.8 |

### Ep. 8: Final

The audience of 500 voted on the students once during each performance, and once after every performance was over. On the first round of voting, cast during the performance, one voter could cast his or her vote to however many students, so every student could earn 500 maximum points. On the second round, cast after the performances, one voter could only vote on one member.
Kim Ha-on became the champion.
| | | 1st Round | % | 2nd Round | % | Total |
| 1 | Kim Ha-on | 445 | 89.0 | 134 | 26.8 | 579 |
| 2 | Bae Yeon-seo | 447 | 89.4 | 125 | 25.0 | 572 |
| 3 | Lee Byung-jae | 443 | 88.6 | 91 | 18.2 | 534 |
| 4 | Yoon Jin-young | 379 | 75.8 | 105 | 21.0 | 484 |
| 5 | Jo Won-woo | 377 | 75.4 | 45 | 9.0 | 422 |

## Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) |
| 1 | February 23, 2018 | 1.025% (18th) |
| 2 | March 2, 2018 | 1.117% (12th) |
| 3 | March 9, 2018 | 1.423% (24th) |
| 4 | March 16, 2018 | 1.019% (30th) |
| 5 | March 23, 2018 | 1.041% (29th) |
| 6 | March 30, 2018 | 1.18% (12th) |
| 7 | April 7, 2018 | 1.276% (13th) |
| 8 | April 13, 2018 | 1.536% (5th) |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. |||