Prodigies (South Korean TV series)

:For the pop music format, see Prodigies Pop (South Korean TV series)
Prodigies is a South Korean classical music talent show for singers, dancers, and musicians aged 7 to 16 and is based on the French reality competition Prodiges. All performances are accompanied by a choir of roughly 40 voices and a full orchestra of approximately 60 members under the direction of Im Bora.
Unlike the original series in France, for which both episodes in each season are pre-recorded, the season finale in South Korean version is a live show for which the overall winner is decided solely by televoting despite the super finalists from each category being decided by the corresponding judge. The semi-final, however, is pre-recorded.
==Mentors==
Prodigies mentors
Mentor 	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons		
Mentor 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 		
Seung Hee Yang	 	 	 	 	 	 		
Young-jae Jung	 	 	 	 	 	 		
Sumi Jo 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
James Lee 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
Yuhui Choe 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
Kim Gihoon 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
==Presenters==
Prodigies presenters
Presenter 	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons
Presenter 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6
Kim Gook-jin 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kim Kyung-ran	 	 	 	 	 	
==Series overview==
: Contestant mentored by Sumi Jo (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Seung Hee Yang (musicians)
: Contestant mentored by Young-jae Jung (dancers)
: Contestant mentored by James Lee (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Yuhui Choe (dancers)
: Contestant mentored by Kim Gihoon (singers)
South Korean Prodigies overview
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Singers 	Musicians 	Dancers
1 	September 15, 2018 	September 22, 2018 	Chough Nari 	Shim Junsu 	Joon Young-ho 	Sumi Jo 	Kim Gook-jin 	Sumi 	Hee Yang 	Jung
2 	September 28, 2019 	October 5, 2019 	Toh Ji-seok 	Seo Ae-jung 	Jeon Narae 	Seung Hee Yang 	Kim Gook-jin 	James 	Hee Yang 	Jung
3 	September 19, 2020 	September 26, 2020 	Kàn Cholsu 	Chi Ji-ae 	Kang Hye-rin 	Seung Hee Yang 	Kim Kyung-ran 	Sumi 	Hee Yang 	Jung
4 	September 11, 2021 	September 18, 2021 	Rhie Dalae 	Ji Gun 	Chi Min-woo 	Yuhui Choe 	Kim Kyung-ran 	Sumi 	Hee Yang 	Choe
5 	September 17, 2022 	September 24, 2022 	Eun Jeong-il 	Kong Bumsu 	Ban Namil 	Kim Gihoon 	Kim Kyung-ran 	Gihoon 	Hee Yang 	Choe
6 	September 23, 2023 	September 30, 2023 	Tak Yebin 	Sunwoo Namki 	Ki Gayong 	Kim Gihoon 	Kim Kyung-ran 	Gihoon 	Hee Yang 	Choe
7 	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>	Upcoming season</small>
==Season 1 (2018)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from the inaugural season. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Bitna, age 16, harp - "Harp Concerto" by Ginastera / "Pastorales de Noël" by Jolivet
* Chi-won, age 14, cello - "In Freundschaft" by Stockhausen / "Nomos Alpha" by Iannis Xenakis
* Chul, age 16, organ - "An Wasserflüssen Babylon" by Reincken
* Soonja, age 10, flute - "Le merle noir" by Messiaen
* Young-ho, age 12, piano - "For My Sister, Shirley" by Bernstein / "Light of the Seven" from Game of Thrones
;Singers
* Areum, age 10 - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz / "Look to Your Path" from The Chorus
* Bumsoo, age 16 - "O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhäuser
* Changmin, age 10 - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La traviata / "Ombra mai fu" from Serse
* Nari, age 14 - "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman / "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera
* Tae-il, age 16 - "Toreador Song" from Carmen
;Dancers
* Chun-ja, age 13 - "Zombie" by The Cranberries / "Chant de Linos" by Jolivet
* Hana, age 12 - "Garden of Delights" by Van Eyck
* Jina, age 11 - "Petals" by Saariaho / "Allegro con brio" by Beethoven
* Junsu, age 13 - "Seis bagatelas" by Solare / "The Brethren Court" from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
* Yohan, age 13 - "William Tell Overture" from William Tell
===Results===
The overall winner was 14-year-old Nari from the singers category, after she won the public vote by X%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Young-ho</small>	3 	29%
Singers 	Nari 	1 	40%
Dancers 	Junsu 	2 	31%
==Season 2 (2019)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 2. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Hoon, age 16, trombone - "Drei Equale" by Beethoven / "Two Aequali" by Bruckner
* Ji-seok, age 15, piano - "Córdoba" by Albéniz / "Vier Lieder" by Schoenberg
* Sarang, age 11, violin - "Méditation" by Tchaikovsky / "Hora staccato" by Dinicu
* Soon Yi, age 7, cello - "Der Handschuh" by Waterhouse
* Tae-ho, age 14, clarinet - "My Girl's P*ssy" by Roy
;Singers
* Ae-jung, age 11 - "L'ho perduta, me meschina" from The Marriage of Figaro / "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
* Bo-young, age 12 - "Nella Fantasia" by Sarah Brightman
* Ju-ho, age 16 - "Possente spirto" from L'orfeo / "Celeste Aida" from Aida
* Ki-moon, age 13 - "The Cold Song" from King Arthur / "Panis Angelicus" by Franck
* Kwang-jo, age 10 - "O sole mio" by Di Capua and Capurro
;Dancers
* Chunja, age 13 - "Dies iræ" from Requiem
* Deok-su, age 15 - "Cutthroat Island" by John Debney / "Gladiator" by Hans Zimmer
* Minji, age 14 - "Scent Dance 1" by Xuntian / "Première rhapsodie" by Debussy
* Narae, age 12 - "Gayane" by Khachaturian / "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
* Oseong, age 15 - "Morning Mood" by Grieg
===Results===
The overall winner was 15-year-old Ji-seok from the musicians category, after he won the public vote by 37%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Ji-seok</small>	1 	37%
Singers 	Ae-jung 	2 	32%
Dancers 	Narae 	3 	31%
==Season 3 (2020)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 3. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Cholsu, age 13, violin - "Partita #5" by Westhoff / "Laughing Unlearned" by Salonen
* Eun-woo, age 16, organ - "Figaro Overture" by Mozart / "The Hands of the Abyss" by Messiaen
* Ha-joon, age 12, cello - "Cantilena" by Lutosławski
* Gyeong-ja, age 11, flute - "Dance of the Goat" by Honegger / "Monsieur de la Péjaudie" by Roussel
* Seojun, age 9, piano - "A Night in Chaldea" by Satie
;Singers
* Eun-ah, age 15 - "Casta Diva" from Norma
* Hye-rin, age 14 - "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen / "Your Love" from Once Upon a Time in the West
* Hyun-sik, age 16 - "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci
* María, age 10 - "Look to Your Path" from The Chorus / "Memory" from Cats
* Min-jun, age 16 - "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady / "Nell tue mani" by Andrea Bocelli
;Dancers
* Chan-woo, age 13 - "Morning Mood" by Grieg
* Ga-young, age 11 - "Barber of Seville Overture" by Rossini
* Hae-won, age 14 - "Allegro con brio" by Beethoven / "Fantasia for Strings" by Henze
* Ji-ae, age 16 - "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis / "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
* Man-shik, age 16 - "Lesnoy tanets" by Nikolai Medtner / "Csárdás" by Monti
===Results===
The overall winner was 13-year-old Cholsu from the musicians category, after he won the public vote by 40%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Cholsu</small>	1 	40%
Singers 	Hye-rin 	3 	22%
Dancers 	Ji-ae 	2 	38%
==Season 4 (2021)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 4. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Beo-deul, age 13, organ - "The Song of the Madwoman by the Sea" by Alkan
* Lin, age 14, flute - "Der Hölle Rache" from Tha Magic Flute / "The Butterflies Are Playing" by Stockhausen
* Min-woo, age 12, piano - "The First Waltz" by Bernstein / "Unpublished Pages" by Messiaen
* Sun, age 7, violin - "Hora staccato" by Dinicu / "Vif, avec entrain" by Ravel
* Yiruri, age 10, clarinet - "Allegro appassionata" by Dohnányi
;Singers
* Channuri, age 16 - "Allez chantez l'office" from Werther
* Gun, age 16 - "Toreador Song" from Carmen / "Una furtiva lagrima" by L'elisir d'amore
* Dasol, age 11 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen / "Where Do I Begin?" from Love Story
* Ha-nui, age 10 - "Panis Angelicus" by César Franck / "O sole mio" by Di Capua and Capurro
* Wooram, age 9 - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La traviata
;Dancers
* Chan-yeol, age 16 - "Oyfn Pripetshik" from Schindler's List
* Dalae, age 16 - "La Campanella" by Liszt / "Fix You" by Coldplay
* Saemna, age 15 - "Für Alina" by Pärt
* Yideun, age 16 - "Nemalo vremeni proshlo s tekh por" from Prince Igor / "Gabriel's Oboe" by Morricone
* Yoona, age 12 - "The Swan of Tuonela" by Jean Sibelius / "Adagio in G minor" by Remo Giazotto
===Results===
The overall winner was 16-year-old Dalae from the dancers category, after she won the public vote by 56%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Min-woo</small>	3 	14%
Singers 	Gun 	2 	30%
Dancers 	Dalae 	1 	56%
==Season 5 (2022)==
TBA
==Season 6 (2023)==
TBA
==Tours==
Every summer, all 15 contestants co-headline a tour across South Korea reprising their performances in order from the semi-final to the season finale. Tours promoting seasons two and three weren't held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
* Prodigies 2018: The Live Tour
* Prodigies 2021: The Live Tour
* Prodigies 2022: The Live Tour
* Prodigies 2023: The Live Tour
==See also==
* Prodigies (franchise)
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