Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 2

[Kpop Star season 5 Ep 2]

Jin Yu Na [Eliminated]

(Problem - Ariana Grande)

◆ 7 years old, the youngest contestant of this season
◆ She said she was looking forward to meet all the judges, and the best judges she thinks was JYP
◆ She learned singing just by listening to the comments made by the judges from previous seasons

✖ JYP - "It's too early for you to compete against other older contestants"

✔ YHY - "I think you did very well for your age"

✖ YG - "You are charming and you have good sense of pitching but you're too young"

# I bet we'll be seeing her somewhere in the future.. I hope..

Son Ji Yeon [Wild Card]

(To You Who Don't Love Me - Lee So Ra)

◆19 years old, "Small pepper is hotter!"
◆ After getting bullied during middle school, she became shy and timid. She lost her confidence. So she decided to sing to comfort those who has the same experience as her
◆ She prefer singing song that instills sincerity in every word rather than having fancy high notes

✖ JYP - "You reminded me of some existing singer. You sang skillfully but it did not touch my heart"

✖ YG - "There's no sense of originality in the way you sang the song"

✔ YHY - "More than half of the panelist wished you to pass. You sing so well and I feel it's not right to eliminate you in the first round. I'm giving you my wild card"

#She's pretty but I wish she take off her Harry Potter spectacles

Lee Hyo Rim [Passed]

(Goodbye Sadness Hello Happines - Yoon Mi Rae)

◆ 24 years old, Lee Ha Yi's older sister

◆ She envy her sister for being able to become a star

◆ She felt burdened as the older sister and since Ha Yi said her older sister inspired her to be a singer

✔ YHY - She reminded him of his brother and himself. The same sibling rivalry

 ✖ JYP - "You sang the same way you speak but you lack something"

✔ YG - "Ha Yi has a unique charm and I believe you have it in you too"

Yoo Jei [Passed]

(Almost Is Never Enough - Ariana Grande)

◆ 15 years old

◆ She has stage fright so she never did any audition before but after seeing Katie Kim (from her hometown), she thought she should take the challenge

✔ JYP - "I think they have really good water in your town (coz she and Katie Kim can sing well). You have an attractive low and mid-range and you also can do high notes"

✔ YG - "I don't think you realize how special you are yet"

✔ YHY - "I think you sing very well"

Kim In Hye [Passed]

(Mother - Ra D.)

◆17 years old
◆ Her specialty is push-ups 

◆ YHY said he was impressed with her once she started singing 

◆ All of the panelist vote for her except Jung Seung Hwan. I guess he was too focus on her singing that he forgot to press the button.

✔ YHY - "Why aren't you confident of yourself when you can sing this well?"

✔ YG - "You passed"

✖ JYP - "You sing very well but I think you lack something"

Brody B [Passed]

(Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor)

◆12 years old, former Kpop Star contestant

◆ She grows around 7 inches = 18 cm

◆ She was extremely nervous and tense backstage

◆ JYP asked about her thoughts during the past 2 years and she said it had a good experience being on Kpop Star.

✖ JYP - "You're getting worse than before. The techniques are not yours yet and your voice are more unstable than before"

✔ YG - "Your voice is unstable but I want to see your performance again"

✔ YHY - "I guess I have some feeling of attachment towards you so I'll give another chance"

Park Min Ji [Passed]

(No More - Han Gi Ran)

◆ 17 years old

◆ She loves big vocal range songs and singer such as Whitney Houston and Beyonce
◆ She don't want to come across as a show-off, so she choose a low-key song

◆ All the panelist vote for her to pass

✔ JYP - "Your soul is beautiful that is why you sang beautifully"

✔ YG - "I disagree with JYP. I don't think you are beautiful. LOL! I was captivated by you half way through the song"

✔ YHY - "I just feel you are somewhat different, just how I felt about Jung Seung Hwan"

Shortcut to ~

Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 1

Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 3

Kpop Star 5 - Ranking Audition (Part 1)

Kpop Star 5 - Brody B.

Guess who's back?!

It's our baby Brody! She's all grown up now~

"Hi~"

# Her appearance in Kpop Star 3 ⇒ click here

■ The judges were pleasantly surprised to see her again. Just look at their expression above.

■ The surprising part is how tall she had grown over the span of 2 years. 

She said around 7 inches, which is around 18 cm!

■ YHY said she was like a baby before, but now she's a young lady.

■ She told that she's been going to school as usual while improving her voice.

She thought that being in Kpop Star before was a great experience.

■ She decided to audition again to showcase her so-called 'new' voice.

■ She sang Meghan Trainor's 'Lips Are Movin' during regional audition.

The producer praised that she has improved.

■ A lot of people recognized her in the waiting room. She was like a celebrity~

HOWEVER!

■ She became quiet as her turn getting closer. Obviously she was nervous and stressed out

with all eyes on her. Can she meets everyone's expectations?

■ The song she prepared was Meghan Trainor's 'Dear Future Husband'.

# If you haven't watch the performance, click the link here.

■ Before she could finish the whole song, JYP stopped her.

The judges expression did not look good. #Oh no!

JYP - "You were much better 2 years ago. You used techniques this time but 

it does not seem like yours yet. Your voice was unstable, your pitch were insecure.

Your performance did not match my expectations".

YG - "I will look at it from a different angle. I think she was frozen up today.

She must be very nervous coming back here after eliminated before.

Back then she was too young and fearless. 

I want to give her another chance".

YHY - "I met her the first time I join Kpop Star and I still remember it clearly.

I felt something bittersweet. She was getting better as she advanced to the next round,

In consideration of how much she has improved, I want to give a chance 

to show what she got". 

JYP [✖]  YG [✔] YHY [✔]

# I was not impressed with her performance too

but considering how nervous she might be, let's give her another chance.

Plus, I really miss to see her again~

Ranking Audition

*She was grouped with other contestants with similar age range.

Then they were given a ranking in the group.

The bottom rank has higher chance of being eliminated.

# Sometimes I forgot that she's only 12 years old (international age)

■ She choose to sing 'Wrecking Ball' by Miley Cyrus.

The reason was to show her potential.

# Watch here

■ Ka Kyung and Kyu Won predicted that Brody was going to be rank first.

YHY - Same thing I felt last time. You were a little insecure in the beginning 

but you improve the next round. Today you did the same.

JYP - We're attracted to her because her eyes tell many stories. She looks like an actress. 

Which mean you have the best quality, that is feeling. 

But your pitch is still shaky although better than before. 

The only problem is you can't hold a note for long. As if you're short of breath.

YG - For me, rather than technical skills, I think it's more important to 

have the power to pull people in. You were unstable during the previous 

round and now I can see the immense improvement. 

You've become solid, confident, and mature.

# I really wish they don't mention about how pretty she is. 

This is not Korea's Next Top Model!

I do think she did better this round compared to audition.

RESULTS!

She was rank 2nd, after Kyu Won.

■ She was not around for Showcase round. It's not really an important round (# I would say)

since they were not judged. Just getting feedbacks from the judges.

Team Mission

C (=China), U (=USA)... C U Again!

#That's their group's name btw

■ She was teamed up with Yu Yu Liu (17). 

#I heard she called her Lexi. 

■ She was shy at first, but warm up to Yu Yu afterwards.

■ Remember the Ox Bone Soup (Seolleongtang) Restaurant she went last time 

with Almeng? She went there again with Yu Yu.

■ They choose to sing Michael Buble's 'Sway' since both of them never tried 

that genre before

#Watch here

# She looks tensed up compared to Yu Yu. She needs to be more confident!

YG - It's like an American singer collaborates with a Chanson(?) singer. 

I was surprised to see Brody mastering high notes

JYP - Maybe it's just me but I felt she was much better 2 years ago, even after the 3rd round. 

She get tensed singing middle and low tones. 

So her voice becomes extremely narrow and there's no resonance. 

You need someone to train you because your singing is going to a wrong direction. 

YG - In Brody's defense, I think this song is for YuYu Liu but not Brody. 

YHY - Every time I see Brody, I felt a bit of weird feeling. 

Last time she was here, she didn't know what's going on. 

But now I can see she's fighting with all her might.

■ They were battling against Kim Young Eun and Seo Kyung Deok.

■ C U Again lose the Team Mission and someone has to be eliminated..

That someone is.. Brody~  ㅠ ㅠ

■ Unfortunately we have to say another goodbye to Brody.

She did not cry after saying her goodbye.. as if she saw it coming..

Remember in season 3, when she was saying her goodbye..

#The editing team has to put the caption, 'She seems to be learning how to overcome pain'.

Aww.. Our baby really has grow up~ ㅠ ㅠ

# What Yoo Hee Yeol said after seeing her go really touches my heart..

"You want your kids to have more confidence but instead, they care

more about what other people think. That breaks my heart..

So, what I really want to tell them is it's not important whether or not

you're good. Don't pay attention to what other people think. 

But in the end, they do that because they really want to be VERY good".

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Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 1

[Kpop Star season 5 Ep 1]

#The stage floor with shining stars indicate more than half the panelists are rooting for the contestant.

Woo Ye Rin [Wild card]

('Girl', own song)

 ◆ 20 years old, singer-songwriter

◆ She wrote a song after she had a dream of a girl with a dull sword while other people have a sharp knife. It reminded her of herself.

◆ Her mom always worried about her dream to be a singer since it's an unstable job

◆ She decided to audition since she wanted to know whether she is talented enough. This will also decide whether she should continue singing or not.

✖ YG - I don't think it will appeal to the masses.

✖ JYP - It could be more suitable for musical.

✔ YHY - This could be a new type of Kpop. 

In the end, YHY helped her out by giving her a Wild Card.

#In my opinion, she has a nice voice and the song does sound sad, although at first I have no idea of the lyrics.

Park So Yoon [Eliminated]

('Tomorrow' from Annie OST)

◆ 10 years old, the youngest daughter of singer, Park Sang Min

◆ Known as child prodigy for having a really good memory

◆ She said her father did not teach her how to sing and allow her to do whatever she wants

◆ She also danced to 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars

✖ JYP - If her dad asked him if his daughter can make it to become a singer, JYP would say she have more than potential. But, JYP thought she used too much of her head instead of her heart.

✖ YG - She got 100 points for dance but YG don't think she could proceed to the next round

✖ YHY - "Failure is an experience you needed."

Park Ka Kyung [Passed]

('All of Me' by John Legend)

◆ 12 years old, the eldest daughter of singer Park Sang Min

◆ YHY asked if she felt burdened by her sister. She said she sometimes gets annoyed because her sister became arrogant after being praised

◆ The sad thing is.. she even introduce herself as 'Park So Yoon's sister'. 

I can sense some sibling's rivalry here.

◆ When her dad asked why she wants to become a singer, she said since she's not good in making people laugh like her sister, she wanted to comfort them through singing. Her dad warned her it's going to be a tough road, but she asked her dad to just trust her. 

✔ JYP - JYP was glad she did not try to imitate the original singer. She is more delicate and subtle.

✔ YG - "I think it was you who inherited your father's talent"

✔ YHY - "It's important to pursue you dream step by step"

#You can even hear her gulping her saliva while singing. =P She has a beautiful voice nonetheless.

Seo Kyung Deok [Passed]

('Because I love you' by Yoo Jae Ha)

◆ 19 years old, part time kitchen assistant, preparing for college entrance exam

◆ The judges were pleased to hear his deep voice. JYP said it is rare for Asian to have such a deep voice.

◆ JYP said he sounded like Barry White.

◆ He decided to become a singer since he was a senior in high school

◆ He choose to sing this song because it's his mother favorite song. He wished to make his mother happy. 

◆ His happiest moment is when his mother said he sings the best

✔YHY - "No way he'd be a bad singer with nostrils like dat."  ROFL!

✔JYP - "He sang with his own voice and style, just like he was talking to someone"

✔ YG - YG dared to say this guy will be in the Top 3

Kim Sa Ra [Passed]

('But we used to love' by Lynn)

◆ 22 years old

◆ She was waiting together with Kyung Deok and she was relieved that he passed.

◆ She had teary-eyed because she felt she was lacking in terms of individuality compared to Kyung Deok

✖ JYP - Other singing competition would accept her because she has technical skills but she lacks individuality for Kpop Star. She reminded JYP of other popular singer

✔ YG - YG wished she could sing with her own sensibility. She is good enough to pass this round

✔ YHY - Since she opened up that she 'will find it (= her sentiments)', YHY offered to help by giving her a pass

Lee Soo Jung [Passed]

('Lay Me Down' by Sam Smith)

◆ 22 years old, singer-songwriter from Chicago

◆ Released her first digital single in US titled 'Thirst Trap'

✔ JYP - He's in love with her. She sang as if she's speaking while bringing out the soulful tone of the song

✔ YG - "Her singing style is not forced or affected"

✔ YHY - "She has a great sense of rhythm"

#She sings very well but she kinda rubs me the wrong way. Just my first impression of her.

Jung Jin Woo [Passed]

('Satellite', his own song)

◆ 19 years old, former Kpop Star contestant (Season 3)

◆ He had vocal cord nodules during the previous season and was eliminated before the 4th round

◆ After the competition, instead of feeling regretful, he took it as a time to re-evaluate himself.

◆ He decided to challenge himself again so he's trying out again but this time, using his own song

◆ The song 'Satellite' is about how he always hover around his ex-girlfriend

✔ YG was surprised how he could improve so much

✔ YHY was asking the process he goes through to create the song. Then, "Let's sign with Antenna" ♡

✔ JYP said he likes the fact he uses satellite metaphorically to relate to his heart-break. He later added that his song is JYP-styled 

and even refused to let YG speaks

#It was like watching The Voice since all the judges pressed their button during his performance

Shortcut to ~

Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 2

Kpop Star 5 - Audition Part 3

Kpop Star 5 - Ranking Audition (Part 1)