Kpop Star 5 - Casting Audition

[Kpop Star season 5 Ep 10]

The judges were given 6 casting cards.

They were asked to write down their preferred contestants.

All there of them have the same top three candidates.

                                    YG                                   YHY                                  JYP

                       1) Jung Jin Woo                 1) Jung Jin Woo                1) Lee Soo Jung 

                       2) Lee Soo Jung                 2) Yoo Jei                          2) Joo Mi Yeon

                       3) Yoo Jei                          3) Lee Soo Jung                 3) Yoo Jei

Lee Kyu Won

• She sang 'So That You Can't Say Goodbye' by Page.
[Watch here]

• Although she never had a break-up before, she interpreted it as 

not being able to see someone again. 

For instance, not being able to see her late grandfather anymore.

• She was eliminated because of her age. The judges

acknowledged her potential but she can only get better as she grows older.

Lee Si Eun & Kim Young Eun

• They sang 'I Will' by Seven Days.
[Watch here]

• The song is really difficult since it has a lot of high notes.

• However, JYP said it was a meaningless high notes because it was not

from an explosion of emotions.

Lee Si Eun >> Antenna

Kim Young Eun >> JYP

Mazinger S

• It was the same Mazinger group with the addition of Yuyu Liu.

• They sang 'Love On Top' by Beyonce.
[Watch here]

• It was an amazing performance and all the judges praised them.

• They agreed to compete as a group instead of solo.

Mazinger S >> YG

Joo Mi Yeon

• She sang 'More Than Blue' by Kim Bum Soo
[Watch here]

• She has some vocal cord problem so she can't sing that well.

• Her performance this time was not as the judges expected.

Joo Mi Yeon >> YG

Jung Jin Woo

• He performed his own song, 'I Was Well Off'.
[Watch here]

• The song is about being well off but the girl still rejected him.

• All the judges were amazed.

• JYP wanted to recruit him but YG and Antenna stopped him.

In the end, Jin Woo got to pick the agency.

Jung Jin Woo >> Antenna

[Kpop Star season 5 Ep 11]

Sophie Han & Park Ka Kyung

• They sang 'Ma Boy' by SISTAR19
[Watch here]

Sophie Han >> JYP

Park Ka Kyung >> YG

Woo Ye Rin & Ahn Ye Eun

• They performed Yeon Tan (= 2 people playing the piano together)
• They played and sang to IU's 'Pink Shoes'.
[Watch here]

• Ye Eun did not come out on TV much and almost unknown. 

She performed her own song during audition, titled 'HongYeon'.

The song wrote about the story of 'King and The Clown'

but from the King's perspective. YHY gave her a Wild Card.
[If you are interested to watch Ye Eun's previous performances, click here]

Ye Eun's first audition

Ye Eun's ranking audition

Ye Eun's Team Mission

Woo Ye Rin >> Antenna

Ahn Ye Eun >> Antenna

Seo Kyung Deok

• He sang 'I Am' by Park Jin Young
[Watch here]

• He was worried that the judges might have given up on him

since he was not praised after the first audition.

Seo Kyung Deon >> JYP

Park Min Ji & Yoo Yoon Ji

• They sang 'With Me' by Wheesung.
[Watch here]

Park Min Ji >> JYP

Yoo Yoon Ji >> YG

Lee Soo Jung & Yoo Jei

• JYP recommended 'Part Time Lover' by Stevie Wonder.
[Watch here]

He knew it is a difficult song to re-arrange but he wanted to challenge them.

• The performance was mind-blowing!

Lee Soo Jung >> Antenna

Yoo Jei >> JYP

[Kpop Star season 5 Ep 12]

Monica Kim & Kim Chae Ran

Kim Chae Ran >> YG

Chae Ji Hye & Hwang Jung Hyun

• They performed 'Taxi' by Kim Yeon Woo

Chae Ji Hye >> JYP

Extra pic of this handsome oppa!

# Seriously I'm craving for more guys this season! ㅠㅠ

Also, I found his audition performance!

Other contestants: 

Lim Ha Eun >> YG

Ryu Jin >> Antenna