Superstar K 5
Superstar K5 is the fifth current season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 9 August 2013 on M.net and will be aired every Friday night at 11PM KST. On July 11, 2013, it was confirmed that Lee Seung-chul and Yoon Jong-shin would be returning to join the judges member panel, the latter having been missing from the previous season. This season also saw the addition of :ko:이하늘|Lee Ha-neul of :ko::DJ DOC|DJ DOC as a judge following the departure of Yoon Mi-rae. This season saw over 1,982,661 applicants across the multiple avenues of entry for the show.
Regional auditions
Audition hopefuls could audition in any of the several available audition venues. Additionally, new ways were devised for those unable to attend including as via UGC, KakaoTalk, Karaoke rooms or via secret nomination from family or friends.Preliminary Auditions for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regionals were held in these cities:
- The Daegu and Daejeon audition episodes were not aired due to production scheduling.
Preliminary auditions
SuperWeek
With 100 contestants from the audition rounds; judges were given the task of reducing these numbers to 50 through an individual elimination round. The next round consisting of contestants splitting into groups where they were both judged and then advanced onto the next round.The newest addition to the Superstar K5 format was the BlackWeek round, where contestants participated in a rival collaboration mission. For this round, contestants were given scores by a small focus audience which added weight to the scoring of the judges, who ultimately made the final decisions on the next fifteen contestants to advance to the next round. The fifteen contestants were flown to Jeju Island, where each contestant was given an envelope to be unopened. Inside this enveloped contained a pre-determined decision by the judges on whether the contestant had already made it to the final ten, however, contestants had to partake in a final elimination round which could either reconfirm the judges decision or force them to change the content of the envelope.
Finalists
Plan B is a four-member vocalist group, made up of an assortment of other male contestants whom were either solo singers or duo groups who were forced to band together as part of the SuperWeek rounds. The group currently consists of: Lee Kyung-hyun, Lee Dong-hoon, Yoon Tae-kyung and Choi Jung-hoon.Jung Eun-woo is from Daejeon, South Korea. She previously auditioned for the first season of Superstar K and was also a former trainee at LOEN Entertainment.
Song Hee Jin is from Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, she debuted with girl group Good Day under C9 Entertainment.
Parc Jae-jung is from Orlando, Florida. In 2015, he was signed to Mystic Entertainment.
Weebly is a three-member female vocalist group. The group consists of Nam Ju-mi, Lee Soo-min and Lee Gi-lim.
Im Sun-young , also known as Neo Yim, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is from Boston, Massachusetts, where he previously attended Berklee College of Music. Neo is also a competitive player in the Super Street Fighter IV circuit, known by the pseudonym WeirdoNeo. He finished in 5th place for East Coast Throwdown 5 in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 in early 2013, using character Juri.
Kim Min-ji is from Seoul, South Korea.
Jang Won-ki is from Ganghwado, South Korea. A solo singer; he was also once part of a R&B group called EbonyHill where he served as the main vocalist.
MashBro is a collaborative group between the male vocalist group, 'NeighBro' and the rock band, 'Maysta Band'. The members of 'NeighBro' consist of Kim Kyo-bum, Lee Seung-hyun, Jung Won-bo and Yoon Soo-yong; whereas 'Maysta Band' includes: Shin Seok-chul, Lee Kyung-nam and Hong Jin-young.
Park Si-hwan is a mechanic, aged 28. TOP 2
Finals
Unlike the previous season, there were 10 finalists for this season. The scoring of each contestants was a summation of the judges score, which consisted of 40%, and the general public votes which made up the remaining 60%. In each elimination episode, two contestants were eliminated from those of the bottom three contestants who had received the lowest overall score. However, while the lowest contestants was automatically eliminated, the remaining eliminated spot was decided by a general public vote on the other two remaining contestants, with the result revealed in the following episode.Top 10 - Time Capsule
- Group performance: "처음 그 느낌처럼 "
Top 8 - Special Thanks To
| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Jung Eun-woo | "내겐 너니까 " | 2011 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Plan B | "I Pray 4 U" | 2002 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Kim Min-ji | "R.P.G. Shine" | 2008 | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Im Soon-young | "Bravo, My Life!" | 2002 | Safe |
| 5 | Park Si-hwan | "Feeling" | 1999 | Safe |
| 6 | Song Hee Jin | "Higher" | 2013 | Safe |
| 7 | Jang Won-gi | "미안 미안해 " | 1989 | Safe |
| 8 | Park Jae-jung | "동네 " | 1989 | Safe |
Top 6 - Judge's Choice of Song
The contestants sang songs from any of the judges that they were assigned to for this episode.| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Im Soon-young | "망고쉐이크 " | 2012 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Park Si-hwan | "넌 또 다른 나 " | 2003 | Safe |
| 3 | Jang Won-gi | "환생 " | 1996 | Safe |
| 4 | Park Jae-jung | "Annie" | 2000 | Safe |
| 5 | Kim Min-ji | "비애 " | 2000 | Safe |
| 6 | Song Hee Jin | "떠나지마 " | 2006 | Safe |
| 7 | Im Soon-young | "위로 " | 2004 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Jang Won-gi | "영영 " | 1990 | Safe |
In contrast to previous elimination stages, the contestant whom was eliminated was determined by a final performance from the two contestants who had received the lowest votes; with judges making the final decision on who would proceed to the Final 5.
Top 5 - Public Requests
For this round, the contestant chose a song from a number of requests made by the public on a message forum.| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Kim Min-ji | "Rain Drop" | 2010 | Safe |
| 2 | Song Hee Jin | "Firework" | 2010 | Safe |
| 3 | Jang Won-gi | "미소천사 " | 2001 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Park Jae-jung | "추억 속의 그대 " | 1988 | Safe |
| 5 | Park Si-hwan | "발걸음 " | 1994 | Safe |
| 6 | Kim Min-ji | "Just they Way You Are" | 2010 | Safe |
| 7 | Jang Won-gi | "수요일엔 빨간 장미를 " | 1985 | Eliminated |
Top 4 - Music from Legends
| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Park Si-hwan | "불놀이야 " | 1980 | Safe |
| 2 | Kim Min-ji | "사랑 사랑 사랑 " | 1991 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Park Jae-jung | "시간 " | 2005 | Safe |
| 4 | Song Hee Jin | " 마지막 사랑 " | 1999 | Safe |
Top 3 - Song Rendition / Rival Mission
As well as having to rendition several songs, each contestant also faced off against one another in a rival-style competition for this round.| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Park Si-hwan | "물어본다 " | 2004 | Safe |
| 2 | Park Jae-jung | "가까이 와봐 " | 1999 | Safe |
| 3 | Song Hee Jin | "이유같지 않은 이유 " | 1994 | Eliminated |
Top 2 - Own Song Choices / New Song
Each contestant was free to choose which songs to sing for this round. Additionally, each singer was given a song that had been specifically produced for them.| Order | Contestant | Song | Year | Result |
| 1 | Park Jae-Jung | "사랑한다는 말 " | 2001 | Winner |
| 2 | Park Si-hwan | "그날들 " | 1996 | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Park Jae-Jung | "Mirotic" | 2008 | Winner |
| 4 | Park Si-hwan | "흐린 기억속의 그대 " | 1992 | Runner-Up |
| 5 | Park Si-hwan | "내 사람 " | 2013 | Runner-Up |
| 6 | Park Jae-jung | "첫 눈에 " | 2013 | Winner |
Television Ratings
| Episode | Original Broadcast Date | National Viewership |
| 1 | August 9, 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2 | August 16, 2013 | 5.9% |
| 3 | August 23, 2013 | 6.8% |
| 4 | August 30, 2013 | 5.7% |
| 5 | September 6, 2013 | 4.8% |
| 6 | September 13, 2013 | 6.2% |
| 7 | September 20, 2013 | 4.0% |
| 8 | September 27, 2013 | 4.4% |
| 9 | October 4, 2013 | 5.0% |
| 10 | October 11, 2013 | 3.7% |
| 11 | October 18, 2013 | 2.9% |
| 12 | October 25, 2013 | 2.3% |
| 13 | November 1, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 14 | November 8, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 15 | November 15, 2013 | 1.7% |