Sing Again
| Sing Again | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality show |
| Directed by | Yoon Hyun-joon |
| Presented by | Lee Seung-gi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | November 16, 2020 – present |
Sing Again (Korean: 싱어게인 - 무명가수전) is a South Korean television program that airs on JTBC starting November 16, 2020. Season 1 aired at 22:30 (KST) on Monday. It was scheduled for a season 2 after garnering positive response from viewers.
Season 2, starting on December 6, 2021, aired at 21:00 (KST) every Monday.
Both seasons are hosted by Lee Seung-gi.
Overview
There are many unknown singers all over the world, singers who have been short-lived but have been forgotten, and singers who are capable but have not come across an opportunity to debut. These singers are given a second chance to "sing again" through the show in this new-concept rebirth talent show.
Judges and MC
| Position | Name | Date of birth （Age） |
Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rom. | Hangul | |||
| MC | Lee Seung-gi[a] | 이승기 | January 13, 1987 | Singer, Actor, Host, Entertainer |
| Senior Judges | You Hee-yeol[b] | 유희열 | April 19, 1971 | Singer, Host, Composer and Producer |
| Jeon In-kwon[c] | 전인권 | September 30, 1954 | Singer | |
| Kim Jong-jin[d] | 김종진 | December 19, 1962 | Singer | |
| Lee Sun-hee | 이선희 | November 11, 1964 | Singer | |
| Yoon Do-hyun[e] | 윤도현 | February 3, 1972 | Singer | |
| Kim Eana | 김이나 | April 27, 1979 | Lyricst | |
| Junior Judges | Lee Hae-ri | 이해리 | February 14, 1985 | Member of Davichi |
| Kyuhyun | 규현 | February 3, 1988 | Member of Super Junior, singer, host, musical actor | |
| Sunmi | 선미 | May 2, 1992 | Singer, lyricst | |
| Song Min-ho | 송민호 | March 30, 1993 | Member of Winner, lyricst, composer | |
Series overview
| Series | No. of episodes |
Originally Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||||
| 1 [1] |
12 | 16 November 2020 | 01 February 2021 | Lee Seung-yoon 이승윤 |
Jeong Hongil 정홍일 |
Lee Mu-jin 이무진 |
| 2 | 12 | 06 December 2021 | Present | |||
Ratings
Season 1: 2020-2021
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[2][3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 16, 2020 | 3.165% | 3.570% |
| 2 | November 23, 2020 | 5.416% | 5.575% |
| 3 | November 30, 2020 | 7.131% | 7.762% |
| 4 | December 7, 2020 | 6.914% | 8.215% |
| 5 | December 14, 2020 | 7.545% | 8.884% |
| 6 | December 21, 2020 | 7.248% | 8.115% |
| 7 | December 28, 2020 | 6.241% | 7.382% |
| 8 | January 4, 2021 | 8.450% | 9.451% |
| 9 | January 11, 2021 | 8.221% | 9.027% |
| 10 | January 18, 2021 | 8.516% | 9.437% |
| 11 | January 25, 2021 | 10.062% | 11.753% |
| 12 | February 1, 2021 | 10.010% | 11.591% |
| Bonus | February 8, 2021 | 4.880% | 5.997% |
Season 2: 2021-Present
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 6, 2021 | 5.556% | 6.120% |
| 2 | December 13, 2021 | ||
| 3 | December 20, 2021 | ||
| 4 | December 27, 2021 | ||
| 5 | January 4, 2022 | ||
| 6 | January 11, 2022 | ||
| 7 | January 18, 2022 | ||
| 8 | January 25, 2022 | ||
| 9 | February 1, 2022 | ||
| 10 | February 8, 2022 | ||
| 11 | February 15, 2022 | ||
| 12 | February 22, 2022 | ||
Note: This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Note 2: TNmS has stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018.
Spin-offs
Famous Singer (2021)
Famous Singer 유명가수전 is a Sing Again spin-off program that runs from April 02,2021-June 22, 2021. It features the Top 3 contestants from Sing Again season 1.
On the new program, the Top 3 finalists include winner Lee Seung Yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong Il, and third-place contestant Lee Moo Jin, will be meeting with Korea’s legendary singers to talk about music and perform covers and collaborations.[5]
References
- ^ 기자, 안소윤 인턴. "'싱어게인' TOP3 전국 투어 콘서트…11월 서울 공연". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea".
- ^ "편먹고 공치리 시청률 : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Super Junior's Kyuhyun and Lee Soo Geun To MC "Sing Again" Spin-Off Program". Soompi. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)