Superstar K 2016 (Korean: 슈퍼스타 K 2016) is the eighth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and aired Thursday nights at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016, Kim Young-geun, won 500,000,000 won (US$470,990).[1] This was the last season of the show to be produced, due to much lower viewership ratings than in past seasons.[2] Kim Bum-soo returned as a judge. This season saw the addition of Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, and Han Sung-ho. This was the largest lineup of judges in the show's history, totaling 7.[3]
This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 2 billion won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the Mnet programs Produce 101 and I Can See Your Voice.[4]
TOP2 Special Stage: Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun : "Lee Moon-se - Farewell My Love"
TOP10&Kim Bum-soo&Kim Yeon-woo Special Stage: Jinwon + Jo Min Wook + Corona + Lee Ji Eun + Lee Sarah + Yoo Da Bin + Park Hye Won + Kim Ye Sung + Dong Woo Seok + Kim Young Geun + Kim Bum-soo + Kim Yeon-woo : "NOW N NEW Various Artists - 하나되어"
SuperStarK 2016 Kim Young Geun - On The Way Back Home
병이에요 (Spotless Mind)
Dong Woo Seok
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SuperStarK 2016 TOP10
Track 9
Yoo Da Bin
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촛불하 (One Candle)
Corona
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면도 (Shaving)
Jinwon
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행복의 나라 (To Happy World)
Kim Young Geun
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노래 (Move)
Park Hye Won
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Danny Boy
Lee Sarah
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KOR: -
뻘밭에서 (In Mud)
Kim Ye Sung
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떠나가 버렸네 (Went Away)
Lee Ji Eun
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Lonely Night
Park Hye Won
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KOR: -
SuperStarK 2016 TOP7
가시나무 (Thorn Tree)
Lee Sarah
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I Sing The Blues
Kim Young Geun
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KOR: -
Bang Bang
Lee Ji Eun
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KOR: -
SINGER
Lee Ji Eun
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SuperStarK 2016 TOP4
아름다운 이별 (Beautiful Goodbye)
Jo Min Wook
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이사랑 (이사랑 버리자) [ I Sarang (I Sarang Beorija) ]
Kim Young Geun
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SuperStarK 2016 FINAL
Ratings
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.
Episode
Rounds
Air date
tvN
Mnet
AGB ratings
TNms ratings
AGB ratings
TNms ratings
1
20-Second Battle
September 22, 2016
2.0%
1.5%
0.8%
1.4%
2
September 29, 2016
1.8%
1.9%
0.6%
1.4%
3
October 6, 2016
1.6%
1.3%
0.5%
0.5%
4
Battle Point Out
October 13, 2016
1.7%
1.3%
0.5%
0.8%
5
October 20, 2016
1.5%
1.2%
0.6%
0.7%
6
2vs2
October 27, 2016
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
7
Double Final Mission
November 3, 2016
1.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
8
Solo mission
November 10, 2016
1.9%
1.4%
0.6%
0.6%
9
TOP10
November 17, 2016
1.5%
1.1%
0.7%
0.5%
10
Live TOP7
November 24, 2016
1.7%
1.1%
NR
NR
11
Live TOP4
December 1, 2016
1.4%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
12
Live FINAL
December 8, 2016
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
NR rating means "not reported". The rating is low.
