Non Korean Kpop Talent Search Show

(for some reason they don't have the Philippines or Indonesia on here even though they have contestants from those countries)

So this is somewhat of a follow-up to my last post Kpop Group Members/Soloist that are not Korean where I listed all of the non Korean or half Korean artist active in the Kpop scene.

While browsing various Kpop website I came across an article about a show called Kpop Star Hunt 3.  I had actually seen articles about it before, however I always thought they were talking about some aspect of the show Kpop Star 3 and the Hunt had just been added accidentally.

After clicking the link though I found out that the concept of Kpop Star Hunt is a show that takes two contestants from seven different countries in Asia [Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Thailand] and they compete for a chance to be signed by a Korean entertainment company.


Here's a detailed explanation about the show from their website

"Scoot: Kpop Star Hunt 3 is a singing and dancing reality show competition. Organized by channel M, a regional Asian Kpop channel jointly owned by CJ E&M and Fox International Channels, with full training support from FNC Entertainment, one of the top music labels in Korea, which houses idol band groups CNBLUE and FTISLAND.

Aspiring hopefuls with outstanding vocal and dance talent from five regions, including Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, will have the incredibly opportunity to compete with each other to win a recording contract!

The entire audition and training process will be filmed and broadcast across Asia as a weekly survival reality program. Once you pass the audition and are chosen as a trainee, channel M, CJ E&M and FNC will make YOU into the next mega star!"

The first two seasons of the show was collaborated with Cube Entertainment. Season one and two winners were both from Thailand.

Here are the contestants for Season 3

If you want more information about them you can find it at this link http://kpopstarhunt3.interest.me/top12/profile.m

If you want to watch the episodes you can check out their youtube page (the episodes are in Korean but they have Chinese subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/user/ChannelMAsia/videos


So what does this show mean for kpop. It means that the Korean entertainment industry is taking notice of the interest from foreigner not only wanting to see Kpop acts but be a part of them as well. Now while many Korean entertainment companies have held auditions in countries like China, USA, Europe, and a few other places. To have a show completely dedicated to helping foreigners break into the kpop industry is a very interesting concept.

If you are wondering if anyone has actually managed to gain some success from the show. Sorn who won the first season is a full time trainee at Cube Entertainment, and Ling Ling the second season winner is undergoing CJ E&M training and preparing for a concert debut. Lucica from season one signed with Yedang Entertainment, and many other people from the show have gone back to their home countries and participated in their entertainment industries.