King of Mask Singer

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The King of Mask Singer (Hangul: ???? ??? ????; RR: Miseuteori Eumaksyo Bokmyeon-gawang; lit. Mystery Music Show: King of Mask Singer) is a South Korean singing competition program presented by Kim Sung-joo, with introductions by voice actor Lee Won-joon. It airs on MBC on Sunday at 16:50, starting from April 5, 2015 as a part of MBC's Sunday Night programming block, along with Real Men, replacing Animals. King of Mask Singer are directly competing the viewership ratings against Running Man (SBS) and Happy Sunday's The Return of Superman (KBS2), which are airing in the same timeframe every Sunday.

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Format

Each competition lasts for two episodes, with the singers competing one-on-one in three elimination rounds. They are given elaborate masks which are made by designer Hwang Jae-geun to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, both contestants sing the same song, while in the second and third round they each sing a solo song. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of celebrities through instant live votes. The identities of the singers are not revealed until they have been eliminated. The winner of the third round challenges the previous competition's Mask King, and is either eliminated or becomes the new Mask King. Ha Hyun-woo of Guckkasten ("Music Captain of Our Local") has nine consecutive wins, which is the highest number of wins achieved by any contestant (and highest number of males) and "The East Invincibility" (current Mask King) has seven consecutive wins, which is the highest number of consecutive wins ever achieved by a female contestant.

Due to great interest and demand, the show released a special album consisting of a selection of studio recordings by the competitors. Despite great popularity, Luna's performances were not included, as her company SM Entertainment reportedly had other plans.

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Competitors

List of idol contestants performed in this show, include the ex-idols and exclude the sub-groups (initial sort by group)

     - Idol group has been disbanded

     - Idol group was on hiatus

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Panel of Celebrities

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List of Mask King

(The contestant's names in bold are the male and female Mask King with the most wins.)

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List of finalists before the Final's battle

(The bold winner is the contestant who became the Mask King.)

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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 each year.

2015

2016

2017

2018

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Records and Statistics

(Weekly update)

About Mask King

Top 3 Mask King

Rankings may change if any contestant can balance or overtake these records. Notes: The ranks can not be cumulated (ie one first + one second + one or more thirds, or one first + greater than or equal to two second + no third, or greater than or equal to three first + no second and no third), and it can be prioritized from the highest ranking downwards.

Top Mask King per Year

The year for which each Mask King is eligible is determined by their first appearance. The number of wins (in final stage) is counted exactly follow the number of episodes in each year.

Contestant crowned "Mask King" during the second try

Except the Mask King crowned during the Special Live.

About Votes

Most Votes' Difference

One Vote's Difference

Three-hand Match (Final Round)

Unpublished Votes (Except Special Live)

About Contestants

Top 3 Oldest/Youngest Contestants

Age of a contestant is calculated from their date of birth (published in English or Korean wiki page) to the broadcast date of the first episode in which they performed.

Familial Contestants

Foreign Contestants

Non-entertainer Contestants

Entertainers are Singers (Rappers included; Vocalists and Gugak Musicians excluded), Television/Musical Actors/Actress, Comedians/Comediennes.

Contestant has the same score in every round

Only apply for three main rounds of each generation, ie except the final battle with the current Mask King.

About Performances

Non-Korean Performances

The table below only lists the contestants' main performances in foreign languages on the show; i.e excluding the foreign songs were performed in Korean version and also the special performances.

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Awards and nominations

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International versions

     Franchise with a currently airing season

     Franchise with an upcoming season

     Franchise that had ceased to air

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Notes

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References

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)

Source of the article : Wikipedia