The Voice of Korea

The Voice of Korea (보이스 코리아) is a South Korean reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. Its first season started on February 10, 2012, on Mnet. The second and final season started on February 22, 2013, on Mnet. A reboot was announced in February 2020, and premiered on May 29, 2020.

One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditionee.

Seasons 1 and 2

 * Kangta
 * Gill
 * Shin Seung-hun
 * Baek Ji-young

Season 3 (2020)

 * Sung Si-kyung
 * Kim Jong-kook
 * BoA
 * Dynamic Duo

Season summary

 * Artist's info


 * Team Kangta
 * Team Shin
 * Team Baek
 * Team Gil


 * Team Si Kyung
 * Team Jong Kook
 * Team BoA
 * Team Dynamic Duo

Season 1 (2012)
Son Seung-yeon won the first season with Shin Seung-hun as her coach. Yoo Sung-eun finished as runner-up, followed by Ji Se-hee and Woo Hye-mi in third and fourth places, respectively.

Each coach was allowed to bring six artists to the live shows.



Season 2 (2013)


The series was renewed for a second season with all coaches returning. Lee Ye-jun of Team Kangta won the second season with Yoon Sung-ki in second. Yoo Da-eun in third, and Lee Si-mon in fourth.

Each coach was allowed to advance three artists to the live shows.

Season 3 (2020)


A third season was produced after a seven-year hiatus. Sung Si-kyung, Kim Jong-kook, BoA, and Dynamic Duo were introduced as the new coaches. Television personality Jang Sung-kyu became the new host of the show.

Each coach was allowed to advance two artists to the live shows.