Survival Audition KPOP Star S4 / K-pop Star 4 (서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타 시즌4)

Survival Audition KPOP Star

The Ranking Audition finally begins.

The sentimental vocalist group with unlimited potential was up first.

The remaining contestants are more burdened at the compliments.

And today!

It's the group of death consisting of Lee Jin-Ah, Lee Seol-Ah, and Grace Shin.

The keyboard group's battle for survival is unpredictable.

The one who will advance to the next round is...

Who will survive?

It will begin soon!

The winner of KPOP STAR Season 4 is awarded a cash prize of $300,000

And receive a Korean compact sedan that is loved around the world.

This group is frightening.

What's with this group?

The contestants' skills are this high compared to last season.

It's amazing.

You're 20 and from Incheon.

Yes.

You had 1:1 with JYP. What do you remember the most from what he said?

He said I sing like a conventional singer...

You sang as expected.

It was a shock.

Practicing for the entrance exam made me sing according to the book and sound ordinary.

I'm afraid I'll sing conventionally because it became a habit.

I want to put everything aside and sing comfortably.

[U Just - Soulciety]

It's good.

Thank you.

Everyone in this group is above average in singing.

Even you sing very well. It was perfect.

It was good and you didn't sing off-key. Now you'll get uneasy after I say this.

We have to say something as a judge but there are those we have nothing to say.

You belong in that group. What that means is that you don't have anything different.

You're really good but you don't have that special something.

Anyone can tell you sing R&B; but your style was predictable.

You used skills and voice that we heard many times before.

I think I'm the only judge here who enjoyed listening to this song, right?

What about you Hee-Yeol?

I didn't listen to it often but I do know this song.

As you sang the verse, I was already...

...elated.

It's because the minor ad-libs were changed differently from the original.

It didn't stand out.

She did an ad-lib where there wasn't and didn't where there was.

This is what I was waiting for and I constantly told her not to imitate.

She did it slightly.

Usually people can't fix that.

But she did it.

If you know the song well like I do then you can catch that.

Anyways, I saw hope in you.

Thank you.

The next contestant is Nam So-Hyun.

Hi, I'm Nam So-Hyun, 18.

Glad to meet you.

You're the younger sister of Season 3's Nam Young-Joo.

JYP kept on pointing this out.

And the three of us pointed out the high notes in Nam Young-Joo.

The sisters have the same strength and weakness.

They both express the emotion and can't sing the high notes.

That's amazing.

The high notes are your problem. Will you be able to do them?

I'm going head on.

Sing that.

JYP spoke as if I had no potential.

I was discouraged because there were many difficult registers.

I thought of avoiding it with another song.

But I want to go head on so I'll sing whether I can do it or not.

My voice was unstable and the others do very well.

I did poorly because I lost confidence from feeling tense.

It's over for me.

I'm going to be last.

Why aren't you confident?

They're all good.

I think I'm going to be last.

We wouldn't know the result if your sister could sing the high notes.

Your sister's grudge...

...ease it by singing the high notes. We pray that you get a good result.

Go head on whether you can do it or not, alright?

Okay.

[Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott]

Thank you.

It was as if she was saying while singing, "Did you guys say my sister can't do it?"

"You guys harassed her, right?"

It's as if she came in her place to teach us a lesson.

We only saw whether you could sing the high notes or not.

You didn't sing it well but you did make the attempt.

JYP told you to go head on and you did just that.

"I don't care if they can hit it or not" and you just threw a fastball.

I want to applaud you for that.

It's because you sang all the high notes half in falsetto in the last round.

People who practice like that can't bear to hear their own voice.

But you overcame it in this short period.

You did well. I applaud you for your efforts. Good job.

Her sister couldn't sing the high notes throughout the season last year.

But she did it in her second try even though it wasn't perfect as You Hee-Yeol said.

I give her a high point for doing it confidently.

Today was completely different from the previous round.

If she controls the high notes and her breathing...

...I think she'll be better than her sister.

Thank you.

Are you happy that you can beat your sister?

No.

Look at your dimples.

You did well.

Thank you.

There are two reasons why your high notes were unstable.

First, you need to breathe deeply.

Second, you need to relax your shoulders.

You'll become more comfortable in the high notes if you get those two.

No one's going to see whether you can sing the high notes because we all know now.

You have to focus on the feeling again.

Okay.

Sing only with your feeling on stage, alright? You did well.

Thank you.

- You're from New Jersey? - Yes, hello.

You're 22 and went to JYP.

Yes.

What did he tell you to correct?

He told me that my breathing was wrong.

You talk just like Minzy of 2NE1.

You have soul in your slow speaking.

I don't know if you'll sing like how you talk.

One, two, three.

Hi, my name is Katie. I'm 22 from New Jersey.

How's Korea?

It's amazing like I'm in another country.

You know you speak slow. Is that how you speak?

Yes.

I'm fine but many get irritated.

Are you majoring in music?

Yes.

I major in song writing and performance at Berklee college of music.

How did you study music before getting into college?

I didn't prepare for college.

I just did it on my own.

- Who's the dark horse? - Katie.

She has a voice I can't make.

It was shocking because she was really good.

She has charisma when singing.

[Killing Me Softly with His Song - Lori Lieberman]

She's really nervous if you look at her face.

- Wow! - It's over!

This is it.

Thank you.

Do you know what you just did?

- Do you know Korean? - Yes, I do.

- Are you nervous? - Yes.

I was worried maybe you had a strange personality.

Either you're nervous or...

- ...you're really... - Unique.

A person who's difficult to speak with. There are many people like that.

- Someone in their own world. - That's right.

This group is the best.

Even her expression.

I won't be able to change the channel if she debuts and comes on television.

I'll be curious how she'll sing. Look at her nostrils flaring.

If I was your producer, the song you just sang...

99% of singers tune their songs to correct their flaws.

I won't let your song be touched.

Don't touch it. The bad tune and breathing is Katie.

Don't touch it or mix it. Just release it as it is.

I've never heard that raw voice of yours anywhere.

There's no need to cut or trim it.