Sing Again

Sing Again (Korean: 싱어게인 - 무명가수전) is a South Korean television program that airs on JTBC starting November 16, 2020. Season 1 aired at 22:30 (KST) on Monday. It was scheduled for a season 2 after garnering positive response from viewers.

Sing Again
Hangul	싱어게인 - 무명가수전
Genre	Reality show
Directed by	Yoon Hyun-joon
Presented by	Lee Seung-gi
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	37 + 1 special
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	80 minutes
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16) – January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)

Season 2, starting on December 6, 2021, aired at 21:00 (KST) every Monday. Season 3, starting on October 26, 2023, aired at 22:00 (KST) every Thursday.

All seasons have been hosted by Lee Seung-gi.

Overview

There are many unknown singers all over the world, singers who have been short-lived but have been forgotten, and singers who are capable but have not come across an opportunity to debut. These singers are given a second chance to "sing again" through the show in this new-concept rebirth talent show.

Judges and MC

Position	Name		Occupation
	Rom.	Hangul
MC	Lee Seung-gi^[a]	이승기	Singer, actor, host, entertainer
Current Senior Judges	Yoon Jong-shin^[b]	윤종신	Singer-songwriter, record producer
	Yim Jae-beom	임재범	Singer-songwriter
	Baek Ji-young	백지영	Singer
	Kim Eana	김이나	Lyricist, songwriter
Current Junior Judges	Lee Hae-ri	이해리	Member of Davichi, musical actress
	Kyuhyun	규현	Member of Super Junior, host, musical actor
	Sunmi	선미	Singer, songwriter, lyricist
	Code Kunst	코드 쿤스트	Composer, rapper, producer
Previous Judges	You Hee-yeol^[c]	유희열	Singer, host, composer, producer
	Jeon In-kwon^[d]	전인권	Singer, songwriter
	Kim Jong-jin^[e]	김종진	Singer, actor
	Lee Sun-hee^[c]	이선희	Singer-songwriter
	Yoon Do-hyun^[f]	윤도현	Singer, musician, songwriter
	Song Min-ho^[g]	송민호	Member of Winner, lyricist, composer

1. Main presenter/host.
2. He served as stand-in for Hee-yeol in Season 2, who was unable to attend due to illness. He became a senior judge in Season 3.
3. Senior judge in Seasons 1-2.
4. He only appeared in episodes 1-2 of Season 1 because of the tight filming schedule.
5. Replaced Jeon as senior judge in Season 1.
6. Senior judge in Season 2.
7. Junior judge in Season 2.

Series overview

Series	No. of episodes	Originally Aired		Winner	Runner-up	Third place
		First Aired	Last Aired
1 ^[1]	12	16 November 2020	15 February 2021	Lee Seung-yoon 이승윤	Jeong Hongil 정홍일	Lee Mu-jin 이무진
2	12	6 December 2021	28 February 2022	Kim Ki-tae 김기태	Kim So-yeon 김소연	Yun Sung 윤성
3 ^[2]	13	26 October 2023	18 January 2024	Isaac Hong 이삭홍	So Soo-bin 소수빈	Jang Eun-jung (EJel) 장은정

Ratings

Sing Again : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number													Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	1	0.715	1.376	1.658	1.657	1.806	1.770	1.515	1.984	2.016	2.059	2.318	2.442	–	1.776
	2	1.215	1.582	1.729	1.816	1.820	1.750	1.788	1.921	1.869	1.449	2.025	1.976	–	1.794
	3	0.998	1.424	1.607	1.543	1.546	1.506	1.543	N/A	1.323	1.362	1.460	1.546	1.577	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.^[3]

Season 1: 2020-2021

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.

Ep. #	Broadcast Date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)^[4]^[5]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 16, 2020	3.165%	3.570%
2	November 23, 2020	5.416%	5.575%
3	November 30, 2020	7.131%	7.762%
4	December 7, 2020	6.914%	8.215%
5	December 14, 2020	7.545%	8.884%
6	December 21, 2020	7.248%	8.115%
7	January 4, 2021	6.241%	7.382%
8	January 11, 2021	8.450%	9.451%
9	January 18, 2021	8.221%	9.027%
10	January 25, 2021	8.516%	9.437%
11	February 1, 2021	10.062%	11.753%
12	February 8, 2021	10.010%	11.591%
Average		7.410%	8.397%
Specials
13	February 15, 2021	4.880%	5.997%

Season 2: 2021-2022

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.

Ep. #	Broadcast Date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)^[6]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	December 6, 2021	5.556%	6.120%
2	December 13, 2021	6.922%	7.795%
3	December 20, 2021	7.811%	8.683%
4	December 27, 2021	7.752%	8.891%
5	January 3, 2022	8.000%	9.138%
6	January 10, 2022	7.599%	8.804%
7	January 17, 2022	7.600%	8.335%
8	January 24, 2022	8.126%	8.865%
9	February 7, 2022	7.889%	9.285%
10	February 14, 2022	6.609%	7.153%
11	February 21, 2022	8.507%	9.849%
12	February 28, 2022	8.659%	9.514%
Average		7.586%	8.536%

Season 3: 2023-2024

In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.

Ep. #	Broadcast Date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)^[7]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	October 26, 2023	4.826%	4.558%
2	November 2, 2023	6.703%	6.346%
3	November 9, 2023	7.265%	7.127%
4	November 16, 2023	6.756%	6.742%
5	November 23, 2023	7.132%	7.830%
6	November 30, 2023	7.168%	7.774%
7	December 7, 2023	7.274%	7.860%
8	December 14, 2023	7.851%	8.500%
9	December 21, 2023	6.296%	6.930%
10	December 28, 2023	6.027%	6.363%
11	January 4, 2024	6.952%	7.260%
12	January 11, 2024	6.820%	7.444%
13	January 18, 2024	7.287%	7.557%
Average		6.776%	7.099%

Note: This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Note 2: TNmS has stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018

Spin-offs

Famous Singer (2021)

Famous Singer (유명가수전) is a Sing Again spin-off program that runs from April 2, 2021 – June 22, 2021. It features the Top 3 contestants from Sing Again season 1.
On the new program, the Top 3 finalists include winner Lee Seung Yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong Il, and third-place contestant Lee Moo Jin, will be meeting with Korea's legendary singers to talk about music and perform covers and collaborations.^[8]

Famous Singers and Street Judges (2024)

Famous Singers and Street Judges (유명가수와 길거리 심사단) is the second spin-off program from Sing Again that runs from March 6, 2024. It features the Top 7 contestants from Sing Again season 3.
On the new program, the Top 7 contestants will leave the confines of the competition venue to tour the country, engaging in a novel road busking music show with a panel of street judges from various genders and generations.^[9]

References

1. 안, 소윤. "'싱어게인' TOP3 전국 투어 콘서트…11월 서울 공연". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
2. 김, 수정. "홍이삭, '싱어게인3' 우승…2위는 소수빈" (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
3. "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
4. "Nielsen Korea".
5. "편먹고 공치리 시청률 : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
6. "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
7. "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
8. "Super Junior's Kyuhyun and Lee Soo Geun To MC "Sing Again" Spin-Off Program". Soompi. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
9. 한, 효주. "'싱어게인3' 스핀오프 '유명가수와 길거리 심사단' 내일(6일) 첫 방송!". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-05.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)