Girl Spirit

South Korean TV series or program
  • Jo Se-ho
  • Sung-kyu
Country of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo. of seasons1No. of episodes11ProductionProducerMa Gun-youngRunning time80–120 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkJTBCReleaseJuly 19 (2016-07-19) –
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)

Girl Spirit (Korean: 걸스피릿) is a South Korean reality television singing competition that premiered on cable network JTBC on July 19, 2016. The aim of the show is to highlight the talents of the vocalists of twelve lesser-known girl groups that debuted in recent years.[1] It airs every Tuesday at 22:50 (KST).[2]

The contestants are ranked at the end of every episode based on their performances, and their scores will be accumulated over the course of twelve weeks to determine the top four contestants, two from each team. Each week select contestants' songs will be released digitally. The winner will receive a brand new car and the runner-up will get a family vacation to Saipan; both the winner's and the runner-up's final songs will also be released digitally.

Format

Girl Spirit centers around twelve girl group vocalists who have yet to achieve mainstream success. Five "gurus" will judge their performances every week, as well as give them advice. In addition to the gurus, the contestants' performances will also be judged by 100 "listeners" – men and women who are studying music and have dreams of becoming singers themselves – for a total of 105 maximum points. Starting with episode two, the contestants' scores will be accumulated to determine the top 2 from each team, and the other team will also be judging the performances, making the maximum score 111.

There are two separate rounds in every episode. During the first round, each of the gurus, listeners, and opposite team members will have a device which they will use to cast their vote for the contestants whose performances they liked. After the last contestant performs, round two begins and the listeners must vote for the contestant they felt gave the best performance. The weekly rank is determined by the second round of votes. The contestant who comes in first place then chooses the order in which the members of that team will perform on their next episode.

The contestants are given a different theme for every performance. As an "unstated rule," contestants may perform a "pop song" (English language song), as well as have a "wild card" (featured artist) in a performance only once throughout the competition.[3]

Gurus

  • Tak Jae-hoon
  • Jang Woo-hyuk (H.O.T.)
  • Chun Myung-hoon (NRG)
  • Lee Ji-hye (S#arp)
  • Seo In-young (Jewelry)

Contestants

Team A

Contestant Group Debut Year Featuring Pop Song
Kei Lovelyz 2014 Ep.9
Min-jae Sonamoo 2014 Ep.4
Oh Seung-hee CLC 2015 Ep.9
Hyun Seung-hee Oh My Girl 2015 EP.9 EP.11
Da-won WJSN 2016 Ep.4
Sung-yeon Pristin 2017[4][circular reference] Ep.9

Team B

Contestant Group Debut Year Featuring Pop Song
Bo-hyung Spica 2012 Ep.5 Ep.11
Hye-mi Fiestar 2012 Ep.10
So-jung Ladies' Code 2013
Uji Bestie 2013 Ep.3
So-yeon Laboum 2014 Ep.10 Ep.10
Jin-sol April 2015 Ep 10

Episodes

Episode 1: Preliminaries

  • The twelve contestants were introduced in order of debut, starting with Bo-hyung, who debuted with Spica in January 2012, and ending with Sung-yeon, who debuted with Pledis Girlz in June 2016. Each contestant performed a song with their group followed by a solo song.
    • Voters: 105
Performances and round one results
Contestant Order Group song Individual song (Original artist) Score
Bo-hyung 1 "Tonight" "Lonely Night" (Boohwal) 67
Hye-mi 2 "Apple Pie" "If I Were You" (2NE1) 53
So-jung 3 "Galaxy" "Don't Be Shy" (Primary) 72
Uji 4 "Excuse Me" "8282" (Davichi) 78
So-yeon 5 "Journey to Atlantis" "Where U At" (Taeyang) 40
Kei 6 "Destiny" "Friday" (IU) 63
Min-jae 7 "I Like U Too Much" "Nice to Meet You" (EX) 43
Oh Seung-hee 8 "No Oh Oh" "I Will Survive" (Jinju) 50
Hyun Seung-hee 9 "Windy Day" "Dream Girl" (Shinee) 86
Jin-sol 10 "Tinkerbell" "Hey" (IU) 35
Da-won 11 "MoMoMo" "Music Is My Life" (Lim Jeong-hee) 59
Sung-yeon 12 "We" "In Dreams" (Lena Park) 68
Round two results
  1. Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Bo-hyung

Episodes 2 and 3: Fight Song

  • Theme: Songs that inspired the competitors to pursue their dream of becoming singers or helped them during difficult times
    • Voters: 111
Team A performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Da-won 1 "Way to Go!" Girls' Generation 83
Kei 2 "Atlantis Princess" BoA 88
Oh Seung-hee 3 "Like a Fool" Ivy 65
Min-jae 4 "Shout to Myself" Maya 90
Hyun Seung-hee 5 "A Goose's Dream" Insooni 87
Sung-yeon 6 "Just a Feeling" S.E.S. 81
Team B performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Uji 1 "I Have Nothing" Whitney Houston 102
Jin-sol 2 "Flying Duck" Cherry Filter 81
So-jung 3 "1, 2, 3, 4" Lee Hi 75
Hye-mi 4 "Hush" Miss A 68
Bo-hyung 5 "The Unwritten Legend" Shin Seung-hun 99
So-yeon 6 "Lady Camellia" Lee Mi-ja 83

Round two results

Team A:

  1. Min-jae
  2. Kei
  3. Hyun Seung-hee

Team B:

  1. Uji
  2. Bo-hyung
  3. So-jung (tie)
    So-yeon (tie)

Episodes 4 and 5: Popular Songs

  • Theme: Songs that were popular in the first half of the year
    • Voters: 111
Team A performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Da-won 1 "You're the Best"[a] Mamamoo 94
Sung-yeon 2 "Memory of the Wind" Na-ul 63
Hyun Seung-hee 3 "Cheer Up" Twice 94
Oh Seung-hee 4 "Bang Bang Bang"[b] Big Bang 68
Min-jae 5 "I"[c] Kim Tae-yeon 65
Kei 6 "Wild Flower" Park Hyo-shin 90
Team B performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Bo-hyung 1 "Across the Universe"[d] Baek Ye-rin 104
So-yeon 2 "Wi Ing Wi Ing" Hyukoh 63
Uji 3 "Love Me Right" Exo 108
Hye-mi 4 "Rough" GFriend 49
Jin-sol 5 "Woo Ah" Crush 61
So-jung 6 "I Don't Love You" Urban Zakapa 107

Round two results

Team A:

  1. Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Kei
  3. Da-won

Team B:

  1. So-jung
  2. Bo-hyung (tie)
    Uji (tie)

Episode 6: Military Special

  • Theme: Capturing the hearts of military men
    The contestants were paired up to perform for 400 soldiers. The duos consisted of one member from each team, with the possibility of having up to two other members of both groups join them.
    • Voters: 405
Performances and round one results
Contestants
(Team name) 		Order Guest performers Song(s) Original artist(s) Score
So-yeon & Min-jae
(Presidents of the Military) 		1 Laboum: ZN and Yul-hee
Sonamoo: Na-hyun and Eui-jin 		"Heart Attack" AOA 257
Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee
(Daughters) 		2 none "Mom" Ra.D 308
Uji & Kei
(Bevelyz) 		3 Bestie: Da-hye and Hye-yeon
Lovelyz: Ye-in and Su-jeong 		"Twinkle"
"Something" 		Girls' Generation-TTS
Girl's Day 		359
Hye-mi & Sung-yeon
(Fiple) 		4 Fiestar: Jei and Yezi
Pristin: Eunwoo and Roa 		"Pick Me" I.O.I 185
Jin-sol & Da-won
(Unbeatably Innocent & Sexy) 		5 April: Chae-won and Na-eun
Cosmic Girls: Exy and Cheng Xiao 		"Touch My Body"
"Mister" 		Sistar
Kara 		256
So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee
(Oh My Lady) 		6 Ladies' Code: Ashley and Zuny
Oh My Girl: YooA and Mimi 		"24 Hours"
"NoNoNo" 		Sunmi
Apink 		379
Round two results
  1. So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee
  2. Uji & Kei
  3. Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee

Episodes 7 and 8: Legendary Songs

  • Theme: Collaborating with legendary singers
    The gurus did not vote as they all collaborated with one of the contestants.
    • Voters: 106
Team A performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song(s) Original artist(s) Score
Sung-yeon[e] 1 "100 Days Prayer" S#arp 91
Da-won[f] 2 "Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah" Clon 86
"Choryeon"
"Nan"
Hyun Seung-hee[g] 3 "Maybe I Love You" Girl Friends 88
"Lover" Roo'ra
Oh Seung-hee[h] 4 "Hit Song" NRG 80
Kei[i] 5 "Kiss" Country Kko kko 102
Min-jae[j] 6 "Friend" Cho PD feat. Insooni 90
Team B performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Bo-hyung[k] 1 "You in my Vague Memory" Hyun Jin-young 97
Hye-mi[l] 2 "Goodbye Romance" Seo In-young 90
"One More Time" Jewelry
So-yeon[m] 3 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Brown Eyed Girls 92
Uji[n] 4 "Candy" H.O.T. 92
Jin-sol[o] 5 "Coincidence" Baby V.O.X 81
So-jung[p] 6 "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" 2AM 94

Round two results

Team A:

  1. Kei
  2. Hyun Seung-hee
  3. Sung-yeon

Team B:

  1. Bo-hyung
  2. So-jung (tie)
    So-yeon (tie)

Episode 9 and 10: Thank You Song - Enter The Top 4

  • Theme:
    • Voters: 200
Team A performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Da-won 1 "Yanghwa Bridge" Zion.T 158
Min-jae 2 "Mt. Chilgap" Joo Byung Seon 148
Hyun Seung-hee 3 "Walking With"[q] Kim Dong-ryool 148
Oh Seung-hee 4 "All for You"[r] Seo In-guk & Jung Eun-ji 123
Kei 5 "As You Live" Cha Ji-yeon 168
Sung-yeon 6 "Desperado" Eagles 152
Team B performances and round one results
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Bo-hyung 1 "Friend" Ahn Jae-wook 187
So-yeon 2 "A Moment Like This"[s] Kelly Clarkson 152
Jin-sol 3 "Thanks"[t] Kim Dong-ryool 145
So-jung 4 "Bae Bae" Big Bang 149
Hye-mi 5 "Etude of Memories"[u] Jeon Ram Hui 149
Uji 6 "Road" g.o.d 172

Round two results

Team A:

  1. Kei (Lovelyz)
  2. Da-won (Cosmic Girls)
  3. Hyun Seung-hee (Oh My Girl)

Team B:

  1. Bohyung (Spica)
  2. Uji (BESTie)
  3. Soyeon (Laboum)

Episode 11 : Final - Top 5

Round 1
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score
Bo-hyung 1 "Caution" Tashannie 84
Uji 2 "U-Go-Girl" Lee Hyori 78
Kei 3 "Western Sky" Lee Seung-chul 70
Hyun Seung-hee 4 "I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 79
"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
"Man in the Mirror"
So-jung 5 "One's Way Back" Park Seon Joo 80
Round 2
Contestant Order Song Original artist Score †
Bo-hyung 1 "Who You Are" Jessie J 89
Uji 2 "For 1000 Days" Lee Seung-hwan ≤ 81
Kei 3 "Deviation" Jaurim ≤ 89
Hyun Seung-hee 4 "If You Come Into my Heart" Jo Deok Bae 81
"Rum Pum Pum Pum" f(x)
"Abracadabra" Brown Eyed Girls
"Happiness" Red Velvet
"Russian Roulette"
So-jung 5 "Heeya" Lee Seung-chul ≤ 79

Final results
  1. Bohyung (Spica)
  2. Hyun Seung-hee (Oh My Girl)

† The combined points totals for Rounds 1 and 2 of the final episode were revealed for only the top two finishers; the winner received 173 points and the runner-up received 160, meaning the algebraic upper limit for the other three finalists is ≤159 points.

Music

  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 02"[5]
  1. "Shout to Myself" (Min-jae) – 3:16
  2. "Atlantis Princess" (Kei) – 4:04
  3. "Don't Be Shy" (So-jung) – 2:13
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 03"[6]
  1. "I Have Nothing" (Uji) – 4:09
  2. "The Unwritten Legend" (Bo-hyung) – 3:30
  3. "Lady Camellia" (So-yeon) – 3:42
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 04"[7]
  1. "Cheer Up" (Hyun Seung-hee) – 4:22
  2. "You're the Best" (Da-won ft. Yeon-jung) – 3:48
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 05"[8]
  1. "I Don't Love You" (So-jung) – 4:40
  2. "Across the Universe" (Bo-hyung ft. Flowsik) – 4:14
  3. "Woo Ah" (Jin-sol) – 3:24
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 06"[9]
  1. "24 Hours + NoNoNo" (So-jung and Hyun Seung-hee) – 4:47
  2. "Twinkle + Something" (Uji and Kei) – 4:14
  3. "Mom" (Bo-hyung and Oh Seung-hee) – 3:52
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 07"[10]
  1. "Kiss" (Tak Jae-hoon and Kei) – 4:52
  2. "Maybe I Love You + Lover" (Chae Ri-na and Hyun Seung-hee) – 5:44
  3. "100 Days Prayer" (Lee Ji-hye and Sung-yeon) – 3:55
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 08"[11]
  1. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (So-yeon and JeA) – 3:47
  2. "Goodbye Romance" (Hye-mi and Seo In-young) – 3:09
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 09"[12]
  1. "As You Live" (Kei) – 5:48
  2. "Desperado" (Sung-yeon) – 3:55
  3. "Mt. Chilgap" (Min-jae) – 3:47
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 10"[13]
  1. "Friend" (Bo-hyung) – 4:32
  2. "Road" (Uji) – 4:24
  3. "A Moment Like This" (So-yeon ft. The Ray) – 3:55
  • "Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 11"[14]
  1. "Caution" (Bo-hyung) – 4:02
  2. "Who You Are" (Bo-hyung) – 4:26
  3. "One's Way Back" (So-jung) – 4:52
  4. "Deviation" (Kei) – 4:31
  5. "U-Go-Girl" (Uji) – 3:40

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date AGB Nielsen Nationwide Ratings[15]
1 July 19, 2016 1.386%
2 July 26, 2016 1.069%
3 August 2, 2016 1.187%
4 August 9, 2016 0.994%
5 August 16, 2016 0.730%
6 August 23, 2016 1.026%
7 August 30, 2016 0.920%
8 September 6, 2016 1.014%
9 September 13, 2016 0.793%
10 September 20, 2016 0.670%
11 September 27, 2016 0.937%

Notes

  1. ^ Featuring Cosmic Girls bandmate and I.O.I member Yeon-jung
  2. ^ Remixed with "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
  3. ^ Featuring Sleepy
  4. ^ Featuring Flowsik
  5. ^ Featuring S#arp's Lee Ji-hye, S#arp's Jang Seok-hyun and DinDin
  6. ^ Featuring Clon's DJ Koo
  7. ^ Featuring Roo'ra's Chae Ri-na
  8. ^ Featuring NRG's Chun Myung-hoon and NRG's Noh Yoo-min
  9. ^ Featuring Country Kko kko's Tak Jae-hoon
  10. ^ Featuring Cho PD
  11. ^ Featuring Hyun Jin-young
  12. ^ Featuring Jewelry's Seo In-young
  13. ^ Featuring Brown Eyed Girls' JeA
  14. ^ Featuring H.O.T.'s Jang Woo-hyuk
  15. ^ Featuring Baby V.O.X.'s Lee Hee-jin & Snuper's Se-bin
  16. ^ Featuring 2AM's Chang-min
  17. ^ Featuring B1A4's Sandeul
  18. ^ Featuring Sam Kim
  19. ^ Featuring The Ray
  20. ^ Featuring V.O.S's Choi Hyun-Joon
  21. ^ Featuring Jung Seung-hwan

References

  1. ^ Kim Jae-heun (July 22, 2016). "'Girl Spirit' explores little-known idols". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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