Girl Spirit () 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. It airs every Tuesday at 22:50 (KST).
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.
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 ContestantGroupDebut YearFeaturingPop SongKeiLovelyz2014Ep.9Min-jaeSonamoo2014Ep.4Oh Seung-heeCLC2015Ep.9Hyun Seung-heeOh My Girl2015EP.9EP.11Da-wonWJSN2016Ep.4Sung-yeonPristin2016Ep.9
Team B ContestantGroupDebut YearFeaturingPop SongBo-hyungSpica2012Ep.5Ep.11Hye-miFiestar2012Ep.10So-jungLadies' Code2013UjiBestie2013Ep.3So-yeonLaboum2014Ep.10Ep.10Jin-solApril2015Ep 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 resultsContestantOrderGroup songIndividual song (Original artist)ScoreBo-hyung1"Tonight""Lonely Night" (Boohwal)67Hye-mi2"Apple Pie""If I Were You" (2NE1)53So-jung3"Galaxy""Don't Be Shy" (Primary)72Uji4"Excuse Me""8282" (Davichi)78So-yeon5"Journey to Atlantis""Where U At" (Taeyang)40Kei6"Destiny""Friday" (IU)63Min-jae7"I Like U Too Much""Nice to Meet You" (EX)43Oh Seung-hee8"No Oh Oh""I Will Survive" (Jinju)50Hyun Seung-hee9"Windy Day""Dream Girl" (Shinee)86Jin-sol10"Tinkerbell""Hey" (IU)35Da-won11"MoMoMo""Music Is My Life" (Lim Jeong-hee)59Sung-yeon12"We""In Dreams" (Lena Park)68
Hyun Seung-hee 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 resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreDa-won1"Way to Go!"Girls' Generation83Kei2"Atlantis Princess"BoA88Oh Seung-hee3"Like a Fool"Ivy65Min-jae4"Shout to Myself"Maya90Hyun Seung-hee5"A Goose's Dream"Insooni87Sung-yeon6"Just a Feeling"S.E.S.81
+Team B performances and round one resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreUji1"I Have Nothing"Whitney Houston102Jin-sol2"Flying Duck"Cherry Filter81So-jung3"1, 2, 3, 4"Lee Hi75Hye-mi4"Hush"Miss A68Bo-hyung5"The Unwritten Legend"Shin Seung-hun99So-yeon6"Lady Camellia"Lee Mi-ja83
Team A: Min-jae Kei Hyun Seung-hee
Team B: Uji Bo-hyung 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 resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreDa-won1"You're the Best"Mamamoo94Sung-yeon2"Memory of the Wind"Na-ul63Hyun Seung-hee3"Cheer Up"Twice94Oh Seung-hee4"Bang Bang Bang"Big Bang68Min-jae5"I"Kim Tae-yeon65Kei6"Wild Flower"Park Hyo-shin90
+Team B performances and round one resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreBo-hyung1"Across the Universe"Baek Ye-rin104So-yeon2"Wi Ing Wi Ing"Hyukoh63Uji3"Love Me Right"Exo108Hye-mi4"Rough"GFriend49Jin-sol5"Woo Ah"Crush61So-jung6"I Don't Love You"Urban Zakapa107
Team A: Hyun Seung-hee Kei Da-won
Team B: So-jung Bo-hyung (tie)Uji (tie)
Episode 6: Military Special Theme: Capturing the hearts of military menThe 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 resultsContestants(Team name)OrderGuest performersSong(s)Original artist(s)ScoreSo-yeon & Min-jae(Presidents of the Military)1Laboum: ZN and Yul-heeSonamoo: Na-hyun and Eui-jin"Heart Attack"AOA257Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee(Daughters)2none"Mom"Ra.D308Uji & Kei(Bevelyz)3Bestie: Da-hye and Hye-yeonLovelyz: Ye-in and Su-jeong"Twinkle""Something"Girls' Generation-TTSGirl's Day359Hye-mi & Sung-yeon(Fiple)4Fiestar: Jei and YeziPristin: Eunwoo and Roa"Pick Me"I.O.I185Jin-sol & Da-won(Unbeatably Innocent & Sexy)5April: Chae-won and Na-eunCosmic Girls: Exy and Cheng Xiao"Touch My Body""Mister"SistarKara256So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee(Oh My Lady)6Ladies' Code: Ashley and ZunyOh My Girl: YooA and Mimi"24 Hours""NoNoNo"SunmiApink379
So-jung & Hyun Seung-hee Uji & Kei Bo-hyung & Oh Seung-hee
Episodes 7 and 8: Legendary Songs Theme: Collaborating with legendary singersThe gurus did not vote as they all collaborated with one of the contestants. Voters: 106
+Team A performances and round one resultsContestantOrderSong(s)Original artist(s)ScoreSung-yeon1"100 Days Prayer"S#arp91Da-won2"Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah"Clon86"Choryeon""Nan"Hyun Seung-hee3"Maybe I Love You"Girl Friends88"Lover"Roo'raOh Seung-hee4"Hit Song"NRG80Kei5"Kiss"Country Kko kko102Min-jae6"Friend"Cho PD feat. Insooni90
+Team B performances and round one resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreBo-hyung1"You in my Vague Memory"Hyun Jin-young97Hye-mi2"Goodbye Romance"Seo In-young90"One More Time"JewelrySo-yeon3"A Midsummer Night's Dream"Brown Eyed Girls92Uji4"Candy"H.O.T.92Jin-sol5"Coincidence"Baby V.O.X81So-jung6"You Wouldn't Answer My Calls"2AM94
Team A: Kei Hyun Seung-hee Sung-yeon
Team B: Bo-hyung 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 resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreDa-won1"Yanghwa Bridge"Zion.T 158Min-jae2"Mt. Chilgap"Joo Byung Seon 148Hyun Seung-hee3"Walking With"Kim Dong-ryool 148Oh Seung-hee4"All for You"Seo In-guk & Jung Eun-ji 123Kei5"As You Live"Cha Ji-yeon 168Sung-yeon6"Desperado"Eagles 152
+Team B performances and round one resultsContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreBo-hyung1"Friend"Ahn Jae-wook 187So-yeon2"A Moment Like This"Kelly Clarkson 152Jin-sol3"Thanks"Kim Dong-ryool 145So-jung4"Bae Bae"Big Bang 149Hye-mi5"Etude of Memories"Jeon Ram Hui 149Uji6"Road"g.o.d 172
Team A: Kei (Lovelyz) Da-won (Cosmic Girls) Hyun Seung-hee (Oh My Girl)
Team B: Bohyung (Spica) Uji (BESTie) Soyeon (Laboum)
Episode 11 : Final - Top 5
+Round 1ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScoreBo-hyung1"Caution"Tashannie 84Uji2"U-Go-Girl"Lee Hyori 78Kei3"Western Sky"Lee Seung-chul 70Hyun Seung-hee4"I Want You Back"The Jackson 5 79"Billie Jean"Michael Jackson"Man in the Mirror"So-jung5"One's Way Back"Park Seon Joo 80
+Round 2ContestantOrderSongOriginal artistScore †Bo-hyung1"Who You Are"Jessie J 89Uji2"For 1000 Days"Lee Seung-hwan ≤ 81 Kei3"Deviation"Jaurim ≤ 89 Hyun Seung-hee4"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-jung5"Heeya"Lee Seung-chul ≤ 79
Bohyung (Spica) 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" "Shout to Myself" (Min-jae) – 3:16 "Atlantis Princess" (Kei) – 4:04 "Don't Be Shy" (So-jung) – 2:13
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 03" "I Have Nothing" (Uji) – 4:09 "The Unwritten Legend" (Bo-hyung) – 3:30 "Lady Camellia" (So-yeon) – 3:42
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 04" "Cheer Up" (Hyun Seung-hee) – 4:22 "You're the Best" (Da-won ft. Yeon-jung) – 3:48
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 05" "I Don't Love You" (So-jung) – 4:40 "Across the Universe" (Bo-hyung ft. Flowsik) – 4:14 "Woo Ah" (Jin-sol) – 3:24
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 06" "24 Hours + NoNoNo" (So-jung and Hyun Seung-hee) – 4:47 "Twinkle + Something" (Uji and Kei) – 4:14 "Mom" (Bo-hyung and Oh Seung-hee) – 3:52
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 07" "Kiss" (Tak Jae-hoon and Kei) – 4:52 "Maybe I Love You + Lover" (Chae Ri-na and Hyun Seung-hee) – 5:44 "100 Days Prayer" (Lee Ji-hye and Sung-yeon) – 3:55
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 08" "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (So-yeon and JeA) – 3:47 "Goodbye Romance" (Hye-mi and Seo In-young) – 3:09
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 09" "As You Live" (Kei) – 5:48 "Desperado" (Sung-yeon) – 3:55 "Mt. Chilgap" (Min-jae) – 3:47
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 10" "Friend" (Bo-hyung) – 4:32 "Road" (Uji) – 4:24 "A Moment Like This" (So-yeon ft. The Ray) – 3:55
"Idol Vocal League - Girl Spirit Episode 11" "Caution" (Bo-hyung) – 4:02 "Who You Are" (Bo-hyung) – 4:26 "One's Way Back" (So-jung) – 4:52 "Deviation" (Kei) – 4:31 "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 dateAGB Nielsen Nationwide Ratings1July 19, 20161.386%2July 26, 20161.069%3August 2, 20161.187%4August 9, 20160.994%5August 16, 20160.730%6August 23, 20161.026%7August 30, 20160.920%8September 6, 20161.014%9September 13, 20160.793%10September 20, 20160.670%11September 27, 20160.937%
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