Second World () is a South Korean reality competition program created by JTBC. It premiered on JTBC on August 30, 2022, and aired for four months over a total of 10 episodes. The premise of the show involves eight female K-pop rappers competing against each other to showcase their vocal abilities. The winner was Moonbyul, with Exy finishing as runner-up.
Concept and format Second World was a singing competition featuring head-to-head battles, unit performances, original re-arrangements of well-known songs and collaborations with various producers.
The show's concept revolved around the aim of showcasing the vocal abilities of rappers in K-pop groups, who are often misconceived as not being strong singers. Furthermore, the show allowed them to showcase their diverse musicality which may not have often been possible when limited to their role as rappers in their respective groups.
The results hinged on judges' voting and audience participation, including global voting at the end of each episode. The finale was broadcast live on November 8, 2022 and Moonbyul was crowned the official winner through live voting.
Judges The judges, named "Voice Readers" in the show: Kim Bum-soo Jungyup Jung Eun-ji Seo Eun-kwang Kim Min-seok
Contestants Artist Debut Group Card Name Yubin Wonder GirlsJudgment Jimin AOAThe Hermit → Wheel of Fortune Moonbyul MamamooThe Emperor Mimi Oh My GirlStrength Exy WJSNThe Devil JooE MomolandThe Sun Moon Sua BilllieThe Magician Kim Seon-you CLASS:yThe Star
Performances
Prequel - The Moment of Work (Episode 1) Order Contestant Song title Video 1 Moon Sua "The Magician" 2 Yubin "The Second World" 3 JooE "Decaffeine" 4 Mimi "Sunset" 5 Kim Seon-you "Fifteen" 6 Moonbyul "On My Way" 7 Jimin "VVWD" 8 Exy "Diamonds"
Round 1 - Title Match (Episode 2-3) For each round, the maximum score is 1,000 points. Scoring from the 5 Voice Readers (judges) would contribute to 70% of the score, while online preliminary voting from the Global Hearers (audience) would contribute to 30% of the score. Each vote from a Voice Reader is equivalent to 100 points while winning the one-on-one match will grant the contestant an addition of 200 points, having 700 points the maximum score from Voice Readers. Global Hearer scores are based on a maximum of 300 points, wherein the contestant with the highest number of preliminary votes receiving 300 points, and the scores of the rest of contestants shall be based in proportion with the highest votes. Winner Round Contestant Song title Original performerVotes 1 Mimi "Up in the Sky" () Lexy4 Exy "Depressed Letter" () Yoo Jae-ha1 2 Yubin "Invitation" () Uhm Jung-hwa2 Jimin "Magic Carpet Ride" () Jaurim3 3Moon Sua "The Truth Untold" () BTS2Kim Seon-you "Winter Flower" (雪中梅) Younha, RM3 4Moonbyul "Congratulations" Day65JooE"Domino" Jessie J0
Rank Contestant Points Total Points Voice Reader 1 vs 1 Battle Global Hearer1stMoonbyul5002003001,0002ndMimi400200976973rdKim Seon-you300200925924thJimin300200585585thExy10002293296thYubin20001123127thMoon Sua2000882888thJooE005959
Round 2 - Unit Match (Episode 4) Winner Round Contestant Song title Original performerVotes1Meow (Mimi & Kim Seon-you)"Savior" ()Lee Hi0SQS (Moonbyul & Exy)"Energetic" ()Wanna One52Who X (JooE & Moon Sua)"What Type of X" ( X)Jessi527 (Yubin & Jimin)"Very Good"Block B0
Rank Contestant Points Total Points Voice Reader 1 vs 1 Battle Global Hearer1stSQS (Moonbyul & Exy)5002003001,0002ndWho X (JooE & Moon Sua)5002001168163rdMeow (Mimi & Kim Seon-you)001511514th27 (Yubin & Jimin)00120120
+Rounds 1-2: Cumulative Scores & Ranking Rank Contestant Points Round 1 Round 2Total Points1stMoonbyul1,0001,0002,0002ndExy3291,0001,3293rdMoon Sua2888161,1044thJooE598168755thMimi6971518486thKim Seon-you5921517437thJimin5581206788thYubin312120432
Round 3 - Producer Match (Episode 5-7) Winner Round Song title(Producer) Contestant Arrangement Votes1"XTRAORDINARY"(Devine Channel)JiminDawn3JooENight22"Burinake" ()(Baekho, BuildingOwner)ExyLatin1Kim Seon-youNewtro43"Rain" ()(Rocoberry)Moon SuaJazz Sound3MimiHip Hop Sound24"I'll Throw It" ()(Park Myung-soo, Yoo Jae-hwan)MoonbyulDisco0YubinRetro City Pop5
Rank Contestant Points Total Points Voice Reader 1 vs 1 Battle Global Hearer1stYubin500200837832ndKim Seon-you400200766763rdMoon Sua300200885884thJimin300200665665thExy10002213216thMoonbyul003003007thMimi2000912918thJooE200076276
+Rounds 1-3: Cumulative Scores & Ranking Rank Contestant Points Round 1 Round 2Round 3Total Points1stMoonbyul1,0001,0003002,3002ndMoon Sua2888165881,6923rdExy3291,0003211,6504thKim Seon-you5921516761,4195thJimin5581205661,2446thYubin3121207831,2157thJooE598162761,1518thMimi6971512911,139
Round 4 - Death Match (Episode 7-9) Winner Round Contestant Song title Original performerVotes1Exy"Wave" (feat. Jeong Se-woon)2JooE"Our Dream" ()Koyote32Kim Seon-you"Dramarama"Monsta X0Mimi"pporappippam" ()Sunmi53Moon Sua"Night Dream" ( (夜夢陰人))Lee Bada5Yubin"Scattered Days" ()Kang Susie04Moonbyul"Refuge" ()Psy5Jimin"U-Go-Girl"Lee Hyori0
Rank Contestant Points Total Points Voice Reader 1 vs 1 Battle Global Hearer1stMoonbyul50020030010002ndMimi500200947943rdMoon Sua500200737734thJooE300200715715thExy20002134136thYubin001551557thKim Seon-you0066668thJimin006565
Preliminary Results
Points Summary (Rounds 1-4) Eliminated Rank Contestant Points Total Points Round 1 Round 2 Round 3Round 41stMoonbyul1,0001,00030010003,3002ndMoon Sua2888165887732,4653rdExy3291,0003214132,0634thMimi6971512917941,9335thJooE598162765711,7226thKim Seon-you592151676661,4857thYubin3121207831551,3708thJimin558120566651,309
Final Round (Episode 10) In the final round, all points from the four preliminary rounds shall not be counted and will be based solely on the votes for the final songs and stages. The total score would be 10,000 points, where 40% would be based from global preliminary voting and 60% would be based from live voting via text. For the preliminary votes, two out of the five contestants must be voted. For the live text voting, either the number order or the Hangul name of the artist must be submitted to count as a vote, and voting for multiple artists are allowed. However, voting on the same artist multiple times is prohibited. Points conversion will be based on ratio method from the number of votes, rounding the scores to the nearest whole number, with the total scores of all contestants would be 4,000 and 6,000 on the Global Vote Score and Real-Time Vote Score, respectively. Order Contestant Song title1Mimi"The Original"2Exy"Birthday Party"3Moon Sua"The Magic!an"4JooE"Now"5Moonbyul"Comma" ((,)) Rank ContestantNo. of Votes Points Total ScoreGlobal VotesLive Votes Global Vote Score Real-Time Vote Score1stMoonbyul36,7976,2721,5422,6154,1572ndExy13,4474,1345641,7232,2873rdMimi13,6592,6595731,1091,6824thJooE20,5943258631359985thMoon Sua10,9271,002458418876
Final ranking Rank Artist Debut Group Card Name1 Moonbyul MamamooThe Emperor2 Exy WJSNThe Devil3 Mimi Oh My GirlStrength4 JooE MomolandThe Sun5 Moon Sua BilllieThe Magician6 Kim Seon-you CLASS:yThe Star7 Yubin Wonder GirlsJudgment8 Jimin AOAThe Hermit → Wheel of Fortune
Discography
The Second World Episode 2
The Second World Episode 3
The Second World Episode 4
The Second World Episode 5
The Second World Episode 6
The Second World Episode 7
The Second World Episode 8
The Second World FINAL
Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide) Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) 1 August 30, 2022 2 September 6, 2022 0.683 3 September 13, 2022 0.618 4 September 20, 2022 0.471 5 October 4, 2022 0.646 6 October 11, 2022 0.681 7 October 18, 2022 0.474 8 October 25, 2022 0.443 9 November 6, 2022 0.489 10 November 8, 2022 Average
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