Superstar K

Superstar K is a Korean talent show that is similar to American Idol in format. It is hosted by a cable television channel called Mnet.

Notable for breaking the Korean percentage record of viewers on cable television.

Season 1 ran in 2009; Season 2 in 2010; Season 3 is currently running in 2011.

The website for Superstar K can be found here.

This show displays examples of:

 * Mr. Fanservice: Seo In Gook, the winner of Season 1; John Park and Kang Seung Yoon from Season 2.
 * Expy: Of American Idol.
 * Also, both of the male judges are these of Simon Cowell to a degree; all the female judges have unfortunately been these of Paula Abdul.
 * Invincible Hero: Ulala Session in Season 3.
 * Manipulative Editing: Big time. In fact...
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: So much that one of the entries in Season 3 that made the top 10 did this because of it.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: John Park, in a sense, since he managed to reach the top 20 in American Idol before making his way into Season 2 of this show.
 * Also, Chris Golightly from Season 9 of American Idol happens to appear on Season 3.
 * Shocking Elimination: The eliminations of Jang Jae In and Kim Ji Soo in Season 2.
 * Trope Codifier: Of survival reality TV shows in Korea.