Genre Music-reality show Directed by Kim Young-wook First episode date 9 February 2016 Number of seasons 1 | Written by Mo Eun-seol Country of origin South Korea No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 20 November 2016 Network Seoul Broadcasting System | |
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Similar Good Sunday, Duet Song Festival, King of Mask Singer, K‑pop Star, Hidden Singer Profiles | ||
Fantastic Duo (Korean: 판타스틱 듀오) is a 2016 South Korean television program is a show where fans can sing a duet with their favorite singer using their cell phones. This show is hosted by Jun Hyun-moo. It airs on SBS every Sundays at 16:50 (KST) beginning April 17, 2016; forming part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup. There were 30 episodes aired during Season 1, which ended on November 20, 2016.
Contents
Format
In each episode, 3-4 Korean singers will compete each other in order to find and be the "Fantastic Duo". Through the singing application "everySing", 5-10 runner ups from ordinary people were selected and from there, 3 contestants were selected and will appear in the show. The contestants later compete with each other in "1:3 Random Competition" (details below), where the singers would choose one of the 3 contestants to be his/her "Fantastic Duo". Later a final performance will be conducted, and the duo which received the highest votes out of 300 audiences will be crowned as the winner. The songs will be officially released as a single, and will be given the copyright that is protected by the Korean Law, and the copyright will be maintained for the next 70 years. To ensure for the contestants to earn the royalty, the broadcasting company, SBS, will register the contestants to the Federation of Korean Music Performers, where they will automatically given the privilege of a singer. The winning duo will earn $10,000 (Ten thousand dollars) for every win, with a maximum of five wins.
1:3 Random Competition
The 3 contestants will go up to the stage and will sing a singer's song. The contestants can only sing when their light comes up, with the light comes up randomly. The singer sing the song's first verse. After the performance ended, the singer will personally shut down the contestants light, the contestant with his/her light still comes up became the singers "Fantastic Duo"
In several episodes, there would be a "First Impression Medley" section which allows the singers to see the contestants abilities and help them to choose his/her duo.
Panelists
In every episode, there would be a group of panelists that act as co-hosts, judges and commentators which could help the singer to choose his/her duo. Regular panelists include Park Myeong-su, Jang Yun-jeong, Seo Jang-hoon, Yoon Sang, and Han Hee-jun. Guest panelists include Hani (EXID), Noh Sa-yeon, Oh Ha-young (Apink), and many more.
List of guests and results
Note: the section labeled in gold is the winner