Superstar K 2016
Superstar K 2016 is the eighth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and aired Thursday nights at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016, Kim Young-geun, won 500,000,000 won. This was the last season of the show to be produced, due to much lower viewership ratings than in past seasons. Kim Bum-soo returned as a judge. This season saw the addition of Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, and. This was the largest lineup of judges in the show's history, totaling 7.
This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 2 billion won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the Mnet programs Produce 101 and I Can See Your Voice.
Finalists
TOP 10
Jo Min WookCoronaLee Ji EunLee Sarah Yoo Da BinPark Hye-wonKim Ye SungDong Woo Seok- '''Kim Young Geun'''
Finals
TOP 10 - First Stage (November 17, 2016)
- Judges Score 50% + Population Votes 40% + Online Pre Votes 10%
TOP 7 - Judge's Mission (November 24, 2016)
- Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%
TOP 4 - My Style by Kim Gun-mo (December 1, 2016)
- Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%
Performance
TOP4 Special Stage: Jo Min Wook + Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun + Park Hye Won : "Park Gwang-hyun and Kim Gun-mo - Together"FINAL (December 8, 2016)
- Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%