Sing Again
2020–2025 South Korean television show
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Sing Again (Korean: 싱어게인 - 무명가수전) is a South Korean television program that aired on JTBC starting November 16, 2020. Season 1 aired at 22:30 (KST) on Monday.
| Sing Again | |
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Season 4 promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 싱어게인 - 무명가수전 |
| RR | Singeogein - mumyeonggasujeon |
| MR | Singŏgein - mumyŏnggasujŏn |
| Genre | Reality show |
| Directed by | Yoon Hyun-joon |
| Presented by | Lee Seung-gi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 50 + 1 special |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | November 16, 2020 |
Season 2, starting on December 6, 2021, aired at 21:00 (KST) every Monday. Season 3, starting on October 26, 2023, aired at 22:00 (KST) every Thursday. Season 4, starting on October 14, 2025, aired at 22:30 (KST) every Tuesday.
All seasons have been hosted by Lee Seung-gi.
Overview
There are many unknown singers all over the world, singers who have been short-lived but have been forgotten, and singers who are capable but have not come across an opportunity to debut. These singers are given a second chance to "sing again" through the show in this new-concept rebirth talent show.
Judges and MC
| Position | Name | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom. | Hangul | ||
| MC | Lee Seung-gi[a] | 이승기 | Singer, actor, host, entertainer |
| Current Senior Judges | Yoon Jong-shin[b] | 윤종신 | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Yim Jae-beom | 임재범 | Singer-songwriter | |
| Baek Ji-young | 백지영 | Singer | |
| Kim Eana | 김이나 | Lyricist, songwriter | |
| Current Junior Judges | Lee Hae-ri | 이해리 | Member of Davichi, musical actress |
| Kyuhyun | 규현 | Member of Super Junior, host, musical actor | |
| Taeyeon | 태연 | Singer, Member of Girls' Generation | |
| Code Kunst | 코드 쿤스트 | Composer, rapper, producer | |
| Previous Judges | You Hee-yeol[c] | 유희열 | Singer, host, composer, producer |
| Jeon In-kwon[d] | 전인권 | Singer, songwriter | |
| Kim Jong-jin[e] | 김종진 | Singer, actor | |
| Lee Sun-hee[c] | 이선희 | Singer-songwriter | |
| Yoon Do-hyun[f] | 윤도현 | Singer, musician, songwriter | |
| Song Min-ho[g] | 송민호 | Member of Winner, lyricist, composer | |
| Sunmi[h] | 선미 | Singer, songwriter, lyricist | |
- Main presenter/host.
- He served as stand-in for Hee-yeol in Season 2, who was unable to attend due to illness. He became a senior judge in season 3.
- Senior judge in seasons 1–2.
- He only appeared in episodes 1–2 of season 1 because of the tight filming schedule.
- Replaced Jeon as senior judge in season 1.
- Senior judge in season 2.
- Junior judge in seasons 1–2
- Junior judge in seasons 1–3
Series overview
| Series | No. of episodes |
Originally Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | 16 November 2020 | 15 February 2021 | Lee Seung-yoon 이승윤 |
Jeong Hongil 정홍일 |
Lee Mu-jin 이무진 |
[1] |
| 2 | 12 | 6 December 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Kim Ki-tae 김기태 |
Kim So-yeon 김소연 |
Yun Sung 윤성 | |
| 3 | 13 | 26 October 2023 | 18 January 2024 | Hong Isaac 이삭홍 |
So Soo-bin 소수빈 |
Jang Eun-jung (EJel) 장은정 |
[2] |
| 4 | 13 | 14 October 2025 | 6 January 2026 | Lee Oh-wook 이오욱 |
Dorado 도라도 |
Kim Jae-min 김재민 |
[3] [4] |
Ratings
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | 0.715 | 1.376 | 1.658 | 1.657 | 1.806 | 1.770 | 1.515 | 1.984 | 2.016 | 2.059 | 2.318 | 2.442 | – | 1.776 | |
| 2 | 1.215 | 1.582 | 1.729 | 1.816 | 1.820 | 1.750 | 1.788 | 1.921 | 1.869 | 1.449 | 2.025 | 1.976 | – | 1.794 | |
| 3 | 0.998 | 1.424 | 1.607 | 1.543 | 1.546 | 1.506 | 1.543 | N/A | 1.323 | 1.362 | 1.460 | 1.546 | 1.577 | N/A | |
| 4 | 0.907 | 0.991 | 0.850 | 0.729 | 0.839 | 0.791 | 0.803 | 0.801 | 0.933 | 0.829 | 0.730 | 0.752 | 0.848 | N/A | |
Season 1: 2020–2021
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[6][7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 16, 2020 | 3.165% | 3.570% |
| 2 | November 23, 2020 | 5.416% | 5.575% |
| 3 | November 30, 2020 | 7.131% | 7.762% |
| 4 | December 7, 2020 | 6.914% | 8.215% |
| 5 | December 14, 2020 | 7.545% | 8.884% |
| 6 | December 21, 2020 | 7.248% | 8.115% |
| 7 | January 4, 2021 | 6.241% | 7.382% |
| 8 | January 11, 2021 | 8.450% | 9.451% |
| 9 | January 18, 2021 | 8.221% | 9.027% |
| 10 | January 25, 2021 | 8.516% | 9.437% |
| 11 | February 1, 2021 | 10.062% | 11.753% |
| 12 | February 8, 2021 | 10.010% | 11.591% |
| Average | 7.410% | 8.397% | |
| Specials | |||
| 13 | February 15, 2021 | 4.880% | 5.997% |
Season 2: 2021–2022
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 6, 2021 | 5.556% | 6.120% |
| 2 | December 13, 2021 | 6.922% | 7.795% |
| 3 | December 20, 2021 | 7.811% | 8.683% |
| 4 | December 27, 2021 | 7.752% | 8.891% |
| 5 | January 3, 2022 | 8.000% | 9.138% |
| 6 | January 10, 2022 | 7.599% | 8.804% |
| 7 | January 17, 2022 | 7.600% | 8.335% |
| 8 | January 24, 2022 | 8.126% | 8.865% |
| 9 | February 7, 2022 | 7.889% | 9.285% |
| 10 | February 14, 2022 | 6.609% | 7.153% |
| 11 | February 21, 2022 | 8.507% | 9.849% |
| 12 | February 28, 2022 | 8.659% | 9.514% |
| Average | 7.586% | 8.536% | |
Season 3: 2023–2024
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | October 26, 2023 | 4.826% | 4.558% |
| 2 | November 2, 2023 | 6.703% | 6.346% |
| 3 | November 9, 2023 | 7.265% | 7.127% |
| 4 | November 16, 2023 | 6.756% | 6.742% |
| 5 | November 23, 2023 | 7.132% | 7.830% |
| 6 | November 30, 2023 | 7.168% | 7.774% |
| 7 | December 7, 2023 | 7.274% | 7.860% |
| 8 | December 14, 2023 | 7.851% | 8.500% |
| 9 | December 21, 2023 | 6.296% | 6.930% |
| 10 | December 28, 2023 | 6.027% | 6.363% |
| 11 | January 4, 2024 | 6.952% | 7.260% |
| 12 | January 11, 2024 | 6.820% | 7.444% |
| 13 | January 18, 2024 | 7.287% | 7.557% |
| Average | 6.776% | 7.099% | |
Season 4: 2025–2026
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[10] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | October 14, 2025 | 3.612% | 3.673% |
| 2 | October 21, 2025 | 3.780% | 4.270% |
| 3 | October 28, 2025 | 3.729% | 4.121% |
| 4 | November 4, 2025 | 3.252% | 3.476% |
| 5 | November 11, 2025 | 3.381% | 3.406% |
| 6 | November 18, 2025 | 3.548% | 3.695% |
| 7 | November 25, 2025 | 3.453% | 3.462% |
| 8 | December 2, 2025 | 3.360% | 3.543% |
| 9 | December 9, 2025 | 3.916% | 4.066% |
| 10 | December 16, 2025 | 3.404% | 3.613% |
| 11 | December 23, 2025 | 3.159% | 3.078% |
| 12 | December 30, 2025 | 3.041% | 3.224% |
| 13 | January 6, 2026 | 3.450% | 3.789% |
| Average | 3.469% | 3.647% | |
Note: This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Spin-offs
Famous Singer (2021)
Famous Singer (유명가수전) is a Sing Again spin-off program that runs from April 2, 2021 – June 22, 2021. It features the Top 3 contestants from Sing Again season 1.
On the new program, the Top 3 finalists include winner Lee Seung-yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong Il, and third-place contestant Lee Mu-jin, will be meeting with Korea's legendary singers to talk about music and perform covers and collaborations.[11][unreliable source?]
Famous Singers and Street Judges (2024)
Famous Singers and Street Judges (유명가수와 길거리 심사단) is the second spin-off program from Sing Again that runs from March 6, 2024. It features the Top 7 contestants from Sing Again season 3.
On the new program, the Top 7 contestants will leave the confines of the competition venue to tour the country, engaging in a novel road busking music show with a panel of street judges from various genders and generations.[12]