Fantastic Duo

Good Sunday - Fantastic Duo

Fantastic Duo title card
Genre Music-reality show
Written by Mo Eun-seol
Directed by Kim Young-wook
Presented by Jun Hyun-moo
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes Pilot: 1
Special: 2
Season 1: 30 (as of November 20, 2016)
Production
Running time 100 minutes
Release
Original network SBS
First shown in February 9, 2016 (pilot)
Original release April 17 (2016-04-17) – November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
Chronology
Related shows Good Sunday
External links
Website

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.[1] 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. [2] There were 30 episodes aired during Season 1, which ended on November 20, 2016.

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

Season 1

Ratings

References

  1. ↑ leejojoba. "BIGBANG's Taeyang Confirmed to Appear on New SBS Show "Fantastic Duo"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. ↑ Kim, Ha-jin (25 April 2016). "[어제 뭐 봤어?] '판타스틱 듀오', 소름 돋는 '갓'들의 무대". 10asia. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  3. 1 2 "Ratings on Naver" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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