High School Rapper (season 2)
The second season of High School Rapper (Hangul: 고등래퍼 2) is a 2018 South Korean survival hip hop TV show. It aired on Mnet starting February 23 to April 13, 2018.[1] Haon won, Bae Yeon-seo came in second and Lee Byung-jae placed third in the final ranking.
| High School Rapper 2 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | School Rapper 2 |
| Directed by | Go Ik-jo Hwang Sung-ho Jun Ji-hyun |
| Presented by | Nucksal |
| Country of origin | South Korean |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Seoul, South Korea |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M |
| Distributor | CJ E&M Music and Live |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mnet |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | February 23 – April 13, 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Show Me The Money Unpretty Rapstar |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Season overview
| Episode # | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | February 23, 2018 |
| 2 | March 2, 2018 |
| 3 | March 9, 2018 |
| 4 | March 16, 2018 |
| 5 | March 23, 2018 |
| 6 | March 30, 2018 |
| 7 | April 7, 2018 |
| 8 | April 13, 2018 |
Episodes
Ep. 1-2: Cypher
On the first episode of the show, 32 high school students handpicked by the show's producers among 8,000 applicants met each other the first time.
Students in the same grade had to compete each other with freestyle rap, and the other grades got to vote on the best rapper among that grade. Then, the students voted first place in their respective grades were given the opportunity to take turns and choose their own teammates.
Among freshman, Lee Ye-chan was voted first place, and chose Yoon Byung-ho, Kim Se-ryung, Ji Min-hyuk, Lee Ji-eun, Alice, Kim Eun-ji, and Park Jin-oh as his teammates.
Among sophomores, Seok Min was voted first place, and chose Bae Yeon-seo, Oh Dam-yul, Yoon Jin-young, Song Jae-hoon, Lee Seung-hwa, Kim Seong-ho, and Park Young-seo for his team.
Among juniors, Kim Haon was voted first place, and chose Lee Byung-jae, Ha Seon-ho, Go Jun-seo, Jo Eun-san, Park Joon-ho, Hwi-young, and Kim Min-seok for his teammates..
Among seniors, Kim Yun-ho was voted first place. and chose Jo Won-woo, Bang Jae-min, Kim Hyo-dong,, Kim Geun-soo, Bin Ha-neul, Park Ji-won, and Lee Min-woo as his teammates.
Ep. 2-3: Team Finalization - Your Personal Story
Among eight teammates in each team determined from last competition, only top four, decided by the producers after watching their performance with lyrics about their personal stories, were allowed to advance to the next round.
Four teams of producers each were allowed to give maximum 50 points to each student, allowing for maximum 200 points per student.
Team Lee Ye-chan
Results for students Kim Eun-ji and Alice weren't disclosed.
| Place | Student | Score | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoon Byung-ho | 171 | 85.5 |
| 2 | Lee Ye-chan | 157 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Park Jin-oh | 141 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Lee Ji-eun | 121 | 60.5 |
| 5 | Kim Se-ryung | 116 | 58.0 |
| 6 | Ji Min-hyuk | 115 | 57.5 |
| - | Kim Eun-ji | - | - |
| - | Alice | - | - |
Afterwards, Deepflow became the team's mentor.
Team Seok Min
| Place | Students | Score | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bae Yeon-seo | 184 | 92.0 |
| 2 | Oh Dam-ryul | 176 | 88.0 |
| 3 | Yoon Jin-young | 173 | 86.5 |
| 4 | Lee Seung-hwa | 154 | 77.0 |
| 5 | Song Jae-hoon | 151 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Kim Seong-ho | 142 | 71.0 |
| 7 | Park Young-seo | 141 | 70.5 |
| 8 | Seok Min | 131 | 65.5 |
Afterwards, the team chose Hangzoo and Boi B as their mentors.
Team Kim Haon
| Place | Students | Score | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Haon | 191 | 95.5 |
| 2 | Lee Byung-jae | 180 | 90.0 |
| 3 | Ha Seon-ho | 162 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Park Joon-ho | 159 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Hwi-young | 154 | 77.0 |
| 6 | Kim Min-seok | 153 | 76.5 |
| 7 | Jo Eun-san | 128 | 64.0 |
| 8 | Go Jun-seo | 63 | 31.5 |
Afterwards, Groovy Room was chosen as the team's mentors.
Team Kim Yun-ho
Bin Ha-neul's results weren't disclosed.
| Place | Students | Score | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Won-woo | 178 | 89.0 |
| 2 | Kim Geun-soo | 176 | 88.0 |
| 3 | Kim Yun-ho | 160 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Bang Jae-min | 152 | 76.0 |
| 5 | Lee Min-woo | 151 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Kim Hyo-dong | 148 | 74.0 |
| 7 | Park Ji-won | 133 | 66.5 |
| - | Bin Ha-neul | - | - |
Afterwards, the team chose San E and Cheetah for their mentors.
Ep. 4-5: Team Battle - Textbook Literature
Students had to choose either a poetry or novel piece of their choice and write a song about it.
Each team, consisting of 4 members, were divided into two groups of two, and competed with other groups.
For groups that lost, only one of them were allowed to pass and the other one disqualified.
| Mentor | Group | Song | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poem | VS | San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo | Kim Geun-soo | Cast Away the Useless | 59 |
| Hangzoo, Boi B | Yoon Jin-young | Lee Seung-hwa | Wavering Flower | 41 | ||
| VS | Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-sepo | Oh Dam-ryul | Buk | 85 | |
| Groovy Room | Lee Byung-jae | Ha Seon-ho | By Burning Thirst | 15 | ||
| Novel | VS | Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on | Park Joon-ho | The Little Prince | 79 |
| Deepflow | Yoon Byung-ho | Park Jin-oh | Wan-deuk | 21 | ||
| VS | San E, Cheetah | Kim Yoon-ho | Bang Jae-min | Oseong and Haneum | 81 | |
| Deepflow | Lee Ye-chan | Lee Ji-eun | Camellia Blossoms | 19 | ||
Disqualified: Lee Seung-hwa, Ha Seon-ho, Park Jin-oh, and Lee Ji-eun.
All else passed.
Ep. 5-6: Team Battle - Collaboration with Mentors
Students competed in two groups, one group where mentors and students performed together, and the other where students performed with the beat produced by their mentors. Students that failed to get in top three were disallowed from advancing to the next round.
| Mentor | Student(s) | Guest Judges | % | Audience | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepflow | Yoon byung-ho | 176 | 88.0 | 262 | 87.3 | 438 | 87.6 |
| Groovy Room | Park Joon-ho | 161 | 80.5 | 242 | 80.7 | 403 | 80.6 |
| San E, Cheetah | Bang Jae-min, Kim Geun-soo | 124 | 62.0 | 272 | 90.7 | 396 | 79.2 |
| Hangzoo, Boi B | Oh Dam-ryul | 121 | 60.5 | 234 | 78.0 | 355 | 71.0 |
Oh Dam-ryul failed to get in the top three.
| Mentor | Student(s) | Guest Judges | % | Audience | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on, Lee Byung-jae | 190 | 95.0 | 281 | 93.7 | 471 | 94.2 |
| Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-seo, Yoon Jin-young | 170 | 85.0 | 294 | 98.0 | 464 | 92.8 |
| San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo, Kim Yoon-ho | 156 | 78.0 | 266 | 88.7 | 422 | 84.4 |
| Deepflow | Lee Ye-chan | 154 | 77.0 | 218 | 72.7 | 374 | 74.4 |
Lee Ye-chan failed to pass to the next round.
Ep. 7: Semi-Final
Of 10 students left in the race, only 5 were allowed to advance to the finals, determined by the audience vote after watching everyone's performance.
| Place | Mentor | Student | Points | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groovy Room | Kim Ha-on | 473 | 94.6 |
| 2 | Groovy Room | Lee Byung-jae | 468 | 93.6 |
| 3 | San E, Cheetah | Jo Won-woo | 436 | 87.2 |
| 4 | Hangzoo, Boi B | Bae Yeon-seo | 424 | 84.8 |
| 5 | Hangzoo, Boi B | Yoon Jin-young | 402 | 80.4 |
| 6 | Deepflow | Yoon Byung-ho | 396 | 79.2 |
| 7 | San E, Cheetah | Kim Yoon-ho | 340 | 68.0 |
| 8 | San E, Cheetah | Bang Jae-min | 332 | 66.4 |
| 9 | Groovy Room | Park Joon-ho | 298 | 59.6 |
| 10 | San E, Cheetah | Kim Geun-soo | 264 | 52.8 |
Ep. 8: Final
The audience of 500 voted on the students once during each performance, and once after every performance was over. On the first round of voting, cast during the performance, one voter could cast his or her vote to however many students, so every student could earn 500 maximum points. On the second round, cast after the performances, one voter could only vote on one member.
Kim Ha-on became the champion.
| 1st Round | % | 2nd Round | % | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Ha-on | 445 | 89.0 | 134 | 26.8 | 579 |
| 2 | Bae Yeon-seo | 447 | 89.4 | 125 | 25.0 | 572 |
| 3 | Lee Byung-jae | 443 | 88.6 | 91 | 18.2 | 534 |
| 4 | Yoon Jin-young | 379 | 75.8 | 105 | 21.0 | 484 |
| 5 | Jo Won-woo | 377 | 75.4 | 45 | 9.0 | 422 |
References
- "고등래퍼 2 - 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
External links
- (Korean) Official website