I Am a Singer

I Am a Singer
I Am a Singer's logo (Korean)
Also known asKorean: 나는 가수다; RRNaneun Gasuda
GenreReality television
Created byKim Yong Hee MBC
Presented byYoon Jong-shin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons3 (Regular Series)
4 (Specials)
No. of episodesSeason 1: 48
Season 2: 35
Season 3: 13
Production
ProducersShin Jung-su
Kim Yu-gon
Lee Beong-huk
Jun Sung-ho
Kim Ming-jong
Running time110 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseMarch 6, 2011 (2011-03-06) –
present
Related
Sunday Night
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I Am a Singer (Korean나는 가수다; RRNaneun Gasuda) is a popular South Korean singing competition program; a part of MBC's Sunday Night lineup. Seven talented, veteran Korean singers perform for a selected audience, which votes to eliminate one singer after each week's performance. The following week, another singer joins the competition, and the lineup of artists varies throughout the course of the show.[1] The program ended its first season on February 19, 2012. Its second season ended in May 2012. Its third season ended on April 24, 2015.[2]

I Am a Singer differs from other televised music competitions in that the participants are all veteran musicians who have established music careers varying from mega stardom to relative obscurity. Due to this fact, and because none of the accomplished singers desire to be voted last amongst their peers and eliminated, the level of performance is usually high and acclaimed by critics and viewers alike.

  1. ^ (in Korean)Description of Program, MBC, Retrieved on November 15, 2011
  2. ^ ‘나가수’ 시즌2 첫방송 5월 연기 ‘파업 여파+섭외 난항’ (in Korean). Newsen. March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.