| Sing Again | |
|---|---|
 Season 4 promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 싱어게인 - 무명가수전 |
| RR | Sing eogein - mumyeong gasujeon |
| MR | Sing ŏgein - mumyŏng kasujŏn |
| 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 (2020-11-16) |
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.
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-gia | 이승기 | Singer, actor, host, entertainer |
| Current Senior Judges | Yoon Jong-shinb | 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-yeolc | 유희열 | Singer, host, composer, producer |
| Jeon In-kwond | 전인권 | Singer, songwriter | |
| Kim Jong-jine | 김종진 | Singer, actor | |
| Lee Sun-heec | 이선희 | Singer-songwriter | |
| Yoon Do-hyunf | 윤도현 | Singer, musician, songwriter | |
| Song Min-hog | 송민호 | Member of Winner, lyricist, composer | |
| Sunmih | 선미 | Former member of Wonder Girls, 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)67 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
References
References
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- "Ep. 4–3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- "Ep. 4–4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- "Ep. 4–5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- "Ep. 4–6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- "Ep. 4–7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
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- "Ep. 4–10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- "Ep. 4–11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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- "Ep. 4–13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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