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.

In between performance are also separate intermediate episodes that document the singers' progress and rehearsals.

All contestants spend the week practicing and planning, given free rein on the interpretation of their songs and the staging of their performances.

These intermediate episodes include sample performances in the middle of the week, allowing the contestants to exhibit their progress in front of fellow competitors.

The competitors privately vote for 1st and 7th place, determining the singers' rankings to serve as a checkpoint.

The results are revealed sans audience to the contestants and managers, ranking competitors from first to seventh.

The competitor with the lowest average ranking is eliminated, and the next week sees a new singer added to the competition.

Due to the controversy with Kim Gun-mo being eliminated and returning, this episode showed the manager's point of view of the broadcasts and the singers thus far.

Baek Ji-young withdrew, citing that she had to prepare for her upcoming album, and three new singers were introduced.

Seven former contestants and graduates accompanied the current singers to Melbourne, where they also performed songs of their choice.