The second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 18, 2012, airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup.
Yang Hyun-suk, Park Jin-young, and BoA returned as judges.
[1] The season ended on April 6, 2013, with Akdong Musician crowned as winner and chose to sign with YG Entertainment.
[3] For Rounds 1 to 3, the Top 10 competes 1:1 on the live stage with the results determined by the judges.
Of the remaining contestants, the judges use a "Wild Card" to save one of them in Rounds 1 to 3.