Dancing with the Stars (South Korean TV program)

For the most recent series, see Dancing with the Stars (Korean season 3).

Dancing with the Stars (댄싱 위드 더 스타) is a dance competition show airing on MBC TV in South Korea. The show is based on the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise.

Dancing with the Stars
Developed by	Park Jung-gun
Presented by	Lee Deok-hwa Kim Gyu-ri
Judges	Park Sang-won Alex Kim Kim Joo-won
Country of origin	South Korea
No. of seasons	3
Production
Executive producer	Han Bong-gun
Producer	Lim Yeon-sang
Production companies	MBC C&I Under license from BBC Worldwide
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06) – June 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)

Cast

Presenters

Key:

  Current presenter

  Previous presenter

Presenter	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Lee Deok-hwa
Kim Gyu-ri
Lee So-ra

Judging panel

Key:

  Current judging panel

  Previous judge(s)

Judge	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Kim Joo-won
Alex Kim
Park Sang-won
Song Seung-hwan
Nam Kyong-joo
Hwang Seon-woo

Contestants

Season 1 Contestants

• Kim Yeong-cheol (actor, partnered by Lee Chae-won)
• Kim Dong-kyoo (classical singer, partnered by Lee Han-na)
• Kim Jang-hoon (rock singer, partnered by Jeong Ah-reum)
• Lee Bong-Ju (former marathoner, partnered by Choi Soo-jeong)
• Moon Hee-joon (pop/rock singer, partnered by Ahn Hye-sang)
• Oh Sang-jin (announcer, partnered by Ham Ga-yeon)
• Kim Gyu-ri (actress, partnered by Kim Kang-san)
• Park Eun-ji (entertainer, partnered by Kwon Soon-yong)
• Jessica Gomes (model, partnered by Park Ji-woo)
• Lee Seul-ah (professional Go player, partnered by Park Sang-woon)
• Hyuna (pop singer, partnered by Nam Kee-yong)

Season 2 Contestants

• Kim Hyoyeon (pop singer, partnered by Kim Hyung-suk)
• Kim Ga-young (pocket billiards/pool player, partnered by Kim Kang-san)
• Ye Ji-won (actress, partnered by Bae Ji-ho)
• Choi Yeo-jin (actress and model, partnered by Park Ji-woo)
• Shin Soo-Ji (former rhythmic gymnast, partnered by Kwon Sun-bin)
• Choi Eun-kyung (entertainer, partnered by Kim Sang-min)
• Lee Hoon (actor, partnered by Ham Ga-yeon)
• Song Chong-gug (former football player, partnered by Lee Ji-eun)
• Denis Kang (MMA fighter, partnered by Kim Soo-kyung)
• Sunwoo Jae-duk (actor, partnered by Lee Han-na)
• Kim Won-chul (architect, partnered by Son Jin-joo)
• Tony An (singer, partnered by Bae So-young)

Season 3 Contestants

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (Korean season 3)

• Kim Wan-sun (singer, partnered by Kim Hyung-suk)
• Lee Jong-won (actor, partnered by Lee Chae-won)
• Lee Eun-gyeol (magician, partnered by Lee Jung-hyun)
• Kim Kyung-ho (rock singer, partnered by Ahn Hye-sang)
• Oh Mi-hee (actress, partnered by Kim Sang-min)
• Fei (pop singer, partnered by Kim Su-ro)
• Nam Bo-ra (actress, partnered by Kwon Sun-yong)
• Hye Park (model, partnered by Zegna)
• Woo Ji-Won (former basketball player, partnered by Choi Song-hwa)
• Seungho (pop singer, partnered by Son Jin-joo)
• Jeanette Lee (pool player, partnered by Lee Hoo-sun)
• Kim Dae-ho (announcer, partnered by Choi Soo-jeong)

Series overview

Season	No. of stars	No. of weeks	Duration dates	Celebrity honor places
				Winner	Second place	Third place
1) 2011	11	12	June 10, 2011 – August 26, 2011	Moon Hee-joon & Ahn Hye-sang	Kim Gyu-ri & Kim Kang-san	Jessica Gomes & Park Ji-woo
2) 2012	12	12	April 27, 2012 – July 27, 2012	Choi Yeo-jin & Park Ji-woo	Kim Hyoyeon & Kim Hyung-suk	Ye Ji-won & Bae Ji-ho
3) 2013	12	12	March 8, 2013 – June 7, 2013	Fei & Kim Su-ro	Kim Kyung-ho & Ahn Hye-sang	Lee Eun-gyeol & Lee Jung-hyun