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Star Search 2024 is the ongoing 12th installment of the long-running Chinese talent competition Star Search, hosted by Mediacorp, which first premiered in 1988. The season premiered on 20 October and will conclude on 24 November.
Development
The season was announced on 21 June 2024 via various social media platforms and its Chinese news website 8world, announcing a theme of X Factor. To promote the season, three rounds of meet-and-greet sessions with various Mediacorp celebrities were held from 28 to 30 June at Orchard Central. Last season's runner-up Herman Keh, along with Chen Ning JJ Neo, Richie Koh, Sammi Tan, Tyler Ten and Zhai Siming, hosted the first day; Ben Yeo, Bonnie Loo, Daryl-Ann Jensen, Denise Camillia Tan, Fang Rong, Hazelle Teo, Jeremy Chan, Lim Pin Juen, Tan Ting Fong, Tay Ying and Yunis To in the second day; last season's top three Ye Jia Yun, Herman Keh and winner Zhang Zetong, along with Benjamin Tan, Hong Ling, Jensen Wang, Jernelle Oh, JJ Neo, Lim Pin Juen, Seow Sin Nee and Sheryl Ang, on the third.
= Auditions
=The auditions were announced on 22 June 2024 and applications opened until 13 July 2024, applicable for aspirants with ages between 17 and 30, and go through either rounds of auditions for a place in the live shows. In addition to the open auditions, talent scouts across five different polytechnics were also held prior to open auditions.
Following the audition and rounds of selections, the show announced on 23 August that they have shortlisted 20 contestants to compete this season, but not explicitly told of the names of the hopefuls at the time of announcement; they also revealed that these contestants had to attend masterclasses hosted by various celebrities and industry experts for two months thru September. The top 20 cast for the season include a married breakdancer couple, an online influencer, a contestant of a Thai and Indian heritage, some sporting professionals and one loyal viewer of Channel 8 dramas.
= Marketing
=BYD Auto replaces Audi as its official car this season, with the top three finalists winning a BYD car each (BYD Seal, Atto 3 and Dolphin for the winner, runner-up and third place finalists, respectively). Mitsubishi Electric is the only sponsor to return from the previous season. New and known sponsors for this season were Holistic Way, Recogen and Shopee.
Contestants
The 20 contestants were announced on 12 September, as follows:
Semifinal
The semifinal stage were broadcast over three taped 90-minute episodes from 20 October thru 3 November. All episodes provide closed captioning, unless otherwise stated.
= Episode 1: The Search for Stars - 寻星之路 (20 October)
=The first episode covers highlights based on the two rounds of open audition, including the Emotion (which enact a script given by the producers) and Charm (which test on charisma, physical and mental fortitude, or fashion detail) challenges covered by the contestants, as well as Talent Scouts across the five Polytechnics.
= Episode 2: The Making of A Star - 磨砺蜕变 (27 October)
=The second episode features the Top 20 contestants attending a 29-day masterclass (大师班) and training inside a private "Talent House" bungalow, from several professional artists, producers, designers and studio management, hosted by Dennis Chew and Guo Liang. The results for each of segments and its featured contestants were as follows:
The contestant's potential profession are revealed at the end of the episode, with eight aligned to hosting profession, and the other 12 aligned to acting.
= Episode 3: The Knockout - 对决之日 (3 November)
=The top 20 contestants compete in a series of three tasks assigned by production, and are judged by Mark Lee, Kym Ng and season one winner Zoe Tay. These contestants are grouped into teams of two, helmed by either Lee Teng or Quan Yifeng, to complete these challenges, which are:
Conduct a photoshoot directed by Sheila Sim. Team Lee contestants took a picture with a horse at Singapore Polo Club, while Team Quan contestants took a picture with porcelain at Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle industry factory;
Through drawing of lots into ten teams of two (one per gender) based on their current teams from the first task, contestants are assigned to certain hosting-related tasks inside each BYD car, then scout across Paya Lebar and SingPost Centre to complete the tasks; and
Through drawing of numbered lots into ten teams of two (one per gender), disregarding initial teams, these contestants must portray a two-minute simulated emotional scene in front of the aforementioned judges; the task was filmed in one of three colored rooms located at ArtSafe, with each room changing after the third and seventh scene.
Eight contestants were eliminated after the episode. The summary for each of the contestant's tasks (in order of appearance) and the final results (weighted percentages of scores in parenthesis) were:
Final
= Episode 4: The Prelude to Finale - 终极冲刺 (10 November)
=In the pre-finale episode, through the one-minute aptitude tests which involve script reprisals of drama serial scenes, both Qi and Yeo handpicked six contestants to serve as their respective mentors for the final and which films they will partake in the final. The episode also shows behind-the-scenes footage of the short films and supporters from each of the finalists.
= Episode 5: The Final Battle - 决赛之夜 (24 November)
=Unlike the first four episodes, the final will be live broadcast. The guest judges for the finale include Raymond Lam, Christopher Lee and Sandra Ng. The guest performers for the finale include Desmond Ng and a live band, and Tasha Low.
Round TBA: X-Factor and Dance segment
For these two rounds, contestants performed their own expertise and one dance segment.
Round TBA: Eloquence Round
For this round, mentors and their contestants drew lots on questions issued by each celebrity (acting as respective characters in selected scenes). Contestants have a specific amount of time to present their answers for the scenarios.
Round TBA: Short film
In the final round, the 12 finalists will be divided into two groups to participate in either one of two short films. Finalists mentored by Yeo Yann Yann performed Theatre Of Life (人生剧场; directed by Cho Jun Ming and guest starring Lina Ng), while finalists mentored by Qi Yuwu performed Talent Theatre (才华剧场; directed by Jun Chong and guest starring Andie Chen).
Overall result
References
External links
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