Korea's Got Talent, a popular Korean public audition program by tvN, a Korean Cable TV channel, premiered its season 2 on June 1st.
The show got off to a good start rating wise recorded 1.24% of average viewer's rating with 1.82% viewers' rating at its height. (Sources: AGB Nielson, tvN, Tooniverse, Ongamenet)
It has been said that Korea's Got Talent 2 is better than it was in season one. One of the reasons is that the performers were simply better. Other "upgrades" included Kim Gura, who is a popular TV entertainer and famous for his biting remarks being selected as a judge for the first time. ("Gura" means "Lie" in Korean)
Some comments from the audience included
"The show was so much more fun to watch. It captured me with upgraded performers and good show editing"
"It was better than expected. There ARE really various talents in the world!"
"Kim Gura is indeed strong."
"He is Simon Cowell in Korea"
The final winner of 'Korea's Got Talent 2' will get a prize of around $300,000 with some additional gifts such as a premium sedan.
