SBS's hit show "K-Pop Star" is making a change to the format. Each week the contestants will compete with one getting eliminated. First place contestants will automatically advance, third place will get eliminated, and the second place contestants will get one more chance to grace the stage. Park Sung Hoon, "We'll trim down the final list to 10 contestants and air live from then. Every week, one contestant will be eliminated. After nine episodes, we'll determine the final winner in the last week of April."

In continuing the theme of being different, the votes from viewers will only comprise 40% of the total vote. Producers say, "No system is 100% perfect. But we're trying to keep our core idea intact. The viewer votes will not comprise over 40% of the final outcome. Our intention is to feature as much expert evaluation as possible, and groom a K-Pop star under their guidance," he added.

Just to give a little more detail, Hoon continued, "It's fun to see the final winner based on viewer votes. But that's not what our program's goal is. That doesn't mean we can just ignore the viewers' decision. We're trying to figure out the right balance to keep our focus but apply viewer votes to a certain extent at the same time," he continued.

"Once the final winner is determined, 'K-Pop Star' will be over. And you'll get to see that person through promotional activities. As for the one's eliminated, we agreed not to contact them until the show's end. We asked other agencies to not contact them as well, but we're getting a lot of inquiries," he said.