Winners of tvN K-POP Star Hunt S2

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The final 16 contestants impressed the judges but only two are going to Seoul...

tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 (Singapore’s leg of audition)

(L-R) 1^st Runner-Up, Rendy Lauwady and Winner, Anthea Wang Yi Thong

Anthea Wang, 16 and Rendy Lauwady, 20 trumped 14 other candidates and emerged as the top two winners at the second audition for the Singapore’s leg of tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2! The duo will represent Singapore for an intensive training at the renowned Korean artiste management company, CUBE Entertainment, with 14 other contestants across the region including Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand as well as new additions, Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam. 

Judges and Winners of Singapore leg of tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2

(L-R) Park Jae-Hyun, Eddy Tan,

1^st Runner-Up Rendy Lauwady, Winner Anthea Wang, Irene Ang and Tony An

Performing in front of the crowd for the Singapore leg of the tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2, today’s audition saw the Top 16 taking the stage, wowing on-lookers and supporters at Plaza Singapura, with their powerhouse vocals and exuberant dance moves. Two winners eventually emerged triumphant from the intense competition, which saw more than 1000 submitted video entries as well as an additional hundreds of participants from walk-in auditions trying out for a shot at superstar stardom.

Judges (L-R)
Park Jae-Hyun - General Department Head of Rookie Development Division, CUBE Entertainment  
Irene Ang - Singapore guest judge, Founder and CEO of local artiste management company FLY Entertainment 
Tony An - from legendary K-Pop group H.O.T  and 
Eddy Tan - Vice President, Programming of tvN, [V] and Star World, FOX International Channels (FIC)

Overcoming nerves and the shock of winning, Anthea, currently a student at Kranji Secondary School, shared “I never expected to win! I was stunned yesterday to hear that I had made it through to the Top 16. And being the winner is an even greater surprise. I’m nervous about the thought of going to Seoul to represent Singapore, but my family is very supportive of me, and I’m ready to give the opportunity my all,” she exclaimed.

Name: Anthea Wang Yi Thong 袁瑜同
Age: 16
Occupation: Student, Kranji Secondary School
Performing item: (Sing) Ugly by 2NE1
As a walk-in contestant at tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2, Anthea did not expect to win the competition at all. She was already shocked to be selected as she faced tough competition from other aspiring stars. She was shocked beyond words upon hearing the news that she was selected as the Top 16 and now that she has made it to the top 2, life is even more surreal for her. She hopes to be a punk artiste much like her favourite bands Big Bang, 2NE1 and BAP. She plays the guitar and says that she is really nervous about the thought of going to Seoul. Anthea has to juggle between her training as well as preparing for her O Levels.
Anthea’s singing talents were undeniable as she had emerged as a finalist as one of the 309 contestants from the walk-in auditions the day before at StarHub Green. tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 was her first K-Pop talent competition and her winning song was “Ugly” by 2NE1.

20-year old Rendy, who currently works as an event organiser, could hardly believe that he had emerged as the first runner up. Over-awed with the astonishing announcement, Rendy was almost at a loss for words. Rendy shared, “This is a dream come true. I never thought that I could make it this far in the competition. I just know that I really, really want to be a singer and tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 gave me this chance!”

Name: Rendy Lauwady (Indonesian)Age: 20Occupation: Events OrganiserPerforming item: (Sing) The Way You Look At Me by Christian BautistaRendy is an Indonesian-Chinese who flew all the way to Singapore just for this audition. He works as an event organizer in Indonesia and he often performs in pubs and bars to hone his singing skills. Besides that, the avid Christian also takes time to sing for the church. He is able to speak a little Korean and he’s confident of winning this contest which he did. This jovial 20 year old is set to take the stage away in Korea.

To witness the contestants’ journey to stardom, stay tuned to tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 which will premiere on Saturday, 24 November 2012 on  tvN, StarHub TV Ch. 824/ 874 (HD).