V-1 (Vocal No .1)

V-1 (an acronym for Vocal No.1) was a 2019 reality survival show on tvN. The purpose of the program was to select the Vocal Queen among the girl group members. Registration for the program was open to all girl group members, regardless of their positions in their groups. The production team then selected 24 idols and revealed their audition clips. The public could vote for their top 5 favorite contestants on V-1's official website. Only the top 12 girls in votes would progress and perform on the show.

Panel:
Yang Ji-hye (VIP voting squad)
Car, the garden (VIP voting squad)
Hyun Woo (VIP voting squad)
JeA (VIP voting squad)
Kang Ho Dong (MC)
Creator:
TVN
Release:
Sep 13, 2019 - Sep 15, 2019
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24 contestants
1 survivors
479 votes
4 episodes
2 day(s) duration

Rank of V-1 (Vocal No .1)

Rank Name Company Votes
1st Yeonjung Yeonjung Starship Entertainment 58

Contestant selection and audition clips

Aired: Sep 13, 2019

Episode: 1

Registration for the program was open to all girl group members, regardless of their positions in their groups. The production team then selected 24 girl group members and revealed their audition clips. The public may vote for their top 5 favourite girl group members on V-1's official website. Only the top 12 girl group members in votes would progress and perform on the show.

Selected contestants:

1   Yeonjung (WJSN) - Take Me Home by U Sung-eun Votes: 37,066
2   Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) - Inside Me by Maktub, Jeong Young-eun Votes: 31,389    
3   Yoojung (Weki Meki) - Whistle by BLACKPINK Votes: 30,854    
4   Suyeon (Weki Meki) - Betrayal by Big Mama Votes: 24,828    
5   Haeyoon (Cherry Bullet) - Such A Thing by Hwayobi Votes: 24,615    
6   Nayoung (Gugudan) - What Are You Talking About by Wine Loop Votes: 21,766
7   Jinsol (April) - Euphoria by BTS Votes: 21,668    
8   High.D (SONAMOO) - The Lonely Bloom Stands Alone by Hynn) Votes: 19,980    
9   Dakyung (VENUS) - Singing Got Better by Ailee Votes: 19,683    
10 Jueun (DIA) - U R by Taeyeon Votes: 19,427
11 Bora (Cherry Bullet) - Love, ing by Ben Votes: 19,365
12 Seoryoung (GWSN) - I Will Go to You Like the First Snow by Ailee Votes: 18,432

Non-selected contestants:

Minjae (SONAMOO) - Don't Think That You're Alone by Kim Bo-kyung
Chaekyung (April) - I Do Love Like That, I Do Smile Like That by Bubble Sisters
Chaewon    (April) - The Day Was Beautiful by Kassy
Huihyeon (DIA) - Blessed Me by Eco)
Eunchae (DIA) - Comet by Younha
Yoohyeon (Dreamcatcher) - Boy with Luv by BTS
Dajeong (HashTag) - Don't Know You by Heize
Seungmin (HashTag) - Ice Flower by Ailee
Lena (GWSN) - Beautiful Goodbye by Chen
SeeA (Pink Fantasy) - Décalcomanie by Mamamoo
Taera (GeeGu) - Fate by Lee Sun-hee
Carlyn (Z-Girls) - U R by Taeyeon

Episode 1 - Round 1

Aired: Sep 13, 2019

Episode: 2

In the 1st and 2nd episodes, there would be 6 match-ups in Round 1. The winner of each match-up would move on to Round 2, through the voting of the 101 members of the VIP voting squad, which includes JeA, Hyun Woo, Car, the Garden and fashion creative director Yang Ji-hye.

Jinsol (APRIL) - "Boy with Luv" by BTS / Dakyung (Venus) - "Love Over A Thousand Years"
by Park Wan Kyu   Votes: 39-62
Suyeon (Weki Meki) - "First Impression" by Kim Gun Mo / Yoojung - "And July" by Heize ft. DEAN 
& DJ Friz      Votes: 53-48
Bora (Cherry Bullet) - "Don't Go Today" by Ben / High.D (SONAMOO) - "A Cup of Soju"
by Im Chang Jung        Votes: 44-55

Episode 2 - Round 1

Aired: Sep 14, 2019

Episode: 3

In the 1st and 2nd episodes, there would be 6 match-ups in Round 1. The winner of each match-up would move on to Round 2, through the voting of the 101 members of the VIP voting squad, which includes JeA, Hyun Woo, Car, the Garden and fashion creative director Yang Ji-hye.

Nayoung (Gugudan) - "Me, In" by Wonder Girls / Haeyoon (Cherry Bullet) - "Tears Stole The Heart" by Ailee     Votes: 47-50
Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) - "Last Love" by Kim Bum Soo / Jueun (DIA) - "One's Way Back"
by Park Seon Ju        Votes: 51-48
Seoryoung (GWSN) - "Don't Forget" by Baek Z Young / Yeonjung (WJSN) - "Wind Flower"
by Lee Sun Hee      Votes: 33-65

Episode 3 - Round 2 and Final Round

Aired: Sep 15, 2019

Episode: 4

In the 3rd episode, Round 2 and the final round would be held. In Round 2, the 6 winning contestants from Round 1 would be split into 2 groups of 3 through random drawing of lots. The winner from each group would advance to the final round. The final winner of this series wins ₩10,000,000.

Round 2

Haeyoon (Cherry Bullet) - "Place Where You Need To Be" by God / Suyeon (Weki Meki) - "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" by SHINee / Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) - "Overdose" by EXO
Votes: 28-33-38
Yeonjung (WJSN) - "Fine" by Taeyeon / Dakyung (Venus) - "Dear Love" by The One / High.D (SONAMOO) - "Fate" by Lee Sun Hee
Votes: 36-27-33

Final Round

Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) - "The Moon of Seoul" by Kim Gun Mo / Yeonjung (WJSN) - "In Dream"
by Lena Park   Votes: 41-58

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