Korea's Next Top Model (cycle 3)

Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 3

Promotional Photograph of the Cast of Cycle 3 of
Korea's Next Top Model
Country of origin South Korea
Broadcast
Original channel Onstyle
Original run July 21, 2012 – Octobe 20, 2012

Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 is the third Cycle of the Korean reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Korea's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry. The prize also includes a feature in W Magazine Korea and a contract for SK-II.[1]

Episode guide

Airport Fashion Couture and Captivating Goddesses of Nature

Original Airdate: July 21, 2012

The models undergo an interview with the judges, including host Jang Yoon Ju, and face a trio runway challenge at the airport when they arrive for casting. Most of the girls impress, while some fail to excel. Yeo Yeon Hui, Choi So Ra, Choi See Hee, and Choi Han bit excel. Kwon Da Min also manages to make a lasting impression. After the runway, the models take part in a photo shoot challenge at the airport, which will be followed by an elimination later on that day. At the shoot, Cho Won, So ra, So Hyun, Na hyun, Han bit, Yeon hui and Jin kyung manage to impress. A handful of other semi finalists fall flat.

Host Yoon Ju rounds up the semi-finalists, and tells them that they will all have to pass through a metal detector. If the metal detector beeps, the model has not made it to the top 16. If the model is able to pass through the detector without having it beep, she is one of the final 16. The pool of girls is reduced to 16. Two contestants who were initially rejected (Kwon Da-min & Min Hae-rin) are added to the cast after a change of heart, bringing the final number to 18 contestants.

The final 18 models undergo a second photo shoot at Jeju Island, where they pose as Goddesses of nature.

Choi So-ra's photograph is praised during judging, and she receives a first call-out.

So hyun, Da min, Han Sol and Hae Rin ultimately land in the bottom four due to their poor performance at the shoot. Yoon Ju hands the final photograph to So hyun, thus eliminating the other three contestants.

Conceptional Group Shots

Original Airdate: July 28, 2012

The contestant were grouped by one of the host and required to film a short fashion clip embodying a specific theme.

Group Contestants
Team 1 Lee Na-hyun, Hong Ji-soo, Yeo Yeon-hui, Lee Min-jung & Choi Se-hee
Team 2 Jang Mi-rim, Choi So-ra, Kang Cho-won, Yun Eun-hwa & Kim Jin-kyung
Team 3 Ji So-yeon, Lee Seul-gi, Heo Kyung-hui, Go So-hyun & Choi Han-bit

The groups were deliberated and Team 3 of the leader Choi Han Bit won the challenge and the prize was an exclusive lunch in a luxurious yacht.

The photoshoot is a group shot with exceptional concepts.

Group Concept
One Architectural
Two Stark Minimalism
Three Agriculture

During deliberation at the judging panel, Cho Won was hailed the best and as well as her group embodying stark minimalism. So Hyun was deemed also exceptional though her group Agriculture was deemed the worst, She was called eleventh place but if it was an individual shot, she might be on the top 3 photos. Seul Gi and So Yeon landed at the bottom 2 for their uninspiring presence and mediocre photos. Despite of appearing in bottom 2 again, So Yeon was spared and Seul Gi was eliminated though she produced a stellar photo last week.

High Fashion Editorial Olympiads

Original Airdate: August 4, 2012

At the makeovers, almost everyone was satisfied with their new looks.

Contestants Makeover
Kang Cho-won Lovely Bob Cut
Go So-hyun Modern Classic
Kim Jin-kyung Street Vintage
Yeo Yeon-hui Glamourous Layerd
Yoon Eun-hwa Eropean Chic
Lee Na-hyun Genderless
Lee Min-jung Retro Volume
Jang Mi-rim Avant-Garde Unbalance
Ji So-yeon Natural Bang Hair
Choi See-hee Luxury Short Cut
Choi So-ra Modern Chic
Choi Han-bit Romantic Wave
Heo Kyung-hui Tomboy
Hong Ji-soo Oriental Charisma

The contestant are required their third photoshoot and that is shooting a High fashion olympic couture inspired by London-Olympic. The girls were divided into:

Contestants Olympic Sports
Kang Cho-won & Jang Mi-rim Archery
Go So-hyun & Choi So-ra High Jump
Kim Jin-kyung & Yeo Yeon-hui Athletics
Yoon Eun-hwa & Heo Kyung-hui Gymnastics
Lee Na-hyun & Choi Han-bit Fencing
Lee Min-jung & Hong Ji-soo Handball
Ji So-yeon & Choi See-hee Javelin

During panel, Han Bit produces her best stellar shot to date but she did not earned the first call out. Jin Kyung were compared to Jung Sun of Cycle 2 because of their age and flawless high fashion ability thus, she gained the first call out of the week. Yeon Hui, Min Jung, Na Hyun, Se hee and Hanbit procuced stellar while other fall flat and ultimately, Kyung Hui and So yeon landed in the Bottom two. Because of her third appearance in the Bottom 2, So Yeon eliminated thus Kyung Hui spared.

Petitzel Orange Commercial

Original Airdate: August 11, 2012

The contestant were required to attend a vocal class of Phantom of the opera and their challenge is to sing their pieces in front of others. Min Jung hailed the most dramatic and gained the winner title of the challenge and the prize of a jewelry. She chooses Ji Soo to accompany her to the boutique.

The Photo shoot was not actually involve in photos but shooting a commercial.

Contestants Career
Kang Cho-won, Kim Jin-kyung, Choi See-hee & Choi Han-bit Jewelry Designer
Go So-hyun, Hong Ji-soo & Choi So-ra Top Model
Jang Mi-rim, Yeo Yeon-hui & Yoon Eun-hwa Fashion Editor
Lee Na-hyun, Lee Min-jung & Heo Kyung-hui Actress

Most of the girls impressed the judges at the panel. Na Hyun didn't kept her composure and reveal that Choi so Ra's commercial was not appropriate when she crampled the cup during the commercial. The revelation result into a small altercation between the two front-runners. Go so hyun was hailed the best out of the bunch and gained her first and well deserved first call out followed next by Yeon Hui, So Ra, Na Hyun, Min jung and Cho Won. Other contestant fall flat. Ji soo and Mirim landed at the bottom two producing worst commercials. Despite of strong portfolio, Mi Rim was eliminated and Ji Soo was saved.

"High" Fashion Spy

Original Airdate: August 18, 2012

The contestants were surprised in the morning by a person dressed up as Spiderman descending from the roof of their house. Later, they were required to practise stunts in midair on a wall while secured on wires. Choi So-ra knocked her leg and back on the wall while practising and complained of back pain constantly, which annoyed some of the girls. Then, all the girls were paired for the challenge, which was to perform the stunts taught in synchronization with their partners. Cho-won and Jin-kyung were declared the winners and won the right to assign house chores to the other contestants.

The next morning, the girls were welcomed by their creative director and played a video message from Americas Next Top Model's creative director, Jay Manuel. Mr. Jay was then revealed to be right behind them and surprised the girls for the next photo shoot.

The photo shoot required the girls to pose on a high-rise building embodying a secret agent or spy. Because of So-hyun's first call-out in the previous episode, she got to decide the order of which the girls get their photos taken. So-ra was the first girl up. Within seconds from being dropped down from the roof of the building slowly, So-ra panicked and could not start her shoot. After a few other girls took their photos, she requested the props department to provide her the fake gun Han-bit used in her photo shoot to aid her posing, which rubbed some of the girls the wrong way. Most of the girls impressed Jay, especially So-hyun and Han-bit, who produced stellar photos in a variety of excellent poses. During panel, So-hyun was deemed to be the best and earned her second consecutive first call-out, followed by Yeon-hui and Han-bit. Cho-won's photo was deemed amazing by all the judges, with the exception of Jay, who said she looked as though she needed to go to the bathroom. This caused Cho-won to cry after her critique, and Jay saying that she needs to be more mature and tough in such a harsh industry like modelling. The other girls did not seemed to impress at all. So-ra was reprimanded for her terrible attitude on set, which reflected in her photo. During her critique, So-ra's bad habit of tearing the skin under her fingernails caused her hands to bleed in front of the judges. Ultimately, Kyung-hui and Min-jung landed bottom two. Kyung-hui for not taking the competition seriously and Min-jung for her cliche photos. Min-jung was given a chance and Kyung-hui was eliminated.

Vampire Brides

Original Airdate: August 25, 2012

After the elimination, the girls told Choi So-ra about their issues with her, specifically that she was seemingly complaining too much about things that were affecting all the girls — for example, the pain and discomfort of the previous photoshoot — and the fact that she appeared to steal ideas from other girls (such as Lee Na-hyeon's cup-crushing idea during the commercial shoot, and Han-bit's gun prop during the spy photo shoot). So-ra was dejected after the conversation, which was noticed by the other girls.

The remaining 11 contestants were treated to a lunch with male guests. Unbeknownst to them, however, this was a challenge about being professional wherever the models are. The two models that impressed the modelling trainer were Kang Cho-won and Hong Ji-soo, who were treated to jewelry. In addition, there was only one watch to be won; Ji-soo allowed Cho-won to keep the watch.

Soon after, they were individually interviewed by Christian Paris of Major Model Management, and the girls were warned beforehand that this would be an elimination challenge. Most girls impressed Christian, especially Ji-soo's facial features, Se-hee's sense of style, and So-ra's look in general. So-hyun's height was deemed a little too short for modelling, but Christian stated to her that if she's able to outshine the other taller contestants, she can be booked. Cho-won's cute personality did not sit well with Christian. Christian pointed out to some models what they needed to work on in order to get booked. Ji-soo was the first person called. Choi Han-bit and Yun Eun-hwa were in the bottom two. The casting director previously stated that Eun-hwa was gaining too much weight for modelling. The director also disapproved of Han-bit, as she unnecessarily danced during her audition. Ultimately, Han-bit was the last person called out, and Eun-hwa was eliminated.

The photoshoot required the girls to pose with male models for a "Vampire Bride" concept. As Go So-hyun was the winner of the previous shoot, she was able to again choose the order in which the girls go for their photoshoot; So-ra was surprisingly chosen to go second, after Lee Min-jung. The girls complained that Choi So-ra seemed to attract special attention from the photographer, as she was allowed to practice with the photographer prior to the actual shoot. Many of the girls had some difficulties, but Go So-hyun and Yeo Yeon-hui received strong praise from the creative director and the photographer.

Both the photographer and Christian Paris were part of the judging panel. Upon viewing So-ra's photo, Paris disagreed with the rest of the judges, as he felt that it was lacking in emotion and underwhelming; however, the rest of the panel expressed their contentment over her photo. Go So-hyun's picture left judge Lee Hye-ju "breathless" and stated that she did not seem to be an amateur model. She continued to say that she underestimated her (and the photographer admitted this as well), but that So-hyun's ability to understand and work with the concept was surprising. Yeo Yeon-hui's picture was also well received by the panel: the photographer stated that she totally let go of any inhibitions and surprised the entire crew with her modelling, and Lee Hye-ju stated that she would choose Yeon-hui as "Best Actress". Han Sang-hyeok confirmed that Yeon-hui was runner-up quite often, and that he hoped that she would not be runner-up this week.

Ultimately, So-hyun was the girl first called out, and Yeo Yeon-hui was second, each for the third week in a row. The bottom two were Han-bit and Choi Se-hee. Jang Yoon-ju stated that for Se-hee, the issue was that even with her makeover, she was unable to showcase her modelling abilities in photoshoots and demonstrate to the judges that she had what it takes to become a top model. For Han-bit, the issue was that her acting ability was demonstrated in the picture, as expected, but the judges were getting tired of her overacting and unnatural poses, and that for her to become a high fashion, she must learn to exercise restraint. Se-hee was the last girl called out, and Han-bit was eliminated.

Underwater Mermaides

Original Airdate: September 1, 2012

The girls were undergone a runway tutorial wearing high fashion couture dresses. Most of them did well but most of them fell because of the difficulty of the dress like Ji Soo,and So-ra. Later that day, The remaining contestants were introduced to their challenge. A live fashion runway walk in a spinning stage. Go So-Hyun fell flat as much as the girls. Hong Ji-soo excelled aand won reward.

The challenge required the contestants to shoot an underwater motion editorial and they were grouped into:

Contestants Theme
Kim Jin-kyung, Lee Min-jung, Go So-hyun In the Ice Cube
Kang Cho-won, Choi So-ra, Hing Ji-soo Space Adventurers
Lee Na-hyun, Yeo Yeon-hui, Choi Se-hee Warriors in Hell

Go So-Hyun once again captivated the panel during deliberation though she was reprimanded for having one angle on her stellar portfolio. She was deemed the most excelled and called "magical" in her motion. Yeon Hui, Jin Kyung,Na Hyun and Cho Won also excelled while Min Jung and Ji Soo disappointed the panel for producing bad motion due to their phobias. Yeon Hui got first call out because the judges considered her always second to So Hyun. She was followed by Cho-Won, Na Hyun and Go So-Hyun. The two bestfriends Min Jung and Ji Soo laanded at the bottom and Jang Yoon Ju handed the last snapshot to Min Jung thus eliminating Ji-Soo.

Overseas to Cambodia; Oriental High Fashion

Original Airdate: September 8, 2012

Immediately after the elimination, the girls were told by Jang Yoon-ju that they had to go pack their bags for their overseas destination, without telling the girls where they would be going. The next day, the girls landed in Cambodia. Although pleasantly surprised by the choice, the girls were unhappy with the high humidity and the relatively basic hotel they were staying at. Later on, the girls visited a village school where they interacted with the children and fed them lunch. This was a challenge, so the contestants were paired off in twos. At the end of the day, the models held a "runway" show with the children. The girls who "won" the challenge were Kang Cho-won and Choi So-ra, who had 300 sets of school supplies donated to the school in their name.

The photoshoot was at an old ruined temple, with an "Oriental High Fashion" concept set over a thousand years ago. The challenge winners were given the choice of "stealing" 10 frames from other contestants. Kang Cho-won stole ten frames from Yeo Yeon-hui (with the reason that she saw her as a top competitor), while Choi So-ra took them from Kim Jin-kyung (stating that she believed her good shots were from genetics and luck). Lee Min-jung and Kim Jin-kyung pleasantly surprised the creative director, whereas Kang Cho-won and Choi Se-hee struggled to showcase the concept. Lee Na-hyun was noted for complaining and not pushing herself to do her best.

Both the photographer and the creative director were guest judges on the panel. During judging, the girls were judged using both a body shot and a close-up. Lee Min-jung and Kim Jin-kyung were praised for their understanding of the concepts and their poses; Min-jung's photo was labelled as her best to date. On the other hand, Choi Se-hee was considered extremely awkward in her photos; Jang Yoon-ju stated that her hands were odd in both shots, and that both shots were ultimately poor. Kang Cho-won's photos were liked by the judges, but those on set during the shoot noted that it was due to luck, and that the model really needed to quickly learn how to pose for the camera. Lee Na-hyun's photos were stated to be poor, and the judges stated that she showed her discomfort too obviously, although judge Lee Hye-ju stated that she at least emoted well with her face; Choi So-ra, on the other hand, was criticized for not emoting enough. Go So-hyun was noted to have a poor wide shot (but praised for her close-up), and the creative director advised Yeo Yeon-hui to start changing up her poses in more subtle ways, and to make it more sophisticated. During judging, both Choi So-ra and Lee Na-hyun were noted to be losing their spark over the competition's duration.

To her own surprise, Lee Min-jung was the first girl to be called out. The bottom two were Lee Na-hyun and Choi Se-hee. Lee was disciplined for her inability to keep striving forward and mask any frustrations or difficulties. Choi was taken to task for being unable to live up to her potential and the fact that she had yet to surprise the judges with any of her photos. Ultimately, Choi Se-hee was eliminated.

Overseas to Vietnam; Le Petit Prince

Original Airdate: September 15, 2012

They're playing a truth game. Sohyun is pissed off with Chowon and vice versa. Yeonhee is telling Minjeong to control her expressions because she always looks pissed off. And Jingyeong is awkward at that table because she likes Chowon while the others are talking about Chowon.

Real-Life Dolls

Original Airdate: September 22, 2012

The girls introduced into a one on one posing challenge showcasing their posing abilities and variety of Posing styles. Yeo Yeon Hui and Choi So Ra excelled while defeating other girls.

Later they were introduced into their next photoshoot: Posing as a High Fashion Dolls. The contestants were given specific type of dolls that they need to embody.

Contestant Doll
Go So-hyun Broken Doll
Kim Jin-kyung Ball-Jointed Doll
Yeo Yeon-hui Marionette
Lee Na-hyun Clockwork Doll
Lee Min-jung Music Box Doll
Choi So-ra Mannequin

At the photoshoot, Most of the girls struggled like Go So Hyun crying during photoshoot Thus, producing stellar photo again. Kim jin Kyung hailed as the first call-out of the bunch. Next is Lee Na Hyun, Go So Hyun and Choi So Ra. Yeo Yeon Hui and Lee Min Jung dropped at the bottom two. The judges considered that Yeo Yeon Hui is a top competitor than Lee Min Jung thus, Eliminating Min Jung.

Metrocity Special Runway

Original Airdate: September 29, 2012

Magic Circus

Original Airdate: October 6, 2012

Contestant Acrobatic
Go So-hyun Ribbon Acrobats
Kim Jin-kyung Hula Hoop
Yeo Yeon-hui Pole Dancing
Lee Na-hyun Trapeze
Choi So-ra Tightrope

Top Model Reunion

Original Airdate: October 13, 2012

Grand Final

Original Airdate: October 20, 2012

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest and use the Korean system of determining age*)

Contestant Age Height Outcome
Min Hae-rin 17 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Eliminated in Episode 1
Kwon Da-min 27 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Jung Han-sol 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Lee Seul-gi 24 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 2
Ji So-yeon 17 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 3
Jang Mi-rim 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 4
Heo Kyung-hui 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 5
Yun Eun-hwa 19 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Eliminated outside of judging panel in Episode 6
Choi Han-bit 26 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Eliminated in Episode 6
Hong Ji-soo 17 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 7
Choi Se-hee 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 8
Kang Cho-won 22 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 9
Lee Min-jung 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 10
Lee Na-hyun 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Eliminated in Episode 11
Go So-hyun 23 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Yeo Yeon-hui 21 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) 2nd Runner-Up
Kim Jin-kyung 16 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Runner-Up
Choi So-ra 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Winner

Summaries

Call-out order

Yoon Ju’s Call-out Order
OrderEpisodes
123456789101113
1 Cho-wonSo-raCho-wonJin-kyungSo-hyunSo-hyun Ji-sooSo-hyunYeon-huiMin-jungNa-hyunJin-kyungYeon-huiSo-ra
2 Se-heeYeon-huiSo-raMin-jungYeon-huiYeon-huiSo-raYeon-huiCho-wonJin-KyungYeon-huiNa-hyunJin-kyung Jin-kyung
3 So-hyunSeul-giMi-rimNa-hyunSo-raHan-bitSe-heeSo-raNa-hyunYeon-huiMin-jungSo-hyunSo-raYeon-hui
4 Eun-hwaJi-sooEun-hwaSo-raNa-hyun Cho-wonYeon-huiCho-wonSo-hyun Cho-wonJin-kyung So-raNa-hyun
5 Jin-KyungJin-kyung Jin-kyungYeon-hui Min-jungSe-heeMin-jungJin-kyungSo-raSo-hyunSo-raYeon-huiSo-hyun
6 Ji-sooHan-bitNa-hyunSo-hyunCho-wonNa-hyunSo-hyunNa-hyunJin-kyung So-raSo-hyunMin-jung
7 So-yeonCho-wonJi-sooHan-bitSe-hee Jin-kyungNa-hyunMin-jungSe-heeNa-hyunCho-won
8 Kyung-huiNa-hyunYeon-huiSe-heeHan-bitSo-raJin-kyungJi-sooMin-jungSe-hee
9 Min-JungMi-rimSe-heeCho-wonJin-kyungEun-hwaCho-wonSe-heeJi-soo
10 Han-solMin-jungMin-jungMi-rimEun-hwaJi-sooHan-bitHan-bit
11 Han-bitSe-hee So-hyunJi-sooKyung-huiMin-jungEun-hwa
12 Seul-giKyung-Hui Kyung-huiEun-hwaJi-sooKyung-hui
13 Mi-rimEun-hwa Han-bitKyung-huiMi-rim
14 Yeon-huiSo-yeon So-yeonSo-yeon
15 Na-hyunSo-hyunSeul-gi
16 So-raDa-min
17 Hae-rin
18 Han-sol
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel.
     The contestant won the competition

Photo Shoot Guide

References

  1. ↑ KNTM3 Official Website. OnStyle.