Korea's Next Top Model (season 4)
Korea's Next Top Model, season 4 (or Do-jeon Supermodel Korea, season 4) is the fourth season 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.[1]
Korea's Next Top Model | |
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Season 4 | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Release | |
Original network | Onstyle |
Original release | August 15 – November 7, 2013 |
Season chronology | |
This season featured fifteen contestants among its final cast. This season marked the first time in the Top Model franchise where a previously eliminated finalist (Ko Eun-bi from season 2) was allowed to become a regular season finalist once again. It was also the first time a deaf contestant, Seo Young-chae, appeared on the show. The international destinations for the series were Phuket and Las Vegas.[2]
The prizes for this season included: A cash prize of 100,000,000 Korean won, a cover shoot and editorial in W Magazine Korea, a modelling contract with YGKPlus and a modelling contract with NEXT Model Management in New York.
The winner of the competition was 18-year-old Shin Hyun-ji who became one of the most successful contestants from the Top Model Franchise. Runner Up Jung Ho-yeon also achieved a successful career after the series.
Episode Guide
Episode 1
Original airdate: August 15, 2013
The semi-finalists set off for the casting of their lives. After being introduced to the judges that will mentor them throughout the season, the models take part in their first fashion show.
- First eliminated semi-finalists: Park Gwi-ae, Kim Ji-eun, Kang Yi-seul, Jung Jae-kyeong, Park Min-ju, Bae Yoon-young, Cho In-hee, Kwon Da-som, Park Bo-mi & Kim Ye-ji
The final test comes in the form of a chess inspired photo shoot. After an emotional series of eliminations, the final fifteen contestants are revealed.
- Second eliminated semi-finalists: Park So-eon, Cho Eun-jin, Park Sun-ha, Jeon Ji-hye & Jeon Eun-hye
- Featured Photographer: Jang Bok-gil
Episode 2
Original airdate: August 22, 2013
Contestants | Trend |
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Eun-bi, Hyun-joo H. & Young-chae | Black |
Ho-yeon, Hyun-ji & Ye-ri | |
Eun-saem, Hye-ah & Hye-jin | Red |
Ha-eun, Hyun-joo L. & Shin-ae | Stripe |
Eun-hae, Il-myeong & Si-won | White |
- First call-out: Park Shin-ae
- Bottom Three: Ahn Hye-jin, Jung Ho-yeon & Ko Eun-bi
- First Eliminated: Ahn Hye-jin & Ko Eun-bi
- Bottom Two: Cho Eun-saem & Seok Il-myeong
- Second Eliminated: Seok Il-myeong
- Featured Photographer: Jang Bok-gil
Episode 3
Original airdate: August 29, 2013
- First call-out: Park Shin-ae
- Bottom Two: Jung Ho-yeon & Kim Si-won
- Eliminated: Jung Ho-yeon
- Featured Photographer: Kim Young-joon
Episode 4
Original airdate: September 5, 2013
- First call-out: Jung Ha-eun
- Bottom Two: Cho Eun-saem & Ryu Ye-ri
- Eliminated: Cho Eun-saem
Episode 5
Original airdate: September 12, 2013
- Returned: Jung Ho-yeon
Contestants | Characters |
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Si-won, Eun-hae & Ha-eun | Snow White |
Young-chae, Hyun-ji, Shin-ae & Ye-ri | The Little Mermaid |
Ho-yeon, Hyun-joo L., Hyun-joo H. & Hye-ah | Sleeping Beauty |
- First call-out: Kim Si-won
- Bottom three: Kim Eun-hae, Kim Hye-ah & Seo Young-chae
- Eliminated: Kim Eun-hae & Seo Young-chae
Episode 6
Original airdate: September 19, 2013
This was the recap episode.
Episode 7
Original airdate: September 26, 2013
- First call-out: Park Shin-ae
- Bottom two: Lim Hyun-joo & Ryu Ye-ri
- Eliminated: Ryu Ye-ri
Episode 8
Original airdate: October 3, 2013
- First call-out: Hwang Hyun-joo
- Bottom two: Lim Hyun-joo & Kim Si-won
- Eliminated: Kim Si-won
Episode 9
Original airdate: October 10, 2013
- First call-out: Shin Hyun-ji
- Bottom two: Jung Ho-yeon & Lim Hyun-joo
- Eliminated: Lim Hyun-joo
Episode 10
Original airdate: October 17, 2013
- First call-out: Jung Ho-yeon
- Bottom two: Jung Ha-eun & Park Shin-ae
- Eliminated: Jung Ha-eun
Episode 11
Original airdate: October 24, 2013
- First call-out: Jung Ho-yeon
- Bottom three: Hwang Hyun-joo, Kim Hye-ah & Park Shin-ae
- Eliminated: Kim Hye-ah & Park Shin-ae
Episode 12
Original airdate: October 31, 2013
This was the reunion episode.
Episode 13
Original airdate: November 7, 2013
- Final three: Hwang Hyun-joo, Jung Ho-yeon & Shin Hyun-ji
- Korea's Next Top Model: Shin Hyun-ji
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest and use the Korean system of determining age)
Contestant | Age | Height | Finish | Place |
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Ahn Hye-jin | 16 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 2 | 15–14 |
Ko Eun-bi | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Seok Il-myeong | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 13 | |
Cho Eun-saem | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 4 | 12 |
Seo Young-chae | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Episode 5 | 11–10 |
Kim Eun-hae | 17 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Ryu Ye-ri | 30 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Episode 7 | 9 |
Kim Si-won | 17 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 8 | 8 |
Lim Hyun-joo | 31 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Episode 9 | 7 |
Jung Ha-eun | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Episode 10 | 6 |
Park Shin-ae | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 11 | 5–4 |
Kim Hye-ah | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Jung Ho-yeon | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 13 | 3–2 |
Hwang Hyun-joo | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Shin Hyun-ji | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 1 | |
Summaries
Call-out order
Order | Episodes | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
1 | Hyun-joo L. | Shin-ae | Shin-ae | Ha-eun | Si-won | Shin-ae | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-ji | Ho-yeon | Ho-yeon | Hyun-ji |
2 | Hye-ah | Hyun-joo L. | Hyun-ji | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-joo L. | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-ji | Ha-eun | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-ji | Hyun-joo H. Ho-yeon |
3 | Ha-eun | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-joo H. | Young-chae | Shin-ae | Hye-ah | Hye-ah | Hyun-joo H. | Hye-ah | Hyun-joo H. | |
4 | Hyun-joo H. | Hyun-ji | Hyun-joo L. | Si-won | Ha-eun | Hyun-ji | Ho-yeon | Hye-ah | Hyun-ji | Hye-ah Shin-ae | |
5 | Eun-hae | Hye-ah | Ha-eun | Shin-ae | Ho-yeon | Ho-yeon | Shin-ae | Shin-ae | Shin-ae | ||
6 | Ye-ri | Ha-eun | Ye-ri | Hyun-ji | Hyun-joo H. | Ha-eun | Ha-eun | Ho-yeon | Ha-eun | ||
7 | Il-myeong | Ye-ri | Young-chae | Eun-hae | Hyun-ji | Si-won | Hyun-joo L. | Hyun-joo L. | |||
8 | Hyun-ji | Young-chae | Eun-saem | Hyun-joo L. | Ye-ri | Hyun-joo L. | Si-won | ||||
9 | Si-won | Eun-hae | Eun-hae | Hye-ah | Hye-ah | Ye-ri | |||||
10 | Yeong-chae | Si-won | Hye-ah | Ye-ri | Eun-hae Young-chae | ||||||
11 | Shin-ae | Ho-yeon | Si-won | Eun-saem | |||||||
12 | Hye-jin | Eun-bi Hye-jin | Ho-yeon | ||||||||
13 | Eun-saem | ||||||||||
14 | Ho-yeon | Eun-saem | |||||||||
15 | Eun-bi | Il-myeong |
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- In episode 1, the pool of 20 semifinalists was reduced to 15.
- In episode 2 Eun-bi, Ho-yeon & Hye-jin were called in the first elimination, Eun-bi & Hye-jin were Eliminated. Then Eun-saem & Il-myeong were called in the bottom two, where Il-myeong was eliminated
- Episodes 5 and 11 featured double eliminations with the bottom three contestants being in danger of elimination.
- In episode 5, the previously eliminated contestants participated in the challenge. For having performed the best, Ho-yeon was allowed to return to the competition.
- Episode 6 was a recap episode.
- Episode 12 was a reunion episode.
Average call-out order
Casting call & Episode 13 is not included.
Rank by average |
Place | Model | Call-out total |
Number of call-outs |
Call-out average |
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1 | 2-3 | Hyun-joo H. | 25 | 9 | 2.78 |
2 | 4-5 | Shin-ae | 30 | 9 | 3.33 |
3 | 1 | Hyun-ji | 32 | 9 | 3.56 |
4 | 6 | Ha-eun | 36 | 8 | 4.50 |
5 | 7 | Hyun-joo L. | 38 | 7 | 5.43 |
6 | 4-5 | Hye-ah | 50 | 9 | 5.56 |
7 | 2-3 | Ho-yeon | 45 | 8 | 5.63 |
8 | 8 | Si-won | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
9 | 10-11 | Young-chae | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
10 | 9 | Ye-ri | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
11 | 10-11 | Eun-hae | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
12 | 12 | Eun-saem | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
13 | 13 | Il-myeong | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
14-15 | 14-15 | Eun-bi | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
14-15 | 14-15 | Hye-jin | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
Bottom two/three
Episode | Contestants | Eliminated |
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2 | Eun-bi, Ho-yeon & Hye-jin | Eun-bi |
Hye-jin | ||
Eun-saem & Il-myeong | Il-myeong | |
3 | Ho-yeon & Si-won | Ho-yeon |
4 | Eun-saem & Ye-ri | Eun-saem |
5 | Eun-hae, Hye-ah & Young-chae | Eun-hae |
Young-chae | ||
7 | Hyun-joo L. & Ye-ri | Ye-ri |
8 | Hyun-joo L. & Si-won | Si-won |
9 | Ho-yeon & Hyun-joo L. | Hyun-joo L. |
10 | Ha-eun & Shin-ae | Ha-eun |
11 | Hye-ah, Hyun-joo H. & Shin-ae | Hye-ah |
Shin-ae | ||
13 | Ho-yeon, Hyun-ji & Hyun-joo H. | Ho-yeon |
Hyun-joo H. |
- The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Photo Shoot Guide
- Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Chess Pawns in Simplistic Gowns
- Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Trend Colors in Groups
- Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Armageddon with a Male Model in a Construction site
- Episode 4 Music Video: Going Crazy
- Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Portraying Fairy Tales
- Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Feral Women in the Jungle with a Python
- Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Composite Couples
- Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Film Festival Actresses with Past Winners
- Episode 10 Photo Shoot: High End Fashion with Various Hairstyles
- Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Brides in Las Vegas
- Episode 13 Photo Shoot: W Magazine Covers
Makeovers
- Eun-hae: Chic Bobbed Cut
- Eun-saem: Dyed Short Cut + Bang Fringe
- Ha-eun: Layered Shaggy Hair
- Ho-yeon: Dyed Blond Bang Hair
- Hye-ah: Dyed Wave Hair
- Hyun-ji: Two-Tone Color
- Hyun-joo H.: Side Shaved Hair
- Hyun-joo L.: Extreme Short Cut
- Si-won: Boyish Short Cut
- Shin-ae: Bleached Two-tone Hair
- Ye-ri: Bobbed Bang Hair
- Young-chae: Bobbed Hair
Post Top Model Careers
- Hwang Hyun-joo has been signed with YGKPlus in South Korea and DNA Model Management in New York. She was featured in Vogue Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Dazed&Confused Korea, LUXURY, Wedding21, Men's Health Korea, OhBoy!, Editor School and Living Sense magazine. She was also featured in a spread for First Look Korea magazine with Shin Hyun-ji and Jung Ho-yeon, and a campaign for Lucky Chouette.
- Jung Ho-yeon has been signed with ESTeem Models in South Korea and The Society Management in New York. She was featured in Vogue Girl Korea, Nylon Korea, ELLE wedding, Sure, Ceci, Maps, Singles, Dazed, Allure Korea, W and Go Out magazine. She was also featured in a spread for First Look Korea magazine with Shin Hyun-ji and Hwang Hyun-joo, and a campaign for Lucky Chouette. She has been on the cover of Vogue Korea. She has also walked for shows such as Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Fendi, and Louis Vuitton. She also played Kang Sae-byeok in Squid Game.[3]
- Kim Hye-ah has been signed with DCM Models in South Korea. She was featured in W Korea and OhBoy! magazine.
- Kim Si-won has been signed with DCM Models in South Korea.
- Shin Hyun-ji has been signed with IMG Models worldwide. As part of her prize package, she received a cover and spread in W Magazine Korea and a contract for SK-II. She was also featured in a spread for First Look Korea magazine with Jung Ho-yeon and Hwang Hyun-joo. She was featured in magazines American Vogue, British Vogue, Italian Vogue, Vogue China, Vogue Korea, Vogue Australia, Harper's Bazaar Australia, Harper's Bazaar Singapore, and Elle Australia. She has also walked in shows such as 3.1 Phillip Lim, Anna Sui, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, DKNY, Rodarte, Prada, Isabel Marant, Elie Saab, John Galliano, and Miu Miu. She has been in campaigns for Chanel, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and Max Mara. She has also been on the cover of Vogue Korea.
- Jung Ha-eun has been featured in Gray's music video "Dangerous", featuring Jay Park.