Korea's Next Top Model is a Korean

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 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

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 industry. The prize also includes a feature in W Magazine Korea and a contract for SK-II.

As part of the Top Model franchise, it is based on the hit American

United States

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 TV show America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....

, and it shares the same format. On 6 January 2010 it was announced that Korean channel Onstyle would begin production of a Korean version of the model search show. Model Jang Yoon-ju

Jang Yoon-ju

Jang Yoon Ju is a Korean model and broadcaster. She is famous for moderating both Korea's Next Top Model and Muhan Dojeon's Calendar-making project.- Television Appearances :...

 will helm the judging panel as the host of the show.

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	International Destinations
1 Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 was the first Cycle of the Korean reality television show in which a number of girls competed for the title of Korea's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry...	September 18, 2010	Lee Ji-min	Lee Yoo-kyung & Kim Na-rae	Kim Yu-ri, Lee Eun-young, Shin Young-eun, Seok Dan-bi, Kim Ye-ji, Seon Hye-lim, Kim Hyo-kyeong, Baek Il-hong, Kim Min-sun, Oh Hye-ji, Park Doo-hee	14	Early Modern France Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
2 Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 is the second 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...	July 9, 2011	Jin Jung-sun	Park Seul-gi	Yoon Yu-jin, Lee Eun-suk, Go Jung-sun, Jenny Fuglsang, Park So-yeon, Choi Ji-hye, Go Eun-bi, Lee Sung-sil, Lee Song-yi, Lee Seon-young, Um Yoo-jung, Lee Jenny, Song Hae-na	15	Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Saipan Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...    United States New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...