Project Runway Korea
| Project Runway Korea 프로젝트 런웨이 코리아 |
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| Created by | Eli Holzman |
| Starring | Lee So-ra (2009-) Kan Ho-sup (2009-12) Shin Yoo-jin (2009-10) Kim Seok-won (2009-) Jeon Mi-Gyeong (2011-) Jung Goo-ho (2013-) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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| Original network | OnStyle |
| Original release | February 7, 2009 – May 18, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | web |
Project Runway Korea (Hangul: 프로젝트 런웨이 코리아) was the South Korean version of the American reality show Project Runway. It was Korean television's first localized franchise from a foreign-language reality competition, and the third Project Runway version in Asia after Malaysia and the Philippines.
The winner of Project Runway Korea's first season received ₩50 million in prize money, along with a car and a fashion spread in Elle Korea; the second season increased the prize money to ₩70 million.
The show's fifth and final season, an All Stars Season, concluded in May 2015.
The show is hosted by Lee So-ra, supermodel, together with Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Korea Shin Yoo-jin and ANDY & DEBB designer Kim Seok-won completing the judging panel. Meanwhile, fashion design professor Kan Ho-sup serves as mentor to the designers. Lee replaced Kang Ho-dong (comedian and variety show host), who was the choice to host Project Runway Korea, as FremantleMedia (international distributor of the Project Runway franchise) found it inappropriate to have a comedian in a fashion-related program. Over 500 designers auditioned, and 14 of them were chosen as finalists. The final three designers will get the chance to show their collection in the 2009 Fall/ Winter Seoul Collection, with the winner receiving 50 million won (roughly US$34,200), a 2009 GM Daewoo Lacetti and a fashion spread in ELLE Korea. The show premiered on cable network OnStyle on February 7, 2009.
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