BoA (left), Yang Hyun-suk (center) and Park Jin-young (right) introduce their upcoming singing competition show "KPOP STAR 2,"during the show's press conference held at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9, 2012. [Chae Ki-won/ 10Asia]

Producer Park Seong-hoon (left), BoA (second to left), Yang Hyun-suk (second to right) and Park Jin-young (right) introduce their upcoming singing competition show "KPOP STAR 2,"during the show's press conference held at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9, 2012. [Chae Ki-won/ 10Asia]

Korea's top three talent houses--YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment--are teaming up together again this year to choose their next "KPOP STAR."

YG’s C.E.O Yang Hyun-suk, JYP’s C.E.O Park Jin-young and SM’s singer BoA attended the press conference of "KPOP STAR2" as the three main judges at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9.

The three judges were confident about searching bigger talents this year. They also showed off their tight friendship with "KPOP STAR" staffs and former contestants Park Ji-min, Lee Hi and Baek A-yeon.

The new "KPOP STAR" will kick off its run on SBS from November 18 at 5:00 p.m. in local time.

YG Entertainment's C.E.O Yang Hyun-suk smiles during the press conference of upcoming singing competition show "KPOP STAR 2," held at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9, 2012. [Chae Ki-won/ 10Asia]

Park Jin-young introduces the upcoming singing competition show "KPOP STAR 2,"during the show's press conference held at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9, 2012. [Chae Ki-won/ 10Asia]

BoA greets reporters during the press conference of her upcoming singing competition show "KPOP STAR 2," held at SBS in Seoul, Korea on November 9, 2012. [Chae Ki-won/ 10Asia]

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