The first season of Survival Audition K-pop Star (Korean: 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타 ) premiered on December 4, 2011, airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the "Good Sunday" programming block on SBS, until April 29, 2012. The first winner was Park Ji-min, who chose to sign with JYP Entertainment.
Park Ji-min hosted the first season of Survival Audition K pop Star.