Stage Fighter

Stage Fighter (Korean: 스테이지 파이터) is a 2024 South Korean reality dance competition, often abbreviated as STF, is the fourth season of Street Woman Fighter franchise and co-directed by Kwon Young-chan and Choi Jung-nam.^[1][2] It aired on Mnet from September 24, to November 26, 2024, every Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).^[3]

Stage Fighter
Season 4
Promotional poster
Native name
Hangul	스테이지 파이터
RR	Seuteiji paiteo
MR	Sŭt'eiji p'ait'ŏ
Starring	see Contestants
Presented by	Kang Daniel
No. of contestants	64
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Mnet
Original release	September 24 (2024-09-24) – November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
Season chronology

Concept

It revolved around 64 male dancers ranging from Korean dance, contemporary dance, and ballet, who competed against each other in a class battle.^[4]

Cast

The series was presented by Kang Daniel.^[5][3]

Mnet announced the line-up of masters, coaches, and rehearsal director of the show:^[6]

Master

• Kim Joo-won

Rehearsal director

• Matthew Rich

Coaches

• Kim Jae-seung [ko] – Korean dance
• Jung Bo-kyung – Korean dance
• Seong Chang-yong – Contemporary dance
• Choi Soo-jin [ko] – Contemporary dance
• Ryu Hoi-woong – Ballet
• Han Seong-woo [ko] – Ballet

Special appearances

• Park Chan-wook^[7]
• Oh Na-ra^[7]
• Lee Jung-eun^[7]
• Heo Sung-tae^[7]

Contestants

There were a total of 64 contestants participated in the competition and divided into three categories: Korean dance, Contemporary dance, and Ballet.^[4]

The English and Korean names of the contestants were presented in accordance with the official website.^[8][9][10]

Color key (In order of contestant's group rank on the show)

	Winner contestants
	Contestants eliminated in the final episode
	Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round
	Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
	Contestants that left the show

64 Contestants

Korean Dance
Choi Ho-jong (최호종)	Kim Jong-cheol (김종철)	Park Jun-woo (박준우)	Kim Hyo-joon (김효준)
Kim Kyu-nyeon (김규년)	Kim Si-won (김시원)	Ki Moo-gan (기무간)[note 1]	Kim Min-suk (김민석)
Kim Sang-gil (김상길)	Bang Seong-hyun (방성현)	Baek Sang-ha (백상하)	Sung Hun-mo (성훈모)
Jang Sung-bum (장성범)	Kim Min-su (김민수)	Kim In-su (김인수)	Choi Ji-won (최지원)
Park Cheol-woo (박철우)	Kim Min-seok (김민석)	Kang Seong-bae (강성배)	Shin Doung-woo (신동우)
Lee Young-woo (이영우)	Han Sang-ik (한상익)	Cho Tae-yoon (조태윤)	Choi Jong-in (최종인)
Contemporary Dance
Kim Hye-hyun (김혜현)	Kim Hyun-ho (김현호)	Yun Hyeok-jung (윤혁중)	Go Dong-hoon (고동훈)[note 1]
Kim Young-woong (김영웅)	Yang Seong-yun (양성윤)	Jang June-hyuk (장준혁)	Jung Hye-seong (정혜성)
Kim Do-hyun (김도현)	Kim Seung-wook (김승욱)	Kim Jae-jin (김재진)	Ryu Tae-young (류태영)
Park Jin-ho (박진호)	Lee Jin-woo (이진우)	Ha Won-jun (하원준)	Kim Tae-gang (김태강)
Kwon Yo-han (권요한)	Kim Eun-hyuk (김은혁)	Lee Jeong-hoon (이정훈)	Han Jeong-bin (한정빈)
Oh Hyeok-heon (오혁헌)	Choo Seok-ho (추석호)	I Ban (아이반)	Lee Chang-min (이창민)
Ballet
Kang Gyeong-ho (강경호)	Kim Yu-chan (김유찬)	Jung Sung-wook (정성욱)	Shin Min-kwon (신민권)
Kim Kyung-won (김경원)	Kim Tae-seok (김태석)	Kang Yun-gu (강윤구)	Moon Jun-on (문준온)
Park Min-woo (박민우)	An Si-on (안시온)	Jeon Tae-hu (전태후)	Choi Kyu-tae (최규태)
Jung Min-chan (정민찬)	Lee Ha-nel (이하늘)	Kim Tae-yeon (김태연)	Kim Sang-young (김상영)

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on September 23, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Maestro of My Heart" (produced by Czaer)	Belle Glen Choi	Czaer Advanced Hwan Choi Eline Noelia Myreng Vegard Hurum Charlotte Wilson Rachael Chevlin Isa Guerra Ebenezer	Kiss of Life	3:03
2.	"Maestro of My Heart" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Hwan		3:03
Total length:					6:06

Part 2

Released on October 8, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"R.O.P (Reign of Peace)" (produced by Czaer)	Rick Bridges	Czaer Advanced Hwan Ninos Hanna Niklas Jarelius Persson William Segerdahl	P1Harmony	3:11
2.	"R.O.P (Reign of Peace)" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Hwan		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 2.5

Released on October 15, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bones" (produced by Czaer)	Riskypizza	Czaer Advanced Hwan Riskypizza Glen Choi Fredrik Anstensen Vegard Hurum	Taemin	3:46
2.	"Swan" (produced by Czaer)	Belle Glen Choi Renée	Czaer Advanced Hwan Choi Eline Noelia Myreng Vegard Hurum	Miyeon	3:44
3.	"Bones" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Hwan		3:46
4.	"Swan" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Hwan		3:44
Total length:					15:01

Part 3

Released on October 22, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Requiem" (produced by Czaer)	Kid Milli Justhis	Czaer Guilty Pleasure MBush Kid Milli Justhis	Kid Milli Justhis	3:24
2.	"Requiem" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Guilty Pleasure MBush		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 4

Released on October 29, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Lion Heart" (produced by Czaer)	Glen Choi	Czaer Guilty Pleasure MBush Choi Kyler Niko Milano	Ha Sung-woon	3:14
2.	"Seasons" (produced by Czaer)	R3d	Czaer R3d	R3d	4:12
3.	"Dangerously" (featuring J.Don; produced by Czaer)	Riskypizza	Czaer Riskypizza	Yoo Hwe-seung (N.Flying)	2:47
4.	"Ground" (produced by Czaer)	R3d	Czaer R3d	Ryan Again	2:57
Total length:					13:11

Part 5

Released on November 19, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Addiction" (produced by Czaer)	Riskypizza	Czaer Riskypizza	Xdinary Heroes	2:57
2.	"Ready, Set, Go" (produced by Czaer)	Chin CK Louie	Czaer Advanced Bae Hwan Chin CK Louie	Homies	3:04
3.	"Savior" (produced by Czaer)	R3d	Czaer R3d	R3d	3:14
4.	"Lullaby Baby" (produced by Czaer)	Jvcki Wai	Czaer Haechi Jvcki Wai	Jvcki Wai	2:41
5.	"Addiction" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Riskypizza		2:57
6.	"Ready, Set, Go" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Bae Hwan		3:04
7.	"Savior" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer R3d		3:14
8.	"Lullaby Baby" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Haechi		2:41
Total length:					23:52

Part 6

Released on November 26, 2024

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Checkmate" (produced by Czaer)	Glen Choi	Czaer Advanced Baehwan Choi Ninos Hanna Niklas Jarelius Persson William Segerdahl	Zerobaseone	3:14
2.	"Checkmate" (produced by Czaer; Inst.)		Czaer Advanced Baehwan Choi Hanna Persson Segerdahl		3:14
Total length:					6:28

Viewership

Stage Fighter : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	1	N/A	N/A	222	219	239	200	N/A	205	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[12]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide[13]	Seoul[14]
1	September 24, 2024	0.375% (84th)	N/A
2	October 1, 2024	0.638% (54th)
3	October 8, 2024	0.863% (18th)	1.067% (9th)
4	October 15, 2024	0.803% (27th)	N/A
5	October 22, 2024	0.724% (34th)
6	October 29, 2024	0.694% (35th)
7	November 12, 2024	0.763% (30th)
8	November 19, 2024	0.691% (36th)
9	November 26, 2024	0.593% (47th)
Average		0.683%	—[a]
Special	November 5, 2024	0.564% (51st)	N/A
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. This show aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes

1. Ki Moo-gan was qualified for the final round but announced his own voluntary departure. As a result, Go Dong-hoon joined the finals who was initially eliminated.^[11]

1. Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.