[caption id="attachment_282678" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="(L) Baek Chung Gang, (R) Lee Tae Kwon"][/caption] After introducing many promising singers to the K-pop industry, MBC's "Birth of a Great Star" finally came to an end. On May 27th, the final top 2 contestants, Baek Chung Gang and Lee Tae Kwon, competed against each other to determine who would be the winner of the show. Both Lee Tae Kwon and Baek Chung Gang performed with a song that they were confident in, and with a song that their mentor, Kim Tae Won, composed. Lee Tae Kwon went on stage first and delivered an impressive cover of YB's "Peppermint". Afterwards, Baek Chung Gang stepped up and performed Big Mama's "Resignation". During the special performances, the two contestants sang along to Kim Tae Won's composed songs, "Black and White Picture" and "Farewell Becomes a Star". After monitoring the first stage, mentors Bang Shi Hyuk, Lee Eun Mi, Shin Seung Hoon gave Baek Chung Gang a total score of 27.6, which was 0.7 points behind Lee Tae Kwon, who earned 28.3 points. However, with the addition of the viewers' votes, Baek Chung Gang overcame the gap and became the winner of the show. Immediately after "Birth of a Great Star" ended its broadcast, pictures of the two contestants were immediately uploaded onto the main homepage. Fans were able to see the top 12 contestants reunite as they came to congratulate Baek Chung Gang. It was good to see that regardless of who won or lost, everyone was enjoying the moment. The pictures also revealed a few heartwarming moments from backstage, such as Baek Chung Gang and Lee Tae Won hugging each other in good spirits. Congratulations to both contestants - they truly gave their all! == Source: Newsen