MTV's Top Pop Group

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MTV's Top Pop Group
Created by	Allison Wallach
Presented by	Mario Lopez
Judges	Michelle Williams Brian Friedman Taboo
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Production locations	Various locations (Auditions) Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood)
Running time	60/90 Minutes
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	September 11 (2008-09-11) – October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
Chronology
Followed by	America's Best Dance Crew

MTV's Top Pop Group is a competitive reality television show consisting of nine pop groups looking to be the next Top pop group. The show aired on MTV and was hosted by Mario Lopez. The judges were Brian Friedman (former choreographer and judge from So You Think You Can Dance), Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) and Taboo (from The Black Eyed Peas). Marianela Pereyra was the show's backstage correspondent. The casting special aired on August 28, 2008 the show premiered on September 11, 2008. Only 4 weeks after the premiere, the series finale was aired suddenly on October 2, 2008.

Groups[]

Jazmin
NJ5ive
Concrete Rose
Las Caprice
Ju-Taun
3 Daze
Mosaic
LS3
S1

Rankings[]

Winner

RunnerUp

Safe

Bottom 3

Bottom 2

Eliminated

Episode Progress	Week:	9/11	9/18	9/25	10/2	10/9	10/16
1	Mosaic	Safe	Safe	Safe	Btm4	Safe	Winner
2	Ju-Tuan	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	2nd Place
3	Jazmin	Btm 2	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd Place
4	S1	Btm 3	Safe	Btm 2	Elim
5	Las Caprice	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
6	NJ5ive	Safe	Btm 2	Safe	Elim
7	Concrete Rose	Safe	Safe	Elim
8	3 Daze	Safe	Elim
9	LS3	Elim

Performances[]

Week 1:

NJ5ive - Forever by Chris Brown
3 Daze - Mercy by Duffy
LS3 - What You Got by Colby O'Donis
Jazmin - Disturbia by Rihanna
Mosaic - Got Me Going by Day26
Concrete Rose - I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry
S1 - Stronger by Kanye West
Las Caprice - Damaged by Danity Kane
Ju-Tuan - Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston

Week 2:

Ju-Tuan - Closer by Ne-Yo
Jazmin - Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield
S1 - Got Money by Lil' Wayne Feat T-Pain
Las Caprice - Break the Ice by Britney Spears
Mosaic - Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5
Concrete Rose - American Boy by Estelle and Kanye West
3 Daze - Tattoo by Jordin Sparks
NJ5ive - Sexy Can I by Ray J

Week 3:

Mosaic - Let's Get It Started by The Black Eyed Peas
Las Caprice - SOS by Rihanna
Ju-Tuan - Let Me Love You by Mario
Jazmin - Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
NJ5ive - Confessions by Usher
S1 - Put On by Young Jeezy
Concrete Rose - Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie

Week 4:

Las Caprice - No One by Alicia Keys
Mosaic - Kiss Kiss by Chris Brown
Ju-Tuan - Leavin' by Jesse McCartney
Jazmin - Say It Right by Nelly Furtado
NJ5ive - With You by Chris Brown
S1 - Smack That by Akon

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