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SBS entertainment program “Star King” will start afresh with a host of high-flying celebrities on board as panel members, the broadcaster announced Monday.The diamond cast includes EXO’s Suho, SHINee’s Key, GOT7’s Jackson and entertainers Kim Sook, Hong Yoon-hwa, Moon Hie-kyung, Kim Sae-rom, Yu Seung-ok, Choi Hee, Lee Chang-min, Noh Yoo-min and Jo Jung-sik.Unlike previous panels, which were mainly there to react to the “Star King” challengers, the new cast is expected to support the candidates they think will bag the prize.The entertainment program also modified its style; from now on, uniquely talented participants will not appear alone, but share the stage with informants who introduced them to the program.These informants, oftentimes friends or family members, can act as spokespeople who add insight to each challenger’s personal story.For a while the show had run the program in a performance-style format, but with new changes it will go back to its initial competition-focused format.The newly announced panel will pick the best “Star King” starting from the mid-autumn holidays.By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)