Fremantle Produces ‘KPopped’ For Apple TV+
All episodes of the new music show are set to debut globally on August 29 on Apple TV+.
Eureka Productions, an Australian-American Fremantle company, is producing the new music show “KPopped” for Apple TV+. Each of the eight episodes finds Western chart-toppers teaming up with celebrated K-pop groups to reimagine one of their biggest songs, culminating in bold, collaborative stage performances. A live audience in Seoul votes for the standout performance of the night. Superstar Lionel Richie is the executive producer of “KPopped”, starring Korean singer PSY, the international chart-topper who helped bring K-pop to the world with his global sensation “Gangnam Style”, and three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar and executive producer Megan Thee Stallian, who will also perform her hit track “Savage”.
Fremantle has now unveiled the lineup for the song battle series: Featured K-pop artists include Billlie, ITZY, Kep1er, JO1, ATEEZ, STAYC, Kiss of Life, and BLACKSWAN. Western artists include Megan Thee Stallion, Patti LaBelle, Spice Girls’ Mel B and Emma Bunton, Vanilla Ice, Taylor Dayne, Kesha, Eve, J Balvin, Kylie Minogue, TLC, Boy George, Jess Glynne, Ava Max and Boyz II Men. These legendary and rising artists trade stages and styles across eight episodes, offering a fresh spin on hit tracks including “Savage,” “Wannabe,” “Ice Ice Baby,” “Lady Marmalade,” “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “Motownphilly,” “Waterfalls,” and more. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening and David Tibballs executive produce “KPopped” for Eureka Productions, alongside Bruce Eskowitz. All episodes of “KPopped” are set to debut globally on Friday 29 August, on Apple TV+.
