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K-Pop gets the Making the Band treatment in a new documentary series.
K-Pop Idols is now streaming on Apple TV+ and follows pop star Jessi, nine-member boy band Cravity and four-piece multinational girl group Blackswan as they “give everything they’ve got to an art form that demands nothing less than perfection.”
At a Glance: How to Stream K-Pop Idols Online
- Premiere Date: Aug. 30
- No. of Episodes: 6
- Stream Online: Apple TV+
Born in New York, 35-year-old Jessi (born Jessica Ho) was raised in New Jersey and moved to South Korea at 15. “I thought being a K-pop idol was going to be all great and beautiful. That’s not the reality,” she says in the docuseries.
Created by Starship Entertainment, Cravity’s members are Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung and Seongmin. They released their debut studio album, The Awakening: Written in the Stars, in 2021, after dropping their Hideout mini album trilogy.
Explains Cravity member and rapper Allen, “We’d have dance class, vocal lessons, music shows and no sleep.”
Blackswan has gone through a number of lineup changes since it debuted in 2011 as Rania. The group’s active members Fatou, Gabi, Sriya and Nvee are featured in the new Apple TV+ series.
“Watching the docuseries is going to be very fun actually because I get to see the growth I’ve personally been through,” 29-year-old rapper Fatou recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “I get to see when I was at my weakest and how strong I’ve grown right now.”
Keep reading below to watch the full K-Pop Idols trailer and how to stream the new series for free.
How to Stream K-Pop Idols Online: Premiere Date, Episode Release Schedule
K-Pop Idols premieres Friday, Aug. 30, exclusively on Apple TV+, and all six episodes of the docuseries are now available to watch online.
The only way to stream the new music documentary series is with a subscription to the streaming service. New subscribers can watch K-Pop Idols for free with a seven-day trial to Apple TV+, which costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year. Subscriptions include access to Apple original series, including Emmy-winning titles such as Ted Lasso and The Morning Show, awards-nominated series Palm Royale and Slow Horses, and other shows and films including Severance, Napoleon, The Instigators, Silo, Bad Monkey and more.
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