K-POP arrives on BBC this summer (Image: BBC) Britain's Got Talent: K-Pop band Blitzers perform in the semis The global phenomenon of K-pop is set for a massive boost in the UK with news that the BBC has bought a new reality show. It's called Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience and is dubbed as "a music experiment like no other". It will launch on BBC One and iPlayer this summer.
The six-part series follows five boys from across the UK as they are put through the K-pop training process with the goal of launching a new boy band on the global stage. Cameras will go behind closed doors at SM Entertainment production company for the first time to witness the band working with the world’s greatest choreographers, singing songs from the best songwriters, and being tutored by some of the most revered experts in the K-pop business. Filmed in South Korea, Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience sees the boys immersed into K-pop culture and put through the original K-pop training process for 100 days.
They will face a schedule of intense choreography, vocal and performance lessons, life coaching techniques, alongside an immersion into all aspects of Korean life - set against Seoul’s striking landscapes and iconic K-pop locations. Each week the band’s progress is critiqued by undisputed K-pop expert, Hee Jun Yoon, the creative force behind some of the biggest K-pop bands of the last 20 years. This is the ultimate boot camp by the people who have created the world’s biggest K-pop sup.
