Watch K-pop idols and pop legends team up in 'KPOPPED' song battle series trailer

From the Spice Girls and ITZY to ATEEZ and Kylie Minogue, the Apple TV+ series pairs global icons with K-pop idols to remix pop classics.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Billlie on the Apple TV+ series KPOPPED
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What happens when K-pop idols and global music legends join forces to reimagine iconic hits? Chaos, chemistry, and straight-up bangers.

Apple TV+ just released the trailer for the eight-episode series, premiering August 29, which pairs some of the biggest names in Western pop with top K-pop groups for bold, cross-genre performances.

Hosted by actor-comedian Soojeong Son (Search Party, Servant), the show is led by PSY (of "Gangnam Style" fame) and Megan Thee Stallion, who also serves as executive producer alongside Lionel Richie and Korean entertainment mogul Miky Lee.

Each episode brings together a Western hitmaker — including Megan, Patti LaBelle, the Spice Girls' Mel B and Emma Bunton, Eve, Kylie Minogue, J Balvin, TLC, and Vanilla Ice — with a top-tier K-pop group, including ITZY, ATEEZ, STAYC, Billlie, Kep1er, Kiss of Life, BLACKSWAN, and JO1. The goal? Rework a signature hit into a high-energy, K-popified collaboration, all in just a few days.

Standout pairings include ITZY and the Spice Girls — two generations of "Wannabe" royalty — as well as ATEEZ with J Balvin and Kylie Minogue, and a genre-blending team-up of TLC, Boy George, and STAYC.

A live Seoul audience picks the winner of each head-to-head, but honestly, we all win when "Savage" gets a K-pop makeover and "Motownphilly" finds a glittery new groove.

Topics Apple K-Pop

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Crystal Bell
Digital Culture Editor

Crystal Bell is the Culture Editor at Mashable. She oversees the site's coverage of the creator economy, digital spaces, and internet trends, focusing on how young people engage with others and themselves online. She is particularly interested in how social media platforms shape our online and offline identities.

She was formerly the entertainment director at MTV News, where she helped the brand expand its coverage of extremely online fan culture and K-pop across its platforms. You can find her work in Teen Vogue, PAPER, NYLON, ELLE, Glamour, NME, W, The FADER, and elsewhere on the internet.

She's exceptionally fluent in fandom and will gladly make you a K-pop playlist and/or provide anime recommendations upon request. Crystal lives in New York City with her two black cats, Howl and Sophie.


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