Apple TV+ has finally released the official trailer for KPOPPED, the long-awaited eight-part music competition series, which is set to premiere globally on August 29, 2025 (Friday).
Created in collaboration with executive producers Lionel Richie and CJ ENM vice chair Miky Lee, KPOPPED features global K-pop star PSY and Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and brings together major Western music artists and top K-pop groups for a series of high-energy song battles. Each episode pairs one or more Western artists with a K-pop group to remix and perform one of their hit songs in front of a live audience in Seoul, while the audience then votes for the standout performance of the night.
Hosted by actor and comedian Soojeong Son (Servant, Search Party), the series features well-known acts from both the K-pop and Western pop music scenes. Participating K-pop artists include Billlie, ITZY, Kep1er, JO1, ATEEZ, STAYC, Kiss of Life, and BLACKSWAN, while the 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 for one massive star-studded lineup.
As part of the show’s program, the series will feature new renditions of several global hit songs, including “Savage,” “Wannabe,” “Ice Ice Baby,” “Lady Marmalade,” “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “Motownphilly,” and “Waterfalls,” among others.
Check out the full list of episodes and track highlights below:
- Episode 1: Megan Thee Stallion and Patti LaBelle with Billlie – “Savage,” “Lady Marmalade”
- Episode 2: Mel B and Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) with ITZY – “Wannabe,” “Say You’ll Be There”
- Episode 3: Vanilla Ice and Taylor Dayne with Kep1er – “Ice Ice Baby,” “Tell It to My Heart”
- Episode 4: Kesha and Eve with JO1 – “JOYRIDE,” “Let Me Blow Ya Mind”
- Episode 5: J Balvin and Kylie Minogue with ATEEZ – “Mi Gente,” “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”
- Episode 6: TLC and Boy George with STAYC – “Waterfalls,” “Karma Chameleon”
- Episode 7: Jess Glynne and Ava Max with Kiss of Life – “Hold My Hand,” “Kings & Queens”
- Episode 8: Boyz II Men with BLACKSWAN – “Motownphilly,” “End of the Road”
KPOPPED is produced by Moira Ross, Megan Thee Stallion, Lionel Richie, Miky Lee, and Greg Foster, along with Harry H.K. Shin and Jake Hong. CJ ENM’s Ki-woong Kim also produces, with Eureka Productions’ Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening, and David Tibballs executive producing, alongside Bruce Eskowitz.
Check out the full trailer to Apple TV+’s KPOPPED below: