{"id":93268,"date":"2025-02-05T19:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=93268"},"modified":"2025-02-05T19:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:53:24","slug":"apple-tv-announces-new-k-pop-song-battle-series-kpopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/05\/apple-tv-announces-new-k-pop-song-battle-series-kpopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Announces New K-Pop Song Battle Series &#8220;KPOPPED&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93270\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/KPOPPED.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/KPOPPED.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/KPOPPED-271x300.webp 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, Apple TV+ announced &#8220;KPOPPED,&#8221; an all-new eight-episode song battle series from executive producer Lionel Richie, starring PSY, the international chart-topper who helped bring K-pop to the world with his global sensation &#8220;Gangnam Style,&#8221; and three-time Grammy award-winning superstar and executive producer Megan Thee Stallion, who also performs her hit song &#8220;Savage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In each episode, western icons reimagine one of their biggest hits, collaborating with top-tier K-pop idols to deliver spectacular battle performances, with a live Seoul-based audience picking the winner of the best new K-popped song.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3472850301\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The series is executive produced by Moira Ross, Richie, Miky Lee, Megan Thee Stallion, and Greg Foster, alongside Harry H.K. 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