
The K-Pop phenomenon is shaking up the pop world. For the first time ever, there is a serious challenge to the west’s domination of the global music industry. Leading the way is the biggest boy band in the world, BTS. But how has this happened? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to South Korea to uncover the secrets behind this worldwide success story and to find out how, in just 20 short years, the music industry in the country came from obscurity to become a major player on the world stage. In the summer of 2019, BTS played two sold-out performance at the UK’s most icon venue, Wembley Stadium. Their catchy pop songs, bombastic beats, good looks and natty dance moves have captivated young pop fans worldwide, and sent them to the top of the charts in the US and beyond. Can K-Pop seriously challenge the west's domination of the global music industry? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to Seoul to meet Soo-Man Lee, the Svengali-like figure behind the phenomenon.

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6.9At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
6.1Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.
7.7The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates back centuries, has become a South African institution. Any male from the age of nine to ninety can compete. We follow a group of fighters as they slug it out in the ring. Who will be this year's champion?
6.0This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.
5.1Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.
7.5A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
6.3From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
6.4Four friends head off to Bombay and get involved in the mother and father of all gang wars.
7.4Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
7.7Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
5.8Photographer Grigory Yaroshenko gets a chance to visit Antarctica and learn about the life of polar explorers. But his wife is expecting their second child, and life changes. Gregory is faced with the question of male self-identification and acceptance of new family circumstances.
7.4“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community.
6.3After being fired by his ruthless boss, the dangerously vulnerable David is forced to confront the looming loss of his terminally ill mother, Annie, as well as his own relentless demons.
7.013-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
6.8After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.
6.0A Bombay police officer seeks revenge when his brother is killed by a powerful underworld figure. Things get complicated when a matinee movie idol begins to tag along the policeman so he can research a movie role.
6.2A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
7.0Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
6.0Desperate to win a man's affections, Roshanda James uses murder and witchcraft to make herself appear as a beautiful seductress. No man can resist the Black Widow Spider.
7.0In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.
7.5Comeback showcase aired on Monday, February 19, 2024 to celebrate the release of LE SSERAFIM's 3rd Mini Album “EASY.”
0.0Shinee World VI: Perfect Illumination is the sixth concert tour by South Korean boy band Shinee. It began on June 23, 2023, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, and continued on to Japan later in the year. The tour is Shinee's first in several years, after a hiatus brought on by mandatory military service and the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been well received by critics, who have praised Shinee's live singing and performance skills, and was awarded Stage of the Year at the 2023 Melon Music Awards.
6.3As the grand finale of the world tour, "SUGA | Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' THE FINAL" marked the culmination of 25 concerts held in 10 cities, which captivated a total audience of 290,000 throughout its run. Experience the pulsating energy and excitement of "'D-DAY' THE FINAL" on screen, everything from the exquisite sounds traversing the boundary between "21st Century Pop Icon" BTS member SUGA and solo artist Agust D, electrifying performance, explosive energy, to special duet stages featuring fellow BTS members RM, Jimin, and Jung Kook.
0.0Fairy Fantasia is the first Japanese fan meeting held by Kep1er. It was held on October 27 and 28, 2023 offline at Tokyo Garden Theater.
0.0A coming-of-age documentary that follows a group of young filmmakers as they make their first feature film, Scuba.
10.0BTS' concert "MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E" was held on October 10 & October 11 in 2020 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena and was streamed online through Weverse. The DVD consists of 3 discs, which include performances from both the days as well as behind-the-scenes content.
0.0Before 2NE1 achieved global success, Sandara was already a superstar in the Philippines.
7.2From the traditional town of Jeonju, South Korea came the man that changed the world with music. Lee Soo-man, the artist who became an innovator, orchestrated one of the most viral global phenomena, K-Pop.
0.0'Dancing Idol' is a show in which six different rookie K-pop groups (three boy groups and three girl groups) present their renditions of K-pop's top hits. The show will be lead by Super Junior's Shindong and Oh My Girl's Yoo Ah as they add commentary to the competition between the six junior groups; Cherry Bullet, Elris, Rocket Punch, VeriVery, OnlyOneOf and ONEUS.
9.6Behind the scenes look and interviews with the performers of SM Entertainment as they travel to China, Japan, and Korea for their "SMTOWN Live World Tour IV".
0.0A glimpse into K-pop group CIX’s first world tour, featuring the members preparing and crafting their show, as well as a behind the scenes look of the entire process.
9.1EXO PLANET #2 - The EXO'luXion was the second tour of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. The tour began in Seoul's Olympic Gymnastics Arena on March 7, 2015. The tour was officially announced in January 2015 with the first five dates in South Korea. The tour had 39 dates throughout Asia and five dates in North America.
8.1Girls' Generation ~ Girls & Peace ~ Japan 2nd Tour is the second concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their second Japanese album, Girls & Peace. The DVD and Blu-ray features their second nationwide tour, visiting eight venues for a total of 20 shows.
5.7Anna Kendrick joins the K-Pop supergroup f(x) on their World Tour and things go as well as you'd expect.
0.0Experience the exciting tension of TAEYEON CONCERT - The TENSE live on the big screen! Celebrate Taeyeon's 6th solo concert and the 10th anniversary of her solo debut with this special performance in cinemas!
10.0The magazine film of the album 'Indigo'.
10.0The world's biggest K-pop festival marked its 21st year in 2015, with groups such as EXO, 4Minute and SHINee electrifying the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
