Having apparently just heard of this super-new, completely unknown musical phenomenon called K-pop, Apple TV+ has decided to find a way to render the genre in the single way that will be most perfectly palatable to average American ears: By turning it into a reality music competition show, under Megan Thee Stallion’s watchful eye.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple is getting deeper into the K-pop business. The streamer has ordered a new competition series set in the popular music genre starring Gangnam Style artist PSY and Megan Thee Stallion with Lionel Richie as exec producer.

Megan Thee Stallion and “Gangnam Style” superstar P S Y are teaming up for a new Apple TV+ reality music competition series called KPOPPED. According to a release announcing the eight-episode song battle show,

Apple TV+ has ordered a K-pop competition series with “Gangnam Style” singer Psy and Megan Thee Stallion set to star. The series is titled “KPopped.” Apple has commissioned eight episodes. Per the official description,

The new competition series from Apple TV+ is set in Seoul and executive produced by Lionel Richie and CJ ENM's Miky Lee.

Apple TV+ announced the new K-Pop competition series "KPOPPED" on Wednesday. Megan Thee Stallion and PSY star.

KPOPPED will mark Apple TV+'s second K-pop-focused series in the past year. Its previous project, K-Pop Idols, premiered in August 2024 as an eight-episode docuseries following girl group Blackswan, boy group Cravity,