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K-Pop Idols

2024 · 1 season

An intimate, high-pressure backstage look at young performers chasing perfection, balancing glittering dreams with the strain of constant scrutiny.

Genres
Reality
Starring
Jessi, FATOU, NVEE
Tagline
Go backstage with artists fighting for their superstar dreams.
Overview
Glitz meets grit in this backstage pass to artists from around the world. Through trials and triumphs, Jessi, CRAVITY, and BLACKSWAN give everything they've got to an art form that demands nothing less than perfection.

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Stream in the UK
  • Apple TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Reality
Starring
Jessi, FATOU, NVEE
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • work
  • celebrity
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Stream
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Details

Genres
reality
Starring
Jessi, FATOU, NVEE, GABI, SRIYA, Taeyoung, Park Se-rim, Allen
Cinematography
Tyler McPherron
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Apple TV
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Korean

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