Few musical genres have had the meteoric rise in the past decade quite like K-Pop, the musical style and larger industry hailing from South Korea. And while music fans worldwide know about massively successful groups like BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, EXO, Stray Kids and Red Velvet, among many others, you might not know about the highly competitive and manufactured "idol industry" that produces these global K-Pop stars. Tonight, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is digging deep into the K-Pop phenomenon and the machine that made it with a new special, “K-Pop: A Star is Made."
Airing Sunday, January 5, at 8pm Eastern Time on CNN, the one-hour special will be led by CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent Kyung Lah, who will take viewers through the rigorous vocal, dance and fitness training required of seven aspiring K-Pop stars as they prepare to audition for a premiere idol group in Seoul, South Korea.
