{"id":5035,"date":"2026-05-06T07:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/5035\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:16:06","slug":"daniel-dae-kim-explores-the-phenomenal-rise-of-k-pop-on-the-international-stage-in-the-premiere-episode-of-cnn-original-series-k-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/5035\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Dae Kim explores the phenomenal rise of K-pop on the international stage in the premiere episode of CNN Original Series K-Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HONG KONG, May 6, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ — Seoul is at the global epicenter of the K-pop industry, where those who rise can easily become household names around world.\u00a0Daniel Dae Kim has come\u00a0to Korea to speak with Korea’s biggest artists to find out how we got here.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Dae Kim explores the phenomenal rise of K-pop on the international stage in the premiere episode of CNN Original Series K-Everything<\/p>\n

In the premiere episode of CNN Original Series K-Everything, host and executive producer, Daniel Dae Kim, explores what’s behind the unprecedented rise of K-pop on the international stage. The Korean pop industry has produced some of the most successful music acts ever. Behind the catchy tunes and slick choreography, there’s a fine-tuned formula for creating hits and harnessing the power of fans.\u00a0Kim meets some of K-pop’s biggest artists and examines the superfan phenomenon driving this industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim sits down with Psy, one of the most famous entertainers in Korean history, to discuss his impact\u00a0on the K-Pop scene and his evolving strategy for success.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In the recording studio, he meets Taeyang, member of legendary Korean boy band BigBang\u00a0and chart-topping solo artist who is working on his latest solo album. They talk about\u00a0BigBang’s 20-year reunion and what it takes to have lasting success\u00a0in the K-pop industry.\u00a0Over lunch at a caf\u00e9 run by her father, Kim also chats with pop superstar JEON SOMI where she reflects on her idol career and journey to gaining greater creative freedom. Kim also joins singer-songwriter eSNa for a walk in Namsan Park to go over her experiences working in the industry.<\/p>\n

Carrying on this musical legacy, new acts are constantly breaking through – including AllDay Project, a uniquely co-ed band which debuted in June last year. Kim catches up with them on the day of the release of their first EP and follows their progress across multiple\u00a0K-pop-focused awards events across Asia. He also gets to know MEOVV, a five-part girl group and part of The Black Label, an agency known for cultivating creative freedom with its roster of talent.<\/p>\n

For a different perspective, Kim connects with some of\u00a0the producers behind the soundtrack of global phenomenon\u00a0“KPop Demon Hunters” – where he voiced the role of Healer Han – who share their thoughts on the movie’s success and show how they put together “Golden”.<\/p>\n

He also speaks with David Kim, a YouTuber turned Adjunct\u00a0Professor to learn more about the modern history that paved the way for today’s music scene and finds out from K-pop fans about why they spend a small fortune on tickets, merchandise, travel and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

K-Everything<\/a> continues the legacy of CNN Original Series’ host-led storytelling that examines global culture and the human experience, joining an award-winning library of premium programming streaming on the CNN app.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a dedicated digital hub featuring a rich suite of digital and social content celebrating Korean creativity and cultural impact can be found at https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/k-everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The CNN Original Series is sponsored by one of South Korea’s largest companies, Hyundai Motor Company, a global brand deeply rooted in Korean heritage whose growth has mirrored the country’s own journey of innovation and progress.<\/p>\n

K-Everything\u202fpremieres Saturday, May 9 at\u202f8pm\u202fHKT and replays on Sunday, May 10 at 8am and 11pm HKT and Monday, May 11 at 3am\u202fHKT on CNN International. The 4-episode series\u00a0will stream live for CNN International pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps weekly. It will be available on demand beginning Saturday, May 9 to CNN’s streaming subscribers in the US via CNN.com and CNN connected TV and mobile apps. The series will also be available to stream on HBO Max, where available.<\/p>\n

Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment,\u00a0Narrative\u00a0PR\u00a0and Gang Tyre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

K-Everything (K-pop) trailer: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4n75OqF<\/a><\/p>\n

K-Everything (K-pop) images: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4w9HGrv<\/a><\/p>\n

K-Everything microsite:http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/k-everything<\/a><\/p>\n

Airtime for K-Everything (K-pop) Episode<\/p>\n

Saturday, 9th May at 8pm HKT<\/p>\n

Sunday, 10th May at 8am and 11pm HKT<\/p>\n

Monday, 11th May at 3am HKT<\/p>\n

About CNN Originals\u202f<\/p>\n

The CNN Originals group develops,\u202fproduces\u202fand\u202facquires\u202foriginal, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy\u202fEntelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Presents, and the newly formed CNN Studios, an internal production studio which creates long-form programming for CNN’s global platforms. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series and 60 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 110 awards and 445 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films’ first Academy Award\u00ae for\u202fNavalny. Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy\u00ae Award-winning\u202fAnthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; five time Emmy\u00ae nominee,\u202fApollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Emmy\u00ae nominated\u202fEva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy\u00ae Award-nominated “Decades Series”:\u202fThe Sixties,\u202fThe Seventies,\u202fThe Eighties,\u202fThe Nineties,\u202fThe 2000s, and\u202fThe 2010s,\u202fexecutive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman;\u202fThe Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; Grammy\u00ae Award nominee\u202fLittle Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cort\u00e9s;\u202fThe Many Lives of Martha Stewart;\u202fThis is Life with Lisa Ling; Primetime Emmy\u00ae and duPont-Columbia Award-winning,\u202fRBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen;\u202fSee It Loud: The History of Black Television, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter;\u202fSpace Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight\u202fin partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy\u00ae Award-winning\u202fStanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner,\u202fThree Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; and the five-time Emmy\u00ae Award-winning\u202fUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; and the five-time Emmy\u00ae Award-winning\u202fThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, to stream via a CNN All Access subscription, on the CNN Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the CNN Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription via\u202fCNN.com<\/a>, CNN apps and cable operator platforms.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

About CNN International \u00a0<\/p>\n

CNN’s portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI’s non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HONG KONG, May 6, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ — Seoul is at the global epicenter of the K-pop industry, where…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4281,4271,4270,4280,4272,4278,2285,4284,195,1516,4275,4276,4282,4273,4279,4274,4283,4277,3706],"class_list":{"0":"post-5035","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-korea","8":"tag-cnn","9":"tag-dae","10":"tag-daniel","11":"tag-episode","12":"tag-explores","13":"tag-in","14":"tag-international","15":"tag-k-everything","16":"tag-k-pop","17":"tag-kim","18":"tag-of","19":"tag-on","20":"tag-original","21":"tag-phenomenal","22":"tag-premiere","23":"tag-rise","24":"tag-series","25":"tag-stage","26":"tag-the"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}