We K-Pop
{{short description|Korean television program}}
{{Infobox television
| image = We K-POP logo.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name =
| genre = Variety show
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Park So-hyung
- Park Yeon-sun
- Kim Na-yun
- Kim Eun-sol}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| executive_producer = Park, Cheon-gi
| producer = Geum Dong-seol
| editor =
| director = Yoon Koun
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company =
| network = KBS World
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|7|12}}
| last_aired =
| related = We K-Pop Friends
}}
We K-Pop is a South Korean variety program on KBS World which first aired on July 12, 2019. The show's four hosts, Kim Shin-young, 2PM's Nichkhun, SF9's Inseong and Stray Kids' Seungmin introduce K-pop artists each week, who perform and greet their global fans. The hosts are joined by Billboard K-Town's Jeff Benjamin for music talks. The show can be viewed on the TV station and on the KBS website.{{cite web|title=KBS월드, 글로벌 팬 겨냥 'WE K-POP' 방송…닉쿤·김신영 MC|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190705093000005|date=July 5, 2019|work=Yonhap|language=ko|access-date=July 11, 2019}}
Background
Music show host Kim Shin-young is joined by three active Korean idols who introduce two of their own groups in the first two episodes, Stray Kids and SF9. The show also includes English language talks with Billboard columnist Jeff Benjamin, known for his "deep affection" for K-pop, and whose articles have included BTS and their contributions to the North American and international music markets.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jung-sun|title=김신영X닉쿤, 글로벌 K팝 팬 위한 '위 케이팝' MC 낙점|url=https://news.joins.com/article/23517255|date=July 5, 2019|work=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=July 11, 2019}}
The show's format includes online fan participation and has a viewership of approximately 100 million global fans and household viewers from about 120 countries.{{cite web|last=Ray|first=Yeom|title=KBS World's 'We K-Pop' Reaches 100 Million K-Pop Fans and Household Viewers in 120 Countries|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8544960/we-k-pop-kbs-world-show-reaches-100-million|date=November 27, 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Yeon-kyung|title=X1 to interact with global fans on "We K-Pop" (KBS World)|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/B36979/vtoday/0.11804998|date=September 4, 2019|work=V Live/MK Sports|access-date=September 5, 2019}}{{cite web|title=엑스원, 6일 '위케이팝' 녹화..팬들 요청에 성사|url=http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20190903/1266855|date=September 3, 2019|work=The Korea Times|access-date=September 7, 2019}} Director Yoon Koun said the show's global fan meeting concept,"focuses on communication with fans and artists, unlike most other music programs." Fan responses and requests help decide which artists appear on the show, such as X1's selection. The show's Twitter account solicits fan questions for the guests, which are used in the show's production. The show hosts on-site events for its recordings with a studio audience of about 150 fans, and for example, on September 6, 2019, a few fans were selected to chat with X1 members on KakaoTalk,{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Chang-kyu|title=엑스원(X1), 6일 KBS 월드 '위케이팝'(We K-Pop) 사전녹화 진행...팬들과 오픈카톡 채팅까지?|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=667767|date=September 6, 2019|work=Top Star News|access-date=September 7, 2019}} and included communication with fans through SNS. Along with fan interest for X1, Benjamin recommended the new group and participated in promoting them on his SNS, a part of his stated goal of helping spread K-pop internationally.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sodam|title=[단독] 엑스원 '위케이팝' 출연=美빌보드 칼럼리스트 제프 벤자민 PICK "적극 추천"|url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=7571664|date=September 4, 2019|work=The Korea Daily/Osen|language=ko|access-date=September 4, 2019}}
2019 episode guest list (1–present)
References
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