HYBE x Disney Streaming Deal Will Bring BTS to Disney+
Date: July 12, 2022
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On July 12, 2022 (KST), HYBE and The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific announced a global content collaboration to “showcase creative excellence from South Korea’s music and entertainment industry.” The agreement will include five major content titles from HYBE, three of which will feature BTS and BTS’s V. According to HYBE’s CEO, Park Ji-Won, “This will be the start of a long-term collaboration, where we present worldwide audiences a wide range of HYBE content for fans who love our music and artists.”
The following three HYBE projects will be coming to Disney’s streaming service:
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA: The cinematic 4k concert film features BTS’s live performance in LA’s Sofi Stadium in November 2021. This was the first time in two years BTS met fans in person since the pandemic. (More details here)
In The Soop: Friendcation: The travel reality series (a spin-off of BTS’s ‘In The Soop’) will feature BTS’s V, Park Seojoon, Park Hyungsik, Choi Wookshik, and Peakboy. (More details here)
BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star: The docuseries will show BTS’s journey over the years and will feature their daily lives, thoughts, and plans as they prepare for their second chapter. (More details here)