BTS Announces New Documentary Series With Disney, Will Release Two More Projects In 2023
Disney+ has signed a deal with BTS' managing company HYBE. According to reports, the original shows featuring the members of the South Korean pop group will now be available on the streaming platform including The Soop:
Disney+
has
signed
a
deal
with
BTS'
managing
company
HYBE.
According
to
reports,
the
original
shows
featuring
the
members
of
the
South
Korean
pop
group
will
now
be
available
on
the
streaming
platform
including
The
Soop:
Friendcation
and
many
more.
Two
more
titles
and
a
documentary
will
also
be
shot
by
the
band
as
part
of
the
lineup
set
to
be
released
on
Disney+.
The
announcement
was
made
by
BTS
in
a
video
message.
The
group
asked
fans
to
look
forward
to
the
documentary
that
will
give
a
closer
glimpse
of
their
daily
lives.
While
details
about
the
deal
are
not
known,
reportedly
one
of
the
series
will
release
in
2023.
Jessica
Kam-Engle,
Disney's
head
of
content
for
the
Asia
Pacific,
said
in
a
statement,
"This
collaboration
represents
our
creative
ambition
-
to
work
with
iconic
content
creators
and
top
stars
in
Asia-Pacific
so
their
talent
can
be
enjoyed
by
mainstream
audiences
in
multiple
ways.
We
believe
these
new
titles
will
captivate
consumers
worldwide
and
look
forward
to
introducing
more
music
content
on
our
service."
For
the
unversed,
The
Soop:
Friendcation
follows
the
travel
story
of
Wooga
Squad,
consisting
of
BTS
member
V,
Park
Seo-joon,
Park
Hyung-sik,
Peakboy
and
Choi
Woo-shik.
Other
projects
include
BTS:
Permission
to
Dance
on
Stage
LA,
which
will
be
a
film
featuring
BTS'
live
performance
in
Los
Angeles
in
2021
as
well
as
BTS
Monuments:
Beyond
the
Star,
a
docu-series
following
the
BTS
journey
over
the
past
nine
years.
The
deal
with
Disney
comes
after
BTS
announced
that
they
will
be
focusing
on
solo
projects
for
some
time,
while
they
continue
to
remain
active
as
a
group.
Meanwhile,
BTS
member
J-hope
is
the
first
member
from
the
group
to
release
a
solo
album
titled,
Jack
In
The
Box.