A2K (TV program)

A2K
Also known asAmerica2Korea
GenreReality competition
Created by
Directed by
  • Kim Tae-wook (series)
  • Some Production (music)
JudgesPark Jin-young
Theme music composerPark Jin-young
Opening theme"Ready for the World"[1][2]
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
  • English
  • Korean (spoken)
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Monte Lipman
  • Park Jin-young
  • Shin Hyun-kuk
  • Danielle Price Sanders
  • Devon Libran
Production locations
  • United States
  • South Korea
Editors
  • Kim Ja-saeng (visual)
  • Jeong Min-soo (visual)
  • Noh Jin-yeong (visual)
Running time25–50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseJuly 14 (2023-07-14) –
September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)[3]
Related
Nizi Project
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A2K (also abbreviated as "America2Korea") is a 2023 American reality competition show. The series was a joint project between JYP Entertainment and Republic Records.The goal of the series was to create the first American girl group using the rigours K-pop training system.

The series revolved around JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young as he picked members for an American girl group from the United States and Canada through an evaluation process.

The winning contestants from A2K went on to form the girl group VCHA.[4][5]

On June 29, 2023, A2K was announced to be broadcast digitally through JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel from July 13, 2023, with new episodes being released on Mondays and Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. (PT) or 9:00 p.m. (ET).[6]The series finale officially aired on September 22,2023 at 6PM PT.

  1. ^ "READY FOR THE WORLD". ASCAP Repertory. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "READY FOR THE WORLD (SIGNAL MUSIC)". ASCAP Repertory. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "FY23 Q2 Earnings Call". JYPE. JYP Entertainment. August 18, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "JYP Entertainment, Republic Records announce U.S. girl group VCHA". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Meet VCHA, the New Girl Group Formed by JYP's 'A2K' Audition". Teen Vogue. September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Aniftos, Rania (June 29, 2023). "K-Pop Competition Series 'A2K' Gets Premiere Date: Watch the Trailer". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2023.