Spice Girls Meet K-Pop: Apple TV+ Launches Global Music Mashup

Max Sterling, 8/29/2025Apple TV+ introduces "KPOPPED," a vibrant mashup show blending Western pop classics with K-pop flair. Hosted by PSY and Megan Thee Stallion, featuring collaboration with Spice Girls and ITZY, this global release promises exciting musical surprises.

Launching this Friday (and yeah, that's August 29th for those marking their calendars), the show takes Western pop classics and runs them through the neon-bright, perfectly choreographed filter of K-pop. Sound bizarre? Well, that's kind of the point.

The real kicker here is the hosting duo. PSY—remember him from that horse-dance phenomenon that dominated 2012?—teams up with Megan Thee Stallion, fresh off her 2025 world tour. It's an odd-couple pairing that somehow makes perfect sense, especially given PSY's experience straddling the East-West cultural divide.

But here's where things get properly interesting. The Spice Girls—well, two of them anyway—are climbing aboard this wild ride. Mel B and Emma Bunton (that's Scary and Baby, for those who slept through the '90s) are collaborating with ITZY. The mind boggles at what "Wannabe" might sound like with a K-pop twist... though perhaps not as much as trying to imagine Vanilla Ice getting the Seoul treatment.

Speaking of unexpected matchups, Billlie's take on "Savage" promises to be either brilliant or bizarre—maybe both? And somewhere in an alternate universe, Kylie Minogue is probably already dancing to ATEEZ's version of "Can't Get You Out of My Head." The show's managed to rope in everyone from Boy George to Patti LaBelle, suggesting either brilliant casting or some sort of musical fever dream.

Look, at $12.99 monthly, Apple TV+ isn't exactly giving this stuff away. But compared to Netflix's "throw everything at the wall" approach, there's something refreshing about a platform that's willing to take genuine creative risks. And unlike certain other streaming services (looking at you, geo-blockers), they're making "KPOPPED" available globally from day one.

The timing couldn't be better—or more calculated. K-pop's cultural cachet has never been higher, even as many Western audiences are still figuring out their BTS from their BLACKPINK. "KPOPPED" might just be the bridge these audiences need, serving up familiar melodies in exciting new packaging.

Eight episodes might not sound like much, but if they've managed to pack in half the surprises promised, it could be the most interesting thing to hit streaming since... well, since whatever last month's algorithm-friendly sensation was. At the very least, it should be more entertaining than watching another true crime documentary about someone's missing neighbor's cat.

Just when streaming services seemed to be running out of fresh ideas, Apple TV+ drops a cultural bombshell that might actually be worth your subscription dollars. Their latest venture, "KPOPPED," isn't just another tired music competition show—it's the kind of genre-bending experiment that makes you wonder why nobody thought of it sooner.Launching this Friday (and yeah, that's August 29th for those marking their calendars), the show takes Western pop classics and runs them through the neon-bright, perfectly choreographed filter of K-pop. Sound bizarre? Well, that's kind of the point.The real kicker here is the hosting duo. PSY—remember him from that horse-dance phenomenon that dominated 2012?—teams up with Megan Thee Stallion, fresh off her 2025 world tour. It's an odd-couple pairing that somehow makes perfect sense, especially given PSY's experience straddling the East-West cultural divide.But here's where things get properly interesting. The Spice Girls—well, two of them anyway—are climbing aboard this wild ride. Mel B and Emma Bunton (that's Scary and Baby, for those who slept through the '90s) are collaborating with ITZY. The mind boggles at what "Wannabe" might sound like with a K-pop twist... though perhaps not as much as trying to imagine Vanilla Ice getting the Seoul treatment.Speaking of unexpected matchups, Billlie's take on "Savage" promises to be either brilliant or bizarre—maybe both? And somewhere in an alternate universe, Kylie Minogue is probably already dancing to ATEEZ's version of "Can't Get You Out of My Head." The show's managed to rope in everyone from Boy George to Patti LaBelle, suggesting either brilliant casting or some sort of musical fever dream.Look, at $12.99 monthly, Apple TV+ isn't exactly giving this stuff away. But compared to Netflix's "throw everything at the wall" approach, there's something refreshing about a platform that's willing to take genuine creative risks. And unlike certain other streaming services (looking at you, geo-blockers), they're making "KPOPPED" available globally from day one.The timing couldn't be better—or more calculated. K-pop's cultural cachet has never been higher, even as many Western audiences are still figuring out their BTS from their BLACKPINK. "KPOPPED" might just be the bridge these audiences need, serving up familiar melodies in exciting new packaging.Eight episodes might not sound like much, but if they've managed to pack in half the surprises promised, it could be the most interesting thing to hit streaming since... well, since whatever last month's algorithm-friendly sensation was. At the very least, it should be more entertaining than watching another true crime documentary about someone's missing neighbor's cat.