Pops in Seoul


Pops in Seoul, airing since 1998, has presented Korean pop music for the past eleven years on the network Arirang TV. The show’s VJ presents current music, news about K-pop culture, and providing overseas viewers with the latest Korean pop music and information. Former host Daniel of DMTN was caught up in a drug scandal and as a result, stepped down March 13, 2013, being replaced by BTOB's Peniel. On August 18, 2013, Wonder Girls member Lim became the show's newest host. On March 10, 2014, Lim officially stepped down from her duties and was succeeded by five new hosts.
Each day of the week features different segments, including new music videos, and a closer look at stars on Mondays with Skarf's leader Tasha, the latest K-pop news and a look back at past music on Tuesdays with Nak Hun, up-and-coming stars on Wednesdays with Electroboyz's 1kyne, an interview with top stars on Thursdays with Blady's Coco, and the top 20 songs of the week on Fridays with Sam Ku. On June 4, 2018, Samuel became host of the show. On July 1, 2019, Felix of Stray Kids took over as the new host. A.C.E's Kim Byeongkwan is the current MC since January 6, 2020. The show is available on Viki, with subtitles in multiple languages.

Programmes

On 13 September 2012 rookie boy band 100%, label mates of T.O.P Media Teen Top, was the first featured group new segment, ‘New Star.com'.