K-pop stars search for next global idol group in TV5, MLD’s ‘Be the NEXT: 9 Dreamers’
K-pop icon 2NE1’s Sandara Park, AB6IX’s Park Woojin, Bang Ye-dam, HORI7ON’s Vinci, Hyebin (formerly of MOMOLAND), EXO’s CHEN, choreographer Bae Wan Hee and producer Bullseye will headline TV5 and MLD Entertainment PH’s “Be the NEXT: 9 Dreamers.”
Dara will serve as the host, while the rest will be the mentors of the K-pop survival show, which will start airing on Feb. 8 — Saturdays at 7:15 p.m. and Sundays at 8:15 p.m., with weekday catch-ups at 11:30 p.m.
Seventy-five aspirants from across the globe will vie for a coveted spot in a new nine-member boy group.
At a recent press conference at Novotel Manila Araneta City, Dara shared that she is “excited and nervous” because it will be her first time hosting a show.