On April 17, K-pop idols, including solo artist Chung Ha, NCT 127, SF9, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, and Amber, will appear as the main casts of the Facebook Watch original series "82 minutes."
The first episode of "82 minutes," the second Facebook Watch original series produced by the digital channel Hello82 that has a media partnership with the U.S. Facebook headquarters, was released at 10:00 am KST in April.
"Hello ATEEZ 82 Challenge" was the first Facebook Watch original series, and was indeed a successful release in March. Meanwhile, the second original series "82 minutes" in Korea has been unveiled drawing interests from the fans and netizens all over the world. The program goes with the concept that idols make a surprise appearance in front of their fans and spend 82 minutes with them.
In their YouTube account, their tagline "How would you spend 82 minutes with a K-pop idol?" has been gaining attention as well, making fans anticipate the answers of fans, as well as the activities they will do when it happened.
On the second program featuring Chung Ha, NCT 127, SF9, Kyuhyun, and Amber, viewers' expectations are over the roof as the K-pop idols and their ardent fans, who have occupied both home and abroad, will meet in person and will be communicating closely.
The first idol to appear has been announced, and it's none other than Chung Ha, who emerged to stardom after being part of Produce101 and debuting as a former member of I.O.I. Chung Ha was deeply touched by the preparation of a "special surprise event" for a fan in Peru who was invited to fly to Korea. The video was already uploaded on Facebook, where Chung Ha can be seen having a good time with her fan from Peru.
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NCT 127, who recently released their title track "Kick it" of their latest album "NCT #127 Neo Zone" and is expanding through the global market, is scheduled to appear in the second episode. The group visited their fans in Los Angeles and presented them with unique fan service. The group has been promoting in the U.S., making their fandom in the said country larger.
Also, Amber, who is progressing on her life as a solo singer in the U.S., will be spending meaningful time with her fans as well, through "82 minutes" in the future. Amber is set to meet and greet with her fans in Boston to have fun for 1 hour and 22 minutes.
"82 minutes" unveils a new episode every Friday at 10:00 am K.S.T.
Meanwhile, Facebook's headquarters in the U.S. selected the K-pop community as an essential global category this year. For the very first time, they formed a "K-pop program," which marks the start of the long-awaited launch. The program was produced by Hello82, which has an extensive global content experience, including Korea, South America, and the U.S.
Hello82 is a digital channel operated by KAI, situated in Los Angeles. Established in 2018 and is currently carrying out K-pop-related projects globally, KAI was formed by combining its experience in creating various media and contents, including TV and digital, such as Dingo and MNET, and K-pop global businesses like KCON.
In particular, it operates K-pop global channels such as Hello82 (English-speaking), Oi82 (Portugal-speaking), Hola82 (Spanish-speaking), Halo82 (Indonesian-speaking), and Ahlan82 (Arabic). It plans to launch various global K-pop-based businesses as well as premium content, such as Facebook Watch programs.
