A2K – America 2 Korea logo
K-pop’s next global moment came with the reveal of A2K, or America to Korea, which looks to create a new girl group with top label players from South Korea and the States.
After a successful strategic partnership in 2020 that’s led to crossover records and a No. 1 album in the U.S., JYP Entertainment and Republic Records will join forces with Republic’s film, TV and creative content wing Federal Films for a new competition series.
JYP (home to top K-pop acts like 2PM, TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY and its namesake and founder J.Y. Park) and Republic (who have Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Drake in its roster as well as TWICE, Stray Kids and ITZY) deem the venture will create “the next global girl group.” After holding auditions across the U.S. in September, contestants will participate