MADE IN KOREA: SECOND SERIES 'IN DEVELOPMENT' WITH PLANS FOR GIRLBAND SPIN-OFF

The BBC are reportedly developing a second series of Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience, this time focusing on the search for a girlband, despite the low ratings for its first outing this Summer.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "The first series of Made In Korea proved a success, with dearAlice nailing the K-Pop training and coming out a fully formed band, ready to take on the industry. The production and management teams are in discussions about the second series, this time focusing on forming a girl band to try out the K-Pop method."

Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience is a music experiment like no other. A collaboration with K-pop talent powerhouse SM Entertainment & Kakao Entertainment America, the first series follows five boys from across the UK as they are put through the K-pop training process with the goal of launching a new boy band on the global stage.

Cameras go behind closed doors at SM Entertainment for the first time to witness the band working with the world’s greatest choreographers, singing songs from the best songwriters, and being tutored by some of the most revered experts in the K-pop business.

Filmed in South Korea, Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience sees the boys immersed into K-pop culture and put through the original K-pop training process for 100 days. They will face a schedule of intense choreography, vocal and performance lessons, life coaching techniques, alongside an immersion into all aspects of Korean life - set against Seoul’s striking landscapes and iconic K-pop locations.

Each week the band’s progress is critiqued by undisputed K-pop expert, Hee Jun Yoon, the creative force behind some of the biggest K-pop bands of the last 20 years. This is the ultimate boot camp by the people who have created the world’s biggest K-pop superstars – but success is far from guaranteed.

Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience is available now on BBC iPlayer.