The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific today unveiled a wave of announcements surrounding its upcoming slate of Disney+ APAC Originals, featuring the region’s top talent and storytellers.
Beyond a myriad of exciting announcements involving high-profile K-dramas and anime, there was one particular reveal that brought cheers of joy to J-pop fans everywhere.
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To complement the Japanese slate on Disney+, the company also announced that it will expand into Japanese unscripted content, in collaboration with partner Nippon TV. This includes a new travel reality show, Traveling with Snow Man (working title) featuring Japanese pop group Snow Man, represented by talent agency Starto Entertainment.
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"The new show builds on the growing enthusiasm amongst Japanese audiences towards unscripted content and exemplifies the shared ambitions of Disney, Nippon TV and Starto Entertainment to spotlight the most exciting talent from Japan to global audiences, and to cooperate in new and innovative ways," Disney+ said in a statement.
The series is set to premiere sometime in 2025.
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