A Touching Struggle as Idols, Here are 6 K-Pop Groups with Documentaries, Including BTS and BLACKPINK

Kapanlagi.com - Working as a K-pop idol is not easy, even before they debut, these idols must undergo a tough trainee period where they have to practice to showcase satisfying vocals, dance, and expressions.

The struggles of these idols to achieve success in their music careers are what make fans feel touched. This can be seen in their documentaries that reveal the behind-the-scenes stories of the idols, showcasing their joys and sorrows in reaching the point they are at now.

Curious about which K-pop groups have their own documentaries? Let’s check the list here!

1. BTS

The K-pop group often referred to as the most famous band after The Beatles has successfully released at least 7 documentaries, some of which are in the form of films and series.

The success of BTS deserves to be immortalized through documentary films as a representation of a significant history in the K-pop music world. Therefore, in 2018, BTS first released their documentary series on the YouTube Red platform titled Burn The Stage: The Movie.

This series, which touched the hearts of fans, eventually gained a lot of popularity, leading to the creation of other documentaries such as Bring The Soul: The Movie (2019), Love Yourself in Seoul (2019), Break The Silence: The Movie PERSONA (2020), and the latest, BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star, which premiered in 2023.

Each of these documentaries tells the story of their journey as idols filled with blood, sweat, and tears as they faced challenges throughout their music career, especially during concerts, showcasing their joys and sorrows behind the scenes.

Additionally, in BTS's latest documentary, they recount their journey over 10 years as a group that was initially unknown, until they finally gained sky-high popularity and recognition from the world as global pop icons in the 2020s.

2. BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK as the most successful K-pop girl group in the world today has also managed to release their documentary film. This group under YG Entertainment simultaneously released two documentaries titled BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky and BLACKPINK THE MOVIE, which aired in 2020.

Discussing the journey and personal lives of each member in more depth, the documentary created as a commemoration of BLACKPINK's 5-year debut in the K-pop music world invites fans to reminisce about the past when the members were still trainees at YG Entertainment.

Not only that, in the documentary, each member shares their stories openly, including their responses to the ups and downs of their fame and their music career journey, which has often been faced with many obstacles, until they finally stand in this position now.

3. BIGBANG

This legendary K-pop group has successfully made fans and the public feel respect for BIGBANG. Released in April 2016, the documentary film titled BIGBANG Made: The Movie captures their journey as idols during the world tour titled Made which took place from 2015 to 2016.

This documentary was created to commemorate the group's 10th anniversary, featuring clips of the members on stage as well as behind the scenes. The documentary also showcases moments of their preparation before going on stage.

Meanwhile, fans can also witness the personal feelings of the members as they face various issues including the pressures of fame and other challenges around them.

VIPs (the name for BIGBANG fans) can also see exclusive interviews with people close to the BIGBANG members who share insights into the members' personalities from different perspectives.

4. SEVENTEEN

Next comes from the boy group under Pledis Entertainment, SEVENTEEN which also has two documentary films. Released in early 2020 and 2022, SEVENTEEN managed to move fans with their idols' hard work during their world tour titled ODE TO YOU in 2019-2020.

Titled SEVENTEEN: Hit The Road, the group consisting of 13 members released their first documentary series on YouTube and WeVerse in 2020, focusing on the behind-the-scenes story of their peak success during their career.

In addition, they also managed to captivate fans with their explosive performances on stage as well as personal interviews with each member about their worries and beautiful memories of the past, present, and future that touched CARAT (the name for SEVENTEEN fans).

5. TWICE

In 2018, TWICE released their first documentary film titled TWICELAND: TWICE MOVIE. This documentary presents highlights from their world concert tour TWICELAND ZONE 2: FANTASY PARK, which started on May 18, 2018.

Additionally, fans will be shown fantastic performances from the idols and some individual and group interview footage that allows ONCE (the name for TWICE fans) to get to know their idols even better.

TWICE also recently released their second documentary titled TWICE: Seize The Light, which was released in 2020. It tells the story of their struggles behind the scenes during their world tour. Fans were touched by emotional clips where the members struggled to cope with the heavy burden of stress and supported each other.

6. TXT

The first documentary film TXT was successfully released on July 28, 2023, and can be watched exclusively on Disney+. The film tells the story of TXT's journey for their first world tour titled TOMORROW X TOGETHER ACT: LOVE SICK, which was previously postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fans can witness the emotions of the members, such as the happiness and nervousness felt by their idols as they prepare for their world tour.

Not only that, but the film also showcases their greatness as they successfully performed at the international music festival Lollapalooza in 2022, which became the highlight of the event.

The members also hope that fans can see how each member has grown both mentally and physically, and their love that remains unchanged for MOA (the name for TXT's fans).

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