'GIRL'S RE:VERSE' features virtual K-pop idol survival show - Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- "GIRL'S RE:VERSE" volition contiguous an experimental K-pop idol endurance amusement wherever existent idol members volition play virtual world (VR) characters to vie successful a virtual world, Kakao Entertainment said Tuesday.

Set successful a metaverse named W, the 30 contestants successful the endurance amusement volition play their corresponding avatars to get an accidental to debut arsenic members of a caller virtual miss group, Kakao Corp.'s amusement portion said.

Full-body question seizure exertion volition beryllium utilized to way the performances of the contestants, who volition deterioration a VR headset and usage controllers erstwhile they sing and creation successful abstracted spaces.

Cho Wook-hyun, its main producer, said the virtual format volition assistance amusement much intimate and earthy sides of the participating idol radical members successful existent life.

"As contestants are competing successful a virtual world, their characters bask much state than successful existent life," Cho said successful a property conference. "As the contestants volition fell their identities, their characters volition amusement much of their sincere personalities and thoughts."

The world amusement volition beryllium hosted by dancer Aiki; Bada, a subordinate of the '90s miss radical S.E.S.; Pengsoo, a elephantine Penguin character; and the entertainer Boom, each of whom volition person their ain avatars.

Sohn Su-jeong, its co-producer, said the contestants volition not lone beryllium judged by performances but besides by the capableness of efficaciously operating the virtual characters to amusement their charms.

"We program to prime 5 (for the caller group)," Sohn said. "We person asked celebrated composers to enactment connected a caller song, and a precise bully draught of the caller opus is already ready."

Viewers volition beryllium capable to ballot done KakaoPage, Kakao's mobile platform, to prime the winners.

"GIRL'S RE:VERSE" is acceptable to premier Monday, and volition beryllium disposable for streaming done some KakaoPage and YouTube for planetary viewers successful 40 nations.