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One of YouTube\u2019s most prolific content creators, Alan Chikin Chow, is joining forces with Netflix and Hybe America for a brand-new scripted television series centered on K-pop.<\/b><\/p>\n
Alan Chikin Chow is one of the largest short-form content creators on YouTube, with an astounding 130 million followers spread across his three channels: Alan\u2019s Universe<\/a> (99.2 million), AU (14.2 million), and Alan\u2019s Best (12.1 million). On the Alan Universe channel alone, it has amassed over 59 billion views.\u00a0Today, Netflix announced that the YouTuber will team up with the streaming service, in collaboration with lifestyle platform HYBE AMERICA, to produce a brand-new scripted series\u00a0exclusively for Netflix.<\/p>\n Chow is an executive producer on the series, and is joined by HYBE AMERICA\u2019s President of Film and Television, James Shin, and AU President and former Vice President of BIGHIT Music, Jingu Jang.<\/p>\n Picture: executive producers Alan Chikin Chow (left) and James Shin (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The brand new series will follow a \u201cmisfit crew of aspiring pop idol rejects\u201d who have enrolled at an arts academy to form a co-ed band. The stars will work alongside Chow and will release brand-new original music throughout the series. Chow will teach his content creation expertise; meanwhile, the stars will receive idol training from HYBE AMERICA. Expectations are high as the stars aim to follow in the footsteps of idol groups such as KATSEYE and BTS.<\/p>\n![\"Alan](\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alan-chikin-chow-james-shin-reality-series-netflix.jpg\"\/)
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