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Sandara Park, Gikwang, Daehwi to host dance competition show 'DNAcers'

Tving's upcoming dance competition series ″DNAcers″ premieres on Feb. 26. [TVING]


K-pop idols Sandara Park, Gikwang and Daehwi will co-host Tving’s upcoming dance competition program “DNAcers,” which will oversee top K-pop dancers duking it out in dance battles and street performances in Las Vegas.

The first two episodes of “DNAcers: Global ‘K-Dance’ Project” will be released on the streaming platform on Feb. 26, according to Tving on Tuesday.

The series will feature choreographers and dancers including Aiki, Lip J, Ri.hey and Harimu participating in battles with local dance groups in Las Vegas and in street performances. The four choreographers including Aiki shot to fame through M-Net’s “Street Woman Fighter” (2021-23).

Fresh faces will also join the celebrity dancers after undergoing cutthroat drafting processes to participate in the performances.

The show's co-hosts — Sandara Park from the now-disbanded girl group 2NE1, Gikwang of boy band Highlight that was formerly known as Beast, and Daehwi of boy band AB6IX — will also serve as the the dancers' managers.

Viewers can expect passionate and heartwarming stories as they watch the dancers experience highs and lows while taking on challenges, Tving said.

The series was directed by Song Gwang-jong, JTBC’s in-house veteran music program producer behind busking reality series “Begin Again” (2017-2023), “Tribe of Hip Hop” (2016), “Your Song” (2019) and the third and fourth seasons of “Hidden Singer” (2012-22).

BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]