Tokopedia ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’: Airdate, where to watch and idol lineup
Tokopedia started out as an e-commerce company founded in Indonesia in 2009. It is the country’s largest local online shopping platform. The conglomerate has branched out in several other fields and has started providing financial services, logistics systems, platforms for small and local businesses and even Sharia friendly products for Indonesian Muslim consumers. Tokopedia also entered the cultural field by introducing a monthly shopping festival from 2020 and roped in K-pop groups like BTS and Blackpink. And now, they have launched ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’.
Since July 2020, Tokopedia has started the ‘Waktu Indonesia Belanja’ (WIB) shopping festival. We have had K-pop functions like ‘V Live Awards: V HEARTBEAT’ and ‘JOOX Indonesia Music Awards’ in Indonesia in the past. But the Tokopedia ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’ will be the first award show dedicated to K-pop in Indonesia. Having chosen K-pop groups like BTS and Blackpink as their brand ambassadors, Tokopedia has incorporated K-pop into their cultural events thanks to the huge number of Indonesian K-pop fans. Well, here’s everything we know so far about the first edition of Tokopedia ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’.
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Airdate and time
Tokopedia ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’ will air on November 25 from 7 pm to 9 pm WIB (7 am to 9 am ET).
Where to watch
The K-pop award show will be broadcast on channels RCTI and SCTV, Tokopedia Play and Tokopedia’s YouTube channel.
Idol lineup
Tokopedia has enlisted 10 K-pop groups to attend the first edition of ‘WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021’.
Aespa
Dubbed as ‘monster rookies’, aespa is much-loved as the rookie girl group’s latest release ‘Savage’ was a commercial success in several countries including Indonesia. They were invited to the WIB TV Show in June 2021.
Blackpink
Blackpink’s first appearance on WIB’s TV Show in November 2020 was one of the most viewed segments of Tokopedia. Along with their popularity in Indonesia, the girl group became the second K-pop brand ambassador of Tokopedia in early January 2021.
BTS
BTS was the first K-pop global brand ambassador for Tokopedia. They were also the first guest stars of the WIB shopping festival that was launched in July 2020. Since then, they have been often invited as seen in January and April 2021.
Itzy
Itzy was first invited to the WIB shopping festival in September 2020 and their appearance on the WIB TV Show was much loved by Indonesian fans.
NCT Dream
Members of NCT that are in the sub-units NCT 127 and NCT U were first invited in October 2020 when the full group was promoting ‘NCT 2020 Resonance’. NCT Dream was later invited in August 2021 to be on the WIB TV Show. Fans can now win a signed album of ‘Hello Future’ by interacting with Tokopedia’s tweet.
Secret Number
Secret Number is a rookie group that immediately found a loyal fanbase in Indonesia. They were invited by Tokopedia in August 2020, three months after their debut. Fans can also win Secret Number merch by interacting with Tokopedia’s tweet.
Stray Kids
Stray Kids were quite recently invited to be on the WIB TV Show in October. There were several segments of them playing games, being interviewed and performing their latest release ‘Thunderous’.
The Boyz
The Boyz were invited to the show in April after they came second in the fierce survival show 'Kingdom'. They were interviewed and had the chance to perform their iconic song 'The Stealer'.
Treasure
The 12 member rookie group appeared on the show a month after their debut in September 2020. Fans of Treasure are currently busy watching the boy group's web-drama, 'The Mysterious Class'.
TWICE
TWICE was the first major girl group that was invited to Tokopedia’s WIB TV Show in August 2020. With their recent release of ‘Scientist’, fans are excited for its performance at the award show.