'Boy's Fantasy', performed exclusively by Yoo Jun-won at Abema in Japan

MBC's 'Boys' Fantasy' will exclusively release a 9-minute pre-released video through Japan's Abema.

‘Boys’ Fantasy’ announced, “We will be releasing a 9-minute pre-release video exclusively through ABEMA, Japan’s largest internet platform, today (28th) at 7 PM.” Releasing a video that can raise expectations ahead of the first broadcast.

The released photo shows 54 participants being evaluated for the first time in front of four producers. Participants such as Yoo Jun-won, 'Boys' Fantasy' teaser protagonist Hong Seong-min, and Cypher leader Moon Hyun-bin, who participated in the audition hosted by Hive's local label 'Hive Labels Japan', raise curiosity about what kind of stage they would display their skills and charm on. In addition, expectations are rising to see what kind of comments the producers left on the contestants.

'Boys' Fantasy' is a global idol survival program that PD Han Dong-cheol, the 'godfather of the audition world', participated in the production, and this pre-released video is exclusive content that can be viewed with Japanese subtitles service at ABEMA. Avema is a very popular OTT service in Japan, recording 92 million downloads.

'Boys' Fantasy' has been a hot topic in Japan even before its main broadcast. After the first participants were revealed, certain people were trending on Japanese Twitter in real time, and each content released was receiving enthusiastic responses on social media, raising expectations for the first broadcast.

Meanwhile, the 9-minute pre-release video of 'Boy's Fantasy' will be released on the Japanese OTT Abema at 7 pm today (28th).

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr