To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Korean 8-member boy band ATEEZ's Japanese debut in December 2024, WOWOW will be broadcasting and streaming special programs for five consecutive months starting in November.
ATEEZ made their Japanese debut on December 4, 2019 with the release of their album "TREASURE EP.EXTRA:ShiftTheMap". In April of this year, they became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella 2024, one of the largest music festivals in the United States. In August, they made their first appearance at SUMMER SONIC 2024, one of Japan's largest festivals, and held their first fan meeting in Japan. In October, they released their fourth single in Japan, "Birthday," their first in about seven months.
WOWOW's special program starting in November will feature nine programs. The program will broadcast and stream content including their performance at "SUMMER SONIC 2024" in August this year, their first fan meeting in Japan, "ATEEZ Special! Spring Sports Day" recorded in February of the same year, a one-night-only solo live performance broadcast live from Korea by WOWOW in March 2022, and their first solo live performance in Japan in July of the same year.
The first special feature is titled "ATEEZ 2024 FANMEETING
The broadcast and streaming schedule from December onwards is as follows.
December broadcast/streaming = "ATEEZ THE FELLOWSHIP : BEGINNING OF THE END - JAPAN EDITION -" (a one-night-only live performance recorded on March 27, 2022) ▽ "BEHIND OF ATEEZ THE FELLOWSHIP : BEGINNING OF THE END - JAPAN EDITION -" (a program capturing the behind-the-scenes of a one-night-only live performance) ▽ "ATEEZ SUMMER SONIC 2024 special edition" (ATEEZ's performance at "SUMMER SONIC 2024" held at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City on August 18, 2024)
January 2025 broadcast/streaming = "ATEEZ 2022 WORLD TOUR [THE FELLOWSHIP : BEGINNING OF THE END] in JAPAN" (The final stage of their first solo performance in Japan held at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama City on July 18, 2022) ▽ "ATEEZ 2022 WORLD TOUR in JAPAN WOWOW BEHIND THE SCENE (Interviews with ATEEZ ahead of their solo arena tour in Japan in 2022, backstage, etc.)▽"ATEEZ Special! Spring Sports Day" (WOWOW exclusive version of the sports day where ATEEZ members split into two teams and competed against each other. Recorded in February 2024 at Ariake Sports Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Broadcast and distribution in February 2025 = "ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [THE FELLOWSHIP : BREAK THE WALL] IN CHIBA" (Live performance held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City on December 12, 2022)
Broadcast and distribution in March 2025 = "ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [THE FELLOWSHIP : BREAK THE WALL] ANCHOR IN JAPAN" (World tour Japan encore performance held at World Memorial Hall in Kobe City on May 7, 2023)
