Documentaries, concert films, and live screenings expand K-pop’s cinema moment

K-pop artists are heading to the cinema as documentaries, concert footage, and live screenings color the autumn screens. ANTEAM’s 2025 concert tour, “Awaken the Bloodline” Encore in Japan, will have its first show broadcast live on October 25 at Lotte Cinema’s nationwide 15 sound-enhanced venues known as “Gwang-eum Cinema.” G-Dragon’s concert film “Weberman Shi” will premiere worldwide on October 29 via CGV. BTS member J-Hope’s first solo world-tour encore concert film “J-Hope Tour: Hope on the Stage, The Movie” will open at CGV on November 12, with a Japanese release on the 28th. TWICE met fans on October 20 at CGV with the debut 10th-anniversary documentary “One in a Million,” shown at CGV IceCon. These cinema screenings offer fans a shared, immersive experience beyond mere viewing, turning cinemas into a new platform that connects artists and fans.