A Spice Girls reunion does not look to be coming anytime soon.
But fans will be glad to know that two members of the hit girlband are said to be joining forces once again to star on a new K-pop TV series.
Emma Bunton and Mel B reportedly flew to Seoul in November last year to take part in a reality show, collaborating with K-pop idols.
The eight-episode Apple TV+ series, named KPOPPED, is being executively produced by music icon Lionel Richie and is set to air later this year.
The concept involves famous Western music stars teaming up with top K-pop artists to give a fresh K-pop twist to one of their classic tracks. The audience then decides on the winning new tune in a live vote.
Apple has confirmed that Megan Thee Stallion, a Grammy-winning rapper, is set to perform on the program and take on the role of executive producer.
While a full Spice Girls reunion seems unlikely in the near future, followers will be excited to learn that two members of the iconic group are reportedly reuniting for a new K-pop television series. (The two members are seen together in a photo from 1996)
Emma Bunton (right) and Mel B (left) reportedly flew to Seoul in November last year to take part in a reality show, collaborating with K-pop idols
While South Korean star Psy, who soared to fame with his international 2012 megahit Gangnam Style, will also appear on the series.
And now The Sun has claimed that the show’s star-power is even more off the chart, with Emma and Mel, both 49, also starring, as well as fellow Brit Boy George.
A music insider told the publication: ‘A Spice Girls reunion is a way off. So having Emma and Mel back on stage singing a Spice Girls song together might be the closest fans get to a comeback, even though it will be with K-pop stars rather than Geri Horner, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham.
‘They flew to South Korea at the end of last year and were on set for quite a few days as they battled it out with other pop veterans.
‘With them alone on board, it is a big show. But there’s also Boy George and loads of other chart-topping stars, which will be enough to encourage people to tune in.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for both Emma and Mel for comment.
It comes after fellow Spice Girl Melanie C hinted that the band could do something special next year to mark the 30 year anniversary of their debut album, Spice.
The girl group last toured together in 2020 as a foursome, with only Victoria Beckham missing out.
The eight-episode Apple TV+ series, named KPOPPED, is being executively produced by music icon Lionel Richie (pictured in October) and is set to air later this year
Apple have already announced that Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion will be performing on the show, as well as serving as an executive producer (pictured last month)
While South Korean star Psy, who soared to fame with his international 2012 megahit Gangnam Style, will also appear on the series (pictured in 2022)
And now The Sun has claimed that the show’s star-power is even more off the chart, with Emma and Mel, both 49, also starring, as well as fellow Brit Boy George (pictured in December)
While the last time Emma, Mel B, Mel C, Victoria and Geri Horner all performed as a five was during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
Speaking to Rebecca Judd On Apple Music 1 earlier this month, Mel C teased: ‘There has to be something befitting of 30 years since Wannabe.
‘Once a Spice Girl, always a Spice Girl. We all feel like that, but we now are getting together because we know if we’re going to do anything, we have to start planning things to get things right.
‘We have to start making the plans right now and putting them into action. So fingers crossed.’
However, she admitted it might be up to her and Mel B to get things moving, saying: ‘I think me and Mel B are probably going to be going in there all guns blazing, “Come on! It’s time!”‘
It comes as good news to the nineties band’s fans, after hopes of another reformation were thought to have been have been scuppered due to an ugly feud between two members.
Reports emerged in November that Geri backed out of a huge Netflix biopic that would have netted each of the five members £1million each .
According to The Sun, the streaming service had told the band to make up or it would make the show without any input from the people featured in it, much like controversial drama The Crown.
A music insider told the publication: ‘They flew to South Korea at the end of last year and were on set for quite a few days as they battled it out with other pop veterans’
It comes after fellow Spice Girl Melanie C hinted that the band could do something special next year to mark the 30 year anniversary of their debut album, Spice (pictured in 1995)
It comes as good news to the nineties band’s fans, after hopes of another reformation were thought to have been have been scuppered due to an ugly feud between two members
A source said: ‘Executives are keen to have all the group on board providing as much input as possible – after all they are pop royalty.
‘But Netflix are the organisation who defied the wishes of real royalty and went ahead and made The Crown, so they aren’t afraid to go it alone when they have to.
‘The project is in its very early stages so there’s plenty of time to get all five Spice Girls involved.
In November, Geri’s husband Christian Horner was forced to deny claims he was to blame for ‘derailing’ the band’s TV project.
He told the PA news agency: ‘There is a lot being written about different things, but there are absolutely no plans to do a family documentary.
‘Netflix do enough, and you see enough of the behind-the-scenes on that. So where that report has come from, I have absolutely no idea.’
