SAMG Entertainment Sets November 18 Premiere for 7th Season of Catch! Teenieping

SAMG Entertainment’s flagship animated franchise Catch! Teenieping returns for its seventh season on November 18, with a new music-driven storyline, a collaboration with K-pop artist PLAVE and a nationwide pop-up tour.

Titled Jewel Star Catch! Teenieping, the 20-episode series will premiere on JEI TV at 7 p.m. KST, followed by its release on Disney+ at 8 p.m. Each episode runs 11 minutes.

Set around the Emotion Festival, a major music event in the Emotion Kingdom, the new season follows Romi and a new group of Royal Teeniepings as they search for the missing Legend Teeniepings and work to make the festival a success. Heartsping, Lemonping, Cherryping and Limeping appear as members of T-nyz, a fictional idol group at the centre of the story. SAMG Entertainment released the group’s song and music video on October 22, ahead of the premiere.

Music also features in the season’s soundtrack, with K-pop artist PLAVE contributing “Heart Stage”. The virtual group introduced the collaboration during a Weverse Live in September, bringing the project to its fan community ahead of the series launch. The partnership draws on the season’s idol-group storyline while giving the franchise a direct link to K-pop music and its audience.

Since its debut, Catch! Teenieping has grown beyond animation into a franchise spanning toys and licensing. The series has introduced 153 characters to date, building a broad portfolio of character-based content and merchandise. Season seven builds on that foundation with a music-centred storyline, an original soundtrack collaboration and in-person fan experiences.

SAMG Entertainment is also bringing the franchise to Hyundai Premium Outlets through a pop-up tour across seven locations. The event opened at the Gimpo outlet on October 15 and will continue through March 2027, with further stops in Daejeon, Busan, Songdo, Daegu, Cheongju and Space One.

Each pop-up features a large Heartsping balloon, a themed stage and photo zones, alongside activities including Teenieping sing-alongs and character photo sessions. The events give families an opportunity to engage with the characters beyond the screen, bringing the series into a retail setting.

“Season seven brings together a music-led storyline, a collaboration with a K-pop artist and pop-up events across the country”, a SAMG Entertainment spokesperson said. “With the new series launching on television and Disney+, we’re extending the experience through music, character merchandise and in-person events.”