Plot
''Make It Pop'' follows three girls named Sun Hi, Jodi, and Corki around Mackendrick Prep, a boarding high school, who form a K-pop girl group called XO-IQ, with the help of Caleb, and find music, mischief, love, and friendship.Episodes
Cast and characters
Main
* Megan Lee as Sun Hi, a funky, free spirit, weird, and self-proclaimed star on the rise. She is the leader of XO-IQ. * Louriza Tronco as Jodi, a strong, independent, and fierce fashionista. She is the fashionista of XO-IQ. She also has a huge crush on Caleb. * Erika Tham as Corki, the brains of the group. She is called the bookworm of XO-IQ. * Dale Whibley as Caleb, the disc jockey of the band. He makes all the songs' beats for XO-IQ.Recurring
* John-Alan Slachta as Jared, the vain student president, football quarterback, and ruler of the school. * Taveeta Szymanowicz as Valerie, the head cheerleader and central antagonist in the series. * Natalie Ganzhorn as Heather, Valerie's best friend and fellow cheerleader. She later has a crush on Caleb. * Matt Baram as Mr. Stark, the head of the Theater Arts Department and resident adviser at Mackendrick Prep. * Karen Holness as Ms. Diona, the principal of Mackendrick Prep. * Vinson Tran as Linc, a guitarist who clashes with Sun Hi and the group. He is later Sun Hi's love interest. * Mickey Nguyen as Alex, Jodi's laid-back rival for a fashion internship. * Tina Jung as Hye Jung Ko, a famous fashion designer who employs Jodi. * Russell Yuen as Mr. Chang, Corki's strict father who lives in China. * Alex Eling as Darmala, Alex's roommate who has a crush on Jodi.Production
DHX Media produced the series. The first season consisted of 20 episodes. In May 2015, it was announced that ''Make It Pop'' was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on January 4, 2016. A Christmas special aired on December 5, 2015. A summer special aired on August 20, 2016.Music
XO-IQ is the band that was formed in the series by Sun Hi, Jodi, Corki, and Caleb. Vocals for the band's songs were recorded by Megan Lee, Louriza Tronco, Erika Tham, Dale Whibley in Toronto. The band made its first live appearance at the pre-party for the 2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, where they were introduced at the event by Nick Cannon. The band then performed at the 2015 YTV Summer Beach Bash.Broadcast
''Make It Pop'' premiered on Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 20, 2015. The series debuted on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on August 10, 2015, and also airs on the free-to-air channel, ABC3, in Australia. In Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, the series debuted on Nickelodeon on August 31, 2015. In Canada, the series debuted on YTV on September 9, 2015. In the United Kingdom, the series debuted on CITV on October 31, 2016.Ratings
Soundtracks
Make It Pop, Vol. 1
# "Light It Up" – 3:38 # "Do It" – 3:10 # "Now I Am Here (Superstar Mix)" – 3:20 # "Party Tonight" – 3:16 # "Make It Pop" – 3:09 # "Spotlightz" – 2:46 # "Get It Right" – 3:00 # "Skillz" – 2:40 # "My Girls" – 3:28 # "United (Who We Are)" – 2:20Make It Pop, Vol. 2
# "Luv 'Em Boys" – 2:20 # "How I'm Made" – 2:34 # "Girls @" – 2:50 # "Do You Know My Name?" – 3:38 # "Friday Night" – 3:53 # "What Love Is About?" – 3:00 # "Party Tonight (Noel Wayne Remix)" – 3:48 # "Let's Make a Change" – 3:04 # "The Rules" – 3:23 # "My Girls (Dr. R Remix)" – 3:28Make It Pop, Vol. 3
# Looking for Love – 3:32 # What Love Is About (DaCapo Remix) – 3:54 # Superstar – 3:41 # Skillz (Flange Squad Remix) – 2:43 # The Rules (Dr. R Remix) – 3:18 # Now I Am Here (Fashion Mix) – 3:23 # Do It (Flange Squad Remix) – 3:02 # Spotlightz (Dr. R Remix) – 2:56 # Get It Right (The CP Remix) – 2:46 # Friday Night (St. Thomas Random Remix) – 3:35Make It Pop, Vol. 4
# "United (Who We Are) lange Squad Remix – 2:26 # "Luv 'Em Boys (Luv 'Em Girls Mix)" (featuring John-Alan Slachta) – 3:15 # "Superstar (St-Thomas Random Remix)" – 3:44 # "How I'm Made (Flange Squad Remix)" – 2:39 # "Let's Make a Change (Shebrock Remix)" – 3:00 # "Do You Know My Name? (Jodi & Corki Reprise)" – 3:40 # "Looking for Love (Flange Squad Remix)" – 3:33 # "Girls @ (St. Thomas Random Remix)" – 2:43 # "Light It Up (Flange Squad Remix)" – 3:37 # "Make It Pop (St. Thomas Random Remix)" – 3:00Make It Pop! (Deluxe Edition)
# "Make It Pop" – 3:09 # "Light It Up" – 3:38 # "Party Tonight" – 3:16 # "Skillz" – 2:40 # "Do You Know My Name?" – 3:38 # "Now I Am Here (Superstar Mix)" – 3:20 # "Spotlightz" – 2:46 # "Do It" – 3:10 # "United (Who We Are)" – 2:20 # "Get It Right" – 3:00 # "Luv 'Em Boys" – 2:20 # "Looking for Love" – 3:32 # "My Girls" – 3:28 # "What Love Is About" – 3:00 # "Friday Night" – 3:53All The Love
# "All the Love" – 2:59 # "Jing Jing Jingle" – 2:40 # "Deck the Halls" – 2:05Tomorrow Is Ours
# "Walk That Walk" – 3:20 # "Make You the One" – 2:55 # "Tomorrow Is Ours" – 3:01 # "We Doin' It" – 3:00 # "Back to Me" – 3:27 # "Good Karma" – 3:09 # "Where Our Hearts Go" – 3:21 # "You Make It Better" – 3:38 # "Music's All I Got" – 2:39 # "Situation Wild" – 2:48 # "Like a Machine" – 2:56 # "Whispers" – 2:59 # "Rock the Show" – 3:07 # "Jump to It" – 2:50 # "Gratitude" – 3:04XO-IQ vs. L3
# "I Promise You That" (featuring XO-IQ) by L3 – 3:13 # "Misfits" by XO-IQ – 3:04 # "No Way" (featuring XO-IQ) by L3 – 2:30 # "Put It All Together" by XO-IQ – 2:41Video Stars
# "Video Stars" by XO-IQ - 3:13 # "Situation Wild (Acoustic)" by XO-IQ - 2:47Summer Splash
# "Gonna Be Lit" by XO-IQ - 2:56 # "We Got It" by XO-IQ - 3:07 # "Summer" by XO-IQ - 2:30 # "Misfits (Summer Remix)" by XO-IQ - 2:32 # "Skillz (Summer Remix)" by XO-IQ - 1:59References
External links
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