Alien Stage
| Alien Stage | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dystopian |
| Created by | Vivinos |
| Creative director(s) |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Animator(s) | STUDIO LICO |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Search Alien Stage on Amazon.
Alien Stage (Hangul: 에일리언 스테이지; RR: E-il-eon Suteiji, stylized as ALIEN STAGE) is a 2022 South Korean dystopian musical web series created by South Korean animator Vivinos in collaboration with NAVER Corporation-owned Studio Lico.
Premise
After aliens invaded Earth, humans have become the alien's pets, slaves, and entertainment. Humans are raised in a facility where they are trained to sing and are experimented upon, in preparation for the Alien Stage competition, in which aliens pit them against each other in a series of music battles. The winner advances to the next 'round', while the loser is killed on stage for the audience to watch.[1][2]
The series contains very little spoken dialogue, except in Round 1, wiege and KARMA; instead, each episode features an original song by the characters as part of their performance, along with flashbacks to fill out their backstory interspersed through what is happening on stage.
Characters
Voiced by: Rubyeye (singing)
Mizi is a 22-year-old pink-haired female contestant of Alien Stage. Described by VIVINOS in a deleted tweet, Mizi is the most outgoing and positive of the contestants. Raised in Anakt Garden, she became fast friends with Sua, until Sua's demise against her in the first round of Alien Stage. She is implied to be romantically paired with Sua.
Voiced by: C!naH (singing)
Sua is a 23-year-old black-haired female contestant of Alien Stage. VIVINOS described her as an elusive yet "bold" participant. She and Mizi became fast friends in Anakt Garden until Sua's death in her round against Mizi.
Voiced by: AKUGETSU (singing)
Voiced by: Park Byeong-hoon (singing)
Voiced by: 6FU (singing)
Voiced by: BL8M (singing)
Episodes
The first teaser for Alien Stage was released on September 5, 2022.[3] Two days later, the first episode of Alien Stage was released.
| No. | Title | Original release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Round 1" | September 7th, 2022 | [4] |
| 2 | "ALIEN STAGE" | September 14th, 2022 | [5] |
| 3 | "Round 2" | October 5th, 2022 | [6] |
| 4 | "Round 3" | January 5th, 2023 | [7] |
| 5 | "Round 5" | April 28th, 2023 | [8] |
| 6 | "Top 3" | August 25th, 2023 | [9] |
| 7 | "MIZISUA" | August 27th, 2023 | [10] |
| 8 | "All-in" | December 9th, 2023 | [11] |
| 9 | "Round 6" | April 5th, 2024 | [12] |
| 10 | "Final" | October 25th, 2024 | [13] |
| 11 | "wiege" | February 14th, 2025 | [14] |
| 12 | "KARMA" | June 27th, 2025 | [15] |
Production
Development
On 7 September 2022,[16] Vivinos premiered her short-form web animation series Alien Stage, where eight contestants are forced to participate in an intergalactic music competition with a death game format.[17] By June 2025, the series had been viewed millions of times on YouTube, with the then-latest episode receiving ten million alone.[18]
Animation
While previous animations on VIVINOS' channel were made by VIVINOS herself, the series was announced to be produced in collaboration with QMeng of Studio Lico.
Music
Studio Lico produced and released the soundtrack for every episode. Similar to VIVINOS' other self-made animations, the vocals for Alien Stage are entirely sourced from Korean youtaite singers for each character's track.
Additional content
Additional content regarding the characters and series including comics, text posts, and production logs are posted on VIVINOS' official YouTube, X, Instagram, and Patreon accounts.[citation needed]
An art book was released on South Korea, topping the bestselling charts.[19][20] Tokyopop released an English-language art book for the series, titled Alien Stage: The Art Book.[21]
Original soundtrack
Parts 1 to 8, during Alien Stage
| Released between September 16, 2022 to October 25, 2024 as separate songs, corresponding to their episodes | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "My Clematis" (Hangul: 나의 클레마티스; RR: Naui Keullematiseu) | Kang Kyung-min | Team JL |
| 3:52 |
| 2. | "Sweet Dream" |
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| C!naH | 1:43 |
| 3. | "Unknown (Till the End...)" |
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| Akugetsu | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Black Sorrow" |
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| Park Byeong-hoon | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Ruler of My Heart" | Yeom Su-ji |
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| 3:39 |
| 6. | "All-In" | Yeom Su-ji |
| 6FU; | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Cure" |
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| 4:08 |
| 8. | "Blink Gone" |
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| 3:09 |
Parts 9 and 10, after Alien Stage
| Released on February 24, 2025 and June 27th, 2025, respectively. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Wiege" | Kapoo | Whisty |
| 3:56 |
| 2. | "KARMA" | Manju | Choi Yongsu | Rubyeye, C!naH | 05:36 |
Remix albums
| Album | Details |
|---|---|
| Alien Stage 1st Anniversary Remix Pt. 1 |
Track listing
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| Alien Stage 1st Anniversary Remix Pt. 2 |
Track listing
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| Alien Stage 2nd Anniversary Remix Pt. 1 |
Track listing
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| Alien Stage 2nd Anniversary Remix Pt. 2 |
Track listing
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| Alien Stage 2nd Anniversary Remix Pt. 3 |
Track listing
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Singles
| Title | Year | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "My Clematis" | 2022 | Rubyeye & C!naH |
| "Sweet Dream" | C!naH | |
| "Unknown (Till the End...)" | Akugetsu | |
| "Black Sorrow" | 2023 | Park Byeong-hoon |
| "Ruler of My Heart" | BL8M & Rubyeye | |
| "All-In" | 6FU; | |
| "Cure" | 2024 | Akugetsu & Park Byeong-hoon |
| "Love & Peace" | 6FU; | |
| "Drunk & Party" | ||
| "Blink Gone" | BL8M & Akugetsu | |
| "Wiege" | 2025 | 6FU & BL8M |
Reception
Notes
References
- ↑ "Trending now: an alien singing competition, animation memes, on-the-go makeup & more". YouTube Official Blog. March 10, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ↑ Dennison, Kara (February 27, 2023). "Alien Stage: An Indie Idol Anime That Will Break Your Heart". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ↑ Vivinos (September 5, 2022). TEASER (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos (September 7, 2022). ROUND 1 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. ALIEN STAGE (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. ROUND 2 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. ROUND 3 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. ROUND 5 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. TOP 3 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. MIZISUA | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. All-in | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. ROUND 6 | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Vivinos. FINAL | Alien Stage (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ VIVINOS (2025-02-14). wiege｜Alien Stage. Retrieved 2025-02-21 – via YouTube.
- ↑ VIVINOS (2025-06-27). KARMA. Retrieved 2025-11-14 – via Youtube.
- ↑ "R O U N D 1 ｜ Alien Stage". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
Premiered Sep 7, 2022
- ↑ Dennison, Kara (February 27, 2023). "Alien Stage: An Indie Idol Anime That Will Break Your Heart". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ↑ Leung, Hilary (June 2, 2025). "AX '25: ALIEN STAGE touches down at Anime Expo 2025 with live drawing panel". K-Comics Beat. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ↑ Shin, Yeon-su (2024-09-27). "[책마을] 유튜브서 인기 끈 한국 만화…'에일리언 스테이지' 아트북 1위". plus.hankyung.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ Team Format Nine (2024-09-20). 에일리언 스테이지 아트북 [Alien Stage Artbook] (in 한국어). South Korea: Dasan Comics. ISBN 9791130656816. Search this book on
- ↑ Tantimedh, Adi (February 28, 2026). "Alien Stage: The Art Book Gets English Edition from TOKYOPOP". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
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