Bleav in K-Pop

Emily takes a break in interviewing and spotlights her top five favorite K-Pop songs of 2019 so far. Listen to the episode for the list. Sunmi-Los Angeles(3/7), Seattle(3/10), Vancouver(3/11), Calgary(3/13) Cherry Bullet- “Q&A,” 2. WayV- “Dream Launch,” 3. Seventeen- “Getting Closer,” 4. Loona- “Butterfly,” 5. TXT- “Cat & Dog”

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Dara, a black lesbian K-Pop fan that Emily found through the K-Pop subreddit, describes the positive and negative experiences a minority in the K-Pop fandoms.   Sunmi: San Francisco(3/6), Los Angeles(3/7)

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NCTzen(translator) & SM Stan, Jenna, comes on to talk about why she stans a company that many believe to be problematic, yet incredibly talented and successful in many ways, and she describes why certain ones from that company like NCT’s Johnny(in a personal way!!!!) and SHINee’s Taemin standout to her in particular.   KNK- 2/24(Los … Continued

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Kris, a multifan(multifandom), tells me how BTS was the gateway to her now thirsty wallet spending money on different K-Pop groups. She explains why boy groups attract her more than girl groups and how her biases all differ, yet are the same(looks wise).   RED VELVET REDMARE TOUR: 2/15(CHICAGO), 2/17(NEWARK)

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Every K-Pop idol decided to drop in LA this weekend nearly unannounced. Ahgasses(iGOT7’s)also dropped in to talk in detail about what GOT7 means to them even including some personal interaction. Also, Emily inquires about the technicalities of the group like having a Chinese member due to the strained political relations between Korea/Japan/China as well as … Continued

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ATINY Kiara comes on to get raw about ATEEZ, the swagged out eight-member boy group, that is coming for the US. Quick. Literally in March, five months after debuting, ATEEZ will be here performing on their first U.S. tour, and the Grammys, Billboard, and Rolling Stone are only a few of the mediums covering this … Continued

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A fifteen year K-Pop fan, Nikki D, comes on to comment on the some of the US media’s use of K-Pop fans and K-Pop groups, specifically BTS, for clicks most of the time, and Stephen & Phillip Suh of Choice Music (@choicemusicla on IG, Twitter, and Choice Music on Youtube) joins to describe what it’s like … Continued

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