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[INTERVIEW] “K-Pop Dreaming,” The Korean Diaspora, and The Future of K-Pop

Katie D. — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:07:00 +0000

LAist Studios’ “K-Pop Dreaming” has provided a special look into the history of K-Pop through the eyes of the Korean diaspora. For Vivian Yoon, it created a space for her to insert herself in the history of Korean Americans in Los Angeles rather than just looking at it from an outsider’s perspective. In the episodes,…

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“K-Pop Dreaming” Gives Diaspora Koreans a Big, Warm Hug

Katie D. — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:30:00 +0000

With the rise of K-Pop fans turning into social commentators via video essays on YouTube, it has never been easier to find critical analyses and history of the genre, now spanning into three decades since its inception in the ‘90s. Although the fervor to deepen the equal parts love and criticism of K-Pop is hot…

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LAist Studios’ Upcoming “K-Pop Dreaming” Podcast to Tell of K-Pop’s Coming of Age

KPC Team — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000

From LAist Studios, “K-Pop Dreaming” is an upcoming podcast about the rise and history of K-Pop in the United States, told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-Pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 L.A.…

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