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At last summer’s KCON LA, two of the panels that excited me the most were “The Struggles of Being a K-pop Fan” and “Underrated K-pop Groups.” As it happens, these two topics have frustratingly collided for me this

Awhile ago, I vowed to never watch another survival show that results in a temporary idol group. I’ve had my heartbroken by them more than once in the past year, and I’m not going to let it happen

My last couple posts have been a little salty, so I decided to write about something purely positive to cleanse my palate. Day6 is a group I started liking in January 2018 after seeing the MV for “If,”

I’ve been immersed in a lot of K-pop content recently, and the majority, if not all, of it has originated from Korea or in many cases, from the K-pop fandom itself. However, I’ve also watched some of the

Lately I’ve been annoyed about the immense popularity of western pop and the fact that K-pop doesn’t get equal respect. Peers of mine gush about how a particular pop group is “so amazing,” artist X is “an incredible

Last month I enjoyed one of the most surprising and unexpectedly fun experiences in my life as I was somehow convinced by my girls to drive down to KCONLA! It was the 7th KCON held in Los Angeles,

I recently achieved something I thought was nearly impossible, and I didn’t even realize how impossible it would be until the almost bitter end. Seeing BTS live was no small feat, but I never gave up. It reminded

Since I’m about to see my gateway group, BTS, live at the Oracle Arena in a few hours, I thought it would be fun to write about the first K-pop concert I attended. It was last June, about

Lately I’ve been trying to figure out why I like K-pop so much. A little emphasis for tone and meaning is required here. I’m not asking why I like K-pop. I’m asking why I like K-pop. In other

Remember Jim Carrey’s confession to Lauren Holly in the movie “Dumb and Dumber”? He tells her “I like you Mary…  I like you ahh lawwt.” By the end of January 2018, I realized this is exactly how I