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Introducing California Love: K-Pop Dreaming, from LAist Studios
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
K-pop disrupted pop culture in South Korea in the early 1990s and quickly the new and electrifying sound found fans across the world.One of those fans was a kid growing up thousands of miles away in Koreatown, Los Angeles.In K-pop Dreaming, the second season of the acclaimed California Love podcast, host and writer Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey to learn about the history behind the music that had defined her childhood. From an occupied Korea in the 1930s and a small hip-hop club in 1980s Seoul to the 1992 LA Uprising and the music’s booming popularity today, the surprising story of K-pop is juxtaposed against Vivian’s own coming of age as a second-generation immigrant, struggling to fit in and come to terms with her own identity.The series premieres on February 23, 2023.
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (78)
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 8: Koreatown by California Love