Caty Szeto is a woman with a dream: to become a K-Pop superstar. The 23-year-old Asian American is traveling from her home in LA to South Korea’s capital Seoul to attend a K-Pop academy. There she’ll do hardcore training in singing, dancing and styling. All this is to prepare for make-or-break auditions for K-Pop entertainment agencies. If she makes it, Caty ... Show More
May 2023
K-Pop's Surprising B(l)ackstory
K-pop disrupted pop culture in South Korea in the early 1990s, and later found fans around the world. Vivian Yoon was one of those fans, growing up thousands of miles away in Koreatown, Los Angeles. This week, we're sharing an episode of In K-Pop Dreaming, the second season of LA ... Show More
45m 6s
Feb 2021
K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, poet Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit
Is listening to K-Pop like buying sweatshop-made clothes? From rigorous childhood performance academies to long, labour-intensive contracts for young idols, does the South Korean music industry have an exploitation problem? High profile suicides, sexual harassment claims and indu ... Show More
28m 43s
Aug 2024
Ep. - 1077 - POP STAR ACADEMY: KATSEYE
Chris DeRosa joins Kate to discuss Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, a Netflix docuseries where twenty aspiring pop stars undergo a K-pop training program, exploring the creation of HYBE x Geffen's first global girl group, Katseye. Chris is co-host of Fixing Famous People podcast. Reali ... Show More
49m 6s