MIA2K - A KPop Podcast
by Kathy & Laura
Your ticket from Miami to Seoul!✈️Hi! Hola! Annyeonghaseyo! We are Kathy & Laura, and we’re big fans of everything K: K-Pop, K-HipHop & R&B, K-Dramas, Webtoons, K-Food, K-Skincare, and the ins and outs of South Korean culture that have made all of these things possible. We started this podcast to share our journey as adult Latin women who are based in Miami and can't get enough of South Korean content and entertainment. We share the news, spill the tea, and do the research so you don't have to. We're here to become your stan besties and empower you to live your best K-Fan life!
Episodes
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BLACKPINK: Non-Blinks React to Contracts, Scandals, Solo Companies, and YG Entertainment Management
Today, we will finally be covering one of K-Pop’s most popular girl groups, Blackpink. We waited to talk about Blackpink because we wanted to know where they were going to land once contract negotiations ended with YG Entertainment. So now that we know what's going on with 3 out of the 4 members,...
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K-Pop Random Play Dance Culture & Ignite South Florida's Valentine's Day "Burnin' Love" RPD
This podcast episode is one to watch, and you can do so on our YouTube page or on Spotity! What is a random play dance? Why do people go to them? What does it take to plan them? How do K-Pop cover groups get started? We answer all of these questions and so many more during today's episode!…
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ATEEZ: The 2024 Update
Today we are keeping the updates going and will be bringing you an update on our of our tops groups because it's been 2 years since we first talked about them, our love has only grown, THEY have grown, we didn't have a video file for that episode, and most importantly, there's NEW aTEAny *wink...
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DPR Update, Coming To You Live (Giggles, DPR Ian, REM, DPR Artic, and More)
If you're aware of the K-Hip Hop and K-R&B scene, then you know DPR Live, currently performing under his government name, Hong Dabin. And if you follow the DPR members, you know the week of January 21 was CRAZY. So, today we will be giving an update on the Dream Perfect Regime collective. If…
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K-Pop End of Year Awards 2023
Hi guys! Today we're celebrating our two-year anniversary since starting the podcast, and what better way to do so than with our very own end of the year awards show, right on time to match the energy of the 2023 awards season... but of course, there's a twist. Here are our categories (which…
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Doona! MIA2K Review ft. Daebak K-Rambles Podcast
When we saw the promotions for one of Netflix's new K-Dramas, Doona!, we just knew we had to call our friend Jess from Daebak K-Rambles Podcast to discuss it, especially as a follow up to our joint episode on Dream High! This episode is not a typical review of the K-drama as that's not what we do...
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GOT7's Jay B: The Man, The Myth, The Scandals
Today we’re going to be covering a solo artist: Jay B. Lim Jaebeom, Defsoul, Def., JB, Jay B, JJ Project, Jus2... the man with more names, groups, subunits, collectives, and companies than most artists see in a whole lifetime. In this episode we'll be covering his foray into music, his trainee...
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Fallen Idols: How B.I, Wonho, and Soojin’s Controversies Forced Them Out of Their Groups (But Not K-Pop)
Today we’re going to be covering a topic that's a little controversial. We are going to talk about idols who have left their groups. We will specifically focus on 3 idols, the reasons why the left, and our opinions about it. (And we have one more bonus idol at the end that wasn't forced out of…
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Who Are the 99 Liners? - SVT Dino, SKZ Changbin, TXT Yeonjun, ATEEZ & More!
Note: the first 26 minutes of the episode have a weird visual glitch that happens every other minute because it's recovered footage :( it goes away after 26:18, promise! We brought you the 97 liners back in season 2, and now we're dedicating an episode to the 99 line! There are entirely too many…
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What Are Korean Variety Shows?
Today we’re going to be covering a topic that brings together our favorite things: Korean Culture, and K-Pop! So what's the topic you ask? Korean Variety Shows! As always, please forgive any mispronunciations! We hope you enjoyed this episode and our mix of Latin-based western observations! If…
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K-Pop Bops in September and October 2023: EVNNE, BOYNEXTDOOR, MORE VISION, & The Rose!
Today’s episode is going to be very musically inclined, but we won’t be playing songs because the copyright gods don’t allow such things. Let’s jump into today’s episode and enjoy some music musings! We're going to be talking about: - EVNNE - BOYNEXTDOOR - Jessi & Chungha at MORE VISION - The…
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Podcasting 101: How to start and run a podcast
Today we’re coming at you with a very random topic, but we’ve had a few convos with some friends and followers about different parts of our podcasting journey, and so we wanted to share more widely in case anyone else is interested. So without further ado, let’s dive into why we started MIA2K and...
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Who Are K-Pop's Current Aces?
Welcome to season 4 of the MIA2K Podcast! To start off our season, we’re going to talk about K-Pop Aces, or idols who can do it all and who do it well. All-rounders, if you will! We're using the following criteria to grade our aces. Can they: - Sing? - Dance? - Rap? - Produce music? - Write…
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MIA2K Exclusive: Interviewing Indie Artist Toshi during his Florida Tour
Today in this bonus episode w’re so glad to welcome a special guest on our show! Our guest today is TOSHI!!! For those of you who may not have come across Toshi’s music or social media accounts yet, he describes himself as an emo vampire. He’s an up and coming artist from New York, who recently...
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Episodio en español 🥳 Storytime de Nuestro Viaje a Corea del Sur ¡y Tips Para Planear el Tuyo!
¡Bienvenidos al tan esperado episodio de nuestro podcast en español! Hace un tiempo nos vienen pidiendo que hagamos un episodio completamente en nuestro idioma para compartir con nuestra audiencia hispanohablante y pues aquí estamos, con una combinación de storytime de nuestro viaje a corea del…
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Is Cube Entertainment the Worst Agency for K-Pop Idols? MIA2K Investigates: Summer Shorts!
We’ve never been fans of how Cube Entertainment manages their idols, and for good reason. The receipts are coming straight from the courthouse. Today we’re covering a slew of scandals from Cube Entertainment and their questionable management of: HyunA and Dawn’s relationship scandal G.Na’s...
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FNC Entertainment: Unfair Contracts, Burning Sun, and the Downfall of AoA | MIA2K Investigates: Summer Shorts!
FNC Entertainment’s name may have religious undertones, but their scandals are as ungodly as it gets. Today we talk through: Their alleged ties to religious sects responsible for the spread of COVID-19 during 2020. The investigation by the FTC into their unfair contracts. CNBLUE’s Jonghyun being...
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What happened between FIFTY FIFTY and ATTRAKT? Who is SIAHN? What did The Givers do? MIA2K Investigates - Summer Shorts!
FIFTY FIFTY rose to the top of the K-Pop industry faster than an arrow from Cupid himself... and then everything fell apart on June 2023. What happened? Why are they suing their company? Who are The Givers? Is it true they only paid $9,000 USD to the writers of the hit song Cupid? Why didn't…
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Is KQ Entertainment a Small K-Pop Company (as they claim to be)? MIA2K Investigates - Summer Shorts!
If you search “KQ” and “small company” a bunch of reddit and quora articles appear where fans ask the same question over and over: Is KQ a small company? Why do we care? KQ has this narrative around them that they are a small company battling it out to make in the industry with ATEEZ leading…
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Attrakt & FIFTY FIFTY’s Downfall, Cube Entertainment’s Failures, And Controversies from RBW, KQ, FNC, P Nation, and more! - The Truth About Small K-Pop Companies
We finally arrived at our fifth and final (for now) episode on K-Pop companies! Today we tackled: Attrakt, The Givers, and the fall from grace of FIFTY FIFTY Cube Entertainment and their continued lack of support for their idols- FNC Entertainment and their serious scandals with AoA and CNBLUE KQ...
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Our K-Pop Biases 1 Year Later! New biases, new wreckers, bias lines, and even bias changes 😱
Disclaimer: we tried a new recording platform for this episode to see if we could get better quality for you guys but unfortunately it worked in the opposite way and we got kinda crappy sound throughout the podcast episode :( We still think the episode content was good and fun, and recording it...
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The Truth Behind SM's Corruption and Biggest Scandals (2023 update!)
Embezzlement. Interpol. Good boy image. Royalties until 2092. Slave contracts. Disrespecting fans. Ousting members from groups. Lying about the South Korean government... ...And we're not done yet. From 2003 until now, SM has been embroiled in a myriad of scandals and controversies caused by…
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MIA2K Pre-Summer Streaming Party - EXO, Ateez, Stray Kids, Taeyong, & Le Sserafim
Before we start, please note there are two versions of this podcast episode on Spotify: 1. A streaming party version for Spotify Premium holders so you can enjoy the songs we chose in their entirety (here's the link to that one). 2. A video version available on the rest of the music platforms but...
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Will HYBE’s Greed Affect BTS?
We've talked about YG, we've talked about JYP, and now HYBE got us to put our investigative research hats on! This is a really long episode, but there's just so much to cover that we could simply not leave out as it's all a part of HYBE's path to global takeover. Instead of making this episode...
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MIA2K 101: Why Are K-Pop Lightsticks a Thing?
Why are K-Pop lightsticks such an intricate part of the fan experience? Kathy and Laura are here to share their personal experience growing their lightstick collection, using it at concerts, providing care tips, and answering the ultimate question: is it ok to bring another artist's lightstick to…
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Is JYP Entertainment Doing Things Right Under JYP?
As part of our deep-dives into all the major K-Pop entertainment companies, we bring you an episode dedicated to another of the Big Three agencies: JYP. Home to Stray Kids, Twice, Xdinary Heroes and even J-Pop sensation Niziu among others, JYP is currently flying under the radar while all other...
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MIA2K 101: What are K-Pop Photocards? Where do you get them? How to spot fakes? How to protect them?
Just like we never thought we'd be into K-Pop, we never thought we'd be collecting photocards... yet here we are with multiple binders and an ever-growing need for sleeves and sheets to keep up with our weekly acquisitions. We're here to answer questions including: - What are the most common...
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Is YG Entertainment the Worst K-Pop Label? MIA2K Investigates
We have always been vocal in our disapproval of South Korean entertainment companies (or K-Pop group labels) for their practices that take advantage of idols or neglect to promote them appropriately so that they don't reach their full potential. This episode is kickstarting a series that dives...
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K-Pop Cupsleeve Events: What are they? Who puts them on? How to plan one?
Being a K-Pop fan is an experience that goes beyond listening to music. Our enjoyment is not confined to concerts or events organized by music labels or entertainment agencies. We have taken matters into our own hands and found every possible way to celebrate the artists we love, and one…
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Happy Birthday, K-Pop! K-Pop Podcasts Choose the Top Songs of Each K-Pop Generation
K-Pop was born with the formation of the group Seo Taiji and Boys and their experimental sound that mixed in hip-hop, coupled with dancing on stage. Their debut song “Nan Arayo” ("I Know") premiered on a talent show on April 11, 1992 which is why we consider this date the birth of K-Pop. Today’s...
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The Ticketmaster Nightmare Trifecta: Monopoly, Fees, and Scalpers
We have to talk about the disgusting operation that is Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment. There are 3 main issues we as music fans face with Ticketmaster: Monopoly Pricing + Fees Scalping In this episode we cover these issues in detail by sharing some backstory, key points, our own...
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The Year of the K-Pop Girl Group: NewJeans, Twice, XG, Girl's Generation, Mamamoo, and more!
The first couple of years of our journey into K-Pop did not include a ton of girl groups in our stan repertoire, but 2022 came fast and furious with debuts and comebacks galore to change our minds. We're starting off our third season with the timeline of our integration into the girl group stan...
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South Korea Trip 2022: Daegu and Seoul Storytime
For our two-parter podcast episode #28, we brought you the logistics style information and details you need to know to plan the most amazing trip to South Korea. And now to close the season, we're bringing you our anecdotes and storytime style retelling! Episode #29 covered our adventures in…
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South Korea Trip 2022: Busan & Jeju Island Travel Storytime
During our past two podcast episodes, we brought you the logistics style information and details you need to know to plan the most amazing trip to South Korea. Now for the remaining two episodes of the season, we're bringing you our anecdotes and storytime style retelling! This episode will be...
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10 Things You Need to Plan an Amazing Trip to South Korea (part 2)
If you follow us on our socials (@mia2kpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook), you know that we finally took our talents to South Korea. This trip had been in the works for at least 2 years and we wanted to make sure we got through most of our list. In this two-part episode, we're...
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10 Things You Need to Plan an Amazing Trip to South Korea (part 1)
We are BACK! We have been a little MIA but for good reason! If you follow us on our socials (@mia2kpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook), you know that we finally took our talents to South Korea. This trip had been in the works for at least 2 years and we wanted to make sure we got...
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An Outsider’s Guide to BTS Enlistment
We’ve seen a lot of misreporting on the topic of BTS enlisting in the military, especially from the west, so we wanted to dedicate an episode to the issue as a whole. What this episode isn’t: - Us giving our opinions on the South Korean government, South Korean citizens, HYBE, or BTS’...
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Bonus Mini Episode! K-Drama Q&A with Jess from ATC Daebak Rambles Podcast
We have a bite-sized episode for you today, with some unreleased footage from our collab with ATC Daebak Rambles Podcast! These are questions and comments that were a bit of a tangent so we took them out of the episode for time purposes, but still wanted to share them with you! As always, please...
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A Guide To KDramas with ATC Daebak Rambles Podcast!
We're SO excited to be doing our FIRST collab ever! Join us as we do a deep dive into the world of K-Dramas with one of our favorite reviewers: Jess from ATC Daebak Rambles Podcast! Jess joins us to talk about K-Drama tropes, trends, and all her top observations as an avid K-Drama watcher for…
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Who is DPR? Dream Perfect Regime 101 and Regime Tour 2022 Review | MIA2K Podcast
The DPR Collective is one of the most awe-inspiring group of talented and hard-working artists to pay attention to right now. DPR Ian, DPR Live, DPR CREAM, and DPR REM came together since 2015 to make ART and they have been outdoing themselves since. In this episode we cover the concept of the...
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Are There Any Cultural Similarities Between South Korea and Latin America?
There's something beautiful about finding common ground while discussing differences... and that's exactly what happened while we were recording episode 22 of this season. So here we are - bringing you the cultural similarities we have found in our experience being Hispanic/Latin and taking in…
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8 Reasons Why KPop Idols Should Perform in South Florida
There have been over 30 US or world tours announced by KPop acts in 2022... and only 5 of those decided to stop in South Florida. We get it. You don't think there's a big enough KPop scene here just yet. But please hear us out. We have done our research and have gathered 8 reasons why you - yes,...
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Differences Between Korean and Western Entertainment Industries from KPop/KDrama/Webtoon Fangirls
After two years knee-deep into being fans of webtoons, KDramas, KPop, and Korean entertainment as a whole, we've become desensitized to the differences between eastern and western programming. We don't even notice until the uninitiated point out the differences! So we're here today to share all…
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Monsta X: Still No Mercy from Starship Entertainment | MIA2K Rants
We're not fans of music companies/labels in the KPop industry as a whole, but we've got BEEF with Starship Entertainment and their management decisions for Monsta X. Now that 5 out of the 6 members of Monsta X have re-signed with Starship Entertainment, their fate within the company is sealed.…
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13 Reasons to Love Seventeen
We got into the KPop world because one of us (Laura) took it upon herself to go down the rabbit hole... but she refuses to go down alone. So, unsurprisingly, as Laura finds herself stanning yet ANOTHER group and initiating herself into Caratland, she's taking Kathy down with her, yet again. And…
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MIA2K Reacts - KPop Idol Dating Bans: JayB, IU, Bobby, Heechul, Chen, and more!
What is a dating ban? Why is it even part of idol culture in South Korea? Can idols have profitable careers in spite of being openly romantically involved? This is today's podcast topic, and we dive deep into the theory of why these bans are a thing and the reality of what they actually…
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KPop News Recap: KSA Chairman's Request to BTS, KARD Comeback, KCON LA Lineup, Hobipalooza... and Beyoncé?!
We usually cover just one topic at a time on our episodes, but this past week had so much happen in just one day that we had to do a whole KPop news recap. In this episode, we talked about: RM being swarmed at Incheon upon arriving from his Switzerland/Paris trip, and Switzerland Army reminding...
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MIA2K Reacts - BTS Festa 2022
BTS Festa Dinner 2022 came and shook the world to its core. Although it wasn't a complete surprise to us, the way they announced it while sharing their feelings is what truly got us. Watch this episode to find out our thoughts on the Festa Dinner, as well on what we think is coming for the...
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MIA2K 101 - Who Are the 97 Liners?
Today's episode is all about some of the most popular idol group members of Gen 3 groups: the 97 liners. What was in the water in 1997 for all of these idols to be so talented, so attractive, so hard-working, and to mesh well together with each other? The people want to know. In this episode…
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KPop Turns 30 Years Old Today!
It's absolutely crazy that KPop, the phenomenon that has taken the world by storm in recent years is officially turning 30 years old today! On April 11 1992, Seo Taiji and Boys debuted their single "Nan Arayo" on a music show, and the rest is history. Now we're on the 4th generation of idol…
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Your ticket from Miami to Seoul!✈️Hi! Hola! Annyeonghaseyo! We are Kathy & Laura, and we’re big fans of everything K: K-Pop, K-HipHop & R&B, K-Dramas, Webtoons, K-Food, K-Skincare, and the ins and outs of South Korean culture that have made all of these things possible. We started this podcast to share our journey as adult Latin women who are based in Miami and can't get enough of South Korean content and entertainment. We share the news, spill the tea, and do the research so you don't have to. We're here to become your stan besties and empower you to live your best K-Fan life!
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