K-Popping Around Town

We couldn’t choose 1 topic…so we chose 6. Some are deep and meaningful, some are silly and fun. Use the time stamps to find the ones that interest you!  *Time Stamps* 4:02  XLOV Highlight Medley  11:44 j-hope’s Honey Bag  17:28  Taemin’s US Concerts Postponed  21:40 Using K-Pop Joy To Energize Political Activism  31:38 What Should Leilani Wear to Ten’s concert?  42:44 Husband Wrecking (bonus topic...

Surprise! We are releasing a time-sensitive portion of our November episode early. Here, we lament over concert postponements and explore ways to bring the passion we have for K-Pop into political activism.  Need something more lighthearted? No problem! Come back on November 1st to hear the rest of the episode, where we fret over concert outfits and explore our new found love for j-hope’s honey ba...

Leilani is always saying that we need to go to couple’s counseling, so we might as well make a playlist for it! Artists on the short list include Seventeen, Got7, P1Harmony, Everglow and ENHYPEN. Who do you think will make the cut? *Timestamps* 4:19: Fun Couples Questions 11:01 Playlist Begins 53:20 Community Corner *Check Out The Final Product!*  Listen to the playlist on Spotify! https://open.sp...

We recount our experiences seeing BTS in Toronto and Chicago. Listen for stories of navigating concert day storms, lost glasses, death defying bicycle taxi rides and a concert night without tickets. All with so, so much love for BTS and ARMY. 💜 Thank you so much to all of the creative and talented ARMY who gave us freebies including:  @borabuddie on TiKToK and X and  And @pjiminie_1995 on Instagr...

Raw, unedited bonus episode where Leilani recounts her experience seeing BTS in Arlington. And ::insert heavy sigh:: we discuss our feelings on the recent RM and j-jope controversy. Follow Us On Instagram @K_Popping_Around_Town

We had so much fun exploring newly debuted groups with our listener community during Rookie Week 2026! Even if we did take a little unexpected detour with AI idols... Rookie Week Friday Recap Playlist - 1 song from each of our K-Pop rookies https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qwxeaNafTHDllalttQ2d2?si=-HeI6gC5SCy6f3wS-9nCZw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=grajKxtOTXSax Learn more about our rookie gr...

This is how we do game night, K-Pop style! Check out our guests Megan, Morgan and Traci on their very own pod, Bias Bites! https://linktr.ee/biasbitespod?fbclid=PAVERFWASw4AdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadulKq8qlk5Zsd-9bNXS6zWaRKkNtCE7IshCkX52tzCOEAyrtVUYKT4NCpSMw_aem_5FVBb3A2CkjZHXwhDd-PJg Listen to the songs and artists we talk about during our games! https://open.spotif...

A super fun discussion where we each share things that we would NEVER tolerate people in our real lives saying or doing. But when Ten from WayV says it... Main topic starts at 8:30 because first we have to gush about our reactions to BTS Arirang live from Busan! YouTube playlist with some moments mentioned here: https://youtu.be/cRFWo5vWrcw?si=5dUx9ULWa5pxbDQh

A continuation of our discussion on parasocial relationships in K-pop. Time Stamps: 2:57 Parasocial relationships in the K-pop business model  10:10 Does it go too far? 31:37 Finding balance  39:00 Fun delulu stories 42:00 Fake goodbye 43:35 Mental health resources  44:55 Community corner 46:33 Call for Lee Know videos 47:00 Real goodbye References: BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv87774...

Time Stamps: Shout Outs: 1:13 Story Behind The Title: 3:55 Defining Parasocial Relationship: 8:22 Related Vocab: 13:40 Benefits of Parasocial Relationships: 17:30 References: BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv877746o   Cambridge Dictionary  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/parasocial Stuff You Should Know (podcast) https://stuffyoushouldknow.com/episode/parasocial-re...

8 makes 1 team - today we’re talking about ATEEZ! TIME STAMPS 1:17 Happy AAPI Month 2:29 Today’s episode and podcast growth 4:32 Diving into ATEEZ 29:15 A few of our favorite things 01:01:50 Community Corner Watch The Our YouTube playlist to see all the super duper great videos we referenced! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH9p4Guu5GWLxbWLXWxEfVw9e4RmeMYo0&si=eCrlE4khfWWiPq6U ATEEZ Variety...

Join Leilani and Cassie (that’s us!) as we each share our 3 favorite k-pop groups, how we got into them and what we love most about them.  TIME STAMPS Our favorite groups: BTS:  2:15 BoyNextDoor: 25:00 SHINee: 31:42 CONTENT ADVISORY: This section of the episode includes discussion of loss of life, grief, and suicide. Please listen with care. TXT: 43:32 BamBam: 50:55 Games: 57:00 Community and Cult...

Everybody loves Taemin! Listen to find out why in our o-dorable second episode.  You’re going to want to watch the Taemin videos we reference. Find them on our YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH9p4Guu5GWKzOQTCAw9vtRRgN7xKXpNP&si=hqU1ir0y5ctOSqEB Follow us on Instagram! @k_popping_around_town https://www.instagram.com/k_popping_around_town?igsh=OXdpMGNra3Q0cHNr&utm_sour...

We are celebrating our podcast debut by making a playlist of our favorite K-pop debut songs. We each suggest 15 songs and together we have to narrow it down to just 10. Do you think this podcast and our friendship can survive such a difficult task?  Listen to the playlist on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jdq3CoXh6ql8sFUlueXTZ?si=CsvT1ewzRZ6WDH9qDf9Kpw&pi=_a_QTY0kRdC0p Watch the p...

Welcome to K-Popping Around Town! Your new favorite monthly stan-made K-pop podcast. We do activities, play games and have fascinating discussions.  Find us on Instagram @ K_Popping_Around_Town