MIA2K - A KPop Podcast

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, we thought it'd be a great time to talk about them. Receipts (episode references) : 01:26:43 D...

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! Special thanks and a huge shout out to our friends  @IGNITESF  for having us at their event and for shar...

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 wink* Receipts : Quiz: Which Ateez member would bias you? Wooyoung’s reaction to Bouncy reach...

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 you're new, we released an episode on DPR back in September of 2022 where we gave an intro on w...

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 you'll be hard-pressed to find elsewhere): Sluttiest Waist in 2023 Best Shaved Heads of 2023 Fa...

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 here, but we DO have some key angles we wanted to touch on: Bae Suzy's growth (or lack th...

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 years, his acting credits, his years with GOT7 within JYP, his historic leadership over keeping the g...

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 the group, but we wanted to contrast the debut numbers for context.) Please remember that a lot o...

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 of them so we can't cover them all. Today we'll be talking about: - Seventeen's Din...

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 you did, please don't forget to subscribe and leave us 5-star reviews wherever possible. ⁠⁠⁠Spoti...

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 Rose Links in Description: 36:06 MIA2K Episode 23: 8 Reasons Why KPop Idols Should Perform in Sout...

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 the tools we use in our day-to-day operations! Links discussed: Samson Mic (no longer available) Kathy...

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 songs? They must check off every item in the rubric to be considered an ace by us for this episode! List...

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 released “+u wont hear this anyways+” on SoundCloud which is a compilation of demos and covers. Listen t...

¡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 sur hace unos meses, junto con varios tips para planear el tuyo. ¿Y qué mejor momento que ahora en puert...

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 prostitution scandal Lai Guanlin’s contract in South Korea and China  CLC as a whole Ilhoon’s departure fro...

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 involved in the Burning Sun Scandal.  AoA’s bombshell accusations between Mina and Jimin, and the plot...

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 FIFTY FIFTY record a music video for the Barbie movie soundtrack song they released? Why are Korean fan...

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 their way. A lot of people are annoyed by ATEEZ's rapid rise within the K-Pop industry. They use the fa...

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 Entertainment and the question of whether they are as small as they (want to) seem to be? RBW and thei...

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 again wouldn’t give us the organic laughs we had here, so we hope you still listen and enjoy it. We’ll b...

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 their shady practices and never-ending contracts. 2023 alone has been a wild ride of back-to-back news...

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 with very short clips of the songs ( you're currently in that episode! ) Now that you've...

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 multiple parts, we'll let you decide where/when to stop and when to keep going!...

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 a K-Pop concert? Links mentioned during the episode: MIA2K Unboxing - BTS Army Bomb Lightstick MAP...