It's a K-pop Thing

About It's a K-pop Thing

A podcast by two journalists and K-pop fans who love to bring a little nuance to the fan experience. Hosted by Theresa Avila and Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum, two journalists, friends, and fellow K-pop multi-stans, each episode of It's a K-pop Thing explores the fan culture and the stories behind the people who've helped grow K-pop into a global phenomenon. In each episode you can expect analysis and commentary on trending K-pop news stories with the right amount of background and context for new and old fans alike. It's a K-pop Thing is, "the show where we talk about all the things that make K-pop distinctly K-pop." Follow the Show: @IKPTpod on Instagram

Publisher

Alkemie Sound Lab

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Sept 2022

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   BONUS EP: We Spoke at a Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2026!

   So, we did a thing! And that was be part of a panel at San Diego Comic Con 2026 — our first ever time at the convention! Moderated by Lizzy Gonzalez (Lizzy Cupcake), we joined Alexandrea Callaghan (Temple of Geek), Josh Blumenkranz (The Movie Buddy), Meosha Bean, and Maddy Myer (Maddy Mania) on a panel titled, "Building a Pop Culture Podcast." This experience inspired us to record a bonus episode about our experience at the event, from the actual chat to walking the convention floor, plus a l...

2. 

   3 Jul 2026

   BONUS EP (Crosspost from Kpopcast) - ATEEZ 'BAD': Celebration of Latin Culture or Appropriation?

   Host Theresa from It's a Kpop Thing Podcast interviews guests about ATEEZ's 'BAD' comeback, exploring Latin culture's role and the group's evolving narrative.

3. 

   30 Apr 2026

   Is Coachella the Right Platform for K-pop?

   This was a big year for fans of K-pop at Coachella, especially because we had a younger group and two Second-Gen icons perform at the festival. First up we had KATSEYE, who made headlines following the will-she-or-won't-she-appear speculation regarding Manon. Then we had TAEMIN, who made headlines as the first K-pop soloist to play at the festival. Following that, we had the one and only BIGBANG, who finally got their time to shine in the desert after their previous performance was cancelled ...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

25

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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