Exploring Korean Pop Culture Through Books!
This podcast will discuss books written about Korean society or set in Korea to help give a better understanding when consuming KPop culture such as KPop music and K Dramas! Each episode will be about a different book.
Song Rae from the Black Girl Seoul podcast joins Mina to chitchat about NCT's 10 years in the industry!
Groups mentioned:
NCT U
NCT 127
NCT Dream
WayV
NCT Wish
SuperM
RIIZE
We also discuss the members who have recently left either the group or SM Entertainment or both!
8 Jul 2026
A Comeback so BAD, it's Good! - An Atiny Rambling about ATEEZ's BAD
Mina rambles on about ATEEZ's newest song BAD from Golden Hour Part 5
Online Atiny's reactions to BAD
Latin/US Fusion Pop Music from the 1990s
K-Pop/Latin Fusion Music from the late 2010s
Super Junior's Lo Siento
KARD (RIP)
Getting into music genres
Drumming and the perception of rhythm in different cultures
The chase and pure male idol
Racism and Classism among kpop fans
Chase Infiniti for the win!
Chase on Hey Tablo! (https://youtu.be/FZqFR6YLaV8)
Chase on MMTG (https://youtu.be/uhTpBrltNAY)
HOW WAS THE SHOW - viral Atiny moment
Chase Infiniti being one of the best kpop fans (in Mina's opinion)
7 Jun 2026
Queerness in Kpop in 2026 - The Evolution of Queer Representation and Storytelling
Mina is joined by K^2 after 4 years to discuss LGBTQIA+ representation in Kpop today.
LINKS:
DDing Dong (https://www.ddingdong.kr/ENG)
Dding Dong - Donate (https://www.globalgiving.org/donate/70857/dding-dong-lgbtiq-youth-support-center/)
K-Pop Star Holland Explains Why He Had To Come Out (https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/k-pop-holland-on-coming-out) [British Vogue]
K-pop singer Bain of Just B comes out during US concert (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6jzd6g9nwo) [BBC]
25 years apart, one fight: Queer icons on shattering Korea's closet (https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/trends/20250613/25-years-apart-one-fight-queer-icons-hong-seok-cheon-bain-of-just-b-on-shattering-koreas-closet) [Korea Times]
2AM's Jo Kwon Shares Thoughts On Gender And More (https://www.soompi.com/article/1415938wpp/2ams-jo-kwon-shares-thoughts-on-gender-mothers-reaction-to-musical-jamie-and-more) [Soompi]
Landmark ruling finds South Korea military illegally discharged a transgender soldier (https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1044742514/south-korea-trans-soldier-discharged-court-ruling) [NPR]
OnlyOneOf evokes LGBTQ+ and Latin pride (https://www.amny.com/entertainment/music/onlyoneof-k-pop-united-palace-lgbtq-latin-pride/) [AMNY]
Discovering Love and Affirmation in OnlyOneOf (https://www.thefandomentals.com/discovering-love-affirmation-onlyoneof/) [Fandomentals]
'Genderless' K-pop band XLOV breaks boundaries by being themselves (https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-05-27/entertainment/kpop/Genderless-Kpop-band-XLOV-breaks-boundaries-by-being-themselves/2602159) [Korea Joongang]
XLOV’s WUMUTI on the group’s genderless concept (https://x.com/xlovglobal/status/1969986228280758735) [X]
XLOV interview (https://youtu.be/NoP8Xc5izZ0)
XG's Cocona Came Out as Nonbinary, and Fans Are Seeing Themselves in His Scars (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/xg-cocona-came-out-nonbinary-fans-are-seeing-themselves-in-his-scars) [teenvogue]
XG changes name after a singer came out as transmasculine, nonbinary (https://www.out.com/gay-music/xg-name-change-cocona) [OUT]
Interview: JUSTB on Finding Their Unique Sound and Carving Their Space in the K-Pop Industry (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Interview-JUSTB-on-Finding-Their-Unique-Sound-and-Carving-Their-Space-in-the-K-Pop-Industry-20260427) [Broadway World]
“It’s Written On My Skin” The Ephemeral She As An Allegory For The Other Self: On Park Seonghwa Of ATEEZ’s “Skin” MV (https://www.hercampus.com/school/upr/its-written-on-my-skin-the-ephemeral-she-as-an-allegory-for-the-other-self-on-park-seonghwa-of-ateezs-skin-mv/) [Her Campus]
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