From the same two Miami gals who share our love of quality Korean entertainment on our K-Pop podcast, welcome to our musings in written form. Ready to dive into some opinions with a side of “So Miami” from the Co-CEOs of obsessive fandom tendencies? Let’s get it.
Recent blog entries:
What’s K-Popping?! – A K-Pop Game by MIA2K
Who doesn’t love a good game night?!Here at MIA2K we love K-Pop and we love a good game night. We looked everywhere for a game that would blend both of our loves to no avail. So we decided to make our own. “What’s K-Popping?!” is a game by K-Popers for…
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Try MIA2K’s ‘Lemona Drop’ Shot! [Cocktail Recipe]
A lemon drop shot is an oftentimes deliciously dangerous shot that’s usually vodka-based and a staple at parties and bars. Ever since we discovered Soju, we’ve made it our go-to spirit, so we thought, why not make some of our faves with Soju instead?
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Episode 55 – DPR Update, Coming To You Live (Giggles, DPR Ian, REM, DPR Artic, and More)
The DPR collective has had an eventful couple of months with lots of revelations surfacing about the departure of Scott Kim (aka REM) from the Dream Perfect Regime collective. Hong Dabin (aka DPR Live) made his feelings known via his debut album under his name, ‘Giggles.’ DPR Ian added his…
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Episode 54 – K-Pop Awards 2023
Guys. We’ve truly lost it. Or have we? It’s the end of the year, and so what makes more sense than an end of the year awards show? Nothing. But you know we don’t do anything normal around these streets, so we’re doing a gag awards version of this type…
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Episode 53 – Doona! featuring Jess from Daebak Rambles!
We have an extra special episode for our K-Drama girlies! We watched Doona! and invited Jess from Daebak Rambles Podcast to come on and share her take. Why? Well, she’s awesome and someone we consider a friend, but there’s an even better reason: since we all reviewed Dream High for her…
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Episode 52 – Fallen Idols: How B.I, Wonho, and Soojin’s Controversies Forced Them Out of Their Groups
This topic is a little controversial, primarily on the K-Netizen side. 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 opinion about it. And we have one more bonus idol at the end……
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Episode 51 – Who Are the 99 Liners? – SVT Dino, SKZ Changbin, TXT Yeonjun, ATEEZ & More!
Today’s episode is as unhinged as it gets! And we have no one to blame but ourselves and K-Pop’s 99 liners! Listen here: When we did our episode on the 97 liners back in season 2, it ended with us “arguing” about whether the 94 line deserved a similar treatment…
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Episode 50 – 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 are we covering you ask? Korean Variety Shows! Listen here: What are Korean variety shows? Old School Variety Shows Idol Based Variety Shows New Wave Variety Shows To watch us…
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Episode 49 – Jay B: The Man, The Myth, The Scandals
Today we’re going to be covering a solo artist, which is pretty much the first time we do this so it’s a big moment for us. The special chosen one is Jay B, leader of GOT7. Listen here: Brief biography JYPE Audition/Scouting & Acting Career GOT7 Jay B’s Solo Career…
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Episode 48 – 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 for podcast mortals like ourselves. Listen here: Regardless, we’ll have a lot of fun with this one, so let’s get to it! Before we start, we do…
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Episode 47 – 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…
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Episode 46 – K-Pop Aces: 2023 Update
Hi guys! Welcome to season 4 of the MIA2K Podcast! To start our season off strong, today we’re going to be talking about K-Pop Aces, or idols who can do it all and who do it well. We’ll disclaim that we’re only focusing on a few today so we might…
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MIA2K Exclusive: Interviewing Indie Artist Toshi during his Florida Tour
We’ve just had an exclusive conversation with Toshi, the “emo vampire” artist who’s redefining music with his unique style and innovative approach. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode as much as we did.
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MIA2K’s Subtle K-Pop Merch Line Is Here!
MIA2K now has a K-Pop Shop! We have lots of subtle K-Pop merch for fans of all ages and tastes. Don’t miss out on the limited/seasonal runs, and thank you in advance for your support!
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Episode 45 – Attract & FIFTY FIFTY’s Spiral Timeline, Cube Entertainment’s Management Failures, And Controversies from RBW, KQ, FNC, P Nation, and more! – The Truth About Small K-Pop Companies!
For our final episode of season 3, we’re here with our fifth and final (for now) installment of our company-specific series! Today we’re focusing on small companies, and the ones we’re covering include: KQ Entertainment, ATTRAKT Creative Group, RBW, P Nation, FNC, and Cube!
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Episode 44 – Our K-Pop Biases 1 Year Later! New biases, new wreckers, bias lines, and even bias changes 😱
We dropped a two-parter episode in February of 2022 sharing our biases in great detail at the time and why we liked them. So now that we’re halfway through 2023, we wanted to share what has changed since then (not much but rather LOTS added?!)
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Disney+ Is In Its K-Poppie Era
Disney+ is giving K-Pop fans a reason to keep our subscriptions going with both documentaries and docu-series of our favorite K-Pop idol groups (and even a show around Korea’s favorite celeb friend crew). BTS, Blackpink, j-hope, SUGA, Tomorrow X Together, NCT 127, Psy, the Wooga squad… Who will be next?…
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Episode 43 – The Truth Behind SM’s Corruption and Biggest Scandals (2023 update!)
The longest and most scandalous episode of our company-specific series is this one on SM Entertainment. Embezzlement. Slave contracts. Lying about the South Korean government… And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Episode 42 – MIA2K Pre-Summer Streaming Party: EXO, Ateez, Stray Kids, Taeyong, and Le Sserafim
Today, we will be listening to some of our favorite 2023 pre-summer K-Pop comebacks! We’ve got music from Stray Kids, Taeyong, EXO, Ateez, and Le Sserafim. Let’s go!
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Episode 41 – Will HYBE’s Greed be the Reason for its Downfall?
HYBE’s journey to becoming what it is today has been vastly different than that of the Big Three. Today’s episode is a monster truck of acquisitions, technology, triumphs against all odds, and global domination.
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Episode 40 – Why are K-Pop Lightsticks a Thing?
Lightsticks are a signature element of K-Pop, but the light show experience is also slowly permeating the west. We’re here to talk about our journey to lightstick hoarding, our favorite designs, and is it ok to bring another artist’s lightstick to a concert?!
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Episode 39 – Is JYP Falling Behind in the Race Between K-Pop Entertainment Agencies?
We’re here with our company-specific deep dive episodes, and for this second iteration of the series we’re talking about JYP the man, and JYP Entertainment the company. Let’s get that groove back!
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Episode 38 – MIA2K 101: What are K-Pop Photocards? Where do you get them? How to spot fakes? How to protect them?
What are K-Pop photocards? What’s the point of collecting them? What are the most common photocard sizes? What is the best way to protect photocards? How to spot fake photocards? What is a Lomo card? What does Lomo stand for?
We answer all these questions while doing a photocard…
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Episode 37 – Is YG Entertainment the Worst K-Pop Label?
We have always been vocal in our disapproval of South Korean K-Pop labels for either taking advantage of idols or neglecting to promote them appropriately. We’re doing a series covering all the major companies, and the first is YG Entertainment.
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Top 10 ‘Run BTS’ Episodes Everyone Should Watch
Watching the entire Run BTS series can be quite an undertaking, so if you’re limited on time, here are the top must-watch episodes you should get into!
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South Korea Chronicles: Staying at a Hanok in Seoul
Have you ever pondered whether you should stay at a hanok or traditional Korean house while in South Korea? Here’s our review and experience at Bukchonmaru Guesthouse in Seoul.
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Episode 36 – Why Kai’s Peaches Album is The Standard for Musical Storytelling
When Peaches first came out we had full epiphanies while listening to it on repeat, and although Kai’s self-titled 1st mini album is also amazing, there’s just something about Peaches that hits like no other.
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SUGA | Agust D’s D-DAY Tour Is Here – Day 1 Recap of U.S. Tour Stop on 4/26 @ UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York
Agust D rapped “D-day’s coming, it’s a fucking good day,” and indeed it was. Here’s our recap of Day 1 of D-DAY Tour at UBS Arena in Belmont.
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Kathy’s Top 10 No-Skips Albums – As Told by Spotify Green Hearts
Which 10 albums are no-skips albums for Kathy? Laura just wanted to participate in an SNS challenge but Kathy – of course – had a whole philosophical meltdown… and now you have this blog.
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Episode 35 – K-Pop Cupsleeve Events: What are they? Who puts them on? How to plan one?
We’re talking all things cupsleeve events, what they are, how they came to be, and what they’re like in South Florida. We also included our experience going to a cupsleeve in Daegu during our trip to South Korea. And we interviewed two amazing cupsleeve hots! This is THE episode to…
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MIA2K: A K-Pop Podcast 