What does it mean to grow up Korean American, and build a career bridging two cultures through K-pop?

Skyler was nine years old when she moved from Korea to Omaha, Nebraska. With no Korean friends or culture around her, she had only a laptop, sketchy streaming sites, and BIGBANG playing on loop in the dark.

She forced herself to listen to Britney Spears just to make friends. She kept her K-pop obsession to herself for years, and waited for the world to catch up. It finally did. BIGBANG performed at Coachella last week, and Skyler is now an influencer attending the same festival where her favorite artists once performed.

Now based in LA, Skyler is a Korean American content creator, DJ, hot yoga instructor, and K-pop influencer with over 340K followers worldwide.

In this episode, we talk about what Korean American identity actually feels like from the inside, and the real difference between Korean and American K-pop fans.

HYBE announced on Tuesday that Heeseung would be departing from ENHYPEN to pursue a solo career, catching fans off guard. In this emergency episode, ENGENEs from Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the U.S. come together to share how they’re processing the news. A global fan conversation about ENHYPEN, fandom, and the future of K-pop.

Audio Editor: Patrick Lei (@heysaylei)

Coordinator & Assistant: Selena Huynh

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BTS songs are mostly in Korean. So how did women in their 40s, 50s, and even 80s become deeply connected ARMYs?

In this episode of Chasing K-pop, host Chase talks with Carol, founder of the BTS ARMY Over 40 Club, a global community of 5,000+ fans that began with a late-night TikTok post during the 2020 pandemic.

We explore how BTS’s music helped fans find self-love, healing, and belonging across language and age barriers. From navigating cancer and grief to creating real-world impact through fundraising and global friendships, these women show how fandom can become a powerful source of support.

This conversation challenges the idea that fandom has an age limit and reveals why BTS’s message resonates so deeply with older fans, especially during comeback and concert seasons.