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Is There Such a Thing As TOO Many K-pop Concerts?

September 20, 2023 Season 1 Episode 10
Is There Such a Thing As TOO Many K-pop Concerts?
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It's a K-pop Thing
Is There Such a Thing As TOO Many K-pop Concerts?
Sep 20, 2023 Season 1 Episode 10

If you're a K-pop multi-stan like us in the USA, you might have noticed something lately: The number of K-pop acts on tour has grown by a LOT! But with that growth, we've also seen an increase in tour dates overlapping and fans ultimately having to choose between which of their favorite artists to support.

We have to ask: Are we finally in the era of too many K-pop concerts?

To help us talk through this dilemma, we invited our friends Carolina and Kat, each one-fourth of the women behind the podcast Not Your Average Fangirls. If you've ever listened to the show, you know NYAF are some of the biggest K-pop multi-stans around! 

On this episode we chat about how K-pop tours have changed, what improvements we'd like to see and—most importantly—their tips for how fans can pay for those concert tickets!

EPISODE RUNDOWN (with Timestamps):

Part 1: Overview of current K-pop tours (2:28)

  • The 3 problems we've noticed with tickets (4:48)
  • Our thoughts on shows not selling (8:24) 
  • The impact on older and newer K-pop groups 
  • Should promoters do more 2 for 1 sales? (13:59)
  • Is the playing field more uneven? (18:34)

Part 2: Interview with NOT YOUR AVERAGE FANGIRLS (23:30)

  • How do we decide what shows to attend? (30:12)
  • What's unique to K-pop tours? (39:21)
  • The impact of certain venues and stadiums (46:23)
  • Can things be improved? How? (64:00)
  • Budgeting for K-pop concerts (68:21)
  • The most we've spent on tickets ... (86:00) 
  • Tours we're excited for! Plus a shout-out to SuperM  (88:15)

VOTE IN OUR SPOTIFY POLL—Let us know what YOU think! Are we in the age of too many K-pop concerts?

CHECK OUT NOT YOUR AVERAGE FANGIRLS HERE:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyafangirls/
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/NYAFangirls

It's a K-pop Thing is hosted by two journalists and longtime K-pop stans, Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum and Theresa Avila.

FOLLOW US:
Twitter: @ikptpod & Instagram: @ikptpod

FEEDBACK? IDEAS FOR FUTURE EPISODES?
E-mail us at info@kpoppod.com

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If you're a K-pop multi-stan like us in the USA, you might have noticed something lately: The number of K-pop acts on tour has grown by a LOT! But with that growth, we've also seen an increase in tour dates overlapping and fans ultimately having to choose between which of their favorite artists to support.

We have to ask: Are we finally in the era of too many K-pop concerts?

To help us talk through this dilemma, we invited our friends Carolina and Kat, each one-fourth of the women behind the podcast Not Your Average Fangirls. If you've ever listened to the show, you know NYAF are some of the biggest K-pop multi-stans around! 

On this episode we chat about how K-pop tours have changed, what improvements we'd like to see and—most importantly—their tips for how fans can pay for those concert tickets!

EPISODE RUNDOWN (with Timestamps):

Part 1: Overview of current K-pop tours (2:28)

  • The 3 problems we've noticed with tickets (4:48)
  • Our thoughts on shows not selling (8:24) 
  • The impact on older and newer K-pop groups 
  • Should promoters do more 2 for 1 sales? (13:59)
  • Is the playing field more uneven? (18:34)

Part 2: Interview with NOT YOUR AVERAGE FANGIRLS (23:30)

  • How do we decide what shows to attend? (30:12)
  • What's unique to K-pop tours? (39:21)
  • The impact of certain venues and stadiums (46:23)
  • Can things be improved? How? (64:00)
  • Budgeting for K-pop concerts (68:21)
  • The most we've spent on tickets ... (86:00) 
  • Tours we're excited for! Plus a shout-out to SuperM  (88:15)

VOTE IN OUR SPOTIFY POLL—Let us know what YOU think! Are we in the age of too many K-pop concerts?

CHECK OUT NOT YOUR AVERAGE FANGIRLS HERE:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyafangirls/
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/NYAFangirls

It's a K-pop Thing is hosted by two journalists and longtime K-pop stans, Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum and Theresa Avila.

FOLLOW US:
Twitter: @ikptpod & Instagram: @ikptpod

FEEDBACK? IDEAS FOR FUTURE EPISODES?
E-mail us at info@kpoppod.com