Quick not so quick backstory : My parents are both ethnically Korean, but my father immigrated to the states when he was in Middle School, and my mother immigrated to Canada at the same age. My mother gained citizenship before she married my dad, so I happen to be Canadian since birth despite being born in Korea. I was raised in Vancouver since age 3(2009) but moved back at age 10 (2015). As far as kpop goes, I discovered kpop pretty early on. My father was a fan of bigbang, and my mother of deux(1st gen kpop duo) and I witnessed the early Hallyu wave during my years in Vancouver. I then spent two years at an international school (~2017 June), and one year at a korean public school(~2019 Feb). My middle + high school years were also spent in Korea, at private schools (MS was a 국제학교, so most of my friends there had actually grown up in the states. vs my HS, which was pretty much full korean).
Basically what I’m trying to say here is that I’m well versed in both the Korean + western (NA) side of kpop, and just the entertainment industry/cultural values in general. I’ve witnessed firsthand the popularity/growth of 2nd gen~5th gen idols here in Korea, but I’ve also kept in touch and interacted often with my friends from Canada/the States. I haven’t seen many koreans in this sub… so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me anything!!
edit: phrasing, grammar lol
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