California Loveinactive
Publisher |
LAist Studios
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Music

California Love is a blend of memoir, pop culture analysis and oral history. The newest season, K-pop Dreaming, is about the rise and history of K-pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 LA Uprising and the booming global popularity of K-pop in the present day, all juxtaposed against Yoon’s own coming-of-age as a second generation immigrant in Los Angeles, struggling to fit in and come to terms with her own identity. The series premieres on February 23rd.


In the first season Walter Thompson-Hernández was inspired by Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love"- a love letter and anthem for a generation. Walter invites listeners to join him in his family home, on horseback through the streets of Compton, and up into the sky to examine belonging.

Country Of Origin |
USA
Produced In |
Los Angeles, CA
Premiere Date |
2020-07-09
Frequency |
Weekly
Explicit |
No

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41 Available Episodes (41 Total)Average duration: 00:33:53
Apr 20 | 00:27:45
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #2: The Making of "Psycho"
Apr 13 | 00:26:18
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #1: Danny Im
Apr 06 | 00:29:40
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 8: Koreatown
Mar 30 | 00:33:01
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 7: KCON
Mar 23 | 00:51:34
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 6: Roots of Rap
Mar 16 | 00:38:03
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 5: Solid
Mar 09 | 00:44:10
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 4: Moon Night
Mar 02 | 00:38:49
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 3: Trot
Feb 23 | 00:47:07
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 2: Mixtape
Feb 23 | 00:17:55
K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 1: Secret Fan
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