Minju Park

The most important stories for you to know today

Leialani Wihongi-Santos tells the truth about her family’s history on Guam — and fights to protect her CHamoru heritage with her grandpa on Episode 7 of “Inheriting.”

Episode 2 of “Inheriting” follows Carol Kwang Park’s mission to truly understand the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising and how it impacted her family.

The “Inheriting” podcast begins with Carol Kwang Park, a child cashier in Compton who lived through the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising.

When 1TYM — pronounced “one time” — debuted in South Korea in 1998, the members had no idea they would become one of the first K-pop groups from YG Entertainment to make it big.

We explore the origin story of KCON, which turned 10 last year.

Many of K-pop’s greatest acts are actually comprised of people who grew up outside of Korea. Among them? The guys from Solid, who were L.A. originals.

While today’s K-pop was shaped through decades of cultural influences from an increasingly globalized world, it all started at a club for Black soldiers in South Korea.

As we release our new podcast K-Pop Dreaming, our team put together some of the most iconic songs in K-pop history to get you hooked — or rekindle your memories.