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

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/NYAFangirlsIt'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: @ikptpodFEEDBACK? IDEAS FOR FUTURE EPISODES?E-mail us at info@kpoppod.com