Mission K-Pop

2025 USG Audio

Caty Szeto is a woman with a dream: to become a K-Pop superstar. The 23-year-old Asian American is traveling from her home in LA to South Korea’s capital Seoul to attend a K-Pop academy. There she’ll do hardcore training in singing, dancing and styling. All this is to prepare for make-or-break auditions for K-Pop agencies like SM Entertainment, Big Hit Music and YG Entertainment. If she makes it, Caty could become a chart-topping idol like the megastars who perform to legions of fans and make millions. But this quest has its challenges. Caty finds out about ageism in the...

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Mission K-Pop

Episodes (9)

Nov 24, 2025 Hope Torture
Nov 17, 2025 Alternate Realities
Nov 10, 2025 Lift the Curtain

Mission K-Pop

Nov 24, 2025
40½ minutes
91 MB

Caty finishes her three months in Seoul and prepares to return home to LA. She faces one final hurdle as her academy surprises her with a last-minute evaluation. So far, Caty hasn’t passed any auditions to become a trainee at a K-Pop entertainment agency. Caty’s wondering if she should continue pursuing K-Pop stardom at all. Haeryun meets Caty in California to ruminate over what’s holding her back and what she should do with her future. Consultant: Suk-Young Kim

Mission K-Pop

Hope Torture

2025 USG Audio

00:00 -39:33