Growing up in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles in the 1990's, Vivian Yoon kept a secret.
The second generation Korean American loved K-Pop long before it became a billion dollar international industry.
But she was ashamed to admit it. She just wanted to fit in.
Now this music serves as a soundtrack not only to her life, but to the Korean immigrant experience in America.
Yoon is a writer, performer and now podcast host as she charts the origins of K-pop in post-war South Korea and the rise of this musical phenomenon that blends with her on life story. Her podcast is called K-Pop Dreaming.
Vivian Yoon Photo: supplied
