Join Angel Polito on K-ALL as she sits down with Nicole Fell, award-winning assistant editor at The Hollywood Reporter, for an exclusive look behind the scenes of K-Pop journalism. Nicole shares her journey into entertainment journalism, how she carved her niche covering K-Pop, and insider stories from her interviews with TWICE, SEVENTEEN, and ATEEZ, as well as her experiences covering KCON LA and the voice cast of K-Pop Demon Hunters. Get a firsthand look at how top K-Pop journalists prepare for interviews, the research involved in capturing artists’ stories, and what it’s like to bring K-Pop content to a global audience. Nicole and Angel also discuss BTS’s upcoming 2026 comeback and share their personal experiences with the members’ solo releases. They also delve into the upcoming AppleTV+ exclusive series KPOPPED, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion and PSY, where global music icons team up with world-renowned K-Pop idols for spectacular song battles. 📌 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 🩷Nicole Fell’s path from local news to K-Pop journalism 🩷Behind-the-scenes stories from TWICE, SEVENTEEN, and ATEEZ interviews 🩷Insider secrets from covering KCON LA and K-Pop Demon Hunters 🩷Tips for aspiring journalists on how to cover K-Pop with depth and respect 🩷Observations on K-Pop coverage in Western media Intro - 0:00 How Nicole got into Entertainment Journalism - 1:10 How Nicole found K-Pop - 3:05 Introduction to Fandom - 4:07 Taylor Swift to K-Pop 5:01 Typical Day at The Hollywood Reporter - 6:26 Interviewing KPop Demon Hunters Stars - 7:36 Summer of Seventeen Cover - 11:58 How to Prep for K-Pop Interviews -14:40 How has K-Pop coverage evolved in Western Media? - 16:32 Favorite K-Pop Interview? - 18:22 How did you prepare for interviewing ATEEZ? - 19:31 If you could interview ANYONE, who would it be? - 21:10 Any predictions for BTS 2026 comeback? - 22:18 Favorite BTS Solo Albums? - 22:56 Indigo or RPWP? - 24:19 Top 3 on Indigo - 24:43 Most underrated 2025 K-Pop releases? - 25:06 Favorite 2025 K-Pop Comeback - 27:25 Do you ever get writer's block? - 28:40 Advice for New KPOP Journalists - 29:55 How to combat AI? - 31:25 TEASING NEW PROJECTS - 32:36 Thoughts on KPOPPED with Megan Thee Stallion and PSY - 33:33 Cross-cultural collabs in KPOP - 34:43 #BTS #TWICE #SEVENTEEN #KPOP #ATEEZ #JIMIN #runseokjin_ep #concert #suga #jungkook #BLACKPINK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices