1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to the K Factor Everything k Pop. 2 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: This is a show hosted by me Bomha and just 3 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: a little reminder before we start, you can find this 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: show on iHeartRadio, app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you find 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: your podcast. And today I'm in Puerto Rico and I 6 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: am joined by many many special guests today and also 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: a live studio audience. 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: And our first. 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: Guest today is a wonderful, wonderful magazine who hosted me 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: and had a wonderful interview. I hope you guys can 11 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: check it out. Do you could mind introducing yourself please? 12 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 3: Of course I'm My name is Iliana Diaz and people 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 3: know me here in Puerto Rico as one point, and 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 3: I'm the owner of unrated magazine. 15 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for coming and giving me such 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,279 Speaker 1: a wonderful interview. 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: It's it's your first interview in English. 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 4: Right. 19 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: We had a wonderful concert and you were there. Yes, 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: what did you think about the concert? 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 5: I loved it, Like for my first. 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: Time being like with the K pop community, I was 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: like so impressed. I was sewing awe actually because of 24 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 3: the energy, the love the people had and how everybody 25 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 3: was really rooting for you and everything, dancing, screaming everything. 26 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: I loved it personally, I had a lot of fun. 27 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: I loved this so much. I love the Puerto Rican crowd. 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: I loved the Puerto Rican culture, the beautiful landscape that 29 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: we have here at the hotel. And I wanted to 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: ask you because you're kind of the local expert on 31 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: the scene of music business. You run your magazine on 32 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: kind of all these pillars, and you came to the 33 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: concert yesterday and you experienced what it was like to 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: see a K pop fan based and a K pop crowd. 35 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: What made it different from a regular Puerto Rican artist crowd, 36 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: you say. 37 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: I believe is that the people are very very heartwarming, heartfelting, 38 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: and it's so different in terms of the energy and 39 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: how exciting the ambience all all over was, you know, 40 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 3: And I was seeing Valley in the reggaeton community like 41 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: rock community here in Puerto Rico. There are very different vibes, 42 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 3: like the audience in reggaeton, which is in Pereo, which 43 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 3: is our like our main how most of the people 44 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 3: here listen are a little bit more I could say, 45 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: I don't want to say bitchy, but more like closed. 46 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 3: You know and more like I'm judging you, but I 47 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 3: enjoy your music, but I'm not gonna tell you that 48 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: I love your music that kind of vibe, you know. 49 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 3: And then I experienced the K pop community and everybody 50 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 3: was so happy, so welcoming. Everybody is so nice, and 51 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: I was really really I enjoyed it a lot. Like 52 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 3: I had three events yesterday, so I was like going 53 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 3: to your event, coming back to another one, and then 54 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 3: coming back. So I was like experiencing a whole lot 55 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 3: of different energies and vibes, and I like said to 56 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 3: Michelle and Christina, I need to get back because I 57 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: want the energy and the vibe that I was feeling 58 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 3: when you were singing and everything. 59 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 5: So I really loved it. 60 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: That's beautiful. 61 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: So we do this podcast and a lot of times 62 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: parents come up to me and they're like, oh my god, 63 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: like thank you for talking about all these things about 64 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: K pop because it helps me connect with my kid more. Right, 65 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: And as you speak about like all the break eton 66 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: and like the rock culture, like it's probably like where 67 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: a lot of these parents kind of grew up it 68 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: and like knowing it's kind of cliquy, and like knowing 69 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: he's not that safe of an environment, but you're just 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: kind of there, just like enjoy a good time. And 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: let's say someone listening has that mindset right now, okay, right, 72 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: and then their kid comes up to them and it's like, yo, dad, 73 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: I want to go to a K pop concert? 74 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 6: Right? 75 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: What would you say to that? Dad? So I kind 76 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: of convince them to like let them go. 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 5: Well, I myself am a mom. 78 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 3: My kid is seven years old, so and yesterday, like 79 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 3: I saw how a lot of kids, my my kids age, 80 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 3: were like enjoying and having fun with everything that actually, 81 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: like the girls from MKAY like producing an amazing event 82 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 3: a liesta we have, so all the experience is that 83 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: they have for like all types of ages and the 84 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 3: music itself, I would totally say yes because it's like 85 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 3: the community itself is very family driven and I could 86 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: see myself with my kee leg and joined for our 87 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: future other events for K pop and like introducing him 88 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: to the community and ever, so I would say yes, 89 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: definitely do it. 90 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: It's very it's definitely very friendly, very inviting, especially here 91 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: in Puerto Rico. I feel like everyone just has such 92 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: a kind heart and like a heart kind of focused 93 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: around fun, like but one thing I noticed about Puerto 94 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: Rico was like, it feels like the whole island is partying. 95 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: All the time. 96 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 5: Twenty four seven. 97 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: I've never arrived at a like from the airport, at 98 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: a place to do an event as an idol, and 99 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: the first beverage offered to me was an alcoholic beverage. 100 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 5: Got offered media right. 101 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: A lot of oh yo, Beaumont, are you thirsty? 102 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: I was like, yeah, I could get a what do 103 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: you want a peanut colada? 104 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: Yes. 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: Our hotel here at Alma is located right by San Juan. 106 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 107 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: And it was around like two am that we went 108 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: outside and we were kind of like, uh, in New 109 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: York we call it stupid where we just kind of. 110 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 2: Like loiter outside. We just kind of stand outside. 111 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: So we were like stoopid outside at old San Juan, 112 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: people were still like partying, walking up and down the hills. 113 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: I was like, girl, who go home? But like nobody 114 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: like wants to go home here. 115 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 2: And I think. 116 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: That as New York the city that never sleeps, Puerto 117 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: Rico is the island that never sleeps. 118 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: And I was like, wow, I'm home, like for real, 119 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: for real. 120 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: And I brought that up because I felt a blend 121 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: of that, like the reggaeton and like the rock culsuter 122 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: and like those crowds mixing in with also the K 123 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: pop crowds. Yeah, And like I was doing a concert 124 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: and I was like, wow, this is like beautiful. Yeah, 125 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: I've never experienced this so exclusive to like Puerto Rico 126 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: at like I was just focus have fun. 127 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: I feltso invited. I wish I could to come back. 128 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: And like, one thing I wanted to ask you is like, 129 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: like what what is. 130 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: It like like like. 131 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: Concert culture in Puerto Rico, Like like do you is 132 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: it normally disinbting? 133 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: Is it normally this friendly? 134 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: And do you because you also run a music magazine, 135 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: so you're passionate about these kind of things, right. I 136 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: feel like the way that we kind of just presented 137 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: it was like, oh, they're clique, they're kind of judgy, 138 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:31,559 Speaker 1: but that's not true. 139 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 3: Now, it's not that that they're but you know, it's 140 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: to portray the difference of how how marked difference are 141 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 3: the people from every single genre, you know, but culture wise, 142 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 3: when you go to a Puerto Rican concert, what whatever 143 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 3: genre it is, is like you're going to this big 144 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 3: party in your own like village. If you might say 145 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 3: where you live in and you might not not know 146 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: somebody that's sitting next to you, but then you can 147 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 3: offer a salu and you're dancing and everybody like meets everybody. 148 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 5: So it's like very hard. 149 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 3: When I think that's a very perto Rican thing or 150 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 3: Latino thing, when everybody's very friendly and when you're partying 151 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 3: this alcohol involved, so everybody's like, oh, this is my primo, 152 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: this is my I don't. 153 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 5: Know you, but salou you know, that's how it is. 154 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: My tie felt like that too, Like in a while, 155 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: I was performing a lot of times like they're kind 156 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: of like busy, but then like they're like yo, like 157 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: I literally just talk to like seven people. 158 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: You don't nobody, but you don't know any of them, 159 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 3: meeting new friends. 160 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: So what inspired you to like start your magazine, to 161 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: like to have this passion to like be like, oh, 162 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: this is something I want to talk about. 163 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: Well, when I am very passionate about like culture itself, 164 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 3: like internationally, and I was seeing like there there's a 165 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 3: need here in the island, and I can see like 166 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 3: expanding that and global wise of having like a spot, 167 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: a portal, a place, a magazine when you can actually 168 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 3: unify different pillars in different industries, like art itself. We 169 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 3: are all creatives and I myself, maybe I am more 170 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 3: on the business side, but I do love music and 171 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 3: I dance when I was little, So I see myself 172 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 3: as I can do a lot of things. Let's unify 173 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 3: all the industry is so some maybe you like see 174 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 3: on radio magazine and you meet on radar magazine because 175 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: of the K pop community, or maybe because you're into 176 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: cinema or theater. But then you see, oh, they talk 177 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: about business, talk about music business, which is something that 178 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 3: nobody much talks about. And I think that that is 179 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 3: very important because the artists need education available. So when 180 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: I see on radio magazine, I don't see just as 181 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 3: a creative spot for people to actually like. 182 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 5: See or say what they do. See. 183 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 3: My name is an artist and I do this, and 184 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: that I see on radio magazine as a place where 185 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: you can actually find information valuable enough so you can 186 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 3: actually learn on any different topic that you're interested in. 187 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 3: So that is like a portal to unify the industry entirely. 188 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: Wow, that is like it's like a it's like an alls. 189 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: It's like a one stop shop for like just everything. 190 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, just like you have your own entire industry salad there. 191 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 3: I can't like I visualize or rated going for a 192 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 3: mixture of like Vulgue Magazine, Forbes and Billboard, So those 193 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 3: three mixing up together that makes the reading magazine. And 194 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 3: of course at first the magazine itself was dreaming into 195 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 3: the Puerto Rican community, but it has like expanded and 196 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 3: now we see it like growing internationally. Now we're doing 197 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 3: English interviews with Spanish the subtitles, so we're getting there. 198 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,479 Speaker 2: Yeah. 199 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: I think it's cool that you're you're so passionate about it, 200 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: and like you can see and like the production set 201 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: and like. 202 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: The look of the host. You know, this is like something. 203 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: Else a lot of work in thought is put into 204 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: and I feel like as as people come into Puerto Rico, 205 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: I hope that they can continue to like go. 206 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 2: Through you to to the Puerto Rican fans. 207 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: And you also asked me amazing, amazing questions, Like I 208 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: was like, I feel so I feel so seen right now. 209 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: K you for that, and like I hope that like, 210 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: like like the Puerto Rican fans can like kind of 211 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: experience the artists the same where you kind of see 212 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: them and what is something that, uh, what is your 213 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: what is a recent passion or interest that you have 214 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 1: been really looking to platform lately. 215 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 3: I may say creative direction. Okay, Yeah. Throughout the journey 216 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 3: of like learning about the business side of the entertainment industry, 217 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: I am very I consider myself a free spirit, and 218 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: my mind like drives away like a lot when I'm 219 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 3: like doing my business stuff. So when I'm creative, the 220 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 3: when I'm directing like a photo shoot or maybe something 221 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 3: more business driven, creative direction, it makes me feel whole. 222 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 3: So it's something that I'm actually like trying to research 223 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 3: more and see how I can expand my peers on 224 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 3: that part of like I'm owning a magazine. You know, 225 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 3: that's something that you do every single day. So I 226 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 3: discovered it like casually and now I loving it. 227 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 2: Wow, Wow, good luck. 228 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: What is something that you think you can educate like 229 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: the audience on in that and that in that respect, 230 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: like like like what could you what could you like 231 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: what you could you say about creative direction that can 232 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: be like educational for like our audience. 233 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 3: Well, creative direction is something that is actually very expensive. Yeah, 234 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: because depending upon when you are like developing yourself in 235 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 3: any industry, like whatsoever, considering our pillars here in the magazine. 236 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 3: Creative direction is a way of you, like discovering how 237 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: you can send a message throughout the visuals and throughout art, 238 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 3: and you may have like something very serious like Britain, 239 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 3: and then you can actually put it all beautifuller if 240 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: I may say that when you put it visually. 241 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 5: So creative direction is. 242 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 3: A way to expand your thought in a visual way 243 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 3: for everybody to understand and maybe to put maybe words 244 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: that cannot be put into words visually, because sometimes that's 245 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 3: what you do with music, with art itself. Sometimes it's 246 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 3: a way of expressing yourself too. So that's how I 247 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 3: see creative direction, and when business wise or educational. 248 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 5: Wise, I believe that people who are. 249 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 3: Interested in the arts, particularly creative direction may be a 250 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 3: way to. 251 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 5: Make all your thoughts come into place. 252 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 3: So that's not something maybe that can help people out. 253 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: I feel like one thing that's super strong in K 254 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: pop is specifically that, like I think when when a 255 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: lot of like projects come together, it's one idea and 256 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: then it's how can we best package this idea as 257 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: creatively as possible. And I think there's a lot of 258 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: like powerful creative direct just in K pop that kind 259 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: of like make these groups and these wonderful music videos 260 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: that happen. Yeah, so thank you for sharing that. And 261 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: that was very beautifully said together, like like she normally 262 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 1: does her interviews in Spanish and you really cannot tell. 263 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your time today. I have 264 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: so much fun and thank you for welcoming me to 265 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico. And do you have any closing words for 266 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: the radio audience. 267 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 3: Of course, do what you love and don't take no 268 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 3: for an answer. I know is just a closed door 269 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 3: that you can open over and over again. 270 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: That's it. Do what you love so much. 271 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you, ask you next time I'm in 272 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico. 273 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 5: Definitely for another hungo. 274 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, welcome back to the K Factor. We have 275 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: another guests as we kind of go through all of 276 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: our Puerto Rico experiences, and today we are joined by 277 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: a influencer who talks a lot about mental health and 278 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: is a student studying psychology with a wonderful conversation. 279 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 2: Could you introduce yourself. 280 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 4: On Hi, my name is Nat I am a student 281 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 4: joining a master's degree in psychology. 282 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: For the radio audience who might be a little bit 283 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: surprised by what's going on here. This is actually our 284 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: first Spanish speaking guests, and we have a translator who's 285 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: going to be delivering the audio experience for you guys completely. 286 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: If you guys are watching on video, then you guys 287 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: can see her wonderful, beautiful face actually delivers the information. 288 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: But if you guys listening on radio on iHeartRadio, app, 289 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: Apple Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts, then you guys 290 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: will be experiencing the translator, uh, delivering the information. 291 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: So yeah, welcome. 292 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: As someone who kind of represents like mental health in Puerto. 293 00:14:58,440 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: Rico, how would you say that? 294 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: Like that topic is normally approached, like whether it's by 295 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: the older generation or like the newer generation. 296 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 4: Okay, usually the older generation doesn't really like to talk 297 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 4: about the topic of mental health is more of a 298 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 4: timely topic. 299 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 6: Per. 300 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 4: Usually the younger generation is more open to go into 301 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 4: therapy and talking about it and breaking those generational cursors 302 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 4: or generational proms. 303 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: Wow, I feel like like a lot of kids growing 304 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: up don't have direct access to like psychologists or like 305 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: therapy and all these things. And the first place I 306 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: think it's turned to is social media and the place 307 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: that I see you right now kind of having with 308 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: the followers and the fan base that you have is 309 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: like you're the first touch with these kids who are 310 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: kind of looking for help. 311 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: So you're kind of like a superhero. Just tell her that. 312 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: And I kind of say that, and I asked my 313 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: first question because in k pop, as a lot of 314 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: people know, and in Korea, mental health is also very 315 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: taboo and we're not really giving a lot of opportunities 316 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: to kind of explore what it is that we need 317 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: as humans. So so I have a question for you. 318 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: Why did you start your page. 319 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 6: But join pessemi me, Instagramque and Puerto Rico. I'm mousa person. 320 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 4: I start to like it because there's a lot of 321 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 4: people in Puerto Rico doing the social media just like me. 322 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 6: I don't know, I know. 323 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 4: There's body making it in a language that is easily 324 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 4: to understand, are accessible to somebody that doesn't understand all 325 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 4: the psychology lingo. 326 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: Wow, So you're really thinking about inclusivity. And I kind 327 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: of like touched on it a little bit before, a 328 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: little bit off camera, but like a lot of people 329 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,479 Speaker 1: don't have access to like psychology and like like direct 330 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: mental health help. So like they turn to social media 331 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: and they get like a lot of their information from there. 332 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: So you're kind of like a like a superhero. That's 333 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: so cool, Like do you see yourself doing this for 334 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: a super long time? 335 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 4: I hope this lasts for a very long time. 336 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: And I think it's also cool that you're in college 337 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: and you're taking the information that you're learning from college 338 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: and you're paying for and you're just making it accessible 339 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: to everyone. Like I hope that more people can do that. See, 340 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: like yourself doing this even when you become a practicing 341 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: like psychologist. 342 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 6: Process, so you. 343 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 4: Learned that maybe being a psychologist isn't for her, but 344 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 4: she wants to keep sharing the information, maybe giving courses 345 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 4: or things like that. 346 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: What inspired you to like start doing all this stuff? 347 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: Like was there a moment that you looked internally within 348 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: yourself and like started struggling with and was like, oh, 349 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: like there's something there's someone out there who. 350 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 2: Like could use this. 351 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 6: And no Pero and la profes. 352 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 4: See in terms of the social media aspect now, but 353 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 4: in terms of the profession, yes, there was a moment. 354 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 6: And Ela profession Joel. 355 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 4: She wanted to learn the profession to help herself, which 356 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 4: was incorrect. 357 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 6: And process correcta profession correcta. 358 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 4: Even though she went in because she wanted to help herself, 359 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 4: she learned that it was better to help others, and 360 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 4: she's glad that she stayed. 361 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 2: That's kind of extreme. A lot of people. 362 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: They're like, oh, man, I'm kind of going through something 363 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: I want to spend like ninety dollars on therapy. You're like, 364 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna spend thirty thousand dollars on an education and 365 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: figure it out. 366 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 2: Are you usually like like a super determined person. 367 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: No, Well, I think it's great, like what you're doing 368 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: for people, Like, do you have like any questions. 369 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 6: For me as I will? 370 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 4: How do you handle your mental health from. 371 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 5: Day to day? 372 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: Well, I'm not as well knowledged and well practiced as 373 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: you are, but I kind of like look internally and 374 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: like I know, specifically what I need is to be 375 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 1: around friends, be around family, and be around people who 376 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: can love and affirm me for who I am and 377 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: not kind of like rely on like outside things like 378 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: tell me who I am, you know, I just know 379 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: and I can live by that and then just like 380 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: living my community. 381 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 6: And do you think that comes through with your music? 382 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 2: Yes? 383 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: And I think leaving my kind of K pop scene 384 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: and then approaching this new sound, approaching this new team. 385 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 2: That I have. 386 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: All of this is a collection of the community that 387 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: I've built. So all the music that comes out is 388 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: just a combination of all these scenarios that are making 389 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: me so happy right now. I really appreciate you coming 390 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: on because I still do struggle from time to time 391 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: with like a lot of stuff. Like, to be honest, twin, 392 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: I have a lot of anxiety, and I. 393 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 2: Actually never really kind of learned how to deal with this. 394 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: I feel like I categorize things into danger or not danger, 395 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: and when it's danger, I feel like the world is exploding. 396 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: I could like drop a pencil, and then if it 397 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: goes into the danger category, I feel like my world exploding. 398 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: I can't see and I start sweating and all these things. Right, So, 399 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: when something small like that happens and it falls into 400 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: that danger category, how could I kind of like crown 401 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: myself and like bring myself back. 402 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 6: S the S S PAS. 403 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 4: As a student, all I can give you is advice. 404 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 4: But my advice would be to practice for breeding techniques. 405 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 4: And also there is a situation that is causing you 406 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 4: anxiety to step away from the situation for when you're 407 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 4: comming up and then go back to the situation. Of course, 408 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 4: if you can't go to a licensed tervist. 409 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 6: Prespiras. 410 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 4: So one of the breathing techniques that I learned is 411 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 4: for you to breathe in and fill in your body 412 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 4: as if you're filling in your stomach like it's a balloon. 413 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 6: It's important, it's important. 414 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 4: So it's important for what the air to feel it 415 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 4: in your stomach and not in your chest because it 416 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 4: could hurt yourself. 417 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 6: And so you have to focus on the air coming 418 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 6: into your stomach. 419 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 4: Focus on that and how the air is coming out. 420 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 4: So focus on that and try to. 421 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 6: Relate el magic there. So eke and look at the. 422 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 4: Magic, and that is that you're taking your brain off 423 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 4: of the topic that's giving you the anxiety and you're 424 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 4: focusing on one thing, which is your body and how 425 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 4: you're feeling in the air and letting it out. So 426 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 4: your brain kind of DISCNNA from whatever was giving you 427 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 4: anxiety in that moment. 428 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: Is anybody else at home trying this with me right now? 429 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: I think that's so beautiful and and thank you for that. 430 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: Well one here, uh, I think you're gonna do great 431 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: no matter what you're doing. That was so well presented. 432 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: You're so well spoken, and I was I can see 433 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: why you're as popular as you are. And to what 434 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: that advice reminded me of was singing and actually, like uh, 435 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 1: kind of unrelated, like without having that knowledge, one thing 436 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: that I did used to like ground myself was like 437 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go sing a song and like I'm 438 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: focusing on the lyrics and I'm focusing on like like 439 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: the melody and like the breathing through the stomach and 440 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: like all these things, and like that takes me away 441 00:24:59,480 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: from the top. 442 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 2: So actually that was really helpful, So thank you. 443 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 6: The money. Harlan Conbertillo. 444 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 4: There's a lot of different ways you can have doing anxiety. 445 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 4: That is obviously a breathing technique, but you can also 446 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 4: focus on music and it will help you as a 447 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 4: tool to help you calm yourself in a situation where 448 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 4: you're feeling stressed. 449 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 2: Wow. 450 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: So as kind of like someone who interacts with a 451 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: Spanish speaking audience a lot of the time, how do 452 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: you see them responding to like mental health matters and 453 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: like how do you what do you see that? What 454 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: is a mental health issue that you see that is 455 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: kind of specific to a Spanish speaking audience. 456 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 4: What is on an issue the settlemented particular in Puerto 457 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 4: Rico or. 458 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 6: Pacific. In Puerto Rico, La and Silas, So. 459 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 4: I can't speak for every Spanish speaking gun. I can 460 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 4: speak for Puerto Rico, and I think something that's very 461 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 4: common in Puerto Rico is anxiety for the things happening 462 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 4: on the island. 463 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: That is pretty comment wow, and I hope that this 464 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:41,479 Speaker 1: can give some more insight. 465 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 2: Is there anything that like you personally struggle. 466 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 6: With Jo sindrome in busy anything? 467 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 4: Something I struggle with is anxiety and the impostures in 468 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 4: German feelings in the back of my head always like 469 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 4: you're not good enough. 470 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 2: That sounds very hard. Do you feel that a lot 471 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 2: going through school. 472 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 4: Ses imposters and that you know, l Sindra, You know, 473 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 4: so the impast syndrome because of what I'm saying, because 474 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 4: I don't think I'm meant to be in an office, 475 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 4: but I'm meant to probably be helping people giving courses 476 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,360 Speaker 4: on handle stress and anxiety. 477 00:27:50,760 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 6: Anton and Sla you know Ivano, but. 478 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 4: She feels like in the classroom other students have probably 479 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 4: be calling to be a psychologist therapist, and she feels 480 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,239 Speaker 4: in the back of her head being like I am 481 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 4: not I should not be here, I'm not good enough, 482 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 4: and that they see imposter. 483 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 1: I think personally that you're doing great. I think you're 484 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: doing an amazing job. You're going above and beyond. 485 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 2: And I feel. 486 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: Like, like, also one thing that I'm kind of curious 487 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: about is I come to Puerto Rico. Everyone is so loving, 488 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: so happy, so much, so warm, and all these things, 489 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: but actually there is a layer of anxiety about the 490 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: island and like what can happen to like your home 491 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: and all these things, Like how do you think that's 492 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: that's like what what do you think k pop or 493 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: like concerts and music can do for the people on 494 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,959 Speaker 1: the island. 495 00:28:54,240 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 6: But you also Koberton, and. 496 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 4: I think the cape of fandom is kind of a refuge. 497 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 4: I'm also a cap of. 498 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 6: Fan and and ticoloha. I you term familia person so loving. 499 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 4: In psychology, there's a turn called is your friends and family, 500 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 4: But some people do not have that support system, and 501 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 4: maybe K pop has become the support system for a 502 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 4: lot of people to find support and friendship and love. 503 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: I also noticed that a lot of times when people 504 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: feel anxiety or negative emotions, it's kind of a a 505 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: downward energy where you kind of stay still and you 506 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: can't really operate. I feel like, correct me if I'm wrong. 507 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 4: Uh. 508 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 2: In Puerto Rico, when people feel these things, they actually 509 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 2: go and just have fun. 510 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: They go party and they make more memories and they 511 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: have a support system with each other and everyone kind 512 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: of shares that bond in a way. 513 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 2: That's how I felt when I came here. 514 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 4: It's like kind of on that Sali famili Isla because he's. 515 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:49,239 Speaker 6: Business. It reflects you know, normal men. 516 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 4: Knowing that is what people do. People tend to go 517 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 4: out to try hape, but it's also important to have 518 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 4: a moment of self reflection, maybe being alone in your 519 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 4: room and be thinking exclue instead of kind of ignora. 520 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 4: But yes, it is a good coping meganism. 521 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 2: So so, so what would you recommend people do when 522 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 2: they're feeling these things? 523 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 6: Well, Spectro in Grande Spectro at kam journaling at the 524 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 6: River Como. 525 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 4: Then she recommends journaling so you can write out your 526 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 4: feelings and maybe you can read it later to self effect, 527 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 4: to see what you can do to feel better when 528 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 4: those feelings poor. 529 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 6: That's some different test modo. Journaling personal. 530 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 4: Contra anxiety isn't the same for everybody. But journaling is 531 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 4: always in good advice because that way you it's more 532 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 4: self guiding and you can't analyze your thoughts while being 533 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 4: alone and read it out, and of course the most 534 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 4: important thing to go to a therapist. 535 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 2: Thank you. 536 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: Obviously you're very well read, you're very well studied, and 537 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: you know a lot of your things. Right if I 538 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: was your friend, I came out to you, I'm like, hey, 539 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm having a hard time. 540 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 2: How would you speak to them? Because I feel like. 541 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: It's still very textbook right now. Maybe it's the language barrier. 542 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, you could try journal and you can 543 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: try all these things. 544 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 4: You know. 545 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: It's like okay, cool, but i'm your friend. Well I'm 546 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: bomhann Okay. I had an anxiety attack yesterday and I 547 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: didn't know how to deal with it. Okay, And I'm like, okay, hey, 548 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: I'm kind of like having a hard time and I 549 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: called you, What would you tell me? 550 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 6: Prima saves. 551 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 4: Is if you know what the trigger was for. 552 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 6: That ispira and qspira per moneiente. 553 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 4: The best thing I can tell you is that if 554 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 4: you don't know what the trigger was for the anxiety attack, 555 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 4: next time you have it, tried to breathe, even though 556 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 4: breathing becomes very difficult during an anxiety, a stick to 557 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 4: just try to process it. And of course if you can, 558 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 4: to go to Betra Bey. 559 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: Okay, Boom, I know my sugar, like like like like 560 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: I didn't know my schedule something as simple as that. 561 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: I was like I don't know what my schedule is, 562 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: and I was like like I don't know what to 563 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: do right now, and like the time is like scrunching 564 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: down in my head and I'm like I don't know 565 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: where I should be right now, and like whatever it is, 566 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: right So boom, I identified it. 567 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 2: Okay, now what. 568 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 5: Joda friend. 569 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 4: Arguing as your friend, I will tell you then, now 570 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 4: that you know what the trigger is, to find maybe 571 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:39,319 Speaker 4: another friend that could keep it. She likes to look 572 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,280 Speaker 4: at it as it gets a plate. The plate sometimes 573 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 4: spilled with a lot of things, and sometimes it's good 574 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 4: to find somebody else to help you take things. 575 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 2: Off that m and as your friend, you will help 576 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: take things off that plate. 577 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 6: Bo your silver love again. 578 00:34:53,880 --> 00:35:00,479 Speaker 1: But yeah, yeah, okay, wow, all right, well, to be honest, 579 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: I think that's one more questions. And I think that 580 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: your page and and all these things is very helpful 581 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: for people, and I hope that they can kind of 582 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: experience your popping personality the same way I am as well. 583 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: So could you tell the radio listeners like what your 584 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: social media is and all these. 585 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 6: Things Instagram, USAGI, they say, yourmon and. 586 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 2: Is there anything like closing words that you want to 587 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 2: tell everybody? 588 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 6: And Espanol, I. 589 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 4: Would say thank you for having me here, and thank 590 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 4: you for being so nice about this. 591 00:35:43,680 --> 00:36:01,399 Speaker 6: Being in Spanish, consumman contin no, you are out. 592 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 4: I would say to the people that are watching that 593 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 4: if they want to consume social media content on mental health, 594 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 4: to not focus on the diagnosis, but to focus on 595 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 4: content that makes you feel better. Because for diagnosis and 596 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 4: you should go to a personas license, but for social 597 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 4: media mental health content, you should go to somebody to 598 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 4: understand better your feelings and maybe for support. 599 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,240 Speaker 1: And find your support at your local Cave pop concert 600 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: in Puerto Rico. Hello and welcome back to the K Factor. 601 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: We have a wonderful, wonderful final guest here in Puerto Rico. 602 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 1: One of the wonderful talents at MLK events. 603 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 5: Hi everybody, I'm Lori. 604 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 4: I am the L in MLK. One of the other 605 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 4: letters is miss and Christina. Those are my partners, my 606 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 4: amazing partners. I'm okay. 607 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:07,760 Speaker 2: I found out recently that MLK was just you guys' names. 608 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: Yes, and you guys actually have a wonderful story as 609 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,760 Speaker 1: so why you guys started this whole company? 610 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 4: Yes, Well, the story basically goes that we wanted to 611 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 4: make events that were accessible to everybody in terms of 612 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 4: price and for to unite the cabob community here in 613 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:24,359 Speaker 4: Puerto Rico. 614 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: And I think what's powerful is that you guys are 615 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,399 Speaker 1: completely like women owned, and like everything that you guys 616 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,360 Speaker 1: put together is like from like a root of community 617 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: and like kind of just putting that together for the 618 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:35,479 Speaker 1: people of Puerto Rico. 619 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: What kind of like inspired you to start us? 620 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 4: I think one of the things that inspired us was 621 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:44,399 Speaker 4: that we I've been a fan of kpop for many, 622 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 4: many years. Michelle recently got into BTS maybe like a 623 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 4: year or two ago. She's behind the camera if I'm 624 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 4: looking at her, and Tina also recently got into K pop. 625 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 4: So I think we are in different like eras of 626 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 4: our capop journey, and we just wanted to make something 627 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,400 Speaker 4: fun that everybody would enjoy, of all ages. 628 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 1: And I feel like the three of you guys like 629 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: meeting the three of you, Like you guys are all 630 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 1: very different personalities, completely different personalities that make up one brain. 631 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 4: It's a crazy chaotic combination, but it works. 632 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: It's like it's beautiful to watch, Like to be honest, 633 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: like how different you guys are. 634 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:23,320 Speaker 2: But you guys seem like you guys have been friends 635 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 2: for like a super long time, Like is that true? 636 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:28,280 Speaker 4: Yes, Michelle and Tina know each other for way longer, 637 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 4: but I met them maybe, I think it was a 638 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 4: year or two ago, right, And we just instantly clicked 639 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 4: and we just instantly started this and it just worked 640 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,880 Speaker 4: out so far. And I feel so blessed that I 641 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 4: was able to find friends that we had the same 642 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 4: passion and motivations, and we were able to create this 643 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 4: and that everybody's enjoying it. 644 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 2: And I'm truly blessed. Yes, today's consort was awesome. It 645 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 2: was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun. 646 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 2: I had a great time. 647 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,400 Speaker 4: Did you expect the turn out, the audience, the cheering? 648 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:58,480 Speaker 1: No, be honest, I came in here not knowing anything, 649 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: and then I was gonna shoot some content to promote 650 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: the event in New York, where I was like, Oh, 651 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go try in New York Puerto Rican food. 652 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go like learn all this stuff about the culture. 653 00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: And I was like, actually, I'm just gonna go. I'll 654 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: learn there, you know, like I want to feel the 655 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:14,120 Speaker 1: energy there. And you guys have made such like a 656 00:39:14,239 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: welcoming home for me. I appreciate that like so much. 657 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: Like have you guys thrown events else like before this before? 658 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 4: Yes, we recently had some different club events. Most of 659 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 4: them were actually all of them were all ages. Up 660 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,320 Speaker 4: there weren't all ages, so there were more mature events, 661 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 4: so more hip hop, KR and B style, And this 662 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 4: is the first event that was for all ages. It 663 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 4: was a festival style, so it ran from one pm 664 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 4: all the way till the morning, and we had vendors 665 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:46,880 Speaker 4: and we had ice cream for the kids and hopcorn 666 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:51,040 Speaker 4: and dance presentations and of course your amazing presentation and 667 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 4: your DJ set, which I think this is the first 668 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 4: time you did a DJ set, right yeah, yeah. 669 00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 1: Spilled the drunk on the butoneer, oh my gosh, we 670 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 1: don't talk about them. 671 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 2: We don't talk about it, but it was it was 672 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 2: a couple of drops. I spill a couple of drops. 673 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 4: I think you should be but you were reviving and 674 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 4: I think everybody vibed with the set. So I think 675 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,080 Speaker 4: you did a good job. For it to be your 676 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:12,759 Speaker 4: first time. It didn't seem like your first time. I 677 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:13,719 Speaker 4: feel like you're lying to me. 678 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 2: Thank you all. I mean, actually I did one two 679 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 2: weeks ago. Two weeks ago with my friend. Okay, so 680 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:21,560 Speaker 2: this is my first time doing it by myself. 681 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 4: Okay, so we still have the privilege that the first 682 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:25,359 Speaker 4: Bomhan DJs was in Puerto Rico. 683 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, fine, I feel special. This is your first 684 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,279 Speaker 2: time doing a daytime event, right, Yes, this was. 685 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 6: The first time. 686 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,800 Speaker 1: What was it like like transitioning from like doing like 687 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,120 Speaker 1: hip hop, like reggaetone events to like now doing like 688 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,319 Speaker 1: K So I. 689 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,440 Speaker 4: Feel like we were doing more KR and b K 690 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:46,440 Speaker 4: hip hop, so more mature Korean genres, right, And this 691 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 4: is the first time that we had to keep in 692 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 4: mind that we were going to have children out of 693 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 4: the event during the day, so of course certain songs 694 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:55,720 Speaker 4: we weren't going to be able to play, just because 695 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 4: we have to keep in mind there's children involved. And 696 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,439 Speaker 4: also we had a lot of vendors at this event 697 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 4: that we're selling different merch A lot of people actually 698 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 4: gave you, like their designs and stuff. 699 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:08,439 Speaker 2: Had the Puerto Rican flag, like, yeah to Puerto Rico, 700 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,120 Speaker 2: I was gonna cry. So I think a lot of 701 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 2: artists like drew me me stickers. Yes. 702 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:14,239 Speaker 4: So I think one of the most difficult things was 703 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 4: the logistics because of such a long event, there's way 704 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,600 Speaker 4: more details and way more things in the background. And 705 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:24,960 Speaker 4: I'm very grateful because Tina Michelle held it down. Because 706 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:28,239 Speaker 4: an event's this big, it's a lot of emails, a 707 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,320 Speaker 4: lot of coordination, a lot of things I have to 708 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 4: go on in the background that you probably don't even realize. 709 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 4: And I am very grateful that we were able to 710 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:38,960 Speaker 4: get through the event yesterday and everything went literally I 711 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,160 Speaker 4: couldn't imagine it going better, and I'm grateful. The most 712 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,840 Speaker 4: important thing is that you had fun and that everybody 713 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:45,800 Speaker 4: at the event enjoyed it. 714 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:51,239 Speaker 1: I feel I feel so safe, so protected, and I 715 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:56,279 Speaker 1: really see that I'm okay. Brought me out to make 716 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,920 Speaker 1: sure that I enjoy Puerto Rico, and you guys took 717 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: a lot of sacrifice within yourself. 718 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 2: Like I saw that, you guys Brandon event from like 719 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 2: like you guys said one pm. At what time I was. 720 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:09,920 Speaker 5: I think I was at the venue, maybe like at 721 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:10,440 Speaker 5: eight am. 722 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 1: By then, that's crazy eight am all the way until 723 00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:18,000 Speaker 1: like the after party was done, and you were like, 724 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:21,879 Speaker 1: you know, you're only Puerto Rico for three days, let's 725 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 1: go to an after. 726 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,320 Speaker 4: After Yeah, so you have to tell the people what 727 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:26,759 Speaker 4: after party you too. 728 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:29,680 Speaker 2: It was Bad Bunnies Residencies. 729 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: It was it was the last day of Bad Bunnies Residency, 730 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:37,359 Speaker 1: and he threw a after party at a hotel where 731 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 1: you can drink until five am, and they opened only 732 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:46,040 Speaker 1: for the duration of Bad Bunnies Residency, and after that 733 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 1: day they were going to tear it down. I was like, wow, 734 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: this is such a great place to make a memory. 735 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,839 Speaker 1: And I looked over at you guys, and I think 736 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:54,680 Speaker 1: there was no life left. 737 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 2: It was. 738 00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:58,840 Speaker 6: It was three. 739 00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:02,360 Speaker 1: Zombies just crawling into the club making sure I'm dancing 740 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:02,960 Speaker 1: at this section. 741 00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,360 Speaker 2: I'm like, okay, it's like this is great, you know. 742 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 4: And then after we made you dance until the wee 743 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:09,399 Speaker 4: hours of the morning. What did we have you doing 744 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:09,920 Speaker 4: this morning? 745 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:16,320 Speaker 2: Dance? I woke up ten am to go dance. 746 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:19,839 Speaker 4: Some more, but you were dancing at Elmro. Yeah, it's 747 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:20,920 Speaker 4: actually iconic for you. 748 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:22,879 Speaker 2: Oh it was so fun. 749 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:24,520 Speaker 1: And the videos are going to be up before this 750 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: episode is up, and like I hope that like more 751 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:31,239 Speaker 1: idols can come and like experience just the loving like 752 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:34,360 Speaker 1: like warm embrace that you guys have for like artists 753 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 1: and all these things, you know. 754 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,080 Speaker 2: Like where do you guys see yourself in the future. 755 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,160 Speaker 4: I think our priority is basically to make sure that 756 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,560 Speaker 4: the fandom keeps getting events that they deserve, because the 757 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:47,960 Speaker 4: keep off fandom has been in Puerto Rico for many, 758 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:51,719 Speaker 4: many years. We started getting concerts like maybe twenty fourteen, 759 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:54,600 Speaker 4: and the concerts have just started getting bigger and bigger, 760 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:58,680 Speaker 4: and the fans who deserve more events and more concerts 761 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:01,320 Speaker 4: because we've come to the point where a lot of 762 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 4: people have to fly out to go to see their 763 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:05,920 Speaker 4: favorite artists. Maybe maybe they have to go to another state, 764 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:08,759 Speaker 4: but if we bring them here, maybe it's more accessible 765 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 4: to fans that can really travel. Like yesterday, we had 766 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:14,200 Speaker 4: a lot of fans that were very young that were 767 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:16,799 Speaker 4: very happy to see you, and maybe those fans don't 768 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:18,840 Speaker 4: really have the money to fly out to see you 769 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:20,440 Speaker 4: anywhere else, so we just want to make sure that 770 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:21,680 Speaker 4: is accessible to everybody. 771 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:23,600 Speaker 2: Wow, that's beautiful. 772 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:25,520 Speaker 6: That's forced. 773 00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:28,680 Speaker 2: I'm touch a lawyer so much. 774 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:34,120 Speaker 1: Is there anything that you've that you want to tell 775 00:44:34,360 --> 00:44:38,400 Speaker 1: people like at home about the Puerto Rican experience and 776 00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:41,839 Speaker 1: the cultural impact of gape up. 777 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:44,520 Speaker 5: Well, that is a very loaded question. 778 00:44:44,680 --> 00:44:45,240 Speaker 2: Wait a minute. 779 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:51,240 Speaker 4: I just hope that whoever's seeing this that the fandom 780 00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 4: in Puerto Rico is very warm and welcoming and we 781 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:57,040 Speaker 4: would love to be noticed more. I guess because the 782 00:44:57,120 --> 00:44:59,920 Speaker 4: fans here are very supportive, even if they don't know 783 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:02,520 Speaker 4: maybe who the artist is. They love going to the 784 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:05,000 Speaker 4: events just to support because that is a mentality here. 785 00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:08,200 Speaker 4: I think for any genre that maybe if I support 786 00:45:08,239 --> 00:45:10,239 Speaker 4: this artist, even if I don't know their music at all, 787 00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:12,839 Speaker 4: that will open the doors for other people and maybe 788 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:15,759 Speaker 4: that artist will grow and eventually they'll become bigger. So 789 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:17,719 Speaker 4: I feel like that was a lot of the mentality 790 00:45:17,800 --> 00:45:19,840 Speaker 4: maybe for people that came yesterday who weren't aware of 791 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,200 Speaker 4: your music, but I feel like they all left with 792 00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:24,480 Speaker 4: the mentality of like I'm going to be one of 793 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,200 Speaker 4: those people that saw one when he was small and 794 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:27,960 Speaker 4: he came to Puto Rico for the first time, and 795 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 4: then you're gonna come back and probably fill up a 796 00:45:29,600 --> 00:45:31,640 Speaker 4: stadium because this guy's the limit. 797 00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:33,560 Speaker 2: Aw And I felt that love. 798 00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:36,239 Speaker 1: I felt that embraced of like, oh, hey, I think 799 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:37,799 Speaker 1: I probably doesn't know who I am, but you're still 800 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:40,120 Speaker 1: here having a great time having his drinks. 801 00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:43,000 Speaker 2: I do like doing all these things. What do you 802 00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:46,000 Speaker 2: think is like like kind of like the mission statement 803 00:45:46,280 --> 00:45:50,360 Speaker 2: of like MLK, Like there's I remember kind of off camera, 804 00:45:50,520 --> 00:45:52,879 Speaker 2: you guys were talking to me about you guys having 805 00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:55,680 Speaker 2: like a lot of experience doing nonprofits, doing a lot 806 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:59,480 Speaker 2: of like things that just are community based, and then 807 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,719 Speaker 2: some broads somehow, like you said, kpop And how do 808 00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:05,920 Speaker 2: all these things tied together to make mlkay. 809 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:07,719 Speaker 6: I feel like. 810 00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:11,800 Speaker 4: There is a lot of things, like the butterfly effect. 811 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:13,759 Speaker 4: A lot of things happen for a reason, we like 812 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:16,480 Speaker 4: to believe. And I feel like every knowledge that we 813 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:20,880 Speaker 4: have individually, be it nonprofits that Michelle and Christina were 814 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:24,600 Speaker 4: involved in, or maybe me in communications, I feel like 815 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:28,040 Speaker 4: that helps us in what we're doing now because maybe 816 00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:30,720 Speaker 4: I don't have a knowledge in something, but maybe Michelle 817 00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:35,080 Speaker 4: knows better, so we fill in the gaps. And I 818 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:36,799 Speaker 4: think one of the most important things is that our 819 00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:39,839 Speaker 4: mindset is the same and that we would just want 820 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:42,680 Speaker 4: the best for the fandom. Like, of course, this is 821 00:46:42,719 --> 00:46:44,520 Speaker 4: a business. There are certain things that we have to 822 00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:48,120 Speaker 4: take into account, but the priority is always the fans first, 823 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:50,120 Speaker 4: and we want to keep it that way no matter 824 00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:52,560 Speaker 4: how many years past. If this gets to a point 825 00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:55,200 Speaker 4: where it's like twenty years into the future and we're 826 00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,480 Speaker 4: still with the company, the fans are always going to 827 00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:58,120 Speaker 4: be the priority. 828 00:46:58,200 --> 00:46:59,319 Speaker 2: When I go home and I. 829 00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:01,439 Speaker 1: Talk to all my artist friends in all these things, 830 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:03,640 Speaker 1: I always telling y'all, Puerto Rico was a great time. 831 00:47:04,239 --> 00:47:07,000 Speaker 2: Y'all have to go. Y'all have to experience all of it. 832 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:11,239 Speaker 1: What besides my own experience and my own words, what 833 00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:13,440 Speaker 1: would you say to the artists who are considering come 834 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: to Puerto Rico and it's like and like, what do 835 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,120 Speaker 1: you think will like kind of push them over to like. 836 00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:18,399 Speaker 2: Be like, okay, this is like the place. 837 00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:22,239 Speaker 6: I feel like the main thing is that please come 838 00:47:22,280 --> 00:47:22,879 Speaker 6: to Puerto Rico. 839 00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 4: Even if you think maybe you don't have any fans here, 840 00:47:25,480 --> 00:47:28,799 Speaker 4: You're gonna make fans because everybody here goes it's going 841 00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:31,880 Speaker 4: to go to support And maybe you only had twenty 842 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:33,839 Speaker 4: fans in Puerto Rico, maybe you had five hundred fans, 843 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,160 Speaker 4: but you're gonna leave with five hundred more. So I 844 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:38,560 Speaker 4: feel like that's the mentality and that if you have 845 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 4: a fan in Puerto Rico, that is going to be 846 00:47:40,719 --> 00:47:42,200 Speaker 4: the fan for the rest of your career. 847 00:47:44,239 --> 00:47:44,600 Speaker 6: You guys. 848 00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:47,560 Speaker 2: Second, Oh, I want to go back to Perto Rico 849 00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:49,160 Speaker 2: so bad. I hope to see you guys. 850 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,600 Speaker 1: Welcome back, bring me back, please, And I don't want 851 00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:54,600 Speaker 1: to go through anyone else, like really, and thank you 852 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:55,560 Speaker 1: for the experience. 853 00:47:56,080 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 2: And I mean those are my closing thoughts. Is there 854 00:47:59,080 --> 00:48:01,000 Speaker 2: anything else you wanted to tell people? 855 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:05,960 Speaker 4: Just thank you for supporting us, Thank you for supporting you. 856 00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:08,960 Speaker 4: We are so happy that the event yesterday was a success. 857 00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:12,960 Speaker 4: And I'm just happy that everybody is happy with the 858 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:15,520 Speaker 4: presentation yesterday and with the event. And I hope that 859 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:18,120 Speaker 4: this is not the end of our journey and that 860 00:48:18,239 --> 00:48:19,080 Speaker 4: you definitely come back. 861 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:22,719 Speaker 1: To I will be back with a kokey tattoo on 862 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:30,360 Speaker 1: my forehead. Okay, let's close the show. Thank you to 863 00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:32,960 Speaker 1: all the video listeners at home. Thank you to everybody 864 00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:35,719 Speaker 1: watching this on YouTube. Once again as a reminder, you 865 00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:39,800 Speaker 1: can get this podcast on iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 866 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,400 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast. This is the K Factor, 867 00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:44,600 Speaker 1: Everything K Pop with Bumhan and I'll see you guys 868 00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:45,000 Speaker 1: next week.