A 200K Subscriber Special Video - Q&A ♡

[@riddhimagupta8924]

Hey don’t pressure yourself into finding the right time. We love to hear ur rambling’s about ur brother being noisy or about the gardener’s

[@moonlight-ls2ho]

I just love the way you talk. You arent like those over dramatic youtubers. Your calm personality is the reason why it doesnt matter how much you talk or how long your Videos are bcs we as viewers dont get exhausted while listening to you. I hope u get my point. :D

[@shawolzenl]

thank you! 🥺💕

[@Isabellawithsnsd9]

Timestamps! 00:01 - Intro 01:54 - How did you find out about KPOP? 03:08 - First KPOP song you heard and first impression of it? 03:46 - First album you bought? 04:14 - Have you completed Roh Taehyun’s Birthday collection? 04:27 - When you stop being interested in KPOP/collecting anymore, will there be a collection you will never get rid of? 05:06 - Have you ever felt that you didn’t wanna collect anymore? 07:11 - Do you listen to any Western artists? 08:24 - Do you feel pressured being a KPOP KZbin collector? 10:41 - Which groups should have a comeback soon? 11:56 - Which groups that are disbanded/on hiatus would you give a comeback to? 13:37 - Which group has been the most fun to collect so far? 15:03 - Which KPOP group do you stan but will never collect? 16:03 - Is there a group you regret not stanning earlier? 17:26 - Top 5 favorite groups? 17:56 - What do you do to learn the members names when you first stan? 18:45 - Which 7 albums are your favorite? 19:20 - How did your parents react when you first stanned KPOP idols and bought merch? 20:46 - First KPOP group & bias? 21:07 - Did you start collecting photocards right away? 21:44 - Why did you start KZbin and how long will you post? 24:17 - Any group you don’t wanna collect anymore? 24:48 - Where can you get signed albums? 25:32 - Which Red Velvet era was the hardest to collect photocards for? 25:58 - Is SM your favorite company? 26:32 - How do you feel about photocard pricing? 27:45 - How do you find older friends in the KPOP community? 28:55 - Top 5 best albums you have ever owned in terms of package, design & things it came with? 29:53 - Top 5 EXO title tracks? 30:05 - Looking forward to any giveaways? 30:14 - Which group would you like to collect physical albums from? 30:23 - Do you ever feel like collecting is tiring/do you ever wanna stop? 32:04 - What are your interests outside of KPOP? (Movies, subjects, books etc.) 34:45 - Favorite rookie groups right now? 34:58 - Favorite photocard that you own? 35:30 - Which groups deserves more attention than they get? 36:02 - Have you ever thought about dropping a collection? 36:14 - What fancafes are you in? 36:24 - Advice for those who are just starting to collect? 37:25 - How long have you been trading/selling photocards for? 37:41 - Outro I also want a SNSD/Oh!GG comeback. At least something😔 And I truly agree on the photocard pricing... it’s so annoying and it turns me off when it comes to collecting my favorite groups. On another note! Thank you for this video Katie. I learnt something new about you😃 As I’ve said before, your channel/you is the reason I stan half of the groups I do as of now, and I always watch your unboxings of other groups I don’t even stan cause I find your videos so entertaining and your voice/personality is so calming! I’ll watch your channel until the end💞 PS: Whenever I see Q&A, I’m reminded of the song by Cherry Bullet. Another group you made me inspired to stan!

[@yourcherrywaves]

Thank you:D

[@riya12335f]

Ahhh ty

[@Augustlaster]

Wow this had to take a while to do finding all of those timestamps

[@Isabellawithsnsd9]

@@Augustlaster I usually watch the video while doing timestamps :D I do it either really fast or really slow depending on the video^^

[@sarakimjonghyun4648]

🙏

[@Wonhaed]

ooooooh a Katie Q&A we love to see it!

[@jungwooschickenwing662]

Ily sm

[@user-dn4hk1od4v]

You’re honestly the only youtuber I can watch for hours

[@raghdarashad834]

6:50 if you do stop collecting physical albums one day but still hope to keep the channel running, I always appreciate when you talk about the songs in the albums. Like not even an album review, I just like when you mention your favourite tracks and how much you’ve enjoyed listening to the songs :)

[@kpciluvpuppies]

oh my god i literally have the same exact story as you for how I got into kpop??? i was in 8th grade too and watching my first ever kdrama you're beautiful with my friend, and she showed me kpop afterwards too IM SHOOK

[@shawolzenl]

omg seriously?! wow!! we must be the same person 😯

[@vyphan8911]

dear katie, just wanted to tell you that another soul fell in love with your channel and your videos! ive been a little mentally exhausted the past weeks and your videos really calmed me down and made me feel better. thank you so so much for all of hard work!🥺💚

[@shawolzenl]

🥺💕💕💕

[@ThatAintMud]

I'm a pretty casual kpop fan and an even more casual collector but I really like all your videos because you always seem so positive and just passionate about your hobby :)

[@swiss_jongdaexsoondingie]

Haha... I'm an 39 years old EXO-L 👩‍🦳 I had no problems finding people my age... My oldest male follower is 65+ years old 🥰 Soooo EXO keeps us young i guess!

[@scheherazade22me]

Very true!

[@swiss_jongdaexsoondingie]

@@scheherazade22me ♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@shuangshuangguo]

Chen is ur bias??🥰😍

[@scheherazade22me]

@@shuangshuangguo I love them all. They are very talented. Each talent that they bring to the group completes them.

[@swiss_jongdaexsoondingie]

@@shuangshuangguo Yes he is :) Since day one ♡ But i really love all of them too...

[@terciopelo]

I feel quite lucky to have found many people my age and even older than me in the shinee fandom. Older groups definitely have older fans and it's really such a different atmosphere compared to younger fans. There really isn't much sense of competition, we're focused on celebrating our own faves and help each other collect.

[@bakers42]

I became a kpop fan around the same time you did in 2010 when I was 18 through SNSD and SHINee! I’m 29 now and still love kpop but agreed that it can be hard to find kpop friends in my age range. Luckily I have several now but it feels like it gets harder as I get older. Concerts are fun because I’ve met a surprising amount of older fans at shows in Seattle and Vancouver! Music is timeless and I don’t think I’ll stop liking it just because I’m not the target audience anymore.

[@vale-rm1wo]

i love your personality idk it's so calm and relaxing,i just love seeing your videos bc they are so calm,woah ahaha

[@nonflosser7607]

yesss i’m 23 and it’s so hard to find anyone my age to talk about kpop with!

[@jianahe2011]

Please just remember that we will always be here for you even if you don't upload, or if you're late. You and your videos bring us happiness and I hope that you put your own health first! Your videos are always so calming and I can watch them for hours :) Also we stan a lot of the same groups so every video is always so fun and exciting!

[@creartivel4244]

You were the first K-pop KZbinr I found and inspired me to get into collecting. I sometimes play your videos before sleep to calm my anxiety because you have such a soothing and therapeutic voice so thank you! Also, I'm old hahahaha but mostly live on IG so if you want to trashtalk the "new kids", I'm here (JK, love the gen x).

[@rb_esguerra]

PLEASE DO ROOM TOUR!!! I AM THE ONE WHO ALWAYS WATCH YOUR BUNCH OF VIDEOS AND I LUV IT FRM; 🇵🇭

[@ailourosn]

thank you always katie!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🧡

[@sabsupsub]

katie is so eloquent and thoughtful with her words!! its great being able to get to know you a bit more katie!

[@parallelneoverse2339]

OMG totally agree with B.A.P 😱😍 Got into kpop on my 28th b-day. Best b-day present ever 😄

[@scheherazade22me]

Congratulations on your 200,000+ subscribers. I love watching your videos. Started to watch your older videos too. I started to like their music because like you it begun with me being bored some time in December of 2013 and watched my first ever K-pop dram entitle "Heirs." I am way older compared to most K-pop fans. Some think I am weird for having to appreciate K-pop music when we also have a lot of great artists in our country. I do not really understand all of the lyrics but hey music is universal. It speaks to the soul. I recently bought 6 albums but it's all EXO and Baekhyun's. I watched your unboxing before I actually bought the albums although I do not have the luxury to buy all of the sealed albums. I prefer not to collect anymore so the photocards really do not matter for me. The CDs and the photobooks would suffice. I am a collector of many things (especially original dvds and vcds I have over 1,000 of them) even if it is expensive but have to be realistic because I do not have enough space anymore in my room to collect more. Keep all the videos coming. I am planning to watch old mvs of Shinee. Taemin and Key were instrumental in me becoming interested. Key is so funny and smart especially in variety shows. You too were instrumental. Do film videos too with you "physically" present instead of just hearing your lovely voice. Thanks.

[@نادينمهيب]

You're really my favourite i always wait for your unboxing

[@theivydianne]

same!! i'm 26 and i have been a kpop stan since 2010-2011 era, i got into kpop the same way as you did, i watch kdramas all the time with my friends since 2005 and then really got into kpop because of dream high. i loved 2pm and iu since then, then i got into infinite, beast, etc, and now i stan a lot of groups even the newer ones. there is no going back!! T_T

[@fireonice12492]

Thanks for making this! Seeing your videos always puts me in a good mood. I stopped collecting NCT because of the photocard pricing so seeing someone dedicated to completing the collection is always fun to see.

[@Kimchi-2704]

Finally it's out!💕

[@_yuqey]

Other people watching mukbang before sleep but I watching your unboxing videos whenever I can’t sleep. Your calm voice and daily life story is fun and soothing 🥺

[@ab6ixblindforloveismyultja641]

I’m an older kpop fan and started listening to kpop around 2006, but even back then it was hard to get into kpop consumption because merch and content was just harder to access (everything you had to wait for fan subs or hope a fansub group would pick up a variety show kpop idols guested on, only the bigger content got subbed and pirated/uploaded online, finding places to buy kpop merch was difficult too). You had to search online a lot more for kpop content since it was scattered everywhere. Like, albums and b-sides wouldn’t be uploaded to places like KZbin (since streaming kpop music wasn’t even a thing back then), but someone MIGHT upload a download link to an album to MegaUpload. There was a looooot of pirating back then lol. Anyway thanks for this Q&A. I notice some people selling BTS & Stray Kids photocards for $30-60 and it blows my mind that these actually get sold. I also feel like there are pros and cons to a small fandom. Like for AB6IX their photocards are generally around $5-10 on Mercari even for new ones, but it’s also not that common to see new sellers where I live (in the US) because there just aren’t a lot of fans who buy AB6IX albums in the US. It probably helps though that AB6IX only have 4 members, and I feel like their individual popularity among western fans are about even, so everyone gets priced pretty similarly. I even saw someone on twitter willing to trade their extra MO’COMPLETE AB6IX photocards for universe app codes since Universe is having an AB6IX fansign with like 120 (30 each member) slots of 3 min each.

[@ygent.cafeteriastaff4465]

Your unboxing videos inspired me to buy albums! Haha! The way you talk and unbox, so satisfying! Keep on!

[@seankristoffertamsi637]

Yuhhhhh! I'm starting to stan ab6ix now, and I think they are really really good! And yeah I just bought their recent album since I am so into "close"

[@huahanys1880]

stitch at the end omggg~ idc if you agree or not but katie and stitch is the ultimate combination. anyway, congrats for reaching 210k now! so happy i was here before 50k or something idk~ but hope you always happy and healthy! ^^

[@SerenaRosetail]

the question where someone asked what disbanded group u would want a comeback. my answer is Purfles. 100%. those girls deserved so much more love than what they received in the industry. Also, don't feel the need to pressure urself about videos on youtube. We love u Katie and all of us will still be here no matter what

[@xanseviera]

Honey I'm 38 and I just started collecting just NCT stuffs last year, I just knew about kpop during pandemic because I was bored working from home. But I only collecting NCT because they got the best songs, it makes me so bad for just listening to them in spotify.

[@taeminworldNee]

I love the way you love SHINee♡

[@allya8314]

15:07 OMG YES Drippin appreciation- and I'm Hyeop biased too 🥰

[@patrickthestar6197]

your unboxings are really the best bc you do so much of them so most of the ones we « need » are here and you show them so well and everything love the way you do everything

[@eggyegg7424]

You're great as long as you stop apologizing for EVERYTHING in your videos. You don't owe anyone an apology or an explanation, it's your life and it's your content.

[@erginbarredo3460]

I hope you unbox future aespa album soooon! I'm so excited! But I'm not pressuring you huhu.

[@momo.pop9109]

YESSS !! THANK YOU AND WE LOVE YOU :)

[@raelsho8463]

Hi, really love your videos! For new kpop album collectors like me, would you consider making a video about stores you use and recommend using, the whole process of buying album, how to deal with import/custom duties (having your package marked as a gift), shipping options and all? Such a guide would be really helpful! Thanks for the great videos!

[@little11clarinet]

I’m 28 and a kpop Stan. It I’m looking for friends in kpop I always start with the “21+ please”

[@miss_jess]

KIBUM VIEW ERA SUPREMACY!!! Congrats and thank you for all the videos!

[@miss_jess]

P.s there are older shawols on discord

[@alisonrenaud6432]

B.A.P are one of the most underrated groups of all time! I love them so much and miss them with all my heart! Im going back and collecting their albums and pcs. Im gonna take my time with them though no rush. Noir is one of the greatest kpop albums of all time its so good!! Also Im older 34 and I feel the same about kpop mostly having younger fans 😅 Thank you for you videos!! I dont collect a lot of albums or groups so I just live vicariously through your videos 🥰

[@mitzimarvels]

I love watching your videos specially when i study late at night. the sound of your voice really calming and relaxing and congratulations for reaching 200k!

[@fifteenseptember]

Thank you for this Q&A, I only collect my ult groups and I still watch your videos whatever the group. It helps me discover new groups (or be reminded I have to check them out) and it helps zone me out. Congrats on 200k Katie! This community is lucky to have someone as passionate as you are!!

[@patrickthestar6197]

you stanned shinee 2 years after their debut and wished you were stanning them since their debut, which i can understand, but me who stanned them 12 YEARS after their debut, I FEEL AWKWARD, but i was only 3 when they debuted so i guess that couldnt have been possible

[@marceleal6170]

i'm 16 but i have no problem being friends with 20+ kpop stans!! I mean we all are getting older as time passes and it's only 4/7 years age gap is not that big

[@minihae5440]

I love to see the mostly comment are support katie, yeah we will support you and watching your videos❤️

[@Sılfer_ahfer-r2k]

Congratulations👏👏 I hope our family grows bigger☺️ We love you💜💜💜

[@marshmallowmochi1509]

That was such a nice video. I really enjoyed watching your Unboxing Videos before until I found this one. Good to know that my Favourite Unboxing KZbinrin also has a great personality 🥺🥺

[@fchiatto23]

YOU SO PRETTYY!!!!!!

[@elianebancairen3083]

Your voice Katie heals me so muchhhh

[@biancapires8222]

congrats on 200k! this is really cool, and you have such a nice personality, I think this channel could have more content about you as a person and not only as a fan... anyway, I've been here for a while now and have no intention to leave, congrats again, katie! ♡

[@shsldaydreamer]

do you mean "leave"? (instead of "live")

[@biancapires8222]

@@shsldaydreamer auto corrector sucks lol, yes. i won't leave..

[@ajdatoni7747]

Killa by Mirae was made by the same producer as the producer who works with nct:)

[@dominika7069]

so happy it’s finally out!💓 love u so much

[@diannaa0202]

Thank you katie for making these videos and for your channel!! You bring so much happiness to others and i hope that you are happy too bc you deserve to be, even tho we don't know you irl you seem to be a genuinely good and kind hearted person✨ and congrats on 200k you absolutely deserve it🥳 And remember to put your wellbeing first, we will be here for you! Also you are super pretty🥺 and i love the stitch in the background lol

[@minghaosbestayy8268]

LOVE YOU SO MUCH❤

[@peachxtaehyung]

Omg i didnt notified of this or the community tab post for questions!! Congrats on 211k! And dont pressure yourself ok?? Take a rest when you need ok

[@elithewienerdog2655]

You are my favorite shawol!! 🥰

[@fallingasleep5854]

HEYYYY I LOVE YOUUU IDC IDC I LOVE YOUU

[@reahjaneegargo6050]

I love Katie and watching her videos is very calming and I love it so much❤

[@NyeTingzzz]

Okay but, you are so pretty 🤩. Like I’m serious 🥲 keep posting awesome videos 🥳

[@StanMiihii]

You are amazing. Thank you. Don’t pressure yourself.

[@Lara11101]

i have my finals in 2 days but still i watched the entire video, u have such a calm and nice personality 💓

[@ToriTalks2]

Thanks to the person who brought up the finding other kpop friends your age question. I'm 30 and have a great group of kpop friends around my age, but it can be tough!

[@wawapplehijau]

I'm also a huge fan of seohyun and yonghwa. The moment u mention about them, I suddenly miss my Goguma couple. idk why but still shipping them till now . Oh yahh, i'm also into kpop in 2010 and i can related so much with everything u r talking about. Kinda miss my 2nd gen group vibe. 😭.

[@paddy5126]

omg congrats on 200k! thank you for doing the things you do, you really did help me with your vids especially when the panorama happened, also congrats on getting seulgi glitter tears LOL

[@mypersonalcity1816]

Can’t wait to see your Exo’s DFTF unboxing 🥰🥰

[@ajdatoni7747]

If i am not mistaken Coco from GBZ Karma YT Channel is 25 as well and she posts reaction and other awesome kpop stuff.

[@johnathanjohnson2934]

Finding this video kinda late but I just wanted to comment on your mention of not a lot of older people that are into K-pop. I'm a 44-year-old male. My 23-year-old daughter got me into k-pop. I'm a music lover by nature and was looking for other music to get into. So, there's at least one male in his forties that loves k-pop! BTW I love watching your videos. It helps me determine what I want to buy next.

[@jeromemanangan2988]

awieeee congrats to us. huhu, subscriber since 2k huhu. im so thankful for your contents. like i always wait for your updates especially with my faves, also i keep on guessing the colors of your nails before i click the videos you uploaded. haha lmao. i'll continue to support you. take care, more videos to come! God bless

[@romaxszcha_6760]

Oh my god you're so pretty-

[@wo0yos]

YES the Exodus album is one of my top favs and no one rlly talks abt it

[@whiskeredshrimp]

💓💓 congrats on 200K!

[@lxzee97]

27:09 me :/ i dropped my nct collection because it was getting waaaay too ridiculous especially with the amount of stuff sm releases

[@ilinca1125]

20:46 that's me☺️ my first question in a q&a

[@benjaminaalq]

Girl- I love your voice, lit I can listen to you without seeing you🤍😩

[@wetowl0710]

we're same abt listening to western songs. i also don't listen that much just the popular once only.

[@CrochetwithEmiistitches]

Ahh, I found this video super refreshing and enjoyable, thanks for the awesome content!

[@taroluvrs]

honestly if you wanna make videos about things that aren't unboxing kpop albums, then you should do that, if that truly makes you happy

[@Jessica-ls4ku]

yayyy im so glad u mentioned mirae i was wondering if u had checked them out! i love them

[@shirleysalazar5420]

I was also a fan of Seohyun and Yonghwa couple. Cute couple, good memories.

[@annaatbeauty4005]

I really love your videos💜💜they're so much fun to watch!

[@carolinesantos6316]

I found your channel while looking for Nu'est unboxing videos and omg I just love everything you post. Stan Nu'est everyone ~~ OT5 💖✨

[@gatonaranja_]

I love your videos too much 💕 you helped me a lot to choose my purchases, continue like this. I'm from Chile 🇨🇱

[@justellie4453]

If B.A.P makes a comeback in the future i will lose my mind. I will buy their album even if it's in a trash bag bc i know their songs will be good. I guess I'm lucky i'm not collecting photocards i just keep one or two i find really cute smetimes, but i'm so WEAK for the photobooks lol

[@ajdatoni7747]

That would be amazing.

[@GamingBrowni]

I could die in peace if we get a B.A.P comeback 🤧

[@yongboklee5951]

There's something in your voice and the way you speak that makes us more interested in your vids hehehe btw at first glance i thought you're heejin😭

[@creamcheesemuffin]

i’ve always loved your channel sm, u r the best, thank you so much for answering my question! 💗💗💗

[@Sweetiejaemin]

Katie I hope you are doing well 🥺 I enjoyed this q&a. I’m excited to see your hot sauce photocard collection when you complete them 💕 I always get excited when you unbox Nct albums. Thank you for making cute unboxing videos. I just started my channel like a year ago so I’m slowly growing my channel 😅 I’m basically a Nct channel

[@itiswhatitisbshhh]

Yay!! Finally 😊 I wanted to ask how do you keep up with all the comebacks?

[@rensungies]

congrats katie!!

[@AyoBlakesterTV]

Who else is distracted by Stitch photobombing during the whole video? 😂😂😂

[@angelinavws]

I really thought you would mention rv summer magic le album for the top 5 album based on packaging question😂 it's cute with all the standee stuff but your picks are also great!

[@cltoospicy3026]

YOURE SO PRETTY KWKE

[@kweensami2034]

Hi katie Congratulations for 200K subscribers You deserve it I have a request Could you please do Golden Child unboxing album?

[@rovhellejay5332]

Congrats on 211k subscribers❤

[@jennyjaaane]

Yay, happy 200k! My best friend's sister-in-law is Korean and she got us into kpop in 2008. I was obsessed with Wonder Girls, 2NE1, and BigBang back then. I'm 28 now and it is so hard to find people my age who are into kpop. I tend to stay on Reddit and away from Twitter since the age range tends to skew slightly older.

[@leendabbah5525]

Omg u r so pretty and adorable 🤧

[@jocelynet]

Did you watch the After School reunion on MMTG? Unfortunately UEE wasn't there but 5 of the members including Kahi & Bekah are there! 💕

[@eb.3764]

maybe in the future you can reduce your collections to only collecting one version of an album. I have a "full" seventeen collection, but I only have one version of each album to reduce my shelf space.

[@stayonezy5570]

Congrats Katie!