Unexpected selection of very cute items, some Sanrio products and even Pokémon cards. Friendly…read moreservice and clean store. A little bit of everything! Pricing is reasonable for Koreatown as well!

Walked in today just to browse. I was met with a friendly hello and asked if I needed help. I saw a…read morecouple things that I thought my daughter would like. I brought her back into the store lager to get what she wanted and was greeted well, again.

My grandson loves BTS and all things K-Pop. I go to this store to buy him gifts all the time. I…read morelove it there. The service is just wonderful, mostly a young staff that is super nice and kind. They help me find the latest of what he may want. The prices are so fair and they have the best selection you will find. They also have other things than just music. They have all the cute stuff, they have light sticks and all sorts of merchandize. They also have posters lots of plush things for fun. You will love this place. You don't need to know a thing about K-Pop, they have your back and just seem to know when a grandmother walks in looking lost. They are just so sweet. This is one of my main K-Pop places to go whenever I am near there, so have fun.

I wanted to love this place because visually it's really fun and definitely catches your attention…read moreif you're into K-pop. There were a lot of colorful displays, albums, accessories, and random fan items, so it's still enjoyable to walk around and browse for a bit. My main disappointment was the lack of official merchandise. I was specifically hoping to find more authentic merch for different groups, but the selection felt pretty limited and a lot of items seemed more generic or unofficial than expected. That said, the store itself has a cute atmosphere and the staff were friendly when I visited. I think it's still worth checking out casually, especially if you're nearby, but I personally hoped for a stronger official merch selection.

This is the best K-pop shop at The Source. Firstly, the price is much better at K Place than the…read moreother K-pop shops at this mall on nearly all similar products. We're compared prices on a bunch of items from each of the K-pop shops at The Source and K Place is almost always is a few dollars cheaper than its competitors. Secondly, the album selection is better and you get a wide array of new releases as well as older albums from previous generations. Many of the new releases also come with preorder benefits (POBs) that is only offered at K Place. These attributes also applies to their online store as well which we also buy from when we are unable to go to the physical storefront. The store can get busy especially during weekends but the lines always go pretty fast. The customer service is nice too. A guy let me repick my POB if it ended up being the same member as another POB I picked. If you sign up for their free membership you get $5 off every $100 spent in-store and online as well so definitely sign up for that if you want additional savings. Another thing to look out for is discounts throughout the store. Some popular items that go on discount are usually older magazines and various merch that they're trying to get rid of. Once in awhile, they'll have a stack of freebies by the front entrance too (usually opened albums without photocards, posters, etc.). Once in awhile, they'll host a girl group/boy group photocard trading event too so keep up with their social media if you want to buy/sell/trade your photocard collection at one of these events. Every time I visit The Source, K Place is my first choice for any potential K-pop purchases.

This is one of the best K-pop stores I've visited! The store has a huge selection of albums and the…read morestock is really good. They carry albums from so many different groups, including newer releases and older ones that can sometimes be hard to find. it's honestly such a fun place to look around because there's always new releases and old releases! The customer service was also really nice. The staff were friendly and helpful, and they made the experience even better. They had also given me extra photo-cards with each album i bought!Which i found nice :) Overall, I definitely recommend this place if you're looking for K-pop albums or lightsticks! Great selection, great stock, and really good service. I'll definitely be coming back!

Was able to get an Aniteez item I've been looking everywhere(!!!) for, so happy I got it here for a…read moregood price! Dani was super helpful too with all of my friends' questions hehe

After a dessert stop at Paris Baguette, our son wandered into the shop next door and immediately…read moremade a beeline for the costumes, diving into the sunglasses and hats. While it's clearly a hotspot for K-pop merch, it was the photo booths that really won us over. Even though we aren't K-pop fans ourselves, it turned into such a fun family moment. I've always been nostalgic for photo booths and am always down to snap a picture, though the prop luck was definitely "unique"--I somehow ended up in an eggplant hat (and no, I'm not a d**khead!), while my poor wife got stuck with the poop emoji hat. It was all in good fun! It's a great spot to grab some quirky photos and browse through the latest K-pop swag.

The place, the random play dance, the vibes, the food... everything was 10/10!…read more Even though I only had an hour left until closing when I finally arrived (the struggle is real), I still had the absolute best time at K-Play! Fest! The energy was so high, and everyone was incredibly welcoming--it felt like one big family reunion for K-Pop fans. I loved seeing everyone's amazing outfits and the talent at the Random Play Dance was unreal! Plus, the vendors and food stalls had so much variety. I'm definitely going to make sure I get there earlier next time because there's just so much to see and do. I'm probably gonna go again in August!

K-Play! Fest was part of my ticketed entry to this year's Asian American Expo and was one of my…read morefavorite stops. Located in Expo Hall 7, this K-pop convention was full of cute booths, dancing, kawaii merch and more. The best part for me however at this year's K-Play Fest was a Sanrio Hello Kitty and Friends booth. It was a full on section that had plenty of photo ops, a giveaway wheel and lots of super cute Sanrio snacks for purchase! Being a Hello Kitty fan, this specific booth at the festival was a true delight! Aside from the Hello Kitty booth, I also appreciated the different creative vendor booths. I loved seeing all the cute and creative items. I spotted beautiful origami, unique K-pop photo cards and lots of stickers! Overall K-Play! Fest was such a kawaii experience this past weekend!

Went and got some items very pricey here. There was a TIP Jar at the cash register??!! Seriously??…read more A tip jar for what I have no idea? If they made and sold food items then I could see that there. It's a store that sell items not prepared food to be ordered. Ridiculous- absolutely to have a "Tip Jar" at the register! That's going to far with that.

Last week, I was in the hunt for a labubu at the Westfield Mall of Santa Anita. But all the POP…read moreMART vending machines were all sold out . So then I had just given up... Anywas, I happened to come across this K-pop store! I didn't even know our Mall had one ! So I was definitely excited to go in and see what they had.. because I love k-pop! They had a lot of good selection from groups like YG, to JYP and SM, Ect... But to my surprise!!! They also had a bunch of POP MART labubu's ! I was so happy when I saw them! I immediately grabbed one! Then continued to checked out the rest of the store. I was also excited to see that they had some stray kids albums and merchandise! but............! Unfortunately, my shopping experience wasn't that great. I couldn't help but feel eyes on me.. and when I looked behind me. There was a lady staring at me. I could tell she was the store manager, or owner of the place... regardless, she had her eyes on me making me feel a little uncomfortable.. there was a moment when she went over to the cute cashier guy that was working.. probably told him to keep an eye on me.. then they switched and he politely came up to me and asked if I needed help with anything? Keep in mind out of all the other people that where there.. he only happened to ask me. when I kindly told him that I was okay, and just looking... he returned back to his position and they switched and she just kept staring at me. Idk if it was just the fact that I'm beautiful or maybe it was my skin color idk... Anyways! I bought the labubu! Took it home with me and authenticated it. And it was legit! It was a true authentic POP MART labubu! Even though my experience was a little uncomfortable in store... I would like to go back and give them another chance regardless of the woman being prejudice.

It was my first time visiting Kpop Music Town IRL. In the past I would make orders online and have…read morethem shipped. This most recent order I made the mistake and had a preorder set as pick up. I guess it was time that I actually came and visited the shop. Since I was pretty familiar with the location, finding the store was a breeze and local. Was pretty excited to come and check out the physical location not gonna lie. When I stepped into the shop, I was immediately surprised on the size of the store and how much stock they carry. There were albums all along the wall, from the floor to the ceiling. Some tables in the middle of the store with albums and other smaller items at and behind the counter. Being my first time there, I wanted to browse around. I started looking for my favorite artists. Although I am not sure how their albums are set up, I did manage my groups without any assistance. Since I was there to pick up my preorders I spoke to the person behind the counter. The lady helped me grab my items and I was pretty much on my way out in no time. I will be happy to make the mistake on my preorder pick up again just to visit the store next time. Parking: paid private lot VERDICT: Rinse and repeat

As much as I wanted to like this place, the person in charge was so rude and uncalled for. My…read moredaughter's been wanting to come for the longest but we never make it cus of my work schedule. Today we made it 15 minutes before closing, & as we walked in the lady tried to close the door on us and tell us we only have 5 minutes to browse. Okay cool, my daughter finds the photo cards she wants & instead of wasting 10 minutes browsing looking for an item I asked "do you have photo card holding albums" . In which the response I was met with was a rude "look yourself" . Just flat out rude. There was so many other ways she could've addressed it. " No I don't have that item" would've been sufficient enough. Don't plan on returning because of this experience, a real bummer for my daughter as she's been looking forward to this.

It's really interesting how a single kpop establishment has two stores inside the same mall. The…read morestore located in front of the escalators are dedicated to CDs. They mostly offer new releases (trust me, with a variety of versions) and a few throwback albums (from the late 2010s / early 2020s). Their location on the other end of the hall (next to 그녀 샵 [Geu Nyeo Shop]) has an extensive selection of posters, lightsticks and a few souvenirs. Being a kpop stan on budget seems like an oxymoron, however I made it possible by focusing on posters during my first visit. Their posters are placed on shoebox like shelves and are labeled according to group/artist. Here's my tip upon selecting posters: be sure to read the labels above the barcode. It tells you the poster's name. However, if you'd like a sneak peek of what the poster looks like, you may search on Google or Choice Music's website to see an actual preview. Take your sweet time, as long as it's not as busy and/or if you're determined to get the poster(s) that you want. Some posters (for example Seventeen) have dedicated ones per unit (vocal, performance, hip hop) and some have all members in one poster. Surprisingly, all of my 3 posters were on sale that day. Depending on the cashier on duty, they may offer freebies along with your purchase. Happy Hunting with many choices at Choice Music!

I've been shopping at Choice for some time now. I probably shop in store and on their website in…read moreequal amounts. *The one thing I wish Choice did is offer in store pick up for purchases made online. They used to allow this but disabled this option because of Covid. I feel like they can easily support this once again. IN STORE I like how everything is organized. It's easy to find things. Inventory is decent. WEBSITE The website has a nice layout and the search function works well. I haven't had any issues. SERVICE I've had a good experience every time. Today, Eunice helped me with my purchases. She took her time to go over everything with me and was really professional. The credit card readers have had issues a good number of times though. Maybe they can upgrade them.

Finally made my way to the Source and got my Kpop groove on! I came with my work bestie who is a…read moremega Stray Kids stan so having them with me was so much fun. While I couldn't find what I was looking for, they do have a wide selection of albums and kpop merch. There is also this really good free bin where you can donate albums and pick from the pile. I can't really comment on pricing as this was my first ever kpop store but they seemed about average. Staff was super busy helping customers so I didn't really interact with them since I didn't buy anything. I will probably be back to pick up my SKZ and BTS light sticks as their prices are comparable to online prices; I prefer to support an independent brick and mortar than online (if possible). Looking forward to my next visit!

Located inside the Buena Park Downtown shopping mall you'll find a nicely organized Kpop specialty…read moreshop. During my visit to the Gudetama Cafe we took a walk around the area to check out the stores. I came across KPOP Republic and wanted to see what kind of things they had for sale. I liked the idea of their fixtures organized by popular kpop groups as everything was easy to find. I did see some additional accessories and trinkets. Small and cute shop. Parking: Large private lot VERDICT: One and done

The perfect place for all the K-Pop fanatics!!…read more Leading up to the Blackpink Deadline World Tour, here in LA, my sister did all of her research and had a list of merch she was planning to buy. I can't express the disappointment my sister faced when items were either sold out super early in the day and some items she was eagerly wanting wasn't available for sale in North America. Thankfully, Fandom K was all over our social medias. This little gem carries an abundance of items relating to the K-Pop genre but also specializes in items only found in Korea & Japan. This place was a dream come true for my sis and she was able to find a majority of her wants. Staff is kind and open to help if you are willing to speak up. 4 stars overall. Pricing is kind of high depending on what you are purchasing but I didn't expect anything less since the shop offers items that aren't normally available in the US. As a forewarning, parking is terrible if you are attempting to find something along the street. I suggest having someone wait in the car and swing back around to pick you up once you are finished shopping.

This place is loaded with original Kpop merch. I highly recommend giving this place a visit…read more I thought my grand daughter was going to pop out of her skin. (She loved the place too)