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.

HUGE selection of K-pop merchandise and goods. It's definitely one of the bigger shops in Weller…read moreCourt and it's located on the second floor. There's CD's, plushies, posters, photo cards, light sticks, and much more. I'm not that big into K-pop, but if you are, I think this is a good place to stop, in Little Tokyo of all places. You can definitely peruse through their aisles for some time. I liked the amount of Kakao Friends goods that they had here if any. I can't say much for the cost, a bit pricey for me, but I'm used to dirt cheap Japanese Mercari Visual Kei and J-rock prices. Staff welcomed us in when we were there and had smiles on their faces, despite the heat of the summer. It gets SUPER hot in here and they have some fans, but if they even have AC, it's very, very weak.

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!

Been taking my niece here for her Stray Kids albums, they are very knowledgeable on the kpop groups…read moreand albums. Definitely have a good selection of merch.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

I love kpop music town! It's one of the many kpop stores located in Ktown in LA and there is a HUGE…read moreselection of albums from pretty much any group you can think of. The prices are average, it's not the cheapest store but not the most expensive. It can get crowded since there's such a wide selection in a small store but definitely worth stopping by if you can't find what you're looking for at other stores!

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