A new combination bookstore, music store and bake shop has opened at 6000 Meadowbrook Mall Court in Clemmons. Kingdom K-Pop, Books, & Bake Shop is the brainchild of a local family and a shared love of Korean K-Pop music, romance novels and baking. Haelee Williams (from left), Kaitlyn Williams, Deidre Williams and Morgan Dial pose for a portrait at Kingdom on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 6000 Meadowbrook Mall Court Suite 1 in Clemmons, N.

C. Kingdom is a K-pop music store, romance book store and bake shop. Matriarch Deidre Williams worked in the deli/bakery Fresh Foods sections of Harris Teeter for 23 years, but her passion has always been for baking.

Williams, her 32-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Williams and “adopted daughter”/close family friend 28-year-old Morgan Dial also share a love of K-pop, the form of popular music that has become a worldwide phenomenon in recent years. Kaitlyn and Morgan also are big fans of romance novels, and 18-year-old daughter Haelee shares Deidre’s interest in baking. Sweet potato milk bread buns at Kingdom on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 6000 Meadowbrook Mall Court Suite 1 in Clemmons, N.

C. Kingdom is a K-pop music store, romance book store and bake shop. “Kaitlyn was the initial K-pop fan,” Deidre said.

“Morgan was an employee of mine, who became friends with my daughter through K-pop. We all started going to concerts together. It was something we all loved for a long, long time, but felt frustrated because every time we wanted to go .