Have you ever been curious about Kpop, but don’t know where to start? Or are you a huge Kpop fan with no one else to geek out with about it? Lucky for you, best friends Shannon & Angélica love talking about Kpop more than anything! Tune into Ask Me About Kpop each week for Kpop history, vocabulary words, great music, and of course some good old fashioned fangirling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 297: Starry Night MEGA Battle
Somehow we haven't done a song battle episode in over a year?? So we felt like we needed to make it bigger and better by starting with 15 songs instead of 10! That makes it MEGA! And we made the Patreon patrons help us choose the winners of this battle, because that's what they pay for!
Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist
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Ep. 296: We're Livin' In The SMTOWN (LA 2025)!
Last weekend a seemingly impossible Kpop dream more than 12 years in the making came true. This is a recounting of our attendance at SMTOWN LA 2025 to the best of our memory which is spotty because our hearts and minds were lost in Kwangya.
See our instagram for bonus videos: https://www.instagram.com/amakpoppod/
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Ep 295: Hit Song Stage Flashback 2015 (full audio)
Ooops, it's a weird Friday episode! Last time we went 20 years into the past, and instead of coming all the way back to the present we're only gonna skip 10 and make a stop in an incredible year of Kpop, 2015.
This is the full audio version with the video playing underneath.
link to video for syncing: https://youtu.be/CLDGn4GXO3w?si=4CAvacUl2XQTZIja
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Ep. 295: Hit Song Stage Flashback 2015 (commentary only)
Ooops, it's a weird Friday episode! Last time we went 20 years into the past, and instead of coming all the way back to the present we're only gonna skip 10 and make a stop in an incredible year of Kpop, 2015.
This is the commentary only version, you will not hear the video underneath.
link to video for syncing: https://youtu.be/CLDGn4GXO3w?si=4CAvacUl2XQTZIja
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Ep. 294: The Year In Kpop - 2005 - Pt. 1
We're heading back 20 years ago once again, and this time it's a more barren landscape than we're used to. Rock bands and ballad singers are dominating the charts and the music shows, and the Soompi archive is broken so we're blind to any fun news stories, but Shannon still managed to find some things to talk about that feel close to the Kpop we're used to. The 2nd gen is almost here, but just not quite...
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Patreon Release: Very Frightening; Couldn't View - 0.0 MHz
The construct of time and other realities of life are kicking our butts and we didn't make enough episodes in March. Shannon feels terrible so listen to her whine and then make a recommendation that ties so incredibly loosely to the episode ahead. When she's done yapping, there's a whole patreon episode from Halloween 2023 where Shannon parodied her favorite podcast and recapped the 2019 Korean horror film '0.0 MHz'! Which stars Eunji from APink and Sungyeol from INFINITE, so it's like, definitely Kpop related enough. Sorry sorry sorry.
Korea.net article 'Passion for K-pop drives American podcasters to share genre’s evolution' by Ayushi Kharayat
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Ep. 293: AMAK Movie Club - Seoul Switch (2025)
It's movie club time, and this movie is our easiest to watch yet! Today's short film, 'Seoul Switch' stars friend of the podcast (who has no idea he is our friend) Kevin Woo as BOTH main characters! It's only 12 minutes long, and we really think you should watch it - but if you don't have time then we'll tell you about it anyway! Stay tuned to hear the random number generator laugh in the faces of our plans to try and make this episode not so short.
Watch Seoul Switch: https://youtu.be/oGqxEJA9-7s?si=uiInfELdweH-VyCQ
21 Kpop Fitness Challenge: https://youtu.be/paE2dYThMkU?si=p-iaCe9w4Xgnxa0t
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Ep. 292: Misheard Lyrics Part 3
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Ep. 291: Congratulations To Love
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Ep. 290: Unlock fromis_9's World
We're gonna start off 2025 and the official 7th year of AMAK with a good old fashioned deep dive! And the stars of our show today are a girl group that has existed almost exactly as long as the podcast, so fittingly today's ep is about the first 7 years of fromis_9! Listen to us TALK&TALK for probably too long about just how much FUN! it is to watch fromis_9 dance and how surprisingly emotional all their Feel Good music makes us. Good luck in the future to all 9 members, we cannot wait to see where you go from here!
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Ep. 289: Best of 2024 - Top 15
It's already halfway through January, but we're still talking about 2024 one last time! This is the episode where we try to use loose math and nonsense reasoning to rank Kpop songs and pick the 15 best ones. And this year is fun because due to tallying reasons, we actually have 16 top songs!! Yaaay a bonus!! (Warning: We were emotionally fraught on this recording day and maybe we cry over a girl group song... just like, don't judge.)
- !!Spoilers for the full episode!! - Top Songs Spotify Playlist
Also, in case anyone actually reads the descriptions, we were in the paper in Korea last week! Please read this very nice article that is just so dang nice!!!
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Ep. 288: Best of 2024 - AMAK Awards
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Ep. 287: Best of 2024 - B-Sides
Merry Christmas Alikes! Here's a slightly early Christmas gift for you! We're starting up our wrap up of 2024 with the episode where we unearth some hidden gems from albums that we loved this year. As is tradition, we've got 30 songs for you to (hopefully) enjoy and for us to gush over. Check back with us in 2025 (wtf how is that a real year?) for the rest of our yearly wrap up episodes!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1I5yLhyVSnMCpgTgK9MAXW?si=c599ab4cd8bc48db
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P6pjKNDSJ2yfRpWArNHmzDE&si=c_2e6oBKqZFVphbn
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Ep. 286: Hit Song Stage Flashback - 2009 Pt. 2 (Full Audio)
We're finally back (thank you for waiting)! And this week we're finally getting around to an episode we accidentally skipped 5 years ago. And so we're gonna watch the 2nd part of the 2009 Hit Stage video arranged by the diva known as Latte of course!!
This is the version that has the video playing underneath. But here is a link to it if you wanna try and sync and watch it at the same time! https://youtu.be/zCwEY0Sk6Ns?si=aGX3pm_nAySfUWTS
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Ep. 286: Hit Song Stage Flashback - 2009 Pt. 2 (Commentary Only)
We're finally back (thank you for waiting)! And this week we're finally getting around to an episode we accidentally skipped 5 years ago. And so we're gonna watch the 2nd part of the 2009 Hit Stage video arranged by the diva known as Latte of course!!
This is the version without the video playing. Here is a link to it so you can sync! https://youtu.be/zCwEY0Sk6Ns?si=aGX3pm_nAySfUWTS
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Bonus: Happy Birthday Minho! A CALL BACK Album Review and Concert Recap Spectacular!
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Ep. 285: Kpop Spooktacular - Part Boooo!
It's almost time for Halloween! So our Patreon Patrons sent us in some Kpop videos to get you in the mood! In this episode we will tell you all about the videos which you can watch in the below playlist, or you can watch us watch them on Patreon! Thanks to everyone who submitted something! We couldn't do it without you!
Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P6qv-T6UZzAHYIB_xnIlnl-&si=zQB2IIXJ1-hm0I55
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Ep. 284: Kpop Parlor Games - Guess Who?
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Ep 283: #supportgirlgroups2024
A yearly tradition is upon us! The time where we celebrate all the new girl groups and this is our BIGGEST year yet!!! We have THIRTY EIGHT groups to tell you about and there would have been more but we had to make cuts lol. Tune in to hear sooo many different songs and all about the tropes and trends we noticed this time around. Who was your favorite debut of this episode?
PLAYLISTS!
youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P4yKukOMjgW6a6Igy-lQe-w&si=ViHjEcV8B3OeBcQt
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mPhelz94P7NDTkrPvGEFq?si=62cab1c952b34073
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Ep. 282: The Year In Kpop - 2004 Pt. 2
Oh? Is the current Kpop timeline hellish? Get in our time machine!! We're going to 2004!! Make sure you get a spray tan and a bellybutton ring on the way or else you won't fit in!!!
link to the playlist; https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P4XUOiB286jmZtk4DgimQ1n&si=fLLOX8hYpmMv0gXp
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Ep. 281: Taemin is Eternal and Other Recent Happenings
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Ep. 280: Ask YOU About Kpop at KCON LA 2024
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Ep. 279: KCON LA 2024
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Ep. 278: 2014 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (full audio)
Let's finish out our yearly tradition and enjoy some stages from a truly amazing year of Kpop shall we?
(This episode has the video playing underneath our commentary so you can hear it all at once, but we do as always recommend checking out the video for yourself)
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czfh6QGr8Q0&ab_channel=MBCkpop
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Ep. 278: 2014 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (commentary only)
Let's finish out our yearly tradition and enjoy some stages from a truly amazing year of Kpop shall we?
(This episode will only have our audio and is meant to be synced with the youtube video for a proper commentary experience)
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czfh6QGr8Q0&ab_channel=MBCkpop
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Ep. 277: A Eulogy for Weki Meki
It's a Kpop tale as old as time, and now it has hit us very close to home. A girl group that should have been huge and deserved better has been unceremoniously disbanded. So we have to make an episode about them to process our grief. Weki Meki, you were so special to us, and we wish you had been special to Fantagio. Thank you for everything. You will live on in our hearts and our playlists for always!!
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0khiwDzVkDGcQefeezi53r?si=4726894cdf624c12
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Ep. 276: Highlight The Beast
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Ep. 275: The Year In Kpop - 2004 Pt.1
It's time once again to go back and look at the Korean music scene 20 years ago. And after doing these for 5 years, 2004 might be the oddest year yet? And not because the music is super crazy... but because there's barely any Kpop or Kpop adjacent songs! So come with us to explore this strange vast desert of a time when the 1st gen was solidly over, but the 2nd gen hadn't even really started. Don't worry, there's still plenty of weird hairstyles to look at.
Playlist of MVs and Stages: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P7D3XonLtC3V1Yo3Ca1ZqHI&si=1zkjPJcDq3uur6bn
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Ep. 274: Presidents of the Millboard
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Ep. 273: AMAK Movie Club - My SHINee World 1st to 15th
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Ep. 272: Writing 'Monster' Hits with Chikk
How do you thank the person responsible for writing the song that changed your life as a fangirl forever? That's what we had to figure out this week as we welcomed the one and only Chikk to the podcast!! Chikk has written dozens of Kpop mega hits including SHINee's 'Don't Call Me', NCT127's 'Kick It' and of course our EXO gateway, 'Monster'!!!! We ask her all about her career in Kpop starting with getting thrown right into the deep end of an SM writing camp, creative perseverance, the freedom that is making music, and wait til you find out her EXO bias (Shannon actually screamed). Thank you so much Chikk for coming on the podcast and sharing your stories with us! We were truly geeking out to the highest degree.
Chikk's Credits Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PrBVodchfY5uUDVwrvflh?si=ca3f957d319048f5
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Ep. 271: Discover Weeekly
This week, AMAK is proud to welcome the incredibly talented and unbearably adorable girl group, Weeekly!!! We'll start out with an infamous AMAK group "snorkel" into their career with member intros and a quick timeline rundown. Then it's time to hear from Weeekly themselves! We discuss our incredibly similar music tastes, skateboard lessons, stage fright, communicating without actually talking, and a very special announcement! Thank you thank you to the lovely ladies of Weeekly for being the first girl group to come on the pod!
Also big thank yous to IST, Lobeline, our in room translator Aiden, our post translator Kate, and Dana Wickens for being the voice of our audio subtitles.
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Ep. 270: 2014 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (full audio)
It's flashback time again and the time machine is taking us to the year 2014, which might have been huge for Kpop drama, but it was also huge for GREAT FRIGGIN SONGS! Listen along as we freak out exponentially from stage to stage because this one is ALL BOPS OKAY?!?!
(This episode has the video playing underneath so you don't have to watch at the same time, but you might want to!!)
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Ep. 270: 2014 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (commentary only)
It's flashback time again and the time machine is taking us to the year 2014, which might have been huge for Kpop drama, but it was also huge for GREAT FRIGGIN SONGS! Listen along as we freak out exponentially from stage to stage because this one is ALL BOPS OKAY?!?!
(This episode does not contain video audio as it is meant to sync up with the video commentary style!)
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Ep. 269: Deja Vu Battle (Deja Vu Battle)
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Ep. 268: Erased From The SM Timeline
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Ep. 267: It's 20&24
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Ep. 266: Best Of 2023 - Top 15
It's time to put a little bow on 2023 and pick our favorite title tracks of the year! If you've listened to the last couple episodes (or just the podcast at any point), a lot of this will not be a surprise. But there are a few outliers! We contain multitudes after all!!! Thanks for being with us for another fun year of Kpop! We love you all! See you next year! AND LISTEN TO THE NEW TVXQ ALBUM!!!!!!
Top 15 Playlist (Spotify)
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Ep. 265: Best of 2023 - AMAK Awards
Get on your red carpet best, because it's another star studded evening at the 6th annual AMAK Awards!! We have 18 trophies to hand out all our traditional categories like Best Rookie, Best MV, Best English Song, and of course the prestigious Swim Good Honorary Achievement in Performance Award! Some of the choices were incredibly easy, some unanimous, and others were decided live on the air. Who will win this year? Listen to find out!!
Awards Playlist (Spotify)
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Ep. 264: Best of 2023 - B-sides
It's that time of year again!! And it's time for us to try and pick our top 15 favorite b-sides of the year (emphasis on the word try). As always, these episodes are our personal favorites, so therefore they will be biased choices that might not match up with your own tastes or what is actually most popular. But we hope that you come away with some new songs for your playlists!
Check out the Spotify Playlist of our picks
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Ep. 263: Catching Up Before Wrapping Up
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Ep. 262: The Trouble With Fallen Angels; The AOA Story
It's our first ever Patreon Patron chosen deep dive! And the patrons wanted to learn all about AOA! We're talking all about one of the last ultra sexy girl groups loved by soldiers and netizens alike. Start with an explanation of a 'transformer' concept that didn't last too long, meet all the members, hear all of their incredible songs, and look at a whole lot of butts. This story does not end very nicely, but it's a fun ride getting there.
Trigger Warning: Discussion of self-harm and other disturbing displays of poor mental health (1:13:57 - 1:31:59) if you want to skip and come back for the mv viewing.
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Ep. 261: #supportgirlgroups2023
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Ep. 260: The Year in Kpop - 2003 (Pt.2)
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Ep. 259: Collecting Kpop
As if Kpop wasn't an expensive enough hobby already, there's side hobbies that cost even more! Today on the pod, a small starter guide for navigating the world of album and photocard collecting! We've got tips and tricks on where to find things, vocabulary you need to be 'in the know' in the trading community, and best practices to avoid getting swindled and how keep your collection in good shape. What Kpop things do you like to collect?
Kpop PC Trading & Selling Guide - as referenced in the ep, and lovingly assembled by Jaime and other friends in the #pc-trades channel on our discord
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Ep. 258 pt.2: KCON LA 2023 Concert Recaps
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Ep. 258: KCON LA 2023
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Ep. 257: 15 Years Later, U-KISS Isn't Standing Still
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Ep. 256: Is It Kpop Without The K?
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Ep. 255: The Week In Kpop - July 18, 2013
Today is the official TEN YEAR anniversary of the day that Shannon first discovered Kpop. So we're celebrating with a super specific time machine episode looking at this exact week of Kpop in 2013. We'll take a look at the top songs on the Gaon chart, who won the music shows, what idol variety was airing on tv, the week in news and gossipy rumors, as well as a general look at where Kpop fans hung out on the internet during this time. So much has changed since then, and we've heard so many great songs and had so many once in a lifetime experiences. Cheers to 10 more years!
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Ep. 254: It's HARD Out Here For A Shawol : A SHINee Comeback Special
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Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (full audio)
It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering choices. What was your favorite song from this stage compilation?
This is the full version with the video already playing underneath, but if you want to still watch along with the video, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/qQ3HtE-rSeQ
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Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (commentary only)
It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering choices. What was your favorite song from this stage compilation?
This is the full version without the playing underneath, so you can watch along with the video found here: https://youtu.be/qQ3HtE-rSeQ
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Ep. 252: Testing Kpop Knowledge Through The Ages
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Ep. 251: Kpop Promo with Helix Publicity
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Ep. 250: Stay With Me Battle
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On Love and Loss: Our Dear Moonbin
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Ep. 249: The Comeback with Lily Chu
So excited to welcome new friend of the podcast and author, Lily Chu to AMAK! Her new book, The Comeback tells the story of a hardworking Toronto lawyer who finds herself falling for her roommate’s cousin who is on a hiatus from his work in Seoul. Little does she know, he’s one of Kpop’s hottest stars! And their whirlwind romance may be more than she bargained for… We sat down with Lily to discuss The Comeback with as few spoilers as possible so that y'all can be surprised when you read it! (Full spoiler Patreon book club episode impending) Hear all about what details are needed to create a fictional boyband, diversity in romance novels, the biggest pros and cons of dating an idol, and so much more!
You can get The Comeback by Lily Chu anywhere books are found starting May 9th, 2023 - Order on Bookshop.org
Audiobook as narrated by Phillipa Soo is available now! https://lilychuauthor.com/
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Ep. 248: Kpop To Wake Up To
Good morning! Let's wake up with some great Kpop! This week we asked our Patreon patrons to give us a Kpop song that they use as an alarm. We've got a pretty great range of songs that you might want to work into your wake up routine. Whether you need to be risen very gently, or screamed at to get your butt out of bed, we've got options for you! Then, a super long random game and an extended recommendation segment for a true gift of a breakup song.
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HMN5t041xkoGbF3WUAyzS?si=db0c1c6f1bf74b66
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Ep. 247: Kpop Inc. Redux
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Ep. 246: The Year In Kpop 2003 (Pt. 1)
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Ep. 245: EXO Madness
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Bonus: Introducing Kpop Dreaming
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Ep. 244: Kpop Parlor Games - Emoji Puzzles
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Ep. 243: ('Cause) They're Your S.E.S.
It's been more than 25 years since SM debuted their very first girl group, S.E.S. And since all things y2k are the hotness of the moment, why not look back at who was the hotness during the actual time period. Learn all about the members of S.E.S. and what they've been up to for the last 25 years. Then get into their trendsetting style and 'New Jill Swing' music that swept the nation for the 5 short years they were around. 'We hope that you remember' S.E.S.!
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Ep. 242: What's The Deal With Song Charts?
It's a back to basics episode as we try to figure out how and why Korean song and album charts work the way they do. There's even vocabulary words!! Shannon walks us through the history of song charts, which ones exist, where the data comes from and how they maybe only mean whatever you want them to mean. Ending with a super special surprise guest star popping up in our random game video!
Check out our new merch store at askmeaboutkpop.com
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Ep. 241: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (full audio)
It's that time of year again to watch the first part of MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago. And this time it's extra special cause it's OUR YEAR!!! And this one is relentless in just how many important stages it hits us with!!
This is the full version with the video playing underneath, but you can still watch along with the video found here: https://youtu.be/ZYds7MMsY3s
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Ep. 241: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (commentary only)
It's that time of year again to watch the first part of MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago. And this time it's extra special cause it's OUR YEAR!!! And this one is relentless in just how many important stages it hits us with!!
This is the commentary version meant to be synced with the video, found here: https://youtu.be/ZYds7MMsY3s
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Ep. 240: Reaching For ONEUS
It's a very special episode today, because our guest is ONEUS!!! We're starting out with a quick rundown of ONEUS' career so far and an intro to the members. Then we're recapping our night seeing ONEUS on their Reach For Us tour stop in LA, and hearing from some listeners who saw them in other cities. Followed by our interview with ONEUS themselves! Learn each members origin story, favorite tour moments, thoughts on Kpop meets tradition, questions straight from TO MOON and more! And finally, settle in to watch a beautiful performance of Same Scent together. Thanks for stopping by ONEUS!! You're welcome back anytime!!
Thank you to ONEUS, RBW, Lobeline, our translator Kate, and Shannon's husband Wade, and of course our listeners for all their help to make this possible!!
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Ep. 239: Producer Spotlight - BUMZU
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Ep. 238: Kpop Parlor Games - Password
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Ep. 237: Do You Know Weekly Idol?
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Ep. 236: Welcome to 2023
Oh boy it's a new year!! ...but first we need to talk about all the perfect things we saw at the end of last year. Come along for lots of screaming and fawning over all our favorite Gayo stages, and our personal favorite stages from Kwangya New Year. Then we touch on a few recent news items, including the death of VLive, a surprising survival show contestant, Dispatch couple reveals and more. What are you most looking forward to in 2023?!?
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ANNIVERSARY HOMEWORK
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Ep. 235: Best of 2022 - Top 15
We made it to the end of another glorious year of Kpop goodness! We'll start out this year with some reminiscing about all the fun Kpop things we did this year, before getting into our traditional chore of ranking 15 title tracks and combining our scores for an ultimate countdown. We've got a ton of 3-way ties this year, resulting in 17 songs total, oops. But they're all so good! What else were we supposed to do? Happy New Year! Thanks for all your support this year and every year! We love you!!
Editor's Note: Apologies if this week's episode has volume issues, we were using a travel recording set up but we did our best to make it sound normal!!
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Ep. 234: Best of 2022 - AMAK Awards
It's time for the 5th annual AMAK Awards! The award show where we find any excuse or explanation to fit all our favorite songs into 10 categories! We've got so much great kpop to cover, from all the way back at the beginning of the year, to just a week ago. It was so hard to make these choices, but we hope all our faves know they're always winners in our hearts.
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Bonus: Running Away with Minho's CHASE
It finally happened!!! Our ultimate favoritest only boy has finally completed the SHINee puzzle and released a solo mini album!!! So we've got a special bonus mini episode discussing all things Minho CHASE! We've definitely got some gripes, but we also have a whole lot of praise and squealing for our guy. We're so so so proud of you Minho!!!!!
Come to our live birthday party! Tickets at moment.co/amakpop
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Ep. 233: Best of 2022 - B-sides
Welcome to the end of the year!!! We painstakingly compiled 30 incredible songs from equally incredible Kpop albums that we really need you to hear. We've got songs for booty shaking, feeling feels, standing up for yourself, and having main character moments in the car. Plus: A very super special announcement and a traditionally creepy random game!!
Get tickets to our live birthday party!! moment.co/amakpop
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Ep. 232: SMTOWN Winter Albums
This week we're following up on Ep. 211 and covering the Winter set of SMTOWN company compilation albums. But first, Shannon breaks her literal silence on last week's Hyudawn news. Then it's time to get in the Christmas spirit with a whole lot of jingle bell sounds over club beats and crooning to baby Jesus. We have 12 releases to cover and one to look forward to later this month so get your cozy sweaters and ski goggles on. Oh, and I hope you like The First Noel, cause it's in these a lot.
Submit your confessions for Kpop The Cork: https://forms.gle/ZHTYnw3jmNFKpdVu7
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Ep. 231: Step Into KARA
This is a very special week in the world of Kpop, because 2nd gen girl group KARA has reunited with a stunning 15th anniversary comeback and old timer fans everywhere are celebrating, so we are too!! Tune in for a classic deep dive about a classic girl group that showed us what kpop was all about with trendy dance crazes and relatable lifestyles. Learn all about their record breaking career in Japan, and the contract dispute that almost tore them apart. Get ready to shake your booty cause these songs are bangers!! Thanks for returning to us KARA! We can't wait to see what else you have in store!
Submit your Kpop Confessions for Kpop The Cork HERE: https://forms.gle/ZHTYnw3jmNFKpdVu7
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Ep. 230: Kpop in Latin America
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Ep. 229: Every My Ears Candy Cover We Could Find
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Ep. 228: Shake It SISTAR Style
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Ep. 227: Kpop Halloween Spooktacular!
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Ep. 226: Kpop Star Season 2 - Where Are They Now?
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Ep. 225: Villain Battle
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Ep. 224: Chanyeol Is Out Of The Military: and Other Assorted Ramblings on Recent Events
We've been so so so busy the last few months with important Kpop business that we haven't had any time to just gab and chitty chat on the show about Kpop news and comebacks and such. So let's do that today!
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Ep. 223: #supportgirlgroups2022
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Ep. 222: Sunmi Good Girl Gone Mad in LA
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Ep. 221: The Year in Kpop - 2002 (Pt. 2)
It's time to get in the time machine blah blah you know how these work by now... seriously though why are all the music videos from this time period about dead women?!? We're finishing out our recap of Korean popular music in 2002 and ooh boy it's a doozy. Tune in to hear us describe so so many 8 minute long tragedy music videos. Oh, also I guess there were songs? But for real these mvs are all we can think about.
Help us figure out what merch to do! https://forms.gle/LYHsyEjJBmPNYTWS9
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Ep. 220: Seventeen Be The Sun 2022 in LA
Seventeen came back to LA and everything was right again! And we're here to tell you all about our 4th time seeing Seventeen live and in person! Hear about our very oddly placed seats and the things we saw because of them, as well as a full recap of the whole concert based on our hastily taken notes as always. Then, we have highlights from our dear friend Genna who was our date for the concert, and even more emails and voicemails from Carats who saw this tour from different cities all over the world! Seventeen please come back to us next year so we can resume our yearly tradition!
Random game video link: https://youtu.be/t_tyLHqA-P0
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Ep. 219: KCON LA 2022 - Concert Recap
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Ep. 218: KCON LA 2022
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Ep. 217: Sketchbook Draws To A Close
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Ep. 216: ISAC: The Only Reason We'd Watch Sports
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Ep. 215: Fantasy Co-ed Groups
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Ep. 214: It Begins With Baby V.O.X
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Ep. 213: 10 Years of Gangnam Style
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Ep. 212: Kpop Q&A LIVE from KPSN Podcast Fest '22
This week, tune in to hear our live 'meet the hosts' Q&A segment from this year's KPSN Podcast Festival! Learn what we'd steal from each other's closets, our fangirl lives before Kpop, how we deal with ugly questions from 'locals', which idols we'd want to help us move house, and so much more. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live, and everyone who made this possible by sending in these great questions!
You can still donate to KPSN's charity cause, the National Alliance for Mental Illness for the rest of July with this link: https://donate.nami.org/fundraiser/3783658 Even $1 goes a long way to reaching the goal. Thank you!
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Ep. 211: SMTOWN Summer Albums
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Ep. 210: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio)
Let's watch along to another interestingly curated MBC playlist of the hit Kpop stages from 10 years ago! This is the full audio version where you can hear the video.
Link to video: https://youtu.be/M4WMmZk_PGM
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Ep. 210: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only)
Let's watch along to another interestingly curated MBC playlist of the hit Kpop stages from 10 years ago! This is the version with only our commentary, sync up the video to watch!
Link to video: https://youtu.be/M4WMmZk_PGM
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Ep. 209: Monsta X No Limit Tour 2022 in LA
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Ep. 208: Third Generation; Kpop Going Global
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Ep. 207: What's Your "One" Kpop Video
This week we posed a challenge for our Seasoned Fan Patreon Patrons, what is the "one" Kpop video for you? The single video you would show to a complete stranger who is asking you about Kpop. A Kpop 'elevator pitch' per se. We watched 14 different video submissions over on our Patreon, and then we came here to find out why each listener chose their one video, and then discuss the Kpop merits of each!
Join our Patreon to see video reactions to these songs and get so much other content! patreon.com/amakpoppod
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Ep. 206: What's In A Stage Name?
This week's episode is probably a topic we should have covered 190 episodes or so ago, but we're doing it now! It's time to talk about stage names! We studied stage names from a ton of random groups throughout all time to give us a good picture of where stage names come from, and the patterns and categories they often fall into. Then, we take a quiz to find out our Kpop stage names. What's your favorite stage name in Kpop?
**This episode included an upsetting recording error resulting in maybe not the most amazing steady audio you've ever heard and we're really sorry please be nice.
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Ep. 205: TWICE III Encore in LA
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Ep. 204: Every Mirotic Cover We Could Find
This episode topic was silly and ill-advised but we did it anyway. For some reason we decided to watch 25 covers of the 2008 TVXQ! song "Mirotic" in a row. Let us tell you about them. Pray that we will get the song out of our heads eventually.
Youtube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P75UHAjVCgtGnBhMWUIh_ss
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Ep. 203: Queendom 2 Ep. 1 Recap (Patreon Release)
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Ep. 202: AMAK Movie Club - Seventeen's Power Of Love: The Movie (2022)
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Ep. 201: Producer Spotlight - Black Eyed Pilseung
We're back! First let's check in on the results of our song battles from episode 200. Then, we've got our producer spotlight back out to learn all we can about the works of the hitmaker duo, Black Eyed Pilseung. With an intro to them as partners and a little skip through their career with stops at some of the biggest or most interesting songs. Finishing out with each of us naming our top 5 BEP songs of all time. What are your favorites?
Episode Playlists:
Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5E1dSHfk7XgpuV96Fgxjnh?si=ec536229675243c0
YouTube- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P44gnAVcOQR2tqrpTx8WWLu
Discography spreadsheet for my fellow nerds: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/167TThRfF_d2Jz-ihcALQTaKOVdQYa4qcyxbrEvzHbq8/edit?usp=sharing
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Ep. 200 - It Takes Two Battles
Welcome to a new era of AMAK! We've got a new theme song and we're ready to roll! This week to celebrate 200, we worked our way down from a huge list of Kpop songs with a "2" in the title, into 5 mini-battle match ups. Listen to us make a case for each song, and then vote here to make your pick! https://forms.gle/QCi1zYMdStzDU7VPA
Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to this show, whether you've heard one episode, or all 200, we love you so much!!
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Ep. 199: Kpop Parlor Games - Utter Nonsense 2
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Ep. 198: The Year in Kpop - 2002 (Pt. 1)
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Ep. 197: Our NU'EST Love
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Ep. 196: What Makes A Fan Song?
It's time to get back into Kpop Academia with a dissertation exploring the concept of a Kpop Fan Song. What do they sound like? How can you tell what is and isn't a fan song? Shannon carefully studied and analyzed 50 different songs throughout Kpop history to figure out the answers to these questions! Were the findings what you thought they would be? What's your favorite fan song?
Spotify Episode Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tbIBUkgxyXHGerJRvEoXG?si=c33a71098fa34447
Spotify Full Dataset Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7prAzoFhlOZ2UQLrghOoKG?si=61541465fb0c4952
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P5s2ODwfhJ_Ap9PHxDZR4aX
THE SPREADSHEET: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j3ibtLadZfa2EJojoFwqS1eh3X4H7278FhREIeGWFqI/edit?usp=sharing
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Ep. 195: SHINee Showdown '22
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Ep. 194: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Full Audio)
It's that time of year again to go back in time 10 years with MBC and their compilation stage videos! Today we're watching the 2012 version and there's SO MANY GOOD SONGS so apologies in advance, we do scream a lot in this one. This version of the podcast does have the audio to the video we were watching so you can tell what we're reacting to without watching. If you'd rather watch along, try the other version!
Watch along: https://youtu.be/EDHDpxy88ys
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Ep. 194: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Commentary Only)
It's that time of year again to go back in time 10 years with MBC and their compilation stage videos! Today we're watching the 2012 version and there's SO MANY GOOD SONGS so apologies in advance, we do scream a lot in this one. This version of the podcast does not have the audio to the video we are watching so that you can watch yourself and listen to us.
Watch along: https://youtu.be/EDHDpxy88ys
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Ep. 193: Checking In with BLITZERS
We did it y'all! Idols on the podcast!! We were SO lucky to get to talk to rookie boy group BLITZERS before the start of their first US Tour. But before we hear from BLITZERS, we want to introduce you to the group. Tune in for a little 'snorkel' through the members and their last 9 months as a debuted idol group. Then, we interview BLITZERS! Hear their Kpop origin stories (as is tradition), their answers to our burning stage costume questions, and the best thing they've eaten in LA. Next up, a recap of the concert! And finally, we watch BLITZERS most popular mv for our random game! Thank you BLITZERS for such a wonderful experience! You will never ever shake us! Your AMAK 이모 love you forever <3
Watch us play a game with BLITZERS! https://youtu.be/KPHo2h1quzM
Translations by: https://twitter.com/kamjakt
Thanks to: BLITZERS, Wuzu Entertainment, Powerhouse, Matt Locke and Wade Ryan
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Ep. 192: The Legend of TVXQ! - Chapter 2: 2VXQ!
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Ep. 191: The Legend of TVXQ! - Chapter 1: DB5K
In 2003, SM Entertainment debuted a new boy group that would change the scope of Kpop fandom forever. And 6 years into their reign, the group split, causing massive fallout that shook the entire industry. Today on the podcast, we start with chapter one of the story of TVXQ, the part where they had 5 members. Follow along as we teach you all about the many names of Dong Bang Shin Ki, the 5 original members, and a look through their timeline and discography from 2003-2010. Tune in next week for even MORE of the TVXQ story leading up to present day.
Youtube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P66JLfylXVKkXiSs71ItR-v
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1o3vEI6rkNzvu1wHMBEIG6?si=f9e6ac7fb8694190
More AMAK: linktr.ee/amakpop
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Ep. 190: The Best Kpop Song You've Never Heard
What's the best Kpop song you don't think anyone else has ever heard? That was the question we asked of our Seasoned Fan Patrons this week and they delivered! As we do, we found a rigid way to put them in order based on arbitrary data to see which song was truly heard the least. Gotta make it complicated! Enjoy all the hidden gems, cause we certainly did!
Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P5UkkfisaBy46KssgsvCFCB
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CyOVVvQPFd20plYYADmNM?si=7a23d58d8e734bd4
More Ask Me About Kpop - linktr.ee/amakpop
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Ep. 189: 4th Anniversary Celebration!
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Ep. 188: Who Is Girls On Top?
As promised last week we are keeping the format of our first SuperM episode, to introduce the ladies of Girls On Top: GOT The Beat, SM Entertainment's new super girl group. Meet each member of Girls on Top and hear some recommendations for solo content for you to get familiar with the members. Then we get into the first release, "Step Back" with a little round of 'Roses and Thorns' to address the controversies and downsides, while also taking time to gush about pretty outfits and vocals. Finally, the random number generator continues to grow stronger. All hail the random number generator.
Member Recommendation Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P6rzG2VCLBU_NWExzbvJPZ0
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Ep. 187: Best of 2021 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu
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Ep. 186: Best of 2021 - AMAK Awards
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Ep. 185: Best of 2021 - B-sides
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Ep. 184: AMAK Movie Club - Monsta X: The Dreaming
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Ep. 183: 30 Years of Choi Minho - A Birthday Celebration
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Ep. 182: The Year in Voicemails
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Ep. 181: AMAK Book Club - Idol Gossip Dream Cast
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Ep. 180: We GOT7 Yes We Do, We GOT7 How Bout You?
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Ep. 179: Song Face Off - Opposite Titles
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Ep. 178: Establishing Artists
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Ep. 177: K-Pop Parlor Games - Guess The English Rap Line
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Ep. 176: October Melties 2021
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Ep. 175: What A Wonder Girl World
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Ep. 174: Kpop Star Season 1 - Where Are They Now?
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Ep. 173: Misheard Lyrics (ver. 2)
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Ep. 172: #supportgirlgroups2021
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Ep. 171: Idol Gossip with Alexandra Leigh Young
We are so excited today to be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and the author of our new fave Kpop YA novel, Alexandra Leigh Young! We read Alex's new book Idol Gossip and we have so many questions for her! First get Alex's Kpop origin story as is tradition before getting into a non-spoiler-y discussion of Idol Gossip. Hear about the work that went into building Alice Choy's world as a kpop trainee, Alex's real world inspiration, how she balanced actual Kpop history with fiction, and what lessons she took for more realistic portrayals of performing.
Pre-order your copy of Idol Gossip now! We have so much more with Alex coming in a super spoilery book club episode soon!!
Pre-order Link -- https://forms.gle/JGhwTUZ9gw3jC5ag6
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Ep. 170: The Originals - H.O.T.
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Ep. 169: When We Disco
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Ep. 168: Kpop Curtailed
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Ep. 167: Double Down on SS501
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Ep. 166: AMAK Movie Club: The Box (2021)
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Ep. 165: Hide & Seek Battle
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Ep. 164: The Year in Kpop - 2001 (Pt.2)
Hop in the Kpop time machine pals! We've got another year in Kpop to finish exploring! Join us LIVE from the KPSN Podcast Festival 2021 for the 2nd half of our deep dive into Kpop in the year 2001!
Slideshow HERE: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VzpM8Fo9lk1Kskw_IKcpep77vWBMHioaWVQ6Y4x2ODA/edit?usp=sharing
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Ep. 163: The 2PM Has Finally Returned To Us SPECTACULAR!
YALL!!!! 2PM IS BACK!!! DID YOU HEAR?!?!??!?! So we are taking time today for a true extravaganza trying to contain 4.5 years of pain and impatience that has transformed into the joy and pride of a literal perfect comeback all into one episode! Start out with a montage of all the things we've had to yell about 2PM up to this point, and hear a song that we wrote for them(?!?) before getting into this comeback! We're running down all the perfection that is MUST and all of it's visuals and great tracks. Then, get out a pen and paper for another fun quiz!! And finally, wrap it up by watching A NEW 2PM MUSIC VIDEO!!! CAN YALL EVEN REALLY BELIEVE THISSSS!?!?!??!
Special thanks to the incomparable Wade Ryan for taking an unsupervised, shoddily crafted recording session and turned it into a listenable song. We love you.
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Ep. 162: Producer Spotlight - KENZIE
Welcome to a brand new AMAK special episode many many weeks in the making! We are taking a dive into the massive, 20 year long discography of SM's in-house songwriter of so many timeless hits, the one and only, KENZIE! Learn all about her start at SM with a 'golden opportunity' from Lee Soo Man, her early years as a solo composer, and her more recent continuation of SM's legacy. Then, get some recommendations for other great Kenzie songs you might not have heard. And finally, a girl group that you know by another name these days in the random game!
Supplemental Texts!!
THE SPREADSHEET - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19jT2XUZMKhJBKwt-WK_W0gIjAQCzJI_1RDJcYQOZ0iA/edit?usp=sharing
Every Kenzie Song YouTube Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P4wDh0pitWyVqMnX5W2ao06
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Ep. 161: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio)
It's time once again to avoid the deep feels and overwhelm of the current wave of summer comebacks with a trip back in time! So pull up your YouTube and let's check out MBC's Hit Song Stage compilation for the 2nd half of 2011! This ep is packed with more fun fashion from the past, bangers we could never forget, ballads we've never heard, and even a debut stage from an ult. Then, an instant classic Kpop song for the ages in the random game! Everyone stay cool while we wait for the HOTTEST summer ever!! ;)
THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/sgF4IGKM3Hc
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Ep. 161: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only)
It's time once again to avoid the deep feels and overwhelm of the current wave of summer comebacks with a trip back in time! So pull up your YouTube and let's check out MBC's Hit Song Stage compilation for the 2nd half of 2011! This ep is packed with more fun fashion from the past, bangers we could never forget, ballads we've never heard, and even a debut stage from an ult. Then, an instant classic Kpop song for the ages in the random game! Everyone stay cool while we wait for the HOTTEST summer ever!! ;)
THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/sgF4IGKM3Hc
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Ep. 160: The Kpop Gods Smile Upon Us
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Ep 159: Hot Hot Kpop Summers
Happy Summer everyone! Today we are exploring samplings of songs from the last 6 summers of Kpop! We're looking out for patterns and uniqueness in sounds and lewks and there's so much iconic Kpop to talk about! We'll not only get into our all time favorite Kpop summer (it was 2016) and what we have to look forward to and wishes for Summer 2021! Go join our discord and share your favorite Kpop summer memories in the episode discussion channel!
Youtube Playlist of all songs listed! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P60r5Fq4MlwAWb1F9irKtIG
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Ep. 158: Taemin; Our Only ACE
It's finally time for our most requested episode ever!! A deep dive into the solo career of SHINee's maknae, and SuperM's sunbae, LEE TAEMIN!!! We're introducing you all to a guy that is the pivotal piece of our Kpop origin story and what he means to us and your faves. Hear clips of his whole solo discography from 2014 until today, Korean and Japanese releases! Plus, extra B-side recommendations from the catalog, and a special viewing of "Move"! Serve well Our Baby Cheese! We will miss you and can't wait to see you for SHINee Day in 2023!! xoxo
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Ep 157: Misheard Lyrics
Today's ep is a silly one, as we're trying to make sense of the ways our brains try to make sense of lyrics in a language we don't speak (or in some cases, embarrassingly do). We're going over some of our own misheard Kpop lyrics with submissions from listeners like you thrown in! Then, help us manifest good news for the random game group, and hear all about the girl group that has recently stolen our hearts.
See you this summer at KPSN Podcast Fest! Get your tickets now: tinyurl.com/kpsnfun21
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Ep. 156: Crush'n It with 2 Noonas & A Dancer (Jane Kim, Lizz Adams, Chuck Maa)
We've got THREE guests today y'all! You've already met two of them before, but this time Jane Kim, Lizz Adams and Chuck Maa are here as "2 Noonas And A Dancer"! A Kpop reaction YouTube channel you better be subscribed to! We dig into why they started their channel, a few lessons learned along the way, and more importantly, which groups they now stan because of videos they've watched. Then, a true group favorite in the random game that gets everyone swooning.
Subscribe to 2 Noonas And A Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/c/2NoonasAndADancer
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Ep. 155: Kpop Meets Tradition
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Ep 154: Kpop Parlor Games - Title Thesaurus
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Ep. 153: Holiday Battle
It's song battle time again! We teamed up with our Patreon Seasoned Fan listeners to rank 10 different Kpop songs all titled Holiday! Find out what they have in common, and what makes each special as we rank them from 10 to 1. Which Holiday song was your favorite?
Join our Patreon to participate in the next song battle! patreon.com/amakpoppod
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Ep. 152: Kpop Remade
Inspired by last week's random game, we're taking a look at 10 different modern Kpop songs that are actually remakes of popular Korean songs from the past! Some of them are literally exactly the same, some take great creative liberties, and some are just straight up better or worse that the original. Which ones do you like best? Then, a boy group in the random game who sings in Spanish(!!).
youtube playlist of videos watched for this ep: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P7lrIsvBZAThIPIduPQ0UgF
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Ep. 151: WHM - Rollin with Brave Girls + Test Your GG Knowledge
Happy Women's History Month! We are celebrating today by exploring the underdog story that is the Brave Girls and their sudden burst of popularity! Take a little "snorkel" through their history and discography and exactly why they're so hot right now! Then, get out a pen and paper because Shannon wrote a pretty challenging little quiz all about Kpop ladies throughout history! How did you do? And finally, a very short lived early girl group in the random game! Girl power!
As promised, here's the video that made Rollin a thing again, turn on captions for the full effect! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfHWIqJkEf4
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Ep 150: The Formula of f(x)
It's time for another AMAK deep dive into a girl group that is dear to our hearts, the amazing ladies of f(x)!! Learn all about SHINee's little sister group and their excellent futuristic looks and sound, sharp choreography, and the extreme lack of promotion they received for their timeless bops. We truly love f(x) and thank them for their invaluable contributions to Kpop and we will remember and celebrate them forever!!!
TW: Discussions of suicide starting at 1:26:26
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Ep. 149: The History of KCON
It's almost time for KCONTACT3! And this year there's some verrryyy special guests for the countdown. wink wink wink nudge nudge :D
So we're using this great honor as an excuse to study the history of the world's favorite Kpop convention!
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Ep. 148: The Year in Kpop - 2001 (Pt.1)
It's March again somehow and the Kpop is being messy, so let's get back in our Kpop time machine and learn all about the Kpop music that came out 20 years ago! Just like last time, we've got comebacks from artist we've met, debuts of artists you definitely know now, disbandments, tragedy, gravity defying haircuts, scarring music videos, JYP slander... all the things you want! Hey, Come On!
Here's the playlist to follow and watch along! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P7f0BYXZ0Vhw4a10LgD7C1n
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Ep. 147: SHINee Don't Call Me Comeback Special with our friend Genna!
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Ep. 146: A Shawol's Guide To SHINee Vol. 2 (Revised Edition)
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Ep. 145: SHINee B-Side Mood Challenge
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Ep. 144: (English Ver.)
Let's return to our educational roots and learn about the origins of the English language in Kpop! Start with the history of English versions, moving into the current climate that is frankly exploding. Plus some big picture questions about the role of English music and "western validation" in Kpop fandoms. Then, an old school challenge in the random game!
(Apologies if this episode is too quiet!! We've had a catastrophic mic failure and I hope to fix before next week so sorry we love youuu!)
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Ep. 143: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Full Audio)
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Ep. 143: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Commentary Only)
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Ep. 142: 3rd Anniversary Celebration
It's AMAK's 3rd birthday already!! And our lovely discord mod Slowpoke Megan organized an actual fan project for listeners to send us love today!! *1000 sob emojis* We hope you like the sounds of boxes and envelopes opening cause we have a lot of that in this one! You can also watch the first 30 minutes of the present opening on our YouTube to see the glory of these gifts. Thank you to everyone who sent in something and the people who didn't say anything but listen every week anyway! You're the best! And we hope you really like us still because this week's random game music video is HORRIFYING. So there's loud screaming. But not the fun kind.
We love you all! Cheers to many more years learning about kpop together!!
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Ep. 141: Best of 2020 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu
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Ep. 140: Best of 2020 - AMAK Awards
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Ep. 139: Best of 2020 - B-sides
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Ep. 138: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q4
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Ep. 137: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q3
Welcome back to a terrible mistake we will never make again. This was dumb. We're going back to bed now.
Even though this ep is low on clips we at least spent hours on a playlist if you wanna follow along - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P5D4T7Sr7WowlzvosmdkyA1
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Ep. 136: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q2
Oh man y'all, what have we gotten ourselves into? There was too much Kpop this year... we're giggly messes in this one. The Kpop...it just, broke our brains. Here's a list of what came out between April and June.
...Also a really great early GG in the random game that makes us angry at SM for ruining a good time like always!!
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Ep. 135: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q1
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Ep. 134: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Dream Cast
AMAK Book Club 'Shine' edition comes to an end today in a grand Hollywood spectacular! We are joined by Kpop journos Alexis Hodoyán and Natalie Morin to get out our Shine feelings one last time and make a couple of rewrite suggestions. Then it's time to pull up a power point presentation (follow along here: https://bit.ly/33ftNME ) of the headshots for all of the listener submitted candidates for casting. We took this exercise extremely seriously which is obvious because we did amazing. Netflix, Jessica, please hire all of us.
Thank you again to everyone who participated in our first podcast book club! We had so much fun and look forward to the next one!
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Ep. 133: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Kernels of Truth & Mad Libs
Welcome to the 3rd installment of Shine bookclub! And it's the ep you've been waiting for, where we try to get to the bottom of what is based in truth in this darn book! And we were joined by delightful Jessie from Certified Noonas to talk all about it! Hear all the theories we've collected about who Jason and other characters are based on, and the truth contained in Rachel's struggles as a trainee. Then it's time for some fun as we take a clunky paragraph or two from Shine and punch it up with random words!
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Bonus: October Comebacks Pt. 2!
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Ep. 131: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Misogyny in Kpop
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Ep. 130: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- tldr; Recap & That's Not How Kpop Works
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Ep. 129: October Comebacks 2020
Hi Friends!! Sorry for being absent last week, but we're back and ready to try and make sense of all the comeback glory of this month! We've got new friends, old faves, cute hair colors and gorgeous tan chests!! What has been your fave so far, and what are you looking forward to next?
Get ready for Shine bookclub starting next week! Read the whole thing before next week! You can do it! :D
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Ep. 128: Kpop Parlor Games - Guess That Song
Who doesn't love a game of name that tune? Apparently our brains don't today! Listen along as we pull up some youtube guessing games and flow between impressive knowledge, near misses, and some of the most embarrassing brain farts we've ever had on air. Stick around to have your ears truly *b l e s s e d* by the random game group!
Videos watched in this ep:
Can You Guess 50 Kpop Songs In 10 Minutes - https://youtu.be/0E_Cv5Cim_w
Guess Kpop Song By English Phrase - https://youtu.be/MI9cbFNM_yM
Guess Kpop Song By Iconic Line - https://youtu.be/fvnpgxgVMuk
Find all of our socials and other handy links here: linktr.ee/AMAKpop
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Ep. 127: Brown Eyed Girls Everlasting
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Ep. 126 - AMAK Reacts: Listener Picks
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Ep. 125: #supportgirlgroups2020
It's that time of year again! Welcome to the 3rd annual Support Girl Groups spectacular! Because girl groups need support!! First up, a few updates from some of last year's more interesting entrances. Then we dive into every girl group we could find who has debuted since September 2019. We've got 27 girl groups of all sizes (and age ranges!) to discover today. Who has the star power to carry on to 2021 and beyond?
Episode mv playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P4YzLtYdRS2N655UZjx5Cva
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Ep. 124: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio)
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Ep. 124: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only)
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Ep. 123: Beloved BoA - Part 2: Baby No MoA
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Ep. 122: Beloved BoA - Part 1: Baby BoA
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Ep. 121: Runaway Battle
It's time once again for a famed song title battle, but this time, the listeners are in on the action. Find out how we, along with our seasoned-fan tier patrons, ranked 10 different songs titled "Runaway". We've got rap music, cheesy commercial songs, and fairy tale imagery to sort through, and the competition was fierce. Listen in to find out how we decided who came out on top. Thanks to all of our patrons who participated!!
**Apologies for sound issues during the random game! We are figuring out our new life of recording with no studio so we're learning. Thanks as always for being the best listeners <3
join in on the next song battle and get bonus content at patreon.com/amakpoppod
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Ep. 120: Fantasy Girl Group with Yusong Liu
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Ep. 119: Kpop Parlor Games - Guess That MV
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Ep. 118: Idol Chatter LIVE at #KPSNPODCASTFEST
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Ep. 117: Hot To Trot
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Ep. 116: Cultural Appropriation
Today we are tackling the often avoided topic of cultural appropriation in Kpop. Learn what it is, and how it manifests in Kpop and other pop culture. We have a discussion about hair and why it's never 'just hair. Plus, who makes these decisions and what can be done to keep them from happening, and more on how to navigate the very fine line between appropriation and appreciation. Finally, the newest mv ever in the random game, and... a body hair mystery??
**apologies for sound issues, we are figuring out home recording and appreciate your love and patience!
Join us at the #KPSNpodcastfest on July 18th!
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Ep. 115: Listener Mailbag - Kpop & BLM
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Ep. 114: Our Faves Are Problematic
Welcome to the first episode in an unfortunate series about all the ways idols let us down with problematic words and behaviors. Today we will be focusing on specific incidents of anti-blackness that have occurred in Kpop over the past few years. We're talking about everything from colorism in groups, to using slurs and the horrible implications of blackface. We must do more to protect Black fans and listen to their hurts, and we have to do more to encourage our idols to be better. Or else it's time to pack it up. And wouldn't we all rather just see change?
If you have thoughts about this episode, or anything surrounding Kpop and Black Lives Matter, please email or call. We want to hear from you.
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Mini - Just Wanted To Check In...
Hi Dearies! We've missed you! Sorry we've been gone, but we've been out protesting. But not to worry, we got home microphones and the show will go on! Tune in for this lil check in and we will be back next week with a new ep! Send us your thoughts on the intersection of Black Lives Matter and Kpop and how you've been doing these days. We want to hear from you! +1 81A-MAK-POP5 for voicemails
Take care of yourselves!!
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Ep. 113: Korean For Kpop Fans (Again!)
We're back in the teaching game with another episode chock full of tips for learning Korean! First, updates on the resources Shannon talked about in the first episode (ep. 24). Then, we answer some questions from listeners who are learning, and go over some common phrases you might hear in your fave Kpop songs! Happy studying! 할 수 있다!
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Ep. 112: Kpop Parlor Games - Utter Kpop Nonsense
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Ep. 111: The Reign of Rain - Part 2: It's Still Raining
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Ep. 110: The Reign of Rain - Part 1: When It Rains It Pours
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Ep. 109: SHINee Showdown
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Ep. 108: Idol Siblings
We're back! First we're catching up on current life including forced dance party playlists, and using idols to scold you into chores. Then we're running down a list of idols and their siblings that are also famous. And a bunch of them are twins! Mostly we're just comparing people's faces so get your google image search ready. Then the random game stays listening as always.
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Ep. 107: Hyuna is Red, Hyuna is Everything
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Ep. 106 - Catch Up From Quarantine
The world feels upside down, so come try and ground yourselves with us. We didn't plan anything for this episode, but we wanted to do at least one thing that was normal. Hear about our new discord server, and how we're handling things. Some voicemails, recs about the things we actually are watching, and many reminders to take care of yourself! We love you all very very much!!
Join our discord! discord.gg/xSTkWxQ
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Ep. 105: The Year in Kpop - 2000 (Pt.2)
It's time for the stunning conclusion of our first year deep dive into Kpop in 2000! We've still got some big comebacks and a scandal or two to cover but all the songs are starting to sound the same and our brains are melting. Help us solve our many "what song does this sound like?" mysteries and make sure to check out our youtube playlist for this series. You really need to see most of this for yourself. What year in Kpop should we cover next?
Join our new discord server! discord.gg/xSTkWxQ
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Ep. 104: The Year In Kpop - 2000 (Pt. 1)
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Ep. 103: Battle of Tonight
It's time once again for a heated song battle! Today's title: TONIGHT. And you better believe there's some drama in this one. Will our friendship survive a ranking betrayal? Tune in to find out! Plus: the random game makes us feel like we've teleported to another dimension...
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Ep. 102: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback (Full Audio)
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Ep. 102: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback (Commentary Only)
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Ep. 101: Infinite Possibilites
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Ep. 100: A Look Baek...
(Baek 백 means 100 in Korean, can't resist a pun) Welcome to our 100th episode celebration! We had set out to come up with 100 things we've learned, and instead found the most important lessons are all that you, our listeners have shown us. Tune in for voicemails and emails from listeners and a whole lot of feelings and a few tears. But don't worry, we've still got a fun random game and some screaming about boys to do. Thank you all for listening to these last 100 episodes. It's truly our honor to be part of this journey with you. <3
Check out choicemusicla.com for all your Kpop shopping needs! And tell them Ask Me About Kpop sent you!
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Ep. 99: We've Got 99 Problems and Kpop Is All Of Them
Oh my god there's only one episode left until 100!! So obviously for this one we're phoning it in a little and just ranting and talking over each other about recent news as we do sometimes. This time: daddy Jongbae, a #wheresYanan update (yelling), anticipation for AMAK bookclub, new boy groups as water metaphors, yeehaw NCT and so much more. Then we fudge the random game just a little bit cause we deserve it dammit. See y'all at 100!
Check out our new Spotify channel for playlists from eps: AMAKpop
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Ep. 98: SuperM in LA with our friend Kara!
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Ep. 97: Kpop Parlor Games - Quiz Me
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Ep. 96: Seventeen in LA
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Ep. 95: Producing A Scandal
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Ep. 94: Welcome to 2020
We made it to another year y'all! Welcome to 2020! Today we're catching up on some of our favorite performances from the end of the year. Then we're running down a list of rumored upcoming projects. Followed by the first very handsome random group of the year!
Leave us a voicemail! Call our new voicemail box at 1 81AMAKPOP5 and leave us your questions, comments and feels!!
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Ep. 93: Best of 2019 - Listener Memories
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Ep. 92: Best of 2019 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu
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Ep.91: Best of 2019 - AMAK Awards
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Ep. 90: Best of 2019 - B-sides
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Ep.89: Whoz That EXID
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Ep. 88: Let's Duet
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Ep. 87: Roses & Thorns; October 2019
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Ep. 86: Hello Battle
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Ep. 85: Kpop Personnel
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Ep. 84: This Is Super Junior
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Bonus: Field Trip to the SuperM Pop-Up
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Ep. 83: AMAK LIVE!
LIVE from the Amino App, it's Ask Me About Kpop! Today's episode is a recording of the live stream that we did on the Kpop Amino community on 9/29/19. First we introduce ourselves to all the new friends in the chat room, then we play a little Kpop parlor game where the winner in the chat room gets to pick any video for all of us to watch. Then, of course we end with a random game and someone joins the chat just in time to hear us yell, "nipples!".
Download the Amino App to join the Ask Me About Kpop community and chat with other listeners about kpop!
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Ep. 82: Who is SuperM?
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Ep. 81: K-pop Parlor Games- Shuffle R&D
This week we're feeling stuck in the floating void between comebacks and lamenting how the news is always right on our tails. Then, we're testing out new Kpop parlor games based on our Kpop playlists and the good ol shuffle button. Some work better than others, but we definitely have a lot of fun. Which game did you like best? Then, it's a very colorful random game.
Download the Amino App now and join our first LIVE episode of AMAK 9/29/19 right on Amino!!
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Ep. 80: Friends Forever
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Ep. 79: #supportgirlgroups2019
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Ep. 78: Kpop Inked
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Ep. 77: KCON LA 2019 with Jordan Duffy
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Ep. 76: Idols In Love II: Tears of Blood
It's time to revisit y'alls favorite topic... dating scandals! We'll start with some very recent news, and demand a public apology from a certain big mouth idol. Then, dip back into the past for a variety of stories we didn't get to last time. Finishing out with a very juicy cheating scandal that includes some pretty salty instagram essays. Finally, it's time for one of those sad random games where the group is good but aren't around anymore :(
#letidolsbang
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Ep. 75: Monsta X Was Here
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Ep. 74: Always Apink
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Ep. 73: Battle of the Butterfly
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Ep. 72: (Vampire Ver.) with Yusong Liu
Our new friend Yusong Liu (Doughboys, Maybe Don't) was bursting with excitement to talk to us about Kpop. We get to know each other's Kpop likes and watch videos of each other dancing (with much protest) and laugh a whole lot. Then, there's only one thing to describe the discussion around the random game group: peach emoji.
Follow Yusong! Twitter: @YusongL Instagram: @yusong_liu
Listen to Yusong's new podcast 'Maybe Don't' wherever you get podcasts!
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Ep. 71: Before We Had Kpop...
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Ep. 70: Kpop News and Where To Find It
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Ep. 69: AMAK Movie Club: The Wonder Girls (2012)
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Ep. 68: It's 2PM somewhere
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Ep. 67: K-Pop Parlor Games - Twenty Questions
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Ep. 66: Kpop in the U.S.A.
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Ep. 65: 2009 Hit Stage Flashback (Full Audio)
It's time to take a little trip back into the past and watch MBC's 2009 Hit Stage Compilation! Hear some of the biggest songs from a decade as we critique outfits and hair styling choices and squeal over how smol some of our faves used to be. Plus, the most intriguing random game group yet!
This episode is the FULL AUDIO version - if you want to watch along without the backing track, please listen to the other version also available in the feed!
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Ep. 65: 2009 Hit Stage Flashback (Commentary Only)
It's time to take a little trip back into the past and watch MBC's 2009 Hit Stage Compilation! Hear some of the biggest songs from a decade as we critique outfits and hair styling choices and squeal over how smol some of our faves used to be. Plus, the most intriguing random game group yet!
This episode is COMMENTARY ONLY - if you cannot watch along, please listen to the other version also available in the feed!
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Ep. 64: Plastic Surgery
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Ep. 63: 2NE1 4 Evry1
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Ep. 62: The Ministry of KPop
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Ep. 61: #BestiesTakeKorea2019
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Ep. 60: Picking Favorites - Listener Edition
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Ep. 59: Picking Favorites REDUX
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Ep. 58: Astro in LA
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Ep. 57: Battle of the Beautiful
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Ep. 56: Baby Steps with Jordan Duffy
Shannon's co-worker Jordan Duffy is a burgeoning Kpop fan who has never ever spoken about her Kpop love aloud. And oh boy did she speak today. Listen as Jordan introduces us to a bunch of young groups we know nothing about...oops. Then of course we force some of our faves on her. And finally, a spooky vampire random game!
Follow Jordan on instagram! @jordankduffy
Listen to her music! http://www.jordanduffymusic.com/
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Ep. 55: Boys & Girls
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Ep. 54: The Nation's Girl Group: SNSD
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Ep. 53: K-Pop Parlor Games - Name 5
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Ep. 52: Idols As Advertisers
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Ep. 51: K-Drama OSTs
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Ep. 50: K-Drama with Noona Ya Business
K-drama is an integral part of the Hallyu wave around the world. And since we barely watch dramas, we called in some experts. Please welcome from the Noona Ya Business podcast, Becca & Megan! We chat about how they got into the Kdrama life, the history of Korean tv around the world, our favorite idol actors, and Kdrama tropes we love to hate. Make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube channel for exclusive bonus video content from this ep!
Follow Noona Ya Business on Twitter @noonayabusiness
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Ep. 49: AMAK Movie Club: Make Your Move (2014)
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Ep. 48: The Ballad of T-ara
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Ep. 47: One Year Anniversary Special
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Ep. 46: EOY Shows
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Ep. 45: Our 2018 Favorites
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Ep. 44: Kim Jonghyun
Today we are remembering our dear Kim Jonghyun and all the contributions he made to Kpop as a songwriter and solo artist. Listen to some songs he wrote for other artists, and sample his solo discography. Then we discuss his stint on Blue Night Radio and the inspiration he found from his listeners. There will be tears, but plenty of smiles too. Remember that it's always okay to feel your feelings. We love you all.
Jonghyun, you are our inspiration.
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Ep. 43: Awards Season
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Ep. 42: Fantasy Boy Draft
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Ep. 41: We Got Married + Khuntoria Special
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Ep. 40: Idol Reality
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Ep. 39: Catching Up + Underrated Groups
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Ep. 38 - The EXOtravaganza
We're back! And in honor of EXO's latest comeback, we're here with an EXOciting look at their EXOrdinary career so far! Learn about the past and present members of EXO and join us as we EXOplore their EXOrbitant discography, including their November 2018 album, "Don't Mess Up My Tempo." We'll recommend some EXOllent B-side tracks, and finish up with a definitely-not-random viewing of the "Monster" mv.
Please note: We will not be going into EXOcessive detail about EXO's concept, contract disputes, or dating scandals, as those topics have been EXOhaustively EXOmined in previous episodes.
Welcome back EXO! We missed you!!!
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Ask Me About Kpop - The Trailer
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Ep. 37: (Featuring...)
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Ep. 36: Scary Fans
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Ep. 35: #supportgirlgroups2018
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Bonus: We Need To Talk About Cube
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Ep. 34: K-Variety with Chuck Maa
In what will probably be the first of many, we're doing an episode on Korean Variety shows! We're joined by actor, writer and dancer Chuck Maa! We learn a little about Chuck and hear about his experience on America's Best Dance Crew. Then we talk a little about K-Variety's role in an idol's career, and discuss just a few of Chuck's favorite shows to watch. Then, a itty bitty baby boy group in the random game!
Follow Chuck on instagram! @chuckmaa
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Ep. 33: In The Army Now
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Ep. 32: Summah Jamz
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Ep. 31: Contract Disputes
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Ep. 30: Foreign Idols
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Ep. 29: KCON LA 2018
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Ep. 28: Korean Punk with Peter Stoia
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Bonus: Hyuna Loves E'Dawn - A Breaking News Special
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Ep. 27: Coworkers React
Shannon is joined by some of her lovely coworkers to watch some recent Kpop videos and see what they think! Spoiler alert: They loved it.
Follow all my pals!
@radioTFB | @mattapodaca | @yayforzig | @danawickens
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Ep. 26: Talkin' K-Pop with Jane Kim
This week Shannon is joined by actor, improviser, writer and long time K-pop lover, Jane Kim! Hear about Jane's roots in K-pop and her college thesis on it's impact on the world. Shannon learns more about 'girl crush' concepts and all the merits of an elimination reality show. Stay tuned for a very 'winning' group in the random game, and the most unique recommendation so far!
Follow Jane on instagram! @jane1kim
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Ep. 25: Band Together
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Ep. 24: Korean For Kpop Fans
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Ep. 23: Breakin' Out
This week we are continuing our discussion of Kpop solos with breakout artists! Hear about 10 solo artists that took a quick break from their groups to do albums of their own! Who had a 'syndrome' named after them? And whose concert was investigated for obscenity? Find out all this and much more!
**YES we understand that omissions were made! We will find a way to talk about everyone eventually WE SWEAR**
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Ep. 22: Flying Solo
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Ep. 21: A Shawol's Guide to SHINee
Well, it was probably inevitable that this happened. So strap in for 162 minutes of nothing but SHINee content. We've got 10 years of history and infinite fangirl feelings to get through. Learn about each member of SHINee, and their impressive discography. We share some of our favorite SHINee deep cuts that we think you should listen to. Then it's time to address the tragedy we suffered in 2017, and how SHINee and Shawols are coping and looking forward to the future. Finally we will wrap things up with a not-so-random viewing of 'Ring Ding Dong'. Happy 10th anniversary SHINee!! We love all 5 of you so very much! "Always be with you"
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Ep. 20: The Next Gen + Listener Q&A
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Ep. 19: Second Generation; The Golden Age
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Ep. 18: First Generation; The Beginning
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Ep. 17: Hodge Podge Squads
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Ep. 16: Live In Concert
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Ep. 15: Submerged in Sub-units
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Ep. 14: Picking Favorites
It's finally time for our long awaited 'biases' episode! Tune in for some vocabulary words and a short Korean lesson right up top. Then we read out some emails from our lovely listeners about the idols they hold dear. After that, we're not sure what happened? But listen to your dear hosts have an absolute meltdown and fully black out while trying to explain their feelings. Later, we compose ourselves to watch a hip hop boy group during the random game.
It's almost KTMF18 time! Get in your fan project donations while there's still time.
And send us pics of your bias(es)!
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Ep. 13: I Want My MVs
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Ep. 12: Just Dance
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Ep. 11: All About Albums
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Ep. 10: Ten For Ten
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Ep. 9: Fandom 102 Pt. 2
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Ep. 8: Fandom 101 - Pt. 1
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Ep. 7: Show Me The Music
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Bonus: Olympic Closing Ceremony Special
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Ep. 6: K-pop Inc.
So, who is responsible for all this Kpop anyway? Fans hate them, but they are the ones behind it all. Tune in for a crash course on some of the most prevalent Korean entertainment companies and their role in the world of Kpop. Learn all about "The Big 3" and where we think they would sit in the hypothetical Kpop high school cafeteria. Plus stick around for some classic OG Kpop in our random game!
NOTE: All company net worths mentioned are in KRW
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Ep. 5: Idols In Love - A Valentine's Day Special
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Ep. 4: The Concept of a Concept
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Ep. 3: Anatomy Of A Group
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Ep. 2: So You Wanna Be An Idol
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Ep. 1: What IS Kpop?
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