Ask Me About Kpop

Oh goody it's time for another 20 year flashback episode! This time it's 2003, and from our perspective Kpop is in a weird transitional moment before the 2nd gen really and truly kicks off, but the good news is, everyone is MUCH better at singing than they have been previously. Tune in 6ish months from now to hear about the rest of 2003! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for MARCH MADNESS!!!! And since we've exhausted every possible option for SHINee tournaments, we're turning to the group that causes the most madness in us... EXO of course. Angelica carefully ranked and seeded 16 top EXO title tracks and we're gonna battle them against each other to find the 'ultimate' EXO song. Some of these matchups were SO PAINFUL. So EXO should reward our effort with a comeback. Like yesterday. Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special bonus episode of the show, we're introducing you to LAist's podcast 'California Love: Kpop Dreaming' available now wherever you get podcasts. Kpop Dreaming tells the story of Kpop as woven through the childhood memories of an LA native Korean diaspora, and we think you will really like it. Tune into this bonus episode where we took a field trip to Choice Music to speak with the producers of Kpop dreaming and watch someone win a very special shopping spree. Listen to Kpop Dreaming and let us know what you think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is brought to us by a lovely listener! They sent in an emoji puzzle guessing game and we played it! And then when we finished their slides, we tried to make some more up on the spot! It was really hard and really fun! Thanks so much Jules! If anyone else ever wants to send us a game to play, please do!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another spotlight onto a producer who has made oh so many Kpop songs we love, BUMZU! Meet the man behind basically every Seventeen and NU'EST bop, starting with his time as a reality show competitor and solo artist. Followed by his very prolific tenure as a Pledis vocal trainer and songwriter. He's done so much and he's just getting started!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still floating on clouds from our incredibly fun birthday party, so we just wanna play games today!! But first, a couple of very exciting announcements that were made during the live show that we needed everyone to be in the know about. Then, we're playing a super classic game, Password!! And we're pretty good at it!! If you have games to submit to the pod, send em in anytime!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've probably mentioned and discussed this show in more than 20 episodes at this point, but it still needs one of it's own!! So tune in for a rundown of all things MBC's Weekly Idol, a weekly idol variety show that is legendary for laughs in Kpop. Learn all about the show format, the many hosts over the years, the idols who have guested the most, and some of the most viewed segments of all time. What's your favorite Weekly Idol episode? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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?!?Come to our 5th Birthday Party! moment.co/amakpopANNIVERSARY HOMEWORK5 Song BattleBest SHINEE Title Track Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!!Come to our 5th Birthday Party!! moment.co/amakpop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Come to our live birthday party! moment.co/amakpop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bienvenido al podcast! This week Angélica has a ton to teach us all about the spread of Hallyu and Kpop fandom in Latin America! First we'll start out with a crash course on Korean immigration to Latin America and how it all ties into today's ministry of culture. Then, a timeline of how concerts and Hallyu events grew across the continent, a list of collabs between idols and latin popstars, and a few examples of Kpop songs that use Spanish in their titles or lyrics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.