Ask Me About Kpop

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-vSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1o3vEI6rkNzvu1wHMBEIG6?si=f9e6ac7fb8694190More AMAK: linktr.ee/amakpop See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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-8Wdlv0O5P5UkkfisaBy46KssgsvCFCBSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CyOVVvQPFd20plYYADmNM?si=7a23d58d8e734bd4More Ask Me About Kpop - linktr.ee/amakpop See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's our podcast birthday!! And we had no idea what we'd be doing today when we started recording, but we knew our sweet Megan had organized a fan project :pleading face emoji: So tune in as we check out a special playlist made for us of songs that remind y'all of us (add yours here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5eMPy4fSk4j8DMqnRgcqMU?si=253d48a17b9442e9) and hear some of your truly amazing predictions for the future of the podcast. Thank you to each and every Alike out there from the bottom of our hearts for listening! Cheers to many more years together! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the 3rd time in a row, we’re ending this year in Kpop the only way we know how… with our best boi Yusong Liu! This year's battle for the top 15 songs was intense as ever, but we also agreed more than ever!! Stay tuned for our rankings of the 15 songs (in a bunch of 3 way ties) that we loved the most in 2021, all ending with a super relevant random game. Happy 2022 y’all!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to another edition of the biggest event of the year, the AMAK Achievement in Kpop Awards!! We've got our categories ready, and our answers... sort of locked in? So tune in to hear the results of more painful decisions as we attempt to honor all of our fave Kpop this year. Were our choices predictable? You decide! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tradition continues once again as we start our look back at Kpop in 2021 with the songs you might not have heard if you didn't listen to the whole album. And this year, we're upping the ante and we've each picked 15 b-sides we loved to share with you!! Stay tuned next week for even more fun 2021 best-ofs!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's our first actual in-theatre movie club movie!! We schlepped up to Universal CityWalk to see Monsta X: The Dreaming in theatres and now we're gonna tell you about it! Stay tuned for a full recap of the movie if you didn't catch it yourself. After, we get out all of our questions and complaints about why this didn't quite feel like a movie? Plus, tons of thoughts and feelings from listeners who also went to the movie, and Shannon's story of visiting the LA pop up shop. Then, the random game brings us our first deep dive idea for 2022?!? And spoiler alert, even MORE talk about The Dreaming: The Album for recommendation time! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IT'S OUR BEST BOY'S BIRTHDAY!!! So we're being the change we want to see in the world and making more Choi Minho content for you. So listen to us gush about Minho as an actor, a variety king, a perfect stand in dad, an athlete, a friend and so so much more. Then, a list of 30 random reasons we love him for his 30th bday. WE LOVE YOU MINHO!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's already December!!!! So let's clean out our voicemail box and hear from listeners at all different points of 2021! We've got predictions, squeals and complaints about comebacks, stories of friends getting into Kpop and much more! Want to send us a voicemail of your own? Call us anytime! 1-81-AMAKPOP-5 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You've had 2 months to read and now it's time to watch the movie (in our minds). That's right it's finally time for Idol Gossip book club! Head over to Patreon for the full spoiler-y discussion, but here on the free feed we're once again putting on our casting director hats. But first, the results of our head to head battles! Then it's time to pull out the headshot presentation of your submissions (follow along here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1McXZz8xeaYKYfvZdZHvm2OBqG2xbL8M5Li6vW5ZLOFE/edit?usp=sharing) to decide who will star in Idol Gossip! Do you like our casting? Who would you choose? Post your dream cast and any other Idol Gossip thoughts in the book club channel on Discord! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're Never Ever going to forget the first 7 years of GOT7, so we're celebrating them today with a deep dive!! Meet the seven members of GOT7 and learn about their varied backgrounds before idol life. Then we run through the timeline of GOT7's extensive discography including their legendary dance practices, their dozens of reality shows, and near constant tours around the world. We finish up with a very hype viewing of their 2nd most watched mv and tons of recommendations for hilarious content and great songs. We will be waiting for you GOT7!! Enjoy your solo time! <3 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're trying out a new type of song battle this week, 5 rounds of head-to-head contrasting title competition (that we refuse to choose a winner in). That's right YOU, the listener, must choose the winner of each of these opposite title match ups. You can vote here: https://forms.gle/wLAZfZ51ku78uiGY8 and we will reveal the winners in an upcoming episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's episode starts out with a surprise love bomb from the listeners and Shannon crying. (thank you for the love you sneakies) Then we get into a rundown of groups and solo artists that were the very first to debut at their companies. What kind of impact did these folks make on the scene at large? Who stuck around and who was quietly disappeared? It's a return to Kpop college with a bunch of history and stages you have to see! Then, a super fun 2nd gen group in the random game! A million more thank yous for your support. Y'all are the greatest listeners on earth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's game day again! With the help of our Patreon patrons, we're trying to get each other to guess random English rap lines. With dramatic readings, performances and clips from the song, will we be able to guess? It's one of those episodes where we can't guess something you think is obvious for a super long time and y'all yell at your phones and get super frustrated at us. So I hope that's fun!! Thanks to all our Seasoned Fan Patreon patrons for helping us with this episode!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our brains are melted by life and the fact that it's already October. So this week we didn't do any research about anything at all and we're just gonna talk about some new Kpop stuff okay? So tune in for thoughts on Woodz, Aespa, assorted Monsta X questions, Hyuna's haircut, the probable end of KNK, Seventeen teasers and some more random stuff! Thanks for listening, we're gonna go have a nap. bye! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tell me tell me t-t-t-t-tell me everything there is to know about Wonder Girls on today's deep dive episode! Learn all about the Wonder Girls (and JYP) and their ten years as a group (and JYP is here too). Meet the 7 members and try to keep track of the 4 different combinations they will appear in throughout their career (oh look JYP is back there!). Then we jump into the timeline which includes super baby rookies, a lot of time spent in America, members leaving and returning, viral choreo, songs and tours that all start with "JYP and The Wonder Girls", an appearance by Nick Cannon, a TON of amazing timeless perfect bops, oh and did we tell you that JYP is always there too? Enjoy this almost 2 hours with the wonderful Wonder Girls!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's one of those weeks where we needed to chase down a curiosity, and ended up with an extremely relevant episode! This week we're taking a look at the first season of Kpop Star which aired on SBS 10 years ago this December. Learn all about how this reality competition show worked, and then meet the Top 10 contestants from Season 1. How did they do on their season Kpop Star and how are they doing these days? Let's find out!!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yep. We're doing this one again. Y'all sent us a ton more misheard lyrics after the first episode so let's check these new submissions out together. Do you hear the same things as the other listeners? Warning: this episode is VERY silly and we get kinda nutty and loud at the end pls don't be mad at us we're all just trying to get through our wretched existence with laughs and wishes for songs that are longer than 2 minutes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's already that time of year again! Time to meet all of the girl groups that have debuted since last September! What make this group of gals special? Well, a lot of things but they also all debuted to empty auditoriums as our first only-pandemic-times girl group class. But a lack of live audience has not stopped these girl groups from creating some truly excellent Kpop! So fire up the youtube and get your follow button finger ready cause we have 33 new groups in need of your support! #supportgirlgroups See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.