EP 51: Toxicity in K-Pop and IU's a Spy...?

05/23/23 • 64 min

A lot has been going down in the K-Pop world, and Bingu & Choom take the chance to play a little catch up on all the events! With Stray Kids' Bang Chan having to make an apology and GOT7 members Mark and BamBam's matching tattoos—the deep dive topic of the day is toxicity in K-Pop. Does fan behavior really reflect on their idols? We also talk about the fliers spreading around Seoul claiming IU is a spy, Netflix's documentary on Sulli releasing soon, Teen Top C.A.P's livestream controversy, and the positive things to celebrate with recent record-breaking achievements of iKON & Fifty Fifty!

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EP 50: April 2023 Review

The fire from last month's comebacks has yet to die down! April in K-Pop kept up the momentum with all the great comebacks. There was quite a bit of trouble narrowing the review list down—but, somehow, the list managed to shrink to six songs, with an array of choices! Tune in for a nice mix of comebacks this month, because we've got pop, hip-hop, soloists, and groups on the list that you won't want to miss.

Segments:
(1:57) - Lee Chaeyeon "Knock"

(6:49) - Heize "BingleBingle"

(20:53) - Kim Wooseok "Dawn"

(29:23) - Penomeco ft. Zico "Rindaman" & "Pew!"

(45:16) - IVE "I Am"

(56:10) - Lee Gikwang "Predator"

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EP 52: Ranking 2nd Gen Comebacks of 2022

The year of 2022 in K-Pop was not only a busy one and great one, but also a year for throwbacks and flashbacks! Many 2nd Generation groups and soloists made their return, and being big fans of the 2nd & 3rd Generation groups, we decided to rank our favorite 2nd Gen comebacks of 2022! If you're fans of KARA, Zico, Highlight, Hyuna, XIA, Brave Girls, PSY, SNSD, Super Junior, BoA, Brave Girls, or EXID—tune in to find out how we ranked last year's comebacks and to find out our thoughts on their songs!