K-Pop Chartbreakers: BLACKPINK, Girls’ Generation, NewJeans, IVE

08/23/22 • 34 min

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A lot has happened in the world of Kpop this summer, from Girls’ Generation sugar coated banger “Forever 1” marking a triumphant return from a five year hiatus, to the ascendance of newcomers NewJeans, whose R&B infused sounds have quickly taken over the charts. But it's the return of BLACKPINK that has lit up the world literally in pink. Get a full deep dive on the songs at the top of the Kpop charts on the latest episode of Switched On Pop, where hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan speak with journalist Kristine Kwak.

Songs Discussed

Psy, SUGA - That That
J-hope - MORE
BLACKPINK - Pink Venom
Girls’ Generation
IVE - LOVE DIVE
NewJeans - Attention
SWV - I’m So Into You
Rihanna - Pon De Replay
Missy Elliot - Work It
50 Cent - Just A Lil Bit
Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do”
Panjabi MC, JAY-Z - Mundian to Bach Ke
Britney Spears, Madonna - Me Against the Music
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around
Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It’s Hot
Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock
The Notorious B.I.G. - Kick in the Door

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Songs Discussed

Psy, SUGA - That That
J-hope - MORE
BLACKPINK - Pink Venom
Girls’ Generation
IVE - LOVE DIVE
NewJeans - Attention
SWV - I’m So Into You
Rihanna - Pon De Replay
Missy Elliot - Work It
50 Cent - Just A Lil Bit
Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do”
Panjabi MC, JAY-Z - Mundian to Bach Ke
Britney Spears, Madonna - Me Against the Music
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around
Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It’s Hot
Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock
The Notorious B.I.G. - Kick in the Door

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Previous Episode

Demi Lovato Searches for "Substance" In Pop-Punk Perfection

Demi Lovato has found herself in many avenues over the past few years – from releasing a tell-all documentary to uncovering extraterrestrials – but 2022 finds them traveling back in time to the sound of the late 90’s and early 2000’s: pop-punk. On this episode of Switched On Pop, we check out her two latest singles, “Skin of My Teeth” and “Substance,” and through focusing on the latter, pull out what, exactly, pop-punk is, and how Demi embodies the genre’s ever-evolving sound in their new track.

Songs Discussed:

Demi Lovato - Substance
Demi Lovato - Skin of My Teeth
Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
Demi Lovato - La La Land
Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
Turnstile - MYSTERY
Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile
Blink-182 - Dysentery Gary
Misfits - Astro Zombies
My Chemical Romance - Astro Zombies
Blink-182 - What’s My Age Again
WILLOW, Travis Barker - t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Machine Gun Kelly - bloody valentine
Citizen - Stain
La Dispute - Such Small Hands
Mom Jeans - Edward 40hands
Rise Against - Savior
NOFX - Whoa on the Whoas
Jarrod Alonge, Sunrise Skater Kids - Pop Punk Pizza Party
Paramore - For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic
Fall Out Boy - Of All The Gin Joints In The World
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
The Police - Message in a Bottle
Modern Baseball - Tears Over Beers
Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
Good Charlotte - The Anthem
The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright

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Next Episode

Learning to love the Killers (maybe)

Are you like Nate? Is there one artist that, every time you hear them, you can't help it—you start to grimace, sweat, seethe. You can't explain it, but there's something about them that you just. can't. stand. For Nate, that band is the Killers. Lots of people love this band, they've been around for almost two decades, they're practically an institution! So why can't he get past his hang up? Charlie and Reanna step in to help break down what it is about the Killers that rankles their normally open-eared colleague so, and then step back to consider what it is that makes us think we hate the bands we do—and whether we can change those opinions.

Songs Discussed

The Killers - Human, All These Things That I've Done, When You Were Young, Mr. Brightside, Deadlines and Commitments, Where the White Boys Dance, boy, Shot at the Night, The Man, Tranquilize

Ariana Grande and Zedd - Break Free

Erasure - A Little Respect

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