Asian Pop Nation

Have you ever wanted all of the behind-the-scenes tea from being in a televised documentary about becoming a manga creator or maybe you wanted to relish the past "joyful" memories of being an Asian kid going to your daily Kumon class? Well, this episode of APN will have some special guests here & there, who are ready to spill on their personal experiences going through these core memories of their lives.

You can watch the documentary through the official NHK website. Be sure to also check out the one-shot manga's by Enewald and Monotone Ink to see their finalized work in action!

(02:23) NHK's Documentary "Discovering Tomorrow's Manga Masters"

(31:26) The Kumon Experience 😐

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Some unfortunate technical issues in the past couple of weeks has led APN to have a few miscellaneous topics that might seem old news now as we reach the end of August. But please bare with us as we take a trip down memory lane to APN's collective first reactions to seeing the hit Thai film, 'How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' in Australian cinemas, while also hearing some insane tales to come from IVE's first ever Melbourne show back in July & 3rd generation girl groups slowly fading away from us. 😔

(01:04) First reactions to How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

(12:18) POV: You are Ethan doing everything you can to see IVE in Melbourne

(22:30) The story of Weki Meki and the current state of 3rd gen K-pop girl groups

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In classic APN fashion, we will be returning to our good old friend aka the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF for short), to highlight some of the films in their 2024 line-up that were done by Asian filmmakers across the globe! 📽️ For some bonus shenanigans, the team decide to interrogate Ethan on his trip to Jakarta & Singapore whilst also looking into the Hatsune Miku Australian takeover that is slowly but surely approaching us...  

(00:58) Asian films at MIFF 2024

(23:48) Ethan visits Jakarta & Singapore (warning: there will be Minions mentioned)

(33:25) Hatsune Miku touring Australia

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There has been an influx of shows, movies, books & pop culture events that each of our team members have wanted to yap about on APN for AGES but it all kept being put into the backburner until now! So listen in to hear all about it, from some of our general thoughts about hit TV series, Shogun & The Sympathizer to books such as Yellowface by R.F. Kuang and even the phenomena of K-pop entering the Western market.

(01:56) SM’s new UK-focused boy group and the concept of "global groups"

(13:35) TV series reviews: The Sympathizer and Shogun

(24:04) Movie reviews: How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and Ultraman: Rising

(29:42) Asian rep on Masterchef Australia (Season 16)

(34:28) Book review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

(44:48) SEVENTEEN at Glastonbury Festival 2024

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After a tiny little hibernation period of us here at APN, we are officially back for Season 3! 🥳 Just like everyone else in the year of 2024, whenever there is any sort of break time, Japan seems to be the top destination for people across the globe to travel straight to and... we were definitely no different as one of our team members, Jessie, visited this buzzing country for the very first time. You are going to be able to hear all about the woes and joys of travelling to Japan in this episode, with Jessie's own personal spin to it! 

(01:28) Pre-trip: The do's and don'ts in Japan

(16:04) Post-trip: What were Jessie's thoughts after travelling to Japan?

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In honour of our last episode for Season 2, we are going to look back into some of the most memorable music videos that shaped us! From the ones that made us cry when we were kids to the ones that made us scratch our heads a bit, we will be taking a trip down memory lane to revisit some of our personal faves and maybe some of yours as well! 

(01:09) Angsty 2nd-gen K-pop MV's (K.Will, Big Bang, JYJ & F.T. Island)

(13:04) An MV filled with pure nostalgia (BTS)

(15:58) Silly & Goofy MVs (SHINee, AOA & EXO)

(25:20) MV's with the most convoluted plots of all time (B.A.P, MBLAQ & 2NE1)

(33:50) Aesthetically memorable MV's (Jus2, TWICE, Red Velvet, T-ARA, VIXX, U-KISS)

(38:30) Non-kpop related music videos shoutout! (RAN, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, NIKI)

(45:05) Recent memorable K-pop MV's (IVE & ARTMS)

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With the weather getting colder every single day, you might need a little remedy for the sickness you might have caught and what's a better cure than the brand new single titled 'cold medicine' released by the Western Sydney bedroom pop artist herself, tiffi! She joins Le & Lisha to chat all about the inspiration behind her latest tracks as well digging into what made tiffi the young musical gem she is today! 🐰

You can listen to cold medicine on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

You can also follow tiffi on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to hear about all her future releases and projects.

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I wonder what has been the talk of the town lately? Would it be our full interview with the Australian singer-songwriter, tiffi or Tokyo's local government creating their own dating app or Chinese video games that has recently piqued the interest of some of our team members aka JP & Le? Guess you have to listen to this episode to hear all of the goss... 

(01:56) APN's interview with tiffi!

(38:32) Tokyo's government-created dating app (and why dating apps are a nightmare)

(49:50) Upcoming & recent Chinese video games

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There seems to be two very specific topics that the APN team can't seem to stop thinking about these last couple of weeks: sports anime and why Haikyuu reigns supreme (allegedly) & the first studio album release to come from South Korean girl group, aespa. So, it only makes sense that we yap all about it on this episode!

(01:46) Mini deep dive into the genre of sports anime 

(22:24) Aespa title tracks (Supernova & Armageddon) thoughts

(32:18) Aespa first full-length album, Armageddon, thoughts

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Have you been feeling like there are a million concerts happening in Australia all at once? Well the APN team can definitely relate heavily to this sentiment as this week, we will be going through the long list of Asian acts heading down under very shortly and who you should keep tabs on! Sticking to things locally happening in our part of town, Jessie & Ethan gives us all the details from this year's Japan Festival in Box Hill plus some conversations about a certain wicked tale. 🧙‍♀️

(02:07) Upcoming concerts and why we can't seem to score tickets to most of them

(10:10) Jessie's thoughts on Chinese indie rock band, 白鲨JAWS's Melbourne show

(17:21) Early thoughts on the upcoming Wicked movie

(34:07) 2024 Japan Festival in Box Hill

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