After 31 episodes provided by a team of 10 young Asian folks who loved popping in every Tuesday to yap about everything under the sun, we have officially reached the end of Asian Pop Nation 2024 (and potentially forever)! Come join us one last time to not only talk about a concert that feels very on-brand for us to end our show on, but to also reflect on the year and the evolution of APN with some fun behind the scenes lore. No matter if you are a long-time or recent listener of our show, thank you so much for tuning in to our little corner here on SYN and for one last time... this is APN signing off! 👋❤️

(00:00) One last intro from your APN 2024 team

(02:21) Jessie & Ethan's experience at MIKU EXPO 2024 in Melbourne

(13:24) How was 2024 for us individually?

(32:16) A mix of Asian movies, anime, media & music we enjoyed in 2024

(45:12) Reminiscing about the history of APN and our times on the show

(01:05:30) Goodbye from us here at Asian Pop Nation

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Before we officially rip the band-aid off when it comes to reaching the end of APN 2024, our team members wanted to focus on more light-hearted moments that happened back in November (with an October sneak entry), such as the trio of concerts we got to see from girl groups' ARTMS & (G)I-DLE as well as from solo artist, tiffi. The fun times however do come to an end as we also say our early farewells to our newest team member, Annabella, by giving her the spotlight to yap all about the stuff she personally loved in 2024! (P.S. Listen to this episode to find out where you can continue to hear her on your airwaves) 

(01:46) Annabella's Asian media faves of 2024 ❤️

(16:29) Ethan's SVIP experience at ARTMS's Moonshot World Tour in Melbourne

(25:40) Tracy's experience at (G)I-DLE's i-DOL World Tour in Melbourne

(39:56) Tracy's experience at tiffi's cold medicine tour in Melbourne

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As the title of this episode suggest, we are doing a massive recap session on all of the major headlines that took the world by storm... maybe a while back, but we couldn't end off the year just yet without covering these topics at all! So tune in to the APN team discussing all of the chaos from the past while also switching the spotlight to our EP, Tracy, making her official return to the mic after her big overseas trip to Singapore and Taiwan for the first time!

(01:24) RIIZE & Seunghan's controversy

(17:36) The Vatican designing an anime-inspired mascot called Luce

(20:17) Simu Liu vs Bobba in the TV show, 'Dragon's Den'

(25:56) Why is a new Korean cooking show called 'Culinary Class Wars' so popular right now?

(30:48) A solo traveller's guide to Singapore, brought to you by Tracy

(43:19) A solo traveller's guide to Taiwan, brought to you by Tracy

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Entering the month of November reminds us of the fact that we have to start our countdown to the end of our 2024 APN run! 😢 But before we start delving into the sadness revolving around this particular month, we are time travelling back to happier times in October to not only hear Annabella & Jessie's thoughts of the most recent Stray Kids's stadium concert in Melbourne but also welcoming Le back to the APN virtual studio to yap all about her travel stories in Malaysia & China. 

(01:38) Jessie & Annabella's experiences at Stray Kids World Tour  in Marvel Stadium

(24:50) Le visits Malaysia & China and experiences a cultural whiplash

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In a similar vein of bringing back a classic APN special that has been neglected for far too long, we are welcoming our Member Mixtape back to this year's APN rotation! If this is your first time seeing these words thrown around, it is an annual tradition in which each of our team members will have the spotlight to chat & play whatever they want; all rules are off the table! From casual catchup sessions with team members who have been MIA for a bit, to showering love & appreciation to some of our personal fave shows, this episode has it all. 🎶

(00:00) Annabella's picks

(07:17) Lisha's picks

(11:43) Xenia's picks

(19:46) Ethan's picks

(26:32) Tharuki's picks

(36:41) Jessie's picks

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Call this episode a little throwback to a topic that hasn't been getting as much love as usual here at APN, aka all things anime/manga related! Given how much talk there has been about a series of long-running manga's reaching their end in 2024, we wanted to take a look back at a large variety of endings that didn't really hit the mark for us personally. We will also take a slight detour this episode into discussing a certain VTuber announcing their retirement from the streaming scene, and what closing a chapter in their streaming journey means to a fan. Minor spoilers ahead... 🤫

(03:51) Anime/Manga endings that are bad in APN's opinion Part 1

(13:14) Anime/Manga endings that are bad in APN's opinion Part 2

(26:22) Anime/Manga endings that are bad in APN's opinion Part 3

(40:23) The streaming pipeline from IShowSpeed to VTuber Amelia Watson

(53:04) More lore drop about VTuber Amelia Watson & her retirement

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If you are looking far and wide for an incredible Asian artist who was able to look at a real life ceramic bear, and make it the inspiration for one of our favourite new tracks of the week, look no further than the LA-based Singaporean singer-songwriter, Linying! She joins Tracy & Annabella in dissecting through the behind-of-scenes creation process of her latest single, "Donovan", as well as the many transitional phases in Linying's artistic journey, including moving overseas! 🐻

You can listen to "Donovan" on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

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

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And the ball doesn't stop rolling here at APN as we have another exciting interview, this time from Los Angeles-based Singaporean artist, Linying, joining us for a chat about her latest single, "Donovan"! But if you also love to fall into deep rabbit holes into certain niche, but well-loved films & music, you are going to love the many movie retrospectives that are all occurring at once in little old Melbourne, from Godzilla to Akira Kurosawa. We'll also take a look into a disbanded Japanese girl group that has been having a bit of a revival moment due to the certain recent Emmy winning actress. 😉

(00:00) Our interview with Linying

(27:57) Asian film retrospectives happening in Melbourne

(36:04) A mini deep dive into FAKY, Anna Sawai's former J-pop group, brought to you by Tracy

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After releasing a joint collaboration album back in July titled, "AAA", indie powerhouses HYUKOH & Sunset Rollercoaster are ready to bring their album to life with their upcoming November tour across Australia! In preparation for an once-in-a-lifetime concert experience, Tracy sat down with frontmen Oh Hyuk from HYUKOH and Kuo Kuo from Sunset Rollercoaster to chat all about the work that went behind intertwining two creative visions from Korea and Taiwan together plus a little tale about taxes. 🪁

Chinese translations during the interview: 

(04:48) 因为台湾的中文舌头比较平 : because Taiwanese Chinese has flatter tones

(05:09) 台灣通勤第一品牌 (shortened to 台通 tái tōng) : a popular Taiwanese podcast show

(06:16) 华侨 huáqiáo : A diasporic Chinese person

You can find out more about the "AAA Tour" through here.

You can also listen to "AAA" on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

You can also follow HYUKOH on their website and Instagram, and also Sunset Rollercoaster on their website and Instagram, to hear about all their future releases and projects.

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A brand new month also comes with a brand new season of APN! With the power of uploading episodes back to back, it probably doesn't feel like a big break for you, dear listeners, but over here in APN, we have been cooking up a bunch of surprises behind the scenes & are finally ready to reveal it now! Starting with our very special interview with both HYUKOH & Sunset Rollercoaster in the lead up to their upcoming tour in November, the up's and down's Asian folks have been facing on TV, the KATSEYE takeover and a certain comedian opening up a certain fried rice restaurant. Tune in to this episode to find out all of the details! 🍚

(00:00) Our interview with HYUKOH & Sunset Rollercoaster

(17:54) Asians on TV: Shōgun’s record breaking Emmy wins, The Bachelorette, Bridgerton

(27:22) One Uncle Roger fried rice restaurant opens and suddenly all hell breaks loose

(39:01) The KATSEYE phenomenon

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