Ask Me About Kpop

Ask Me About Kpop

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  • Ep. 155: Kpop Meets Tradition
    We're excited because it's time to LEARN!! This episode is chock full of all kinds of vocab and info on the ways in which Korean traditional culture has found it's way into Kpop! First, a crash course in "Gugak" and examples of some traditional Korean instruments and Kpop songs you may have heard them in. Then, it's time for costume history class as we learn about Hanbok and how it's being modernized for today's Kpop stages and every day life.

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    1 hr 43 min
  • Ep. 153: Holiday Battle

    It's song battle time again! We teamed up with our Patreon Seasoned Fan listeners to rank 10 different Kpop songs all titled Holiday! Find out what they have in common, and what makes each special as we rank them from 10 to 1. Which Holiday song was your favorite?


    Join our Patreon to participate in the next song battle! patreon.com/amakpoppod


    Check out our new partners KStar Music Los Angeles at their store in Koreatown or online at kstarmusic.online and use promo code KSTARWITHAMA at checkout for a special surprise every month!

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Ep. 152: Kpop Remade

    Inspired by last week's random game, we're taking a look at 10 different modern Kpop songs that are actually remakes of popular Korean songs from the past! Some of them are literally exactly the same, some take great creative liberties, and some are just straight up better or worse that the original. Which ones do you like best? Then, a boy group in the random game who sings in Spanish(!!).


    youtube playlist of videos watched for this ep: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P7lrIsvBZAThIPIduPQ0UgF

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Ep. 151: WHM - Rollin with Brave Girls + Test Your GG Knowledge

    Happy Women's History Month! We are celebrating today by exploring the underdog story that is the Brave Girls and their sudden burst of popularity! Take a little "snorkel" through their history and discography and exactly why they're so hot right now! Then, get out a pen and paper because Shannon wrote a pretty challenging little quiz all about Kpop ladies throughout history! How did you do? And finally, a very short lived early girl group in the random game! Girl power!


    As promised, here's the video that made Rollin a thing again, turn on captions for the full effect! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfHWIqJkEf4

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    1 hr 28 min
  • Ep 150: The Formula of f(x)

    It's time for another AMAK deep dive into a girl group that is dear to our hearts, the amazing ladies of f(x)!! Learn all about SHINee's little sister group and their excellent futuristic looks and sound, sharp choreography, and the extreme lack of promotion they received for their timeless bops. We truly love f(x) and thank them for their invaluable contributions to Kpop and we will remember and celebrate them forever!!!


    TW: Discussions of suicide starting at 1:26:26

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    1 hr 54 min
  • Ep. 149: The History of KCON

    It's almost time for KCONTACT3! And this year there's some verrryyy special guests for the countdown. wink wink wink nudge nudge :D

    So we're using this great honor as an excuse to study the history of the world's favorite Kpop convention!

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 148: The Year in Kpop - 2001 (Pt.1)

    It's March again somehow and the Kpop is being messy, so let's get back in our Kpop time machine and learn all about the Kpop music that came out 20 years ago! Just like last time, we've got comebacks from artist we've met, debuts of artists you definitely know now, disbandments, tragedy, gravity defying haircuts, scarring music videos, JYP slander... all the things you want! Hey, Come On!


    Here's the playlist to follow and watch along! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P7f0BYXZ0Vhw4a10LgD7C1n

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Ep. 147: SHINee Don't Call Me Comeback Special with our friend Genna!
    SHINee's really Back y'all!! And we couldn't think of anyone better to take it all in with, than our friend Genna! We're going in deep on SHINee's 7th album Don't Call Me and taking things track by track. First up, voicemails! Because you DID call us! Then, the mixed feelings online around SHINee's change of direction for their title track. Then, every song on this glorious masterpiece of an album is dissected with love! Finally, a super early 2nd gen duo in the random game! Welcome back SHINee!!! We missed you sooooooo much!!

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    1 hr 51 min
  • Ep. 146: A Shawol's Guide To SHINee Vol. 2 (Revised Edition)
    Welcome welcome shawols, babywols and casual observers who just haven't realized they are shawols yet, it's time for an addition with a new edition of our original deep dive, The Shawol's Guide to SHINee. Let's add to the timeline every thing that has happened since episode 21 of this podcast, including the tSoL saga, concerts, military enlistments and more. Plus, discussions on this new 2021 SHINee and how much the industry has changed since their debut. Tune in next week for a lot of analysis and fangirling when we finally get to discuss Don't Call Me!

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    1 hr 34 min

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