Ask Me About Kpop

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  • Ep. 256: Is It Kpop Without The K?
    It's an age old question, and we're not really going to definitively answer it lol. But we ARE going to talk about 10 different idol groups and soloists that are not of Korean descent who tried to take a shot at being Kpop idols. What did their music sound like and how were they received by the public? Is this a trend that will continue to grow? Or will people always want their idol groups to be majority Koreans? We're not sure! But let's talk about it anyway!!

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Ep. 255: The Week In Kpop - July 18, 2013

    Today is the official TEN YEAR anniversary of the day that Shannon first discovered Kpop. So we're celebrating with a super specific time machine episode looking at this exact week of Kpop in 2013. We'll take a look at the top songs on the Gaon chart, who won the music shows, what idol variety was airing on tv, the week in news and gossipy rumors, as well as a general look at where Kpop fans hung out on the internet during this time. So much has changed since then, and we've heard so many great songs and had so many once in a lifetime experiences. Cheers to 10 more years!



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    1 hr 50 min
  • Ep. 254: It's HARD Out Here For A Shawol : A SHINee Comeback Special
    Shawol has waited two long years, and Alikes have waited another week longer to hear all about SHINee's incredible 8th album, HARD! So this week we're running down all the best parts of this excellent comeback so far! We're starting with thoughts about the SHINee World VI concert, going into the excellent JTBC comeback special. And then it's time to talk about the album track by track without gushing too long (stay tuned for an upcoming listening party patreon ep for more!). And finally, more SHINee content to add to your watchlist and some thoughts from other Shawol Alikes! Thank you to our beautiful SHINee boys for working extra hard to make this comeback special, and for making a perfect album and making our lives joyous and musical always! Love to our Jinki whom we miss and hope gets well soon! Jonghyun, we miss you for always

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    1 hr 41 min
  • Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (full audio)

    It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering choices. What was your favorite song from this stage compilation?


    This is the full version with the video already playing underneath, but if you want to still watch along with the video, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/qQ3HtE-rSeQ

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    1 hr 47 min
  • Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (commentary only)

    It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering choices. What was your favorite song from this stage compilation?


    This is the full version without the playing underneath, so you can watch along with the video found here: https://youtu.be/qQ3HtE-rSeQ

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    1 hr 47 min
  • Ep. 252: Testing Kpop Knowledge Through The Ages
    Let's see if we've actually learned anything in the last 251 episodes. Shannon dug into the archives of some random quiz websites to find some 'general Kpop knowledge' online quizzes created from 2010 - 2023 and we did our best to conquer them. But it's gonna be a challenge as we run into tiny pixelated pictures, idols we've never heard of, completely wrong (and distressing!) information, and everything in between!

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    1 hr 42 min
  • Ep. 251: Kpop Promo with Helix Publicity
    This week on the pod, we are thrilled to welcome Brittany Press and Tiffany Bae from Helix Publicity! Helix is a PR firm that represents so many great Kpop artists like FIFTY FIFTY, EPEX, Omega X, VAV, and Secret Number just to name a few! Tune in to get to know Tiffany & Brittany's personal Kpop origin stories, learn exactly what public relations is, discuss the joys and the challenges of promoting international artists in the West, and so much more! Thank you so much to the whole Helix team for connecting with us and for all you do for Kpop!

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Ep. 250: Stay With Me Battle
    It's the 250th episode of Ask Me About Kpop!!! Wow!!!! And just like we did 50 episodes ago, we're celebrating with a song battle! With the help of our Patreon patrons we ranked 10 different songs with the title 'Stay With Me' in the hopes that all you lovely people will stay with us for however much longer this ridiculous podcast continues. Thanks for listening!!!

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    56 min
  • On Love and Loss: Our Dear Moonbin
    We wanted to make a short episode to acknowledge our recent loss of Astro's Moonbin and offer some support and sympathy to all of our listeners who may be navigating this type of loss for the first time. We will share some beautiful things about Moonbin, and try to read some words from those closest to him, and just talk out our thoughts and feelings in the hopes that it comforts someone. This episode is very raw, so a warning for triggering content and sincere apologies for crying on mic. We love you all so so much <3

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    43 min
  • Ep. 249: The Comeback with Lily Chu

    So excited to welcome new friend of the podcast and author, Lily Chu to AMAK! Her new book, The Comeback tells the story of a hardworking Toronto lawyer who finds herself falling for her roommate’s cousin who is on a hiatus from his work in Seoul. Little does she know, he’s one of Kpop’s hottest stars! And their whirlwind romance may be more than she bargained for… We sat down with Lily to discuss The Comeback with as few spoilers as possible so that y'all can be surprised when you read it! (Full spoiler Patreon book club episode impending) Hear all about what details are needed to create a fictional boyband, diversity in romance novels, the biggest pros and cons of dating an idol, and so much more!


    You can get The Comeback by Lily Chu anywhere books are found starting May 9th, 2023 - Order on Bookshop.org

    Audiobook as narrated by Phillipa Soo is available now! https://lilychuauthor.com/


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    1 hr 15 min

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