Bingu, Choom, & K-Pop Tunes

Welcome to our new monthly segment! We talk K-Pop groups—then and now. How did we feel when a group first debuted, versus how do we feel with their most recent comeback? From start to finish, our favorite songs, and everything in between... come appreciate EXO and our love for songs like Growl, The Eve, & Thunder!

There's a lot of talk lately that 4th Generation K-Pop has come to an end... but has it, really? Whether it be the average age span of a generation or a musical and conceptual shift, what marks the end of a generation? We talk whether we think 5th Generation has really started—and what our favorite debuts of the 4th Generation were, if that really is the case.

In this week's K-Pop Ketchup episode, we've got some more serious topics to discuss—more YG artist contracts are up for discussion (this time, it's BlackPink), we give our thoughts and try to make some sense of Fifty Fifty's situation, and IVE's Wonyoung injured herself on set of the "I Am" music video filming?! Choom also learns that she's entering her military wife era sooner rather than later, with the announcement of ult bias Monsta X's Jooheon's enlistment... but fear not, there's also dating news to rejoice over!

Segments:

(3:04) Fifty Fifty, ATTRAKT, & Warner Music

(15:15) BlackPink contract discussions, Jennie's health

(26:56) Thunder & Mimi dating, Dongwoon's marriage announcement

(42:30) IVE's Wonyoung "I Am" filming injury

(51:11) Monsta X Jooheon's enlistment announcement

Slow it down, make it spicy! It's that time for our monthly comeback review, and the summer months are getting spicier with their comebacks. There were a ton of great songs to discuss... how did we ever narrow it down?! Tune in for our June review to find out if we actually even managed to narrow it down!

Segments:

(14:26) - P1Harmony "Jump"

(25:07) - ATEEZ "Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)"

(32:57) - Treasure (T5) "Move"

(43:00) - I.M "Overdrive"

(53:06) - Yena "Wicked Love"

(58:33) - VAV "Designer"

(01:08:07) - Honorable Mentions (SHINee "Hard", Daniel Kang "SOS", Taeyong "Shalala")

Everyone has a favorite memory, and everyone has an item, song, or otherwise that stirs up nostalgia to bring back that favorite memory or a time in life that can be vividly remembered. In this week's episode, Bingu & Choom discuss which K-Pop songs make them feel the most nostalgic. From Teen Top to B2ST to EXO, and more—we also delve into what artists we'd like to see perform concerts solely dedicated to their older songs, and reminisce about fun and thoughtful memories!

New name, same content! In this week's episode, Bingu & Choom sit down to discuss current happenings in the K-Pop sphere, under the new and fun segment name "K-Pop Ketchup"! This episode's happenings include a lot of contract discussions—all 12 members of LOONA are free, G-Dragon may possibly depart from YG Entertainment, and EXO-CBX is suing SM Entertainment. We also talk vampires again with Enhypen and their "controversial" backup dancers, as well as Sorn's recently questionable pictorial. Tune in to find out our thoughts!

Please note that, at the time of recording, SM & EXO-CBX had not come to an agreement.

Segments:

(1:24) Sorn & Harper's Bazaar

(13:21) GD & YG contract renewal

(18:06) EXO-CBX & SM

(27:26) Enhypen's "Bite Me" dancers

(34:12) LOONA is free

Vampires, vampires... and more vampires?! We've got vampires this episode! And we also have our thoughts on the jam-packed month of May's K-Pop comebacks. Tune in for the aforementioned vampires, a flood of the color pink, well-produced music videos, solo debuts, familiar faces, and new faces all around in May's review.

Segments:

(2:27) - Joohoney "Freedom"

(11:34) - Enhypen "Bite Me"

(20:24) - (G)I-DLE "Queencard"

(30:10) - Oneus "Erase Me"

(36:25) - Bang Yongguk "Ride or Die"

(41:05) - Mirani ft. BIG Naughty "Bad Boy"

(45:03) - Secret Number "Doxa"

(51:30) - BOYNEXTDOOR "But I LIke You" & "Serenade"

The year of 2022 in K-Pop was not only a busy one and great one, but also a year for throwbacks and flashbacks! Many 2nd Generation groups and soloists made their return, and being big fans of the 2nd & 3rd Generation groups, we decided to rank our favorite 2nd Gen comebacks of 2022! If you're fans of KARA, Zico, Highlight, Hyuna, XIA, Brave Girls, PSY, SNSD, Super Junior, BoA, Brave Girls, or EXID—tune in to find out how we ranked last year's comebacks and to find out our thoughts on their songs!

A lot has been going down in the K-Pop world, and Bingu & Choom take the chance to play a little catch up on all the events! With Stray Kids' Bang Chan having to make an apology and GOT7 members Mark and BamBam's matching tattoos—the deep dive topic of the day is toxicity in K-Pop. Does fan behavior really reflect on their idols? We also talk about the fliers spreading around Seoul claiming IU is a spy, Netflix's documentary on Sulli releasing soon, Teen Top C.A.P's livestream controversy, and the positive things to celebrate with recent record-breaking achievements of iKON & Fifty Fifty!

The fire from last month's comebacks has yet to die down! April in K-Pop kept up the momentum with all the great comebacks. There was quite a bit of trouble narrowing the review list down—but, somehow, the list managed to shrink to six songs, with an array of choices! Tune in for a nice mix of comebacks this month, because we've got pop, hip-hop, soloists, and groups on the list that you won't want to miss.

Segments:
(1:57) - Lee Chaeyeon "Knock"

(6:49) - Heize "BingleBingle"

(20:53) - Kim Wooseok "Dawn"

(29:23) - Penomeco ft. Zico "Rindaman" & "Pew!"

(45:16) - IVE "I Am"

(56:10) - Lee Gikwang "Predator"