Bingu, Choom, & K-Pop Tunes

Garnering quite a bit of attention with their debut and breaking records for girl group first day sales on Hanteo charts, NewJeans is likely the beginning of a new trendsetting teenage group. A new girl group of HYBE under sub-label ADOR, the 5-member group is not only popular with likable music, but is gaining traction due to some worry from the K-Pop fanbase over their age, concept, and some questionable lyric choices in their official debut song, "Cookie." In this episode, Bingu & Choom give their opinions as well as voice their own worries and concerns on the matter.

Summer comeback season just doesn't slow down! Sit down with Bingu & Choom as they discuss July's packed sphere of your typical summer comebacks, between a different range of genres like chill, upbeat, and throwback-esque. From Favorites like Seventeen, Monsta X, ATEEZ, SF9, and Purple Kiss—to some old favorites making returns like Hyolyn, Super Junior, and Apink CHOBOM—to some new faces like NewJeans and TO1—July really had it all!

Bingu and Choom say one final goodbye to July and all the craziness, between comebacks and otherwise, in this episode. Focusing on some final news and trending topics within the K-Pop sphere, the girls discuss ATEEZ going on yet another world tour, HYBE's final decision to let Garam go from the company, Jennie's American acting debut, Yoo Heeyeol's Sketchbook coming to an end after 600 episodes with SISTAR's reunion on the show, and more! Tune in for some final July thoughts before diving headfirst into August!

July is here, which means the first half of 2022 is now officially over! In K-Pop, that means that so many more releases are set to come as award shows begin to near for the end of the year. Bingu & Choom decided to split the year in half and each review their favorite Top 10 song releases of the year (so far), and they don't just stop at the title songs!

The June and July dramasphere has been quite busy, and things are finally coming to and nearing their ends! Fear not, though—even more dramas are releasing and set to release, and Choom has herself busy with all the content to watch! But, in the meantime, as July begins and currently airing dramas come to an end, Choom has some final thoughts to share with listeners concerning her opinion on drama "Dear.M," NCT Jaehyun's acting debut, and throws in some recommendations for some similar university-themed dramas to watch.

June was jam-packed with comebacks! Bingu & Choom delve into the good and the bad of the month by sharing their opinions on comebacks and debuts, and this month is fairly opinionated with the mix of music that was released! From well-knowns and favorites like BTS, Wonho, Youngjae, and Dawn—as well as the newbies like Lapillus and Drippin—and many a female acts after so much time away, including Nayeon, woo!ah!, and LOONA—you won't want to miss out on what June had to offer!

First impressions can always make or break a drama, how committed a viewer is, and viewership and ratings. The June 2022 KDrama sphere is full of some juicy content to start off summer break! Choom is here to give her first impressions of four currently airing dramas on her watchlist, including Eve, Link: Eat, Love, Kill, Why Oh Soo Jae, and Alchemy of Souls.

Speaking from experience—every K-Pop fan, at some point or another in time, almost always has the dream of either visiting or living in Korea and being able to live out their K-Pop influenced dreams. Bingu & Choom were no different! In this episode, they take some time to discuss the kind of dreams, fantasies, and perceptions that K-Pop had put in their heads back when they were teenagers and college students just getting out on their own two feet, versus how they view those things now and if anything has changed.

Bingu & Choom break down the comebacks and trending news of May! From their personal favorites artists to some familiar faces they haven't seen in a while, and even a debut surrounded in controversy—they've got it all! GOT7, Oneus, B.I, TXT, Victon, Le Sserafim and more are all on the table, including Lee Garam's bullying case and Holland's hate crime in Itaewon.

In this episode of Choom & Chill, Choom dives into her least favorite drama with her two favorite thrillers—W: Two Worlds & He Is Psychometric. She also compares the two romantic sub-genres of said shows versus their thriller status, and details what that "grab moment" of the thrillers were for her that sucked her in!