I Was Thinking…

This episode was recorded on September 5th, 2026

Join us for the final installment of our BTS Arirang Extravaganza series! The host, Simone, is joined by her lovely guests, Gina and Shay, as they sit down and talk about their experiences attending the Arirang Tour in North America. So much goes into concert day aside from the actual show, and they are here to break everything down, from ticketing to traveling and every experience in between. They also discuss entertainment news that happened during the tour as well.

Let us know if you also attended the Arirang Tour and what city you went to!

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Resources

https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/1899?artist=BTS&lang=ko

http://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/1903?artist=BTS&lang=ko 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDu9XC9xiJs 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Korea 

https://laseoulite.substack.com/p/the-korean-flag-what-it-represents 

https://jtak.scholasticahq.com/article/88777-negotiating-religion-tradition-and-modernity-in-post-19th-century-korean-seungmu-dance 

If you or anyone you know is in a domestic violence situation, help can be found at: http://thehotline.org/

*This episode was originally recorded on April 11th, 2026. Some information is outdated, and before attending the BTS Arirang tour live.*

We're back with our extravaganza to break down the album! Shay is back to help Simone talk about their favorites, producers and writers that participated, and their interpretation of each song.

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⁠https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/arirang/⁠ 

⁠https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260321/ancient-bell-sound-enters-bts-album-after-museum-chiefs-inspiration⁠ 

⁠https://genius.com/Bts-swim-lyrics⁠ 

Zane Lowe Interview - ⁠https://youtu.be/LB01v___wO4?si=19kbYI9zUI5sehCd⁠ 

Studio Notes I Arirang - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/K0kr5E8AY6U?si=h99zkQAcrFpkCaa2⁠ 

Swim MV - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4iVv91Z6lY⁠ 

2.0 MV - ⁠https://youtu.be/_gyultVTesk?si=meMUsxLWm_aUL3VX⁠ 

Jinwoo Park’s TikTok videos

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gJjTpD/⁠ 

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gJ9LEk/⁠ 

*This episode was originally recorded on April 11th, 2026. Some information is outdated, and before attending the BTS Arirang tour live*

We're back with our extravaganza to break down the album! Shay is back to help Simone talk about their favorites, producers and writers that participated, and their interpretation of each song.

email - [email protected]

Social Media - IWasThinkNPod

https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/arirang/ 

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260321/ancient-bell-sound-enters-bts-album-after-museum-chiefs-inspiration 

https://genius.com/Bts-swim-lyrics 

Zane Lowe Interview - https://youtu.be/LB01v___wO4?si=19kbYI9zUI5sehCd 

Studio Notes I Arirang - https://www.youtube.com/live/K0kr5E8AY6U?si=h99zkQAcrFpkCaa2 

Swim MV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4iVv91Z6lY 

2.0 MV - https://youtu.be/_gyultVTesk?si=meMUsxLWm_aUL3VX 

Jinwoo Park’s TikTok videos

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gJjTpD/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gJ9LEk/ 

Welcome to another part of the BTS Arirang Extravaganza! In this episode, we talk about the promotion strategies used for Arirang, the true history of Arirang, and the controversies that surround this comeback with Howard University, and people questioning BTS's Koreaness. Thank you to our lovely guest, Shay, for joining us this episode!

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Resources

https://weverse.io/bts/notice/32916 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arirang 

https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/bts-how-howard-university-helped-elevate-korean-culture-and-how-black-culture-influenced-k-pop

https://boundarystones.weta.org/2020/02/12/k-pop-there-was-arirang-first-korean-students-howard-university

CALLING ALL BTS ARMY! THE COMEBACK HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! To celebrate, we are bringing a series of episodes to talk all things Arirang! Enjoy part one, where we break down and talk about the Comeback performance, the most recent documentary, BTS: The Return. We also want to thank our special guest, Shannon, for joining us this episode!

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Follow Shannon on Tiktok @shnoonie and Twitter/X @minimoanie

Resources

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/bts-arirang-comeback-costumes-jay-songzio-lyrical-armor-1238685143/ 

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-the-return-interview-with-bao-nguyen

New Year. New Podcast. (not really)

Happy 2026, everyone! We're back with the podcast, but we have some changes that will be happening for the time being. Listen as we talk about those changes and things we are looking forward to this year, the main one being BTS's COMEBBAACCKKK.

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Happy 5th year anniversary! Can you believe we've been doing this podcast for five years? Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the years

To celebrate, we go through the whole podcast so far and share our top five episodes. Tell us what your top five are!

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This isn't goodbye. We hope to be back stronger and with more exciting episodes. Thank you everyone for listening to us.

Listen as Simone and Gina talk about their experience seeing BTS's Jin in Tampa, Florida!

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0:00-5:01- Intro

5:01-13:15- Proud of Jin

13:16-27:13 - Do we think there will be more solo tours?

27:14-29:00- Come Back Home Agenda

29:01-29:49- The sign

30:00-46:40- How was ticketing?

46:40-1:08:50- How was getting into the building?

1:08:51-1:13:14- Was it Gina’s first time going to a concert in Florida?

1:13:15-1:23:13- How was soundcheck, and what was your favorite moment?

1:23:14-1:28:32- What did we think of the variety show aspect?

1:28:33-1:40:45 - What games did Jin play on tour?

1:40:46- 1:44:52 - How was Jin’s energy?

1:44:53- 1:54:48- What was your most anticipated performance

1:54:49- 1:56:24- What is a funny moment that lives rent-free?

1:56:25- 2:01:10 - Do you have a favorite moment?

2:01:11- 2:05:29- What fun outfit did he wear that you loved?

2:05:30- 2:11:14- What was it like getting out of the venue?

2:11:15- 2:19:20- If you could have gone to any other stop, where would it go?

2:19:21 - 2:38:55 - Outro

0:00-0:14 Intro music

0:15-2:43 How are we doing

2:44-10:22  BTS Corner

10:32-21:31 Difference in animation studios

21:32- 1:08:27 - Get to know the creators and cast behind the movie

1:08:28- 2:46:36 - Movie Review (SPOILER ALERT)

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Resources:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14205554/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_3#cast 

Kpop Demon Hunter Interviews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8A6kuVHVB8 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXpcDrJrihg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qY7XMiY7dY 

Twice (Jihyo, Jeonyeon, and Chaeyoung) rating Hyntrix outfits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDcEf3bGfcs 

Ahnhyoseop Free cover - https://youtu.be/5sBoAWOEC_Q?si=-wXWYWll0eso7s7Q 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-success-1236444840/ 

https://swordis.com/blog/types-of-korean-swords/?srsltid=AfmBOoqnkmmAvtzRxPm1pe11YJQIarjvykLu0QsqPrk-ZMB8x5uw0Ckg 

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kpop-demon-hunters-streaming-billboard-charts-trending-up-1236012543/ 

https://mythlok.com/jeoseung-saja/ 

https://www.cosycolours.nl/post/the-art-of-minhwa 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_shamanism 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_(ritual)#:~:text=Gut%20(Korean:%20%EA%B5%BF%2C%20also,also%20found%20in%20mainland%20shamanism. 

https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/kpop-demon-hunters-symbols-saja-boys-honmoon-derpy-and-sussie-tiger-bird-huntrix-connection-to-korean-tradition-paintings-lore-article-152165608 

https://lingopie.com/blog/k-pop-demon-hunters-traditional-korean-easter-eggs-you-probably-missed/ 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/kpop-demon-hunters-top-spotify-chart-music-golden-1236311324/ 

https://shamanism.sgarrigues.net/sacred-trees-and-stone-altars.html