A short history of boy bands from the Beatles to today! Featuring your British Invasion faves plus the Monkees, the Jackson 5, the Osmonds, the Bay City Rollers, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, NKOTB, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and more!

Conversation with super Arashi fan and fan-translator @ transitions0101

Discussing the legendary Saijo Hideki and the City Pop revival with DJ Van Paugam!

A special album episode devoted to Winner's EVERYD4Y aka "Everyday"! Enjoy the music of the Kpop four-some and become a super fan with me!

I bring on a Korean American friend to talk about what Kpop means and doesn't mean to her; her experiences in stan twitter; and the Korean history that Western fans need to be aware of.

Nick from thebiaslist.com guests on this mega-super-JPOP edition of the Idol Cast. We talk about what makes Johnny's so great and unique; what separates Jpop from Kpop; what IS an idol; express our deep love for songwriter Tommy Clint and more!

Music from AAA, A.B.C-Z, Kis-My-Ft2, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, TMRevolution, Yamashita Tomohisa, and more!

I'm back with my dear Arashi-fan friend and we discuss the newest episodes of Arashi Voyage. Other topics include recent BTS promotions in Japan; what's popular in Japan right now; how idol sales techniques work; what being a global idol means; and how Sho's Hip Pop Boogie still bangs. Music from Arashi, Keyakizaka46, Mflo, Yonezu Kenshi, and more!

Kpop and professional wrestling have more in common than you would think. I bring on a pro wrestling fan friend to discuss Kpop, Kayfabe, and what happens when an wrestler does a repackage. We also touch on the sad passing of Kimura Hana and the way we can lose sight of the person behind the persona.

The video my friend references as a good introduction: https://youtu.be/BQCPj-bGYro please enjoy!

My friend from episode 17 is back and we review the currently airing docuseries: Arashi's Diary Voyage, BTS's Break the Silence, and Seventeen's "Hit the Road" as well as a lengthy discussion on what is the biggest underlying question of this podcast: What does it mean to be an idol?

A look back at the Taiwanese Wave dramas of the 2000s, featuring music from F4, Fahrenheit, Kaneshiro Takeshi, Teresa Teng, Judy Ongg, the L.A. Boyz, the Tigers Boys from Taiwan, the Tiger Boys from Hong Kong, and Joanna Wang!