K-Pop & Beer

Jen and Linz talk about: where the heck we've BEEN; the Dynamic Duo concert at the Vic in Chicago; a relatively recent release by Zico; Hong-Zi and Chikko have more flow than anyone from Unpretty Rapstar; Cider was the best song on Yezi’s recent mini-EP release; Rap Monster is a genius who raps like a house on fire; Tablo can write songs that will make you cry yourself to sleep; Taemin has some very SHINee-like recent releases; Monsta X did a 6-episode variety show that is adorable AF; Oh My Ghostess is bizarre and funny, much like the superstition that the plot revolves around.

Jen and Linz talk about: how K-pop videos always seem to get shortened for Japan; Linz has some really WTF FU (follow-up); we're on the fence about Yezi's tamed version of Crazy Dog; Linz talks about some of the odd ways she found music for this week, including songs by some of the guys from Running Man; Linz shows some restraint and only talks about two of the songs from Verbal Jint's latest album; a new song by Jessi and Dok2; Giriboy has a lot of stuff that's just been released on YouTube; we'll listen to anything that has Tablo (at least once); they did a sneaky reveal for the final winner of King of Masked Singer; and Jen actually watched something!

Album spotlight: Dynamic Duo's Grand Carnival! Jen and Linz also talk about: new songs by Zico, including a live version of Pride & Prejudice that’s especially awesome; the incredibly rare occasion where we like every single song on an album; Gaeko’s voice is way more amazing than we previously realized; Linz has been digging on something by Song Mino from Show Me The Money 4; we’re both really curious about this whole King of Masked Singer show; we also need to watch SMTM4, even if it’s only for Black Nut’s craziness; Basterd’s song “All”; 45RPM’s “Boombox” is so old school, Linz had to triple-check the release date; UP10TION has another song that caught our ears; we have even more love for Yoon Mirae; Linz did some K-Drama watching: She Was Pretty, Oh My Venus, and Moon that Embraces the Sun (yes, again).

Jen and Linz talk about their top pics of songs released in 2015, with songs ranging from Block B and Black Nut, to Super Junior and Zion.t; we also talk about which groups and individuals we would like to hear more from in 2016; and a brief discussion of what Linz has been watching lately. Everyone have a safe and happy New Year! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!

Spotlight: things we haven’t talked about before! Jen and Linz talk about: Jay Park (surprise!); PSY’s song “Daddy”; Zico’s new EP, “Gallery"; the new Zico Rule that we have created; a song by Wa$$up; as much as we’ve talked about Epik High, we haven’t talked much about Tablo’s solo stuff; the story of how Linz came to like KARA’s song “Step”; IU’s “Sogyeokdong”; Jen busts out one of her first K-Pop purchases ever; “Beautiful Night” by BEAST; BOA’s attempt at an American release; a song by EXO that never gets talked about; Linz enjoyed the G.I. song “Beatles” without the video; the same could be said about LC9’s “MaMa Beat”, even if it is a really cool song; M.I.B.’s breakout song, “Men In Black”; Linz doesn’t know why she didn’t check out Nu’est sooner; TVXQ’s “Humanoids”; and Remi sent us a question about Jessi’s performance on King of Masked Singer.

Jen and Linz talk about: Jen got a lot of music recently; we got to meet superfan Liz at the recent Block B show in Chicago (there was a Tiki bar involved); we talk a LOT about the Block B show, by the way; Liz is our hero because of what happened on her way home; Linz is entertained by what Autocorrect thinks of her music; something may have gotten lost in translation with the name of Unpretty Rapstar; CL finally dropped a new song; Verbal Jint came out with a new album, which makes Linz happy; the new VIXX song, “Chained Up”; EXID’s “Hot Pink” video; a beer ad that Yoon Mirae did is pretty damn sweet, actually; Linz does not need a Cha Cha beat, boy; we review the new Jay Park album "Worldwide" and compare it with his earlier works; Linz has been watching a poorly named show called “Bubblegum” and a delightful show called "Oh My Venus."

Jen and Linz talk about: going to see Block B again; an awesome hangover remedy; Unpretty Rapstar 2 is on Dramafever; Jen is really digging on Monsta X; Jay Park goes freestyle on Tablo’s Dreaming Radio, and he has a new video released from his latest album; f(x) has a new album out with some pretty sweet songs; Zico has a new song with a very colorful video; Linz likes a fair bit of stuff from Unpretty Rapstar 2; Linz finally learned how to pronounce “Dok2”; we need more full songs from Yezi; Yoon Mirae is probably one of the best female rappers in K-pop; Linz has gotten back into watching K-dramas with Bubblegum; Jen found a hysterical Jay Park skit on Korea SNL.

Artist spotlight: SHINee! Jen and Linz talk also about: Jen's k-pop shoes; we want your artist spotlight ideas; we hope the new Bigbang album comes out anytime soon; a new song by Topp Dogg; Zico's "Yes or No"; some robot noises by McOther; Linz might be a fan of Zion.T (just a little); an awesome but oddly-named song by NS Yoon-G; the dance version of "Solo" by Jay Park; Jay Park on Korea SNL; G-Dragon as a silly underwear model; and a video of Zion.T without his sunglasses.

For our one-year anniversary, we decided to put together a mini-episode of nothing but outtakes and bloopers. Special thanks to Jen's friend Don for doing most of the editing on this one.

Jen and Linz talk about: Linz nerds out about the name of a Jessi song; HyunA has a new mini-EP out; Linz has a new way of organizing her playlists; Jen found an article where Jessi was upset agency promotion issues; is Luhan the Justin Timberlake of EXO?; we answer a listener question from tumblr: what are the craziest things we have done (or would do) for k-pop? (Linz has problems); a neat song by Heize, and we still can’t get enough of Jessi; the many versions of the song “My Type”; Monsta X does some fabulous rooftop dancing; Jay Park convinces Jen to like a slow song; Linz’ cute K-pop girl group side shows up for Red Velvet; Jen busts out some UP10TION; UNIQ has the most amazeballs dance practice videos; Choo Sarang does what we all want to do in front of G-Dragon on Return of Superman.