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AAAAANNNDDDDD we're back... sorta kinda. We're back today and that's what matters :) We have a special guest (my friend Kelly) to discuss an incredibly important topic (women). Has Taeyeon's sound changed this time around? (Yes) Can anything top this INVU? (it's early but uh... so far...) Is INVU her best work yet? (it is) There's also a lil bit of Apink talk as well as some other music by women. In fact, Kelly and Jooyoung are the only men who speak this entire episode. (you can't hear the bigbang track that well i think...)

And you should listen to Kelly's podcast, This is Why I'm Gay! (https://open.spotify.com/show/5WpN5SWm1Mr8lT6mMn6ipy?si=dd6f3bbf0be54b24)

*~Music this Episode~*

INVU | Taeyeon

Mr. Mr. Live at the 2014 KMF | SNSD (https://youtu.be/IcTf-dSBw1I)

I Just Wanna Dance | Tiffany

VOICE | Taeyeon

Starlight (feat. Dean) | Taeyeon

저녁의 이유 (All Night Long feat. Lucas) | Taeyeon

I Got Love | Taeyeon

Love You Like Crazy | Taeyeon

Do You Love Me | Taeyeon

그런 밤 (Some Nights) | Taeyeon

Ending Credits | Taeyeon

Ending Credit | Uhm Jung Hwa

호피무늬 (Hop In feat. Hwasa, DPR LIVE) | Uhm Jung Hwa

Can't Control Myself | Taeyeon

LOSER | BIGBANG

Cold As Hell | Taeyeon

Siren | Taeyeon

No Love Again | Taeyeon

Timeless | Taeyeon

품 (Heart) | Taeyeon

Set Myself on Fire | Taeyeon

어른아이 (Toddler) | Taeyeon

What You Won't Do For Love | Bobby Caldwell

You Better Not | Taeyeon

Weekend | Taeyeon

Red Carpet | Apink

White Boy | Jensen McRae

秘密 (A Secret) | Tokyo Jihen

Heaven | Tierra Whack

Bussin (feat. Lil Baby) | Nicki Minaj

WA DA DA | Kep1er

SMILEY (feat. BIBI) | Yena

WooAh HIP | MAMADOL

Mr. Chu | Apink

Ah-Choo | Lovelyz

Dilemma | Apink

Single Rider | Apink

MAGO | GFRIEND

BOP BOP! | Viviz

놀이 (Play) | Yuju

Madonna | Luna

Layin' Low (feat. Jooyoung) | Hyolyn

MVSK | Kep1er

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Aw hiiiiiii~ gearing up for some more stuff but here's a lil announcement...

Check out the Black into Kpop Coalition here: http://blackintokpop.tumblr.com/

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*~Music this Episode~*

Don't Call Me | SHINee

GGB | Bling Bling

Hitzão da Porra | MC Rebecca

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Aw... welcome to season 3 of the show yall...

This time we talk closing out 2020, SMTown's charity/not charity concert, some releases from the first 5 seconds of 2021 and what we think will come of this already "tew much" year.

Also to note! It wasn't so much Epik High that was hesitant to work with BI but BI himself apparently made a point to say that him featuring would be a risky move.

*~Music this Episode~*

Mmmh | KAI

Resonance | NCT

빛 (Hope) | SMTOWN

Better | BoA

Girls on Top | BoA

Amnesia (기억상실) | KAI

What Do I Call You | Taeyeon

수상소감 (Acceptance Speech feat. BI) | Epik High

Perfume (향수) | Yubin

오늘 조금 취해서 그래 (Abittipsy) | Youha

호피무늬 (Hop In feat. Hwasa, DPR LIVE) | Uhm Jung Hwa

Thank U | U-Know

Loco (House Party) | U-Know

La Rosa 불면 (不眠 feat. Shin Yeeun) | U-Know

Time Machine | U-Know

무자비(無慈悲) | CSVC

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Oooooh shit, hey didn't see you there. Snuck up on me. Huh, what do you mean we've been gone for months?

Today's episode is, obviously, the first in a while. Been a busy year but Kpop works a bit harder than us all apparently so we've been behind amongst other things like getting our lives together and trying not to catch a debilitating airborne illness. But somehow in the midst of this... we've been able to muster up enough strength to FINALLY start our series on Blackness and Kpop. (Or really just Morgan flying solo here lmfao.) This episode is dedicated to Black fans. We'll talk about doxxing, cultural appropriation, Black Lives Matter, whatever happened to kmusicandblackwomen and why the fuck antiBlackness is so normalized in pop culture. Super lighthearted episode... yeah.

Don't forget! We have our phone lines OPEN throughout the duration of this series for y'all to call in to talk to us. Our next episode in this series will revolve around Black music and the sound of Kpop! Call us anonymously at (862)438-5353!

Links:

K-pop trainees learn about Cultural Appropriation: Digital Blackface

👁https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flqKIrQDYyo

KmusicandBlackwomen

👁KmusicandBlackwomen.tumblr.com

Follow Mason on Apple Music

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David Guetta Tribute to George Floyd

👁https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ZgEtgxxg0

*~Music this Episode~*

Automatic (Remix) | Chancellor

Somewhere (ft. GRAY, Hoody, ELO & DeVita) | GooseBumps

Can’t Stop Me | TWICE

Make a Wish (Birthday Song) | NCT U

못된 여자 (Lovekiller) | Niel

LA DI DA | Everglow

Bionic | Christina Aguilera

Together | Beabadoobee

Alcohol | Millionaires

Stupid Horse | 100 Gecs

MMM | Treasure

Why Not | LOOΠΔ

Idea(理想)| Taemin

Caution | Mariah Carey

Wet Me | Ray J

Touch | NCT 127

Ko Ko Bop | EXO

Numb | Jessi

Ringtone | 100 Gecs

Know Your Name (ft. Dok2) | Jay Park

I Need You To | Tobe Nwigwe

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Hey friend... it's been a while...

We're back with a few announcements! We'll actually be BACK back very soon. Eventually! In the meantime, hit us up and we might play your message on an upcoming episode!

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This is uh... a trailer for our show... because we literally just gone a year without one lmfao! Carry on and we'll see you all later this month!

*~Episodes Mentioned~*

Ep 4: The Case for Zimzalabim

Ep 22: Trauma: Get Your Parasitic Parasocials Up

Ep 2: #FREEHANBIN

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Some y'all be like "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me UP! Pick me! Pick me! Pick me UP!" and don't even know it... It's been a while, as usual. Just think of us as a solar eclipse. Depending where you are in the world, not everybody is going to see us. Make sure not to look directly at us if you do see us tho.

This episode is the third part to our Trauma Series! We discuss the spectacle of the training process, "hardship" as a concept, and how baring witness to growing pains doesn't necessarily guarantee safety, security and money (which... like most regular people... most of these kids are looking for)for the ones trying their hardest. When is someone prepared enough for the whirlwind of connections and luck that industrialized art runs on!? 🤔

I'm convinced this episode would be a solid 4 hours long if we talked about No Mercy, Finding Momoland, The Unit, Dance or Band, Boys24, MIXNINE, YG Treasure Box... Even though there are a slew of underrepresented and disbanded groups we stick to mostly Produce but trust, we touch on a couple of other ones too. Shoutout After School... shoutout Pristin... shoutout Fromis_9... shoutout Gugudan... shoutout Weki Meki... shoutout DIA... shoutout WJSN...

Also the lovely professor referenced is Suk-Young Kim, head of Theater and Performance Studies at UCLA. She's also @DrAjumma on Twitter.

*~Music this Episode~*

Trauma | SEVENTEEN

Spotlight | 1THE9

10억뷰 (1 Billion Views)| EXO-SC

질렀어 (Now or Never) | SF9

죽겠다(KILLING ME)| iKON

I Feel You | Wonder Girls

You Raised Me Up | Josh Groban

The Climb | Miley Cyrus

I Got a Boy | Girls Generation

Applause (Lady Gaga Cover) | Yoo Jeongyeon

youtube.com/watch?v=vLISena_9Us

Headlines Freestyle | Choi Vernon

youtube.com/watch?v=Geg5j_ivuKQ

Pick Me | Produce 101

EOEO | UNIQ

봄바람 (Spring Breeze)| Wanna One

Flash | X1

Secret Tape | Sunmi

Drip | Hinapia

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Yay!! Back with a cute, reasonably-timed episode for y'all. This episode, recorded live during Kpop Social Night's Podcast Fest, we speak on Taemin's birthday notes, the steep spiral of iKON, the uptick in female recording artists' rights, and pop in Seventeen just because. Definitely more of a kiki...

Special thanks to all who attended and to everyone who organized at KPSN and MACG Productions! We'll try to get into live shows more because this was great! That being said, this is our first recorded live show so there are tech difficulties and points where the audio is a bit low. Bare with us! 🥺

*~Music this Episode~*

The SHINee World (Doo-Bop) | SHINee

Bling Bling | iKON

Danger | Taemin

보라빛 밤 (Pporappippam) | Sunmi

yaya(넵넵) (ME TIME) | Yubin

Life Sucks | HA:TFELT

Monster | Irene & Seulgi

10억뷰 (1 Billion Views) (Feat. MOON) | EXO-SC

Hot Babe | Super Junior-D&E

I’m Ok | iKON

Trip (Ella Mai cover) | Jinhwan

Left & Right | SEVENTEEN

Apple | GFriend

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BEFORE YOU BUY ANY KPOP ANYTHING, DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL BAIL/MUTUAL AID FUND AND CASHAPP A BLACK TRANS PERSON IMMEDIATELY. We'll even help you get started: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

KPOP, you are not getting a single cent from me EVER again! However, I do plan on uplifting the SeulRene cb coming out July 6th...

Alternatively if you see us at a Shinee concert look the other way please..... Seventeen? You will be dealt with.

She’s coming in late but she’s coming in hot. It's been a month... of just utterly... unbearable... antiblack-genocide popping off at an ACCELERATED rate. Sorry we haven't put out an episode, but we've been incredibly angry and actively fighting with our government.......... This episode, we discuss the moral obligation of celebrities and idols along with the moral compass their fans may or may not have. Whether NCT or SM likes it or not, Punch is now one of the many songs of the revolution.

Here's a link to our notes and full thought process for this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBoZQbWcmacHJ3yfozpHQjCDrWClCPRFRTHRKUvXOW8/edit

*~Music this Episode~*

NCT 127 x Grace Lee Boggs Mix

Vice News "Who Was George Floyd"

Candy | Baekhyun

More & More | TWICE

Oxygen | TWICE

Don't Call Me Again | TWICE

Turn Back Time(超时空回)| WayV

水 (H20) | Lay

Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle

Our 25th ep :’)

(Intro is all our wonderful friend Moses’ doing and we thank and love him!!!!!!!)

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Soft release for the girls since there's a bunch going on at the moment. Donate to your city's Freedom Fund and support someone's bail. Start below, then continue and give individually to the black people you do and don't know:

https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

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*~Music this Episode~*

BAZOOKA! | GWSN

Tweaks ~ Heavy cloud but no rain | GWSN

(玉) Jade | Lay

100 Ways | Jackson Wang

那幕 (Falling Down) | THE8

舞い落ちる花びら (Fallin' Flower) | SEVENTEEN

Ridin’ | NCT DREAM

내게 말해줘 (7 Days) | NCT DREAM

Say It | Tory Lanez

Quiet Down | NCT DREAM

Punch | NCT 127

NonStop | NCT 127

Chocolate | MAX

Piano | MAX

Me, Myself & I | MAX

ya ya (넵넵) (ME TIME) | Yubin

Happy | Taeyeon

Yours (Feat. Lee Hi, Changmo) | Raiden X Chanyeol

Not By the Moon | GOT7

Trust My Love | GOT7

Zombie | DAY6

사랑, 하자 (Let's Love) | Suho

너의 차례 (For You Now) Feat. Younha | Suho

Remember | WINNER

뜸 (Hold) | WINNER

I'm in Trouble | NU'EST

Knock (널찾아가) | ASTRO

Can’t You See Me? (세계가 불타버린 밤, 우린…) | TXT

덤더럼 (Dumhdurum) | Apink

LALALILALA | APRIL

Nonstop (살짝 설렜어) | OH MY GIRL

Who Dis? | SECRET NUMBER

Stay Tonight | Chungha

Tiger Eyes | Ryu Sujeong

자나깨나 (Mayday) (Feat. Joy) | Crush

사장님 도박은 재미로 하셔야 합니다 (KAZINO) | BIBI

비누 (Binu) | BIBI

Womp Womp (Feat. Jeremih) | Valee

Candy | Baekhyun

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