Join us why we look back at the best releases from 2020 in kpop. We cover everything from songs, albums, music videos... to best cover, best concept in our longest episode yet. 

0:02:00 MV of the year

0:23:10 Bonus Cool award: A minute of moments

0:43:43 ROTY

0:53:40 Bonus Doul award: Survived the hype

1:03:00 Performance of the year

1:11:10 Bonus kookie: 3 minimalistic tracks that get you in the feels

1:20:10 Group of the year

1:27:45 Bonus Jeti: Best concept

1:38:30 AOTY Album of the year

2:16:00 Bonus roa: Best cover

2:24:10 SOTY Song of the year

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs,@roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Last episode before our best of the year episode. Everyone decided to drop long format albums, from 20 year veteran BoA, to big mega groups IZ*ONE and NCT, but not forgetting indie darling Baek Yerin. Also, big shake ups in the rookie ranks, with Purple Kiss and Bling Bling getting in the mix and woo!ah!'s redemption arc.

2:06 BoA – Better

13:30 NCT 2020 – Work it, 90s love

31:40 IZ*ONE – Panorama

43:45 Keembo – Scene

44:05 Chungha – Dream of you

50:20 Baek Yerin – tellusboutyourself

57:45 Enhyphen – Given-taken

1:01:10 Rookie Ranks (Purple Kiss, Bling Bling, woo!ah!)

1:27:00 2020 bonus awards

1:34:10 Game: Was that 2020?

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs,@roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Gfirend shaking things up and high profile debuts from aespa and Stayc for our last regular episode of 2020.

1:10 - Gfriend – MAGO

14:18 aespa – Black Mamba

31:21 Stayc – So bad

46:30 Rookie Ranks

1:06:00 Loona – Star MV discussion

1:14:30 AKMU – Happening

1:16:02 Momoland – Ready or Not

1:20:12 BTS – Life goes on

1:26:45 Game: Guess the song from the lyrics

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs,@roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Some Twice hot takes and some rookie ranks shake ups

Note: There is some synchronization issues with the recording, sorry for the inconvenience.

1:17 Twice - Can’t stop me

24:30 KD/A – More

34:30 Rookie Ranks : Secret Number – Got that Boom

47:40 Primary, Sam Kim, Woodz, ph-1 – Bless you

50:24 – TXT – Blue hour

53:20 – CIX – Jungle

54:00 – AB6IX – Salute

59:25 – Dahye – Bad Blood

1:01:45 – Yezi – Mimew

1:04:20 – Dreamcatcher [Dystopia: Seven Spirits] Online Concert discussion

1:11:10 – Guess the total runtime of an album

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs,@roasoneTM, @phantomstormf

Editing: @david_theworld

The long anticipated comeback. We got together to fanboy over Loona’s [12:00] (Midnight) with a big deep dive were we cover the title track, the MV, the album, the performances, the lore, and even the styling and the hair!

Join us in this 2 hours and a half extravaganza, where we discuss the past, the present and future of Loona.

Companion video: Talkin' bout chord inversions and why it makes Loona's Voice/Star amazing: https://youtu.be/FFamZodYfTQ

0:00 new intro!!!

1:45 Why Not – Music discussion

25:30 Why Not – Music video discussion (no lore)

42:10 Why Not – Music show performances

51:33 [12:00] – Album discussion

55:07 Kookie’s nerd corner – Why Star / Voice is so special?

1:52:50 Why Not? – The lore

2:19:40 Hopes & Drams: The Future of LOONA

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs, @roasoneTM

Editing and music: @david_theworld

Quick turnaround release from some of the groups trying to build their resume for our End of the Year awards, with Weeekly, NCT U and Weki Meki as part of our bold releases.

1:00 Weeekly – Zig Zag

3:37 Kookie’s Tirade (11 minutes lmao)

21:22 Rookie Ranks

23:12 “SM Girl Group definitely not debuting in 2020”

24:03 WE-KEY ME-KEY (Weki Meki) - Cool (I counted I think 5 or 6 "cool" puns)

33 :33 NCT U – Make a Wish (Birthday Song)

44:22 Loco – Can’t sleep (ft. Heize)

48:02 K-Drama Male Leads

49:55 WJSN CHOCOME – Hmph!

56:28 DAWN – DAWNDIDIDAWN (ft. Jessi)

59:30 Bronze – Aquarium

1:00:50 Game: Guess the amount Vlive hearts

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Panel: @ElevenGreenEggs, @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Blackpink with The Album, Everglow with The Comeback and SuperM with The SHINee.

(0:50) Blackpink – Lovesick Girls

(20:05) Everglow – LA DI DADA

(33:00) SuperM – One (Monster & Infinity)

(47:40) Rookie Ranks update: cignature – Arisong

(1:05:41) Treasure - Boy

(1:07:44) Checkmate – Drum

(1:08:55) Game: Guess who I am?

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs, @roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Kpop got extra diverse with fresh releases from fromis_9, Taemin, Stray Kids and Yooa's solo debut as part of the bold releases.

0:45 Fromis_9 – Feel Good (Secret Code)

9:05 Taemin – Criminal

14:50 Stray Kids – Back Door

20:03 YooA (Oh My Girl) – Bon Voyage

31:50 Mamamoo – Wanna be myself

35:10 H1ghr music - Blue tape

35:50 Serri ( Dal Shabet) – Come Closer

36:28 Cool’s confession time

40:10 Game: Guess the MV views

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Panel: @ElevenGreenEggs, @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus, @roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld

Blackpink, Lovelyz and Sori, all our bold releases showing a new side of them with their releases, but where they successful? We also cover latest KD/A, CLC, SuperM, KARD, Jackson Wang.

Timestamps

0:47 Blackpink – Ice cream (ft. Selena Gomez)

10:52 Sori – Initial S

24:26 Lovelyz – Obliviate

35:42 KD/A – The Baddest

43:16 CLC – Helicopter

49:45 SuperM – Tiger Inside

56:00 Rookie ranks: Lunar Solar - OH YA YA YA and Waka Maka – Burning power

1:11:42 Cool recap: (G)-idle, Cherry Bullet, Hyorin, JYP x Sunmi

1:15:05 KARD – Gunshot

1:16:50 Jackson Wang x Galantis – Pretty Please

1:19:25 Game: Guess the debut dates

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @doulmagus, @ElevenGreenEggs

Editing: @david_theworld

In this episode we time travel to the past, present and future of kpop thanks to the releases from JYP, Dreamcatcher and Itzy. We also discuss the latest releases from Produce 101 alumni Sejeong and Kang Daniel, as well as first all English BTS track, BoA’s 20th anniversary project and new Rocket Punch.

1:00 JYP & Sunmi – When we disco

6:04 Dreamcatcher – BOCA

14:34 ITZY – Not Shy

26:10 Sejeong – Whale

29:40 Kang Daniel – Waves, Who you are?

33:25 Kookie’s tangent: Summer Hate vs Waves

36:30 BoA 20th anniversary covers (Gallant, Red Velvet, BOL4, Baekhyun)

44:30 BTS – Dynamite

53:30 Jeti’s boy group break:  ONEUS – To be or not to be and ONF – Sukhumvit Swimming

56:15 Rocket Punch – Juicy

59:50 Game: 3rd comeback rule

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Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @roasoneTM

Editing: @david_theworld