The Weekly Stan Up with Mika and Pau

The Weekly Stan Up with Mika and Pau

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The Weekly Stan Up with Mika and Pau episodes

  • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 91: The Jay Park Journey, Sound, Vibes, and Soju

    Agenda for Stan(d) Up #91 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):

    • Introducing Jay Park to our guest Micha
    • Jay Park's Story from Kpop group leader to Soju brand CEO (feat. DKDKTV's Youtube Video on Jay Park references)
    • Reacting to Jay Park's performance of his latest songs GANADARA and Need to Know in a convenience store with Dingo Freestyle
    • Reacting to a classic: 9 year old JOAH MV
    • Reacting to Jay Park's dance performance of GANDARA with dance crews MVP and Holybang 
    • Jay Park's influence on Khiphop artists and hiphop dancers
    • Micha shares her thoughts on Jay Park
    • BONUS: Check out Jay Park's latest single Bite!

      • Music / Footage

      The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

      All I Wanna Do by Jay Park (feat. Hoody, Loco)

      Photo from NME

      29 min
    • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 90: JUNNY is Everywhere

      Agenda for Stan(d) Up #90 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):

      • Introducing JUNNY to our guest Micha
      • Reacting to JUNNY's version of Kai's Mmmh 
      • JUNNY is everywhere: KR&B, Khiphop, Kpop, Kdrama OSTs, artist and producer
      • Reacting to JUNNY's Get Ya! feat. pH-1
      • JUNNY as a bridge for Korean sound to Western markets
      • Reacting to JUNNY's "I will" (It's okay to be sensitive OST Part 2)
      • Micha shares her thoughts on JUNNY

        • Music / Footage

        The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

        Color Me by JUNNY (feat. Chungha) 

        Photo from Genius

        20 min
      • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 89: SEVENTEEN with a Carat Part 2, Reacting to Performances and MVs!

        Agenda for Stan(d) Up #89 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):

        • Reacting to SEVENTEEN's HOT Music Bank Performance that "killed" the internet
        • Reacting to _WORLD MV 
        • SEVENTEEN Redefining "Self-Producing"
        • What being a Carat means in life
        • Looking forward to Micha's first Kpop concert
        • Micha Sy's audio letter to SEVENTEEN
        • Stay tuned next week as Micha continues guesting on our show!

          • Music / Footage

          The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

          ひとりじゃない (Hitorijanai) [Not Alone]

          Photo from SEVENTEEN Twitter Page

          29 min
        • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 88: SEVENTEEN with a Carat Part 1

          Agenda for Stan(d) Up #88 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022): 

          • Pau and Mika finally get to feature SEVENTEEN on the show with Carat Micha
          • Becoming a Carat in a New Era
          • Bringing Carats Together
          • What Makes SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN
          • Exchanging our favorite SEVENTEEN songs
          • Talking biases
          • Micha shares her first recommended SEVENTEEN song (hint: it's a b-side!) 
          • Stay tuned next week for Part 2!

            • Music / Footage

            The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

            Kidult by SEVENTEEN

            Photo from The Bias List

            27 min
          • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 87: From Auditions to Debut, Following the Journey of Class:y

            Agenda for Stan(d) Up #87 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)

            • How one variety show leads to another: "Mama is an Idol" to "Street Woman Fighter" to "My Teenage Girl" where Pau discovery Class:y
            • Pau and Mika react to Class:y's first performance of their debut title track "SHUTDOWN" on It's Live
            • Pau shares snippets of the rest of Class:y's first album
            • Pau shares more behind stories of the members of Class:y and what excites him about this girl group
            • On Class:y's nonstop schedule from debut to Japan tour and second album

              • Music / Footage

              The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

              CLASSY by Class:y

              Photos from Channel Korea

              22 min
            • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 86: BTS in Money Heist: Korea? (No spoilers!)

              Agenda for Stan(d) Up #86 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)

              • How Pau ended up watching Money Heist Korea (though he hasn't watched the original Spanish one)
              • Differences in context with Money Heist Korea and original Money Heist
              • Talking about the crew and cast behind them
              • BTS in Money Heist? 

                • Music / Footage

                The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

                Jun Jong-seo heads to South Korea for her dreams (and BTS) | Money Heist: Korea Ep 1 [ENG SUB]

                Photos from mydramalist, zapzee

                15 min
              • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 85: Korean Dating Shows (Single's Inferno vs I'm SOLO)

                Agenda for Stan(d) Up #85 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)

                • Water Cooler Corner: Mika and Pau watching dance shows, Bambam coming to Manila, Junny's new release
                • Pau introduces two Korean Dating Shows: Single's Inferno and I'm SOLO
                • Different flavors of Single's Inferno and I'm SOLO
                • Patterns observed after watching nine seasons of I'm SOLO (and as of publishing, one year of airing)
                • Single's Inferno coming out with second season on Netflix
                • How would Pau and Mika fare in I'm SOLO?

                  • Music

                  The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

                  Single's Inferno Opening Song 솔로지옥 - You can say yes, I still say no

                  Photos from mydramalist, zapzee

                  21 min
                • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 84: VIVIZ (Queendom 2 + BOP BOP debut)

                  Agenda for Stan(d) Up #84 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)

                  • Pau tries out a new intro (still in the works)
                  • Pau introduces Queendom 2 (and why it's hard to discuss the whole show in one ep)
                  • Pau introduces VIVIZ
                  • Pau and Mika react to VIVIZ's debut song BOP BOP, both the iconic camerawork on Inkigayo and their Queendom version
                  • Pau talks about VIVIZ's Queendom 2 performance streak
                  • Stay tuned for our next Queendom 2 group: WSJN! 
                  • Meeting Notes Update (9 July 2022): VIVIZ recently started their comeback with their Summer Mini-Album "LOVEADE"

                    • Music

                    The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

                    [단독샷캠4K] 비비지 'BOP BOP!' 단독샷 별도녹화│VIVIZ ONE TAKE STAGE│@SBS Inkigayo_2022.02.20.

                    [풀버전] ♬ BOP BOP! - 비비지 (VIVIZ)

                    Photo from Rappler

                    18 min
                  • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 83: GOT7's 2022 Comeback

                    Agenda for Stan(d) Up #83:

                    • One of our most discussed Kpop groups (NCT Dream is at the top atm) is back for a comeback
                    • So how can we not talk about it? 
                    • Mika introduces the GOT7 Comeback and what makes it special from a production perspective 
                    • Paulo discusses what this Comeback means in the context of Kpop career trajectories
                    • Mika and Paulo react to GOT7's hilarious radio performance on MBC

                      • Music

                      The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

                      (ENG) [LIVE] GOT7 - NANANA / MBC RADIO GOT7 Youngjae's Best Friend

                      Don't Leave Me Alone by GOT7

                      Photo from Vogue Singapore

                      23 min
                    • The Weekly Stan(d) Up 82: Pachinko Apple TV Series Review (No Spoilers!)

                      Agenda for Stan(d) Up #82:

                      • Pau introduces Pachinko Apple TV series to Mika
                      • Mika already has the book, but hasn't read it yet
                      • Pachinko as a story of the plight of Koreans in Japan
                      • Pachinko as a story of family
                      • Reacting to Pachinko's opening credits
                      • Living for today while remembering the past
                      • Will Mika watch the series or finally read the book?
                      • *No Spoilers: at least no major ones

                        • Music

                        The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika

                        Pachinko — Opening Title Sequence | Apple TV+

                        Let's Live for Today (Single from Pachinko: Season 1) by The Grass Roots, LEENALCHI version

                        Photo from IMDB

                        20 min

                      About The Weekly Stan Up with Mika and Pau

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                      New episodes this 2023 every Saturday / Sunday! Your weekly stan(d)-up on all things we stan and love (mostly Asian pop culture), hosted by Mika and Pau! Attendance is mandatory. Agenda is our unsolicited opinions on music, food, and culture, wrapped up with song suggestions every week! So don't forget to take minutes and catch up with all our weekly huddles.

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