Cam is back to continue her story time with Mika and Pau on her experiences living, working, and studying in Japan, leaving this episode of the Weekly Stan Up with tidbits of inspiration, advice, and motivation for anyone who wants to take the leap outside their comfort zone (and specifically head to Japan)! Apart from sharing all her favorite (and not so favorite) things about Japanese culture, she also goes into her growing interest in Kpop, her thoughts on the industry, and shares her favorite groups with us. 

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Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Pretender by Official髭男dism

Only One For Me by BTOB

It's our 50th Episode on the Weekly Stan Up! Thank you to everyone who has been tuned in to our conversations about Asian pop culture. This week, Mika's friend Cam comes on our show to share her journey going from an exchange student in Osaka, to returning for an (intense) internship in Hiroshima after graduating, and then back again to Japan to take up her post-grad studies and now working there full-time. 

More importantly, she talks about how living in Japan broke and exceeded her expectations from her longtime interest in Japanese culture. A must-listen for anyone looking to live in Japan and who wants to know what it's really like! 

Because we lost track of time talking with Cam about her stories in Japan, we've decided to have part 2 come out next week! Stay tuned for more stories and our vibe check with her! 

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Check out all our recommended songs at the end of each episode + all the songs on our vibe checks on the show's official Spotify playlist.

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Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Rambling Rose by THREE1989

The Weekly Stan Up is back with friends! Mika introduces her friend / unni / achi Conch who shares a lot in common with Mika -- a massive fan of Western rock / poprock (we talk a lot about The Maine in this episode) who recently fell into the Kpop rabbit hole, and fell hard, especially for Stray Kids. Conch shares her adventures collecting albums, how her love for Western bands and Kpop collided, and how her background in music (classical piano) has played a role in her appreciation for Kpop. She also does a mini-vibe check with us on Keshi!  

Conch also co-hosts the "Four Piece & a Pod (Youtube)" podcast alongside fellow alumni from the University of the Philippines College of Music where they talk about life after music school and a bunch of other fun topics. It's also on Spotify! 

And she has covers too -- check out her Instagram!

Check out all our recommended songs at the end of each episode + all the songs on our vibe checks on the show's official Spotify playlist.

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Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Another Day by Stray Kids

keshi - beside you (live) from keshi

Mika's back in this week's The Weekly Stan Up with another Vibe Check! This time she and Pau react to Mika's handpicked songs from GOT7 members' Yugyeom and Bambam's co-promoted solo albums, Point of View: U and Ribbon, respectively -- which makes for an interesting playlist, considering the two different styles of their albums. But Mika's curation shows that perhaps there might be more in common than meets the ear for these two 97-ers, friends, and artists. 

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Music

Intro Mix by Mika

97 Young & Rich by GOT7

Vibe Check Playlist / Clips

Air Live Performance by Bambam || riBBon Live Show from wang gae park gae

유겸 (YUGYEOM) - 'Love The Way (Feat. 박재범 & 펀치넬로)' Official Live [ENG/CHN] from AOMGOFFICIAL

This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up we introduce a new series on our show, Mika's Vibe Check, where Mika curates a mini-playlist of three-four songs that vibe together and plays it on the show with Pau for some fun commentary and reactions. On the first Mika's Vibe Check, Mika brings together songs from the "Indonesia Line" of 88rising (NIKI, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue), whom we often talk about on the show and even did an entire episode on.  

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Check out all our recommended songs at the end of each episode + all the songs from Mika's Vibe Checks on the show's official Spotify playlist.

Send us some love and feedback on Instagram or Twitter! Terima Kasih! 

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

California (feat. Warren Hue) by 88rising, Rich Brian, NIKI, Warren Hue

Clips

Rich Brian & eaJ of DAY6 - LOVE IN MY POCKET ❤️ from 88rising

NIKI – I LIKE U (ACOUSTIC VERSION) from NIKI UPDATES

In “Too Many Tears,” music and AI mix to tell a story

This week on The Weekly Stan Up, Pau and Mika try another "schooling" session. On the agenda: one of Pau's favorite streamers -- Singaporean Twitch variety streamer supercatkei! As with every "schooling" session, Pau shares some of supercatkei's Youtube videos (from her music to her funny stream compilations) and a snippet of that one time she streamed on Youtube, along the way also talking about how he ended up being a fan of the stream and some of the fun and crazy things that he witnessed happen her stream in the few months he's been a follower! Also, Pau tries to low-key convert Mika into becoming a streamer herself? 

If you like chill, calming music / Valo, Tetris, and other fun games / IRL in Singapore all in one stream, and more importantly, a kind, wholesome and caring community to be a part of, supercatkei usually streams on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at night (Singapore time). She's also on Instagram and TikTok too! 

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Check out all our recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist. 

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Clips

save your tears (and it's raining outside) 🌧️from supercatkei

there is only one supercatkei... 👿from supercatkei

FIRST EVER Youtube Stream! from supercatkei

sing you to sleep 💭 give me love cover (+ asmr rain) from supercatkei

Class is in session once again for this weekend's Weekly Stan Up as Pau introduces Mika to some of his favorite Korean sitcoms and comedy shows, from the sitcom classic Potato Star (감자별) to the Netflix Series adaptations of The Sound of Your Heart (마음의소리) the famous webtoon to the latest Korean sitcom (in a long time), So Not Worth It (내일지구가망해버렸으면 좋겠어) which Pau binged on Netflix as soon as it came out. 

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Check out all our recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

So Not Worth It by Youngjae

Clips

Han Hyun-min raps about how much he misses his sneakers | So Not Worth It Ep 2 [ENG SUB] from The Swoon

Kdrama funny scenes | The sound of your heart - 마음의 소리 with english subtitles from Dongsaeng Channel

[#Hide&Watch] (ENG/SPA/IND) 1000% Real Sibling Fights | #PotatoStar2013QR3 | #Diggle from tvN D ENT

For the first time in a long time, the Weekly Stan Up is doing food for its agenda this weekend. This time it's all about rice, and in particular, Mika and Pau's favorite rice pairings and dishes. Pau also goes deep into his kimchi fried rice recipe, and Mika shares her favorite rice-related music. 

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Check out all our recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Extra Rice by CARELESS Music

Happy Fathers' Day! For this week's agenda on the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces Pau to Mandopop through her own experiences with her father listening to music on the way home from school, singing at the karaoke, and more! Mika shares three classics from the 80s through 00s, and Pau relishes the experience. Starting this week, we'll only be sharing one episode per week to make sure you maximize your listening pleasure for each of our episodes! Let us know what you think of this new schedule. 

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Check out all our recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

你好不好 by Eric Chou

This week on the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces Pau to up-and-coming Filipino artist Jolianne, from her start on the Voice Kids to composing her own songs to getting signed on to Careless, James Reid's label! 

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Check out all our recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.

Music

Intro Mix by Mika

Irises by Jolianne