17 Carat K-Pop

Before reacting to ATEEZ’s new album, Hope unpacks the life lessons hidden throughout the symbols, plots, and monologues that make up ATEEZ’s discography and music video universe!

A ranking and review of the twenty best new K-pop and J-pop singles, albums, and music videos from the past month!

Today’s topics include BTS’s connection to a LEGO llama, an up-and-coming app everyone will be talking about soon, an honest reaction to Mark Tuan’s new single, and lots more!

A new K-pop docuseries, a music chart-related fraud scheme, a new BTS demo, and more of the latest K-pop headlines!

On today’s news recap: several major court case updates, Eric Nam’s new app, new insights into how BLACKPINK’s online concert was received around the world, new reality shows to look forward to, and much more!

This episode picks up right where the episode called “What’s I.N a Name” leaves off, telling the stories behind the most interesting K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop artist and fandom names!

A recap of BLACKPINK’s online concert, a deep dive into the positive impacts of BTS’s latest album on fans, an overview of the Seoul Music Awards, and much more!

A review of SEVENTEEN’s online concert (and a theory about a hidden detail in it!), a recap of the fourth episode in SEVENTEEN’s docuseries, and an overview of the latest SEVENTEEN-related headlines!

A sneak peek at BLACKPINK’s first online concert, a K-pop album analogy to understand what’s happening with GameStop’s stock, predictions about how post-coronavirus life will or will not change the entertainment industry, and more of the latest entertainment news!

On today’s headline roundup: a star’s feud with a neighbor that escalated quickly, the status of various bands whose contracts are about to expire, the good news hidden in the bad news about MONSTA X, and lots more!

A look at some of the most absurd, intriguing, and humorous fan letters sent to Mark Twain throughout his writing career!

A recap of what happened in episodes 2 and 3 of SEVENTEEN’s docuseries and the big takeaways from the show so far!

This episode breaks down all the Stephen King references, plot twists, symbols, and messages in DREAMCATCHER’s music videos, in chronological order!

A look at the current state of South Korea’s entertainment industry, from webtoon popularity to applications of artificial intelligence to upcoming Netflix releases!

A K-pop star’s new role in Succession, a company rivalry, STRAY KIDS’ maknae’s shining moment, the “political campaign staff version of BTS,” and more of the latest headlines!

Part two of the list of top 20 most iconic brands and how they each cultivated such a loyal consumer base.

Songwriter and producer Tushar Apte shares the stories behind songs from BTS, BLACKPINK, Lu Han, and more C-pop and K-pop stars!

A quick recap of the latest K-pop headlines, from GOT7’s future to the Golden Disc Awards to TXT’s new gig!

A guide to the K-pop boy band CIX, their discography’s layered meanings, their literary inspiration, and the messages of their music videos and short films!

From Starbucks to Dove to Polaroid, this episode highlights ten of the most iconic brands and how they each developed and maintain such a loyal consumer base.

In the first installment in a new series of episodes, Hope breaks down key quotes and moments from the first episode in SEVENTEEN’s docuseries and recaps some of the latest headlines about SEVENTEEN!

Will GOT7 disband? Will I.O.I ever reunite? Which K-pop groups will make it big in 2021, and which ones won’t? Hope makes predictions in response to all these questions and more.

Today’s concert/music industry headlines: Ticketmaster’s loss in court, the uphill battle music venues will have to climb post-pandemic, K-pop virtual concerts to mark your calendars for, and more!

On today’s K-pop news roundup: a boy band getting caught in a worldwide scam, legal drama, disbandments, artists’ plans for 2021, new TV shows to look forward to, and much more!

Hope recaps the pros and cons of SM Entertainment’s “Culture Humanity” New Year’s Eve virtual concert and reacts to a post-concert discussion happening online about the event’s ratings.