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“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: Thelma & Louise , Kill Your Darlings , Breakfast at Tiffany’s , Scarface , and Trainspotting ! The artists discussed in this episode: TXT, BTOB 4U, Agust D, and more!

“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: The Mummy , The Shining , IT , The Tag-Along , Kill Bill , Pulp Fiction , American Beauty , and American Psycho ! The artists discussed in this episode: Dreamcatcher, TXT, Brown Eyed Girls, DeVita, Hash Swan, MONSTA X, and more!

“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: Oldboy , James Bond films, Léon: The Professional , and Batman Returns ! Plus: the true story of Bonnie and Clyde! The artists discussed in this episode: IU, MONSTA X, HA:TFELT, AOA, SUNMI, and more!

“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: Inception , The Matrix , Black Swan , Louder Than Bombs , Snowpiercer , The Fifth Element , Interstellar , Alien , and The Silence of the Lambs ! The artists discussed in this episode: NCT, BTS, AOA, MONSTA X, GOT7, and more!

“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: The Grand Budapest Hotel , La Boum , Chungking Express , Love Letter , Ghost , La La Land , Saturday Night Fever , The Rocky Horror Picture Show , (the much darker, original version of) Pinocchio , Beauty and the Beast , and Ali...

“Fade to BLACKPINK” is a series of episodes explaining the movie references, both overt and rumored, in K-pop songs and music videos! The movies discussed in this episode: A Trip to the Moon , Days of Being Wild , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , and The Great Gatsby ! The artists discussed in this episode: TXT, BTOB 4U, TAEYEON, I.M, and ENHYPEN!

Rolling Quartz discuss their musical influences, their new mini-album, and lots more!  Subscribe at howtostan.substack.com and visit 17caratkpop.weebly.com to not miss the video version of this interview, coming soon! 

An overview of what goes on at the world's largest Elvis festival, the conspiracy theories surrounding Elvis's death, the rumors that Elvis worked for the FBI, and why the intrigue surrounding and the love for Elvis prevail to this day.

A ranking and review of the twenty best new releases from the past month!

How this game works: Hope will read some English lyrics from a K-pop song. You can pause the game if you need more than the time allotted to think of your answer. Give yourself half of a point if you only guess the artist or the song correctly, and give yourself one point for that round if you guess both correctly. There are 50 rounds, and no K-pop artist shows up in more than one round. If playin...

The first half of this episode recaps episodes 4, 5, and 6 of 7Fates: CHAKHO. The second half runs through all of the latest K-pop headlines: tons of in-person and livestream concert announcements, what we know so far about Queendom season two, and much more!

The power of K-pop fan mobilization is hard to overstate. K-pop fans have helped change the political tides in Chile, revived a dying facet of Thailand's tourism industry, organized flash mobs as a form of protest, founded grassroots organizations to work on all sorts of issues, lobbied for certain legislation, and even created some of the first-ever fan-run sites. This power to make tangible chan...

A close reading of the lyrics in Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2 and the parallels to the references, metaphors, and overall themes in Pt. 1 !

From thought-provoking messages to a unique blend of musical influences, B.A.P is a remarkable group worthy of its lasting legacy. This episode follows a timeline of B.A.P’s career highs and lows, explores the best B.A.P song lyrics and music video storylines, and overall shows how B.A.P impacted the world of K-pop in ways that are still felt today.

ATEEZ, BTS, CLC, IZ*ONE, LOONA… so many K-pop artists have incorporated famous works of art into their song lyrics and/or music videos! This episode provides seventeen examples and tells the stories behind the sculptures, paintings, and art installations referenced in K-pop!

A recap of 7Fates: CHAKHO episodes two and three, HyunA and DAWN's engagement, Jimmy Kimmel's monologue criticism, a BTS version of Wordle, the surprising impact of BamBam's tweets, and even more K-pop headlines and commentary!

Hope's take on the Joe Rogan situation, a new study confirming the most dangerous songs to listen to while driving, scrutiny over the When We Were Young Fest, and more of the latest headlines from the world of audio entertainment!

A ranking and review of the twenty best new music releases of the past month!

In no particular order, this episode covers the 50 J-pop/J-rock/C-pop/C-rock artists who released the most impressive new music of 2021!

A summary of Analog Trip’s second season, with extra attention paid to the best, funniest, most nerve-wracking, and most question-raising moments! P.S: Happy 127 Day!

A ranking and review of the twenty best releases that came out towards the end of 2021!

A breakdown of the first episode of 7Fates: CHAKHO , the importance of Taemin’s recent disclosure, some thoughts on the new ATEEZ concert protocols, more big news for TYONGF, and more commentary on the latest K-pop news!

Hope recaps the best and worst parts of SMTOWN's 2022 New Year's Eve concert, compares her 2021 and 2022 reviews of the event, and shares some miscellaneous thoughts she had while watching the show! 

The end of an era for both Jay Park and Jae from DAY6, exciting updates for TYONGF, highlights from Weverse Con, recent awards show wins, and more of the latest K-pop headlines!

Today’s episode covers seventeen topics, some of which are K-pop predictions for 2022 and some of which are reminders about what TV shows, music, and other new releases there are to look forward to this year!