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We made it to the end of another glorious year of Kpop goodness! We'll start out this year with some reminiscing about all the fun Kpop things we did this year, before getting into our traditional chore of ranking 15 title tracks and combining our scores for an ultimate countdown. We've got a ton of 3-way ties this year, resulting in 17 songs total, oops. But they're all so good! What else were we...

It's time for the 5th annual AMAK Awards! The award show where we find any excuse or explanation to fit all our favorite songs into 10 categories! We've got so much great kpop to cover, from all the way back at the beginning of the year, to just a week ago. It was so hard to make these choices, but we hope all our faves know they're always winners in our hearts. Come to our live birthday party! mo...

It finally happened!!! Our ultimate favoritest only boy has finally completed the SHINee puzzle and released a solo mini album!!! So we've got a special bonus mini episode discussing all things Minho CHASE! We've definitely got some gripes, but we also have a whole lot of praise and squealing for our guy. We're so so so proud of you Minho!!!!! Come to our live birthday party! Tickets at moment.co/...

Welcome to the end of the year!!! We painstakingly compiled 30 incredible songs from equally incredible Kpop albums that we really need you to hear. We've got songs for booty shaking, feeling feels, standing up for yourself, and having main character moments in the car. Plus: A very super special announcement and a traditionally creepy random game!! Get tickets to our live birthday party!! moment....

This week we're following up on Ep. 211 and covering the Winter set of SMTOWN company compilation albums. But first, Shannon breaks her literal silence on last week's Hyudawn news. Then it's time to get in the Christmas spirit with a whole lot of jingle bell sounds over club beats and crooning to baby Jesus. We have 12 releases to cover and one to look forward to later this month so get your cozy...

This is a very special week in the world of Kpop, because 2nd gen girl group KARA has reunited with a stunning 15th anniversary comeback and old timer fans everywhere are celebrating, so we are too!! Tune in for a classic deep dive about a classic girl group that showed us what kpop was all about with trendy dance crazes and relatable lifestyles. Learn all about their record breaking career in Jap...

Bienvenido al podcast! This week Angélica has a ton to teach us all about the spread of Hallyu and Kpop fandom in Latin America! First we'll start out with a crash course on Korean immigration to Latin America and how it all ties into today's ministry of culture. Then, a timeline of how concerts and Hallyu events grew across the continent, a list of collabs between idols and latin popstars, and a...

In attempt to get one song out of our head, we're forcing it out by listening to the same song 25+ times! This time we found as many covers as we could of Baek Ji Young song 'My Ears Candy'. We came up with criteria for what to look for in each performance and analyzed them all carefully! We've got stages ranging from pretty spicy to mannerly and awkward, some with 5 people and some with siblings(...

For literally no other reason than we wanted to, we're finally doing a SISTAR deep dive this week!! Tune in to learn all about 4 member superstar girl group SISTAR and their spotless reputation, excellent voices, cheeky music videos, sexy tan legs, and seven straight years of incredible iconic bops. Kpop would never have been the same without our summer queens and we are forever grateful!!! Hosted...

Happy Halloween!! Let's celebrate by watching spooky themed Kpop videos submitted by our Patreon Patrons! We've got some cheeky fun music videos, a few actually scary ones, costumed dance practices and special stages to discuss! Join our Patreon to see the full video of our real time reactions to these submissions. What's your favorite Kpop spooky? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Kpop Star Season 2 aired 10 years ago this fall, so let's do what we did for Season 1 and check in on the Top Ten to see where they ended up! We've got a rundown of how this season worked and differed from the first, along with an intro and an update to all the singers (and groups?!) that made it to the top 10, ending with a list of great stages from throughout the season. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

In the last two years, 10 different Kpop songs have all been released with the same trendy title. So we're returning to an old format and doing a head-to-head hosts-only song battle for the title 'Villain'! What is it about this word that has Kpop so swept up? Find out as we hear and judge 10 very fun villainous songs! What's your personal favorite from this list? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

We've been so so so busy the last few months with important Kpop business that we haven't had any time to just gab and chitty chat on the show about Kpop news and comebacks and such. So let's do that today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ready to get into some new girl groups?! It's time for one of our absolute favorite yearly traditions, introducing you to every girl group we could find that has debuted since last September. We've got 34 new groups for you to meet and great songs to recommend! We wish nothing but success and many many comebacks for all of these gals. Who is your favorite from the AMAK girl group support class of...

Can you believe it? Yes it's really our 6th concert recap for the year. We were graciously invited to see true Kpop superstar Sunmi on her 2nd World Tour and it was A TREAT! Hear all about all the ways that queen Sunmi mesmerized and impressed us and the setlist that was full to the brim with bangers. Here's hoping that Sunmi gets the 3rd world tour she wished for and that you all get the chance t...

It's time to get in the time machine blah blah you know how these work by now... seriously though why are all the music videos from this time period about dead women?!? We're finishing out our recap of Korean popular music in 2002 and ooh boy it's a doozy. Tune in to hear us describe so so many 8 minute long tragedy music videos. Oh, also I guess there were songs? But for real these mvs are all we...

Seventeen came back to LA and everything was right again! And we're here to tell you all about our 4th time seeing Seventeen live and in person! Hear about our very oddly placed seats and the things we saw because of them, as well as a full recap of the whole concert based on our hastily taken notes as always. Then, we have highlights from our dear friend Genna who was our date for the concert, an...

Oh wow it's a special 2 episode week and here's the second one! Listen to us recap our time at the Saturday KCON 2022 concert in LA! Find out how the small children in front of us reacted to boy groups, what happened to San's hair dye, which Stray Kids member caught Shannon's eye, and the ITZY song choice that made Angélica scream. As well as some pondering about the fairness of time allotments an...

KCON LA is back!! It's really back y'all!! And oh did we really do KCON this year. Hear our recap of everything we saw over the weekend, including our precious Alikes, so many adorable idols, knowledgable professionals and nice dads just to name a few. Stick around to hear from some KCON-ers who we talked to outside the concert, as well as our thoughts on how this year's con was different than oth...

After 13 years on the air, KBS late night music talk show 'You Huiyeol's Sketchbook' ended with it's 600th episode in July 2022. This week, learn all about You Huiyeol and his history as a composer and one man band. Then, a primer on You Huiyeol's Sketchbook and why it is every Korean singer's dream to be invited as a guest. Hear about some of the most memorable moments and our personal favorite p...

In celebration of Kpop's biggest competition returning, this week we're bringing you the good, the bad, and the painful of MBC's Idol Star Athletic Championships! Learn all about the 21 different editions of ISAC, what the idols were wearing and what they were playing. Hear the records of ISAC's winningest Idol Athletes, as well as a long list of injuries sustained at the games. Plus, some of our...

Let's return to a classic AMAK thought experiment, painstakingly choosing idols to fit into a fantasy group! And this time we're doing mixed gender groups!! We both approached the assignment very differently, resulting in some last minute changes (Angelica gets to make 2 groups cause Shannon is bad at rules) Which of these groups would you want to see the most? Who would be in your fantasy group!...

Today's Deep Dive is celebrating 25 years since the debut of Kpop's first ever girl group, Baby V.O.X. The girl group who on one hand, was greatly responsible for the creation of 'Hallyu', and on the other hand had more anti-fans than anyone else. What did they do? Exist as women of course. Hear all about the early member changes (including a member hiding a huge secret), concept experiments, wild...

The song that swept the entire world in the summer of July 2012 is 10 years old this week, so we're dedicating an entire episode to Gangnam Style! We break down every bit of the song, the mv, the dance, Psy's whirlwind experience with the global media, controversies and the endless amount of parodies. Finishing it all off with a viewing of the legendary video itself. Do you remember where you were...

This week, tune in to hear our live 'meet the hosts' Q&A segment from this year's KPSN Podcast Festival! Learn what we'd steal from each other's closets, our fangirl lives before Kpop, how we deal with ugly questions from 'locals', which idols we'd want to help us move house, and so much more. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live, and everyone who made this possible by sending in these great q...