Bingu, Choom, & K-Pop Tunes

Per a recent Twitter trend that was making rounds to "Post your cancellable K-POP takes," Bingu & Choom have decided to go through YOUR cancellable K-POP takes they found and instead cancel YOU. Yes, you read that right. Now, what could Bingu & Choom have found within the depths of Twitter...?

March is always a busy months for comebacks every year, and Bingu & Choom discuss and review a few comebacks of the month... but along with comeback madness, there's also re-debut madness, song dissing madness, and disbandment madness—oh my! Curious to find out more? Don't worry, Bingu & Choom also break down some K-Pop trending news topics of the month, as well!

Have you ever become so frustrated, disappointed, bored, or overall unsatisfied with a piece of media that you quit? Well, Choom has (regretfully so). In this episode, Choom discusses the three dramas that made her quit: "Twenty Five, Twenty One", "Love Alarm", and "True Beauty"⁠—tune in to find out her opinion on them and what the final straw was!

Have you ever experienced, watched, or listened to something for "the first time" and wanted to re-experience that specific feeling, all over again? Choom has a list of dramas from 2021 that she wishes she could rewatch, all over again, for that First Time Feeling just once more—including dramas like Vincenzo and Squid Game, and even smaller web dramas like Blue Birthday. Tune in to the second epi...

With a slew of new zombie-themed media coming out recently, Choom decided to sit down and talk about her two most recent favorite K-Dramas of exactly that genre: All Of Us Are Dead and Happiness. Ironically, Choom doesn't even like zombies. Welcome to BCKT's new mini-series, Choom & Chill—where our resident K-Drama lover, Rainah (also known as Choom) discusses, rants, and sometimes reviews Kor...

After a month-long hiatus, Bingu & Choom return to play catch up on comebacks that have been happening! In this episode, the two rewind back to September to experience some deja vu, reviewing their favorite comebacks from the month—including, you guessed it, ATEEZ's "Deja Vu"! (Did we drop enough hints there?) Also in the mix of comebacks discussed are some new faces, like E'Last, A.C.E, and P...

Bingu & Choom sit down and fangirl and discuss Netflix's newest drama that's causing a stir: 'Squid Game'! That's it. That's literally the episode. Be warned of spoilers. Listen at your own risk.

So, what's the stigma with Kpop idols and dating? Bingu and Choom have a nice warm pot of tea to share on this topic—from flower boys to floor grinding and how a company markets an idol to be most profitable to Hyuna and Dawn being kicked out of Cube to Bobby, Chen, and Eli's surprise fiancee and baby announcements—there's enough opinion and speculation to go around.

Curious what Bingu & Choom have had on their playlist the last couple of months? The girls talk their favorite comebacks from July and August, including Park Jihoon's "Gallery", SF9's "Tear Drop", Stray Kids and LeeHi's most recent comebacks—and more! It's a gallery fully of a range of comebacks you won't want to miss!

Wonho's Instagram Purge? Soojin leaving (G)I-dle? A final Seungri verdict? Jump right into the Thrill Ride with Bingu & Choom as they discuss this week's many thrilling mysteries! But before all that, make sure to tune into their discussion about The Boyz's comeback with—you guessed it—Thrill Ride! To top off all the mysteries of the week, Choom also gives a plot run-down of Yeri & Hongseo...

Bingu & Choom start this episode off light by having a nice chat about Golden Child, Sunmi, and Somi's recent music video releases and The Boyz's Thrill-ing medley before jumping into the deeper topic of why Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan was recently trending on Twitter. Following that topic, the girls lead into a deeper discussion on idols and social issues, the limitations of their knowledge...

August is full of comebacks, and this week, Bingu & Choom sit down to discuss all the upcoming comebacks, medleys, and teasers to prepare themselves for all the rest of the month has in store! The girls also fangirl over 2PM's comeback, Choom's inevitable Taecyeon bias wreckage, why Jay Park was trending on Twitter again , and Kris Wu's sex scandal.

Bingu and Choom are back to sit down and listen and discuss the most recent comeback from their favorite K-Pop group—Monsta X! Along with the album listen, the girls also chat about Choom's fancalls with her ultimate bias Joohoney, Shownu's enlistment, and have a brief argument about steamed buns (you won't want to miss that one!)

In this episode, Bingu & Choom have a chat about all the things that happened in May. Together, they prepared for Monsta X's comeback, discovered the group Enhypen, and discussed and reminisced over B.I's comeback, plus more! The girls also mull over the mystery of GFRIEND's disbandment... and what was that about a Jay B VLIVE mishap?

For this episode, Bingu and Choom dive into an album discussion for one of Bingu's favorite's of 2020: DPR Live's "Is Anybody Out There." The girls narrow down and preview their favorite tracks, discuss the story being told in the album, and give out personal thoughts on what meaning the album holds as an entire work.

Bingu and Choom sit down to review and discuss January 2021's K-Pop comebacks and releases of the month, including Victon, Golden Child, Oneus, (G)I-DLE, Epik High, and more! Of the comebacks, the girls narrowed it down to three favorites to discuss more in-depth while watching the music videos together.

To start of 2021, Bingu & Choom take one last look at 2020 with TIME Magazine's Best K-Pop Songs & Albums of the Year. Last episode, the girls briefly touched on those who made the list: Including BTS, Twice, Stray Kids, Dreamcatcher, and more! This time, they delve a little deeper and check out each album individually, discussing each in depth and detailing their favorite tracks on each a...

Bingu & Choom discuss some of the trending topics from December that cycled their way through social media platforms, including: TIME Magazine's choice of Best K-Pop Songs & Albums of the Year, MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) 2020's controversial and messy management, and Seungri's ongoing investigation; plus, Buzzfeed's lack of proper reporting on the topic. Oh my!

Introducing, Aespa! SM’s newest group debut overall since NCT in 2016, and girl group since Red Velvet in 2014. Bingu & Choom discuss “controversies” and questionable opinions surrounding the newly debuted group. Plus, the girls reminisce about 2nd & 3rd generation idols like G-Dragon, CNBLUE, and more that are rumored to come back, as well as those who have had comebacks already.

Bingu & Choom are back after a brief hiatus, just in time for a comeback from their favorite kpop group: Monsta X! In this episode, the girls listen to Monsta X's new album, "Fatal Love," together—featuring the new title track "Love Killa." Along the way, they give a review of the album, share their overall thoughts, and pick their favorite tracks!

Following up with Episode 6, Bingu & Choom continue their discussion on K-Pop groups they believe were either classified as “One Hit Wonders” or just simply deserved better treatment and recognition from the music industry.

In this episode, Bingu & Choom give a small recap of trending events that happened in the Korean entertainment industry during the Fall of 2019. The girls touch on topics such as Ahn Jaehyun & Goo Hyesun’s divorce, TS Entertainment’s continued mistreatment of their artists, BigBang’s return from the military, and deeper topics. Please note this episode discusses suicide from [29:03-44:18] which ma...

This week, Bingu & Choom discuss K-Pop groups they believe deserved better treatment and recognition, or can be classified as “One Hit Wonders.” The girls go over the impact these groups had or could have had if they’d continued promoting longer.

Following up with Episode 3, Bingu & Choom pick up where they left off on their discussion of music videos they think came for their neck!

New to the K-Pop sphere? Or curious about the phenomena taking the American media by storm? In this episode, Bingu & Choom break down “K-Pop” into simpler terms, explaining what they think it is as a music genre and cultural phenomenon.