Not Your Average Netizens

We hope you're enjoying the #Blackintokpop Collective! We've been celebrating Black Kpop Podcasts all Black History Month and today is NYAN Day! Thanks again for all the support :) PS: Special shout out to Jay for getting this done with the weather issues still plaguing parts of the US.

We hope you're enjoying the #Blackintokpop Collective! We've been celebrating Black Kpop Podcasts all Black History Month and today is NYAN Day! Thanks again for all the support :)

We hope you're enjoying the #Blackintokpop Collective! We've been celebrating Black Kpop Podcasts all Black History Month and today is NYAN Day! Thanks again for all the support :)

We hope you're enjoying the #Blackintokpop Collective! We've been celebrating Black Kpop Podcasts all Black History Month and today is NYAN Day! Thanks again for all the support :)

It's a brief (for us) recording of this episode, as there just isn't much going on in K-pop at the moment. But is that a good, or bad thing? Of course, there is still some tomfoolery about, as I.M. gets slammed for wearing a sacred religious prayer, Jamie incomprehensively calls herself a Black queen, and CL becomes the unofficial mascot of an American fast food chain. Join us for the discussion,...

Don't you hate when Nazi imagery gets in your K-pop? So do we. This episode we discuss the delightful topic of Korea and K-pop's fascination with the Third Reich, along with (G)-Idle's relevancy, Taemin's (fake) controversy, and apparently Wonho sleeps with very few clothes on. Ask us how we know. Plus — Nicki from Unbothered Unnies and Soju Chronicles joins us! Timestamps: We have a guest! 0:27 W...

On this episode of Not Your Average Netizens, we talk about Comebacks, Canada, and...GOT7. What's next for K-pop's problematic pretty boys? Indie stardom? Small-screen fame? Relative obscurity? We discuss it all plus — can JYP survive without them? Timestamps: How we doin'? 0:27 What are we listening to? 11:51 Comebacks 18:57 Irene apologizes for being a mean girl 31:19 2AM’s Seulong fined for fat...

Happy 2021!!! We start off the new year with the same old us. Join in as we discuss what got us into Kpop, our current favourites, 2021 comebacks, 2021 contracts and Got7. This was recorded prior to the confirmation that the members would not be re-signing with JYPE. Time Stamps: Start - 12:29: Introductions 12:29 - 29:54: Comebacks and Debuts 29:54 - End: Got7 snatching 2021 headlines and contrac...

It's our last podcast of the year, and it's our best and worst of 2020! Join Nat, Jemin, and Ashe as they give their picks for Best Boy Group, Scandal of the Year, Best Artist of the Year, and more! Timestamps: Our K-pop playlists 1:21 Best Female Group of the Year 10:33 Worst Female Group 16:42 Best Male Group 23:16 Best Soloist 44:06 Worst Soloist 49:29 Choreography of the year 54:27 Scandal of...

It's our K-pop Trends list of 2020! Join us as we discuss all the wonderful, weird, and wacky trends of this trash fire of a year. What happened with K-pop music, fashion, and fan meets in 2020? Do you agree with our list? Let us know how you feel about our trends and what you would/wouldn't add to the roster! Timestamps: Our K-pop Playlists 1:26 K-pop Trends 11:15 Trends: Retro music 11:42 Trends...

The missing part of our last episode where we discuss the Weverse article 'BTS and the Grammy's: Why Now?'. Join us as we try to find the audacity of it all while also acknowledging the discrimination of the Grammys. You can reference the article here: https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view?num=53〈=en

In this episode of Not Your Average Netizens, fans give squicky parental affiliations to idols, Kang Daniel paved the way, Blackpink sell a gajillion copies, and how much are you willing to pay to subscribe to your favorite K-pop group? Plus, Jungkook robs an empty house. Also, look out for this recording's companion episode, in which we discuss and dissect that infamous WeVerse article about BTS...

On the latest episode of Not Your Average Netizens, we commiserate about Aespa, and just how freakin creepy those A.I. look. Also, BTS fandom isn't a good primer for the stock market, oh and look, another cringeworthy documentary about K-pop fans! Also: will Taemin get his own WAP? Timestamps: Comebacks- Aespa and the uncanny valley, Taemin, G Dragon, TWICE 5:54 Boy's World - A non-K-pop K-pop gro...

NYAN's back with more navel-gazing K-pop discussion, courtesy of Ashe, Nat, and Jemin! We try to figure out what exactly the marketing plan is for the BTS-inspired K-drama "Youth," and who did Jason Derulo forget to thank? Plus, black k-pop singers — are they simply reclaiming what's already been taken? Timestamps: What Have We Been Listening To? 5:44 Comebacks 14:17 JYP Entertainment Releases Sta...

Since Ashe has a case of the (non-COVID) sniffles, Jemin and Nat take over hosting duties for this episode, which, maybe unexpectedly, harbors quite a bit of Blackpink content - what with The Album, the documentary, the fan scuffle with Cardi B, and the highly overrated nurse outfit. But no worries for non-Blinks, there's plenty of K-pop news left to cover what with Jay Park reading thirst tweets,...

In the one-parter that should be a two-parter, Ashe, Nat and Jemin dive into the most notable K-pop stories of the past week, wherein problematic idols get called out, Everglow causes a national incident, and Pledis demonstrates a fundamental unawareness of copyright law. Timestamps: YGE admits all gambling charges against him 0:48 Idol Rebooting Show ‘ Miss Baek' 4:19 The Rose have contract termi...

Join us for a very special episode of Not Your Average Netizens, where we welcome our special guest, K-pop journalist extraordinaire, Jeff Benjamin! Benjamin gives some great insight into the K-pop industry, and reveals his favorite interviews, most embarrassing encounters, and where he believes the genre is going in the future. He also joins us as we review "Dynamite" by BTS, and hash out our exp...

This episode is the continuation of last week's "The No Safety Zone" in which we ponder Hallyu's surge of popularity in Japan, K-pop's supposed socialist agenda, and whether or not the pandemic has good ol' MTV pandering to us for ratings. Plus — a special guest! Timestamps: TOP is a troll; the future of Big Bang 1:54 For the love of real football 13:41 Han Seo Hee being Han Seo Hee 21:24 3rd Hall...

On the first part of a two-part episode of Not Your Average Netizens, it's comebacks galore as we ponder this burning question: does anyone believe Blackpink's album will be out in October? Plus, K-pop companies are on the rebound and Hwasa and Jessi are not invited to the cookout. Timestamps: Rina Sawayama 0:23 Jessi has to be trolling; Is this solidarity: 7:47 Comebacks 14:03 RIP to Haruma Miura...

This week's episode is a special minisode, devoted to the man that is more than a meme, Kang Daniel! We listen to his latest offering, Cyan, and give the deets on where this Produce 101 alum's music lies in our list of favorites. Timestamps 1. Our Kang Daniel album review 1:07 2.Adulthood 3:50 3. 2 U 9:16 4. Jealous 15:12 5. Interview 22:24 6. Touchin' 30:16 7. Our final song rankings 48:37

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On this episode of Not Your Average Netizens, we examine why K-pop's "social justice savior" narrative has been created at the exclusion of the Black fans that are supposed to be helped. We also take on Won Nation, idol singing skills and we delve into the extremely scientific digression of whether or not we indeed saw Junhoe of Ikon's butt on camera. Plus - stan ChloexHalle. Stan queens. Timestam...

It's back to K-pop business for another week, as we talk about drunk driving idols, Amber and Twitter trolls, BTS donate their pocket change to Black Lives Matter, and fancams. So many fancams. Note: we had some technical difficulties in this episode, so we apologize if you hear a little snap, crackle, and pop while we speak. Timestamps: What we've been listening to 0:54 Comebacks 15:08 Lim Young...

In this episode of Not Your Average Netizens, we tackle a topic we normally do not shy away from: racism. Specifically, the value of Black lives in the K-pop sphere and society as a whole. We at NYAN consider ourselves a Black podcast, and thus, it was imperative that we address the issues that have recently plagued our country. We found it important to not only discuss racism and prejudice permea...

In this episode, Ashe, Nat, Jay, and Jemin get gabby about the latest in K-pop. We discuss the great idol social distancing scandal, and who's really to blame. Also, another K-pop n-word incident, overcomplicated music video concepts, and the shocking things we learned from BTS's documentary. As always, like and subscribe if you wanna hear more! Timestamps: Idols party and breach social distancing...