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K-pop Shenanigans
Four friends with a wide variety of k-pop backgrounds come together each month to highlight the best and worst songs that Korea has to offer. Join us for something somewhere between analysis and nonsense. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kpopshenanigans/support
In the long awaited return of the K-Pop shenanigans podcast, Chase Wassenar, Kristen Pignuolo, Shae Dreis, and Zac sit down to discuss their favorite songs of 2021. Good news: 2021 was a really good year for k-pop!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tNx9n1CELCGvFLR24rplN?si=f4e052abba144ef8
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BYXwcfIli41CHnVMbrI12p4EOcgV25s
Chase's Top 100: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uePSI_Vf6OSh2NrblumoxhrAqRoXgXWZ_uKPXM8BZKE/edit?usp=sharing
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The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs we all wanted to talk about:
- Run for Your Life by Tiffany Young
- Guilty by TVXQ
- SUPER Clap by Super Junior
- Fake & True by Twice
- Bomb by AleXa
- Run Away by TXT
- Spark by Taeyeon
Stuff from the 60-second round:
- Sweet Chaos - DAY6
- Falling Leaves are Beautiful - Heize
- DWAY! - Jackon Wang
- Blind for Love - AB6IX
- My New World - Cix
- Abandoned - Brown Eyed Girls
- Wonder Woman - Brown Eyed Girls
Zac, seriously, buddy, pal, what are you doing?
- Oh! My Mistake - April
- Love Bomb - Fromis_9
- BBIBBI - IU
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In which many questionable decisions are made...
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan The hosts
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works
Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom
News
Wonho leaves Monsta X - Shae’s corner
IZ*ONE cancels comeback showcase after Produce 101 Director admits to rigging results
CL Leaves YG Entertainment
Songs We All Want to Talk About
These Nights by Rich Brian & Chung Ha
Jopping by SuperM
Wonderland by Ateez
Double Knot by Stray Kids
Set Me Free by Ladies Code
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The hosts Shae Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Kristen (absent this episode) Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Songs we all wanted to talk about: * Boom Boom - ANS * OOMM (Out of My Mind) - 3YE * Bbyong - Saturday * Dumb Litty - KARD * Feel Special - TWICE * Daredevil - Zico
Lightning Round: * Pinky Love - Momoland * Sidekick - K Tigers Zero * Love U - Monsta X * Chicken Noodle Soup - J-hope * Call Me Before You Sleep - Jessica
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In which we're not more than a month late for once!
If you appreciated last month's coherence and depth of coverage... we're glad you enjoyed it... and we're sorry.
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The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Shae Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Kristen (absent this episode) Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
News: * Singer and actor Sulli found dead
If you’re looking for help with mental health, here’s a good page to act as a starting point.
Songs: * Gott - Simon Dominic * Devil - CLC * Workaholic - BOL4 * Breaking Out/Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher * Vampire - IZ*ONE
Full show notes can be found here.
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In which the unforeseeable happens. And Zac breaks something, because of course he does.
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The hosts Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Kristen (absent this episode) Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest hosts Sneko Twitter: Snekoko
Instagram: Snekoko
YouTube: Sneko
Andrew Twitter: Korean_mulan
Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS
Songs we all* wanted to talk about * Bungee (Fall in Love) by Oh My Girl * Tonight by Jay Park & Kirin Ft. Ugly Duck * Adios by Everglow * Forever Young by Giant Pink ft. Leelamarz * To My Youth by Bol4 * Tiki Taka by Weki Meki * Umpah Umpah by Red Velvet - Z
Full show notes can be found here.
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Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works Kristen (absent this episode) Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom Guest hosts Sneko Twitter: Snekoko Instagram: Snekoko YouTube: Sneko Andrew Twitter: Korean_mulan Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS
Full show notes can be found here
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In which Zac doesn't gush nearly as much as he would've if this episode had been recorded just a week later.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom Guest Justin (who can’t be found here) Songs we all* wanted to talk about:
I Am Not Alone by SoRi x Folded Dragons
Gleam by Mamamoo
Gottasadae by BewhY
Icy by Itzy
Humph! by Pentagon
Give Me More by Vav
Beep Beep by Ruann
Full show notes can be found here
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In which we put out a July podcast in September because no one has ever accused us of being timely.
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The hosts
Chase
- Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
- @UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
- Twitter: @KPignuolo
- Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (Absent this episode)
- Twitter: @redfox130
- Instagram: shaebeom
Guest: Justin (from somewhere in the Netherlands)
News stories * SM Unveils SuperM, K-pop Supergroup * Jihyo and Kang Daniel Are Dating and the Internet acted like grownups for once * Taeyeon’s Dog Zero becomes cutest member of SM Entertainment
Songs we all wanted to talk about * Room Shaker by Ailee * Boom by NCT Dream * Popsicle by UHSN * Shower by Norazo * X-Phenomenon by Monsta X
Full show notes can be found here
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Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs We All Wanted To Talk About
- RPM - SF9
- Zimzalabim - Red Velvet
- Side Effects - Stray Kids
- Dear Rude - JeA featuring Cheetah
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In which the weirdness has just begun...
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The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes can be found here
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Since Zac is in the middle of nowhere unable to edit the June episode, here's a bonus: the outtakes from the main May episodes.
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We're trying something new. In the first of our B-side episodes, we bring on some guests for a fantasy draft, to see who can assemble the best K-pop girl group... or maybe just survive.
The hosts:
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
The guests:
Justin
Twitter: @Justin_Gaelyang
Xander Twitter: @xGoomiho
The setup
- Six rounds, one pick per round
- Snake draft - draft order reverses each round
- After 6 picks, can add as many other selections as you like
- Anyone you pick must have released music in since January 2018 or have a confirmed comeback before the end of 2019
For more complete show notes, including spoilers of every pick we make, go here.
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Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs We All Want to Talk About
(2:11) Dramatic by BVNDIT
(8:21) DMT (Do Ma Thang) by 3YE
(17:50) Feedback by Ladies’ Code
(23:05) Under Cover by A.C.E.
(33:02) Promise by Ateez
(38:28) Really Really by Cherry Bullet
(44:22) youknowbetter by Hyolyn
(50:24) Me by CLC
Lightning Rounds (57:39) Zac’s lightning round
(59:05) Kristen’s lightning round
(1:00:12) Chase’s lightning round
Full show notes can be found here
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Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom News
Kang Daniel wins case against LM Entertainment BTS becomes highest selling artist in Gaon chart history Monsta X deal with Epic Records for English promotion AOA renews with FNC Pristin breaks up
Rumors they were reuniting have been greatly exaggerated
Songs We All Want to Talk About Focus by Kim Dong Han Illusion by Jenyer The Fifth Season (SSFWL) by Oh My Girl Picky Picky by Weki Meki Me & You by EXID
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We had so many outtakes and bits that needed to be cut from the 2019 episode that they went on for 20 minutes - instead of a long postscript to that episode, here’s all of them.
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In which we briefly discuss reunion rumors, mandatory military enlistment, and how a bunch of our song opinions land where you never think they would. And then we talk about THAT song. Or should I say rant.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts:
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
The news:
IOI rumored to make a comeback
Xiumin of EXO and Minho of SHINee to enlist in the military
The songs:
Kill This Love - BLACKPINK
Close to me - Ellie Goulding, Diplo, and Red Velvet
Boy With Luv - BTS
Danger - Super Junior-D&E
Fancy - TWICE
Cat & Dog - TXT
From Now - Verivery
See full show notes here
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In which we talk about recent K-pop business history, bury a story once and for all, and cannot contain our astonishment at how much notable (good and not) music was released in March.
The hosts: Zac Twitter: @ravenousbadger
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this recording) Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes found here.
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In which we discuss the songs and news in K-pop from January and February of 2019
The hosts:
Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Zac Twitter: @ravenousbadger
Shae (absent this recording) Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes here
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Originally recorded January 2018 - these episodes are all out of order because why not? It's more fun that way. The lists:
The Mnet list (Korean) The Mnet list (English) The Gaon list (Korean) The Gaon list (English)
The hosts: Chase
Twitter Writing for Unikrn.com Podcast on professional League of Legends
Shae
Twitter Instagram
Zac
Twitter YouTube
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Originally recorded late February 2018 - in case you were wondering why all of our references were so dated.
Hosts:
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
Shae
Twitter: @redfox130 or @shaebeom
Zac
Twitter: @ravenousbadger
If you want to see too many links to random crap we talked about on the podcast, check the full show notes.
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In which we cover the top 100 lists from both Gaon and Mnet.
The hosts:
Zac
- Twitter: @ravenousbadger
Kristen
- Twitter: @KPignuolo
Shae
- Twitter: @redfox130
- Instagram: @shaebeom
Chase
- Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
- @UnikrnCo for where he works
Gaon Top 100 list: Original and Reddit thread (with titles and groups in English)
Mnet Top 100 list (could not find a version with English titles/group names)
I have created a truly marvelous set of show notes, which this description is too short to contain.
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