The Weekly Stan Up Season 2: Recent Episodes
Mika and Pau
New episodes this 2022 every Saturday / Sunday! Your weekly stan(d)-up on all things Asian pop culture, hosted by Mika and Pau! Attendance is mandatory. Agenda is our unsolicited opinions on music, food, and culture, wrapped up with song suggestions every week! So don't forget to take minutes and catch up with all our weekly huddles.
We also have a playlist of all our recommended songs: bit.ly/thestanspicks
And if you have suggestions or would like to share your stan life on our show, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 130 (Meeting Recorded: 5 May 2023):
Today's agenda: Le Sserafim Unforgiven Reaction Remix
(01:45) Reacting to LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) 'UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)' OFFICIAL M/V
(09:22) Reacting to 피어나 (Between you, me and the lamppost)
(16:52) Outtro with BiBi Vegengeance 나쁜 년 (Soul R&B ver.) cover by Fyeqoodgurl (New Reaction Remix coming out next Saturday)
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 129 (Meeting Recorded: 5 May 2023):
Today's agenda: Drive Reaction Remix
(01:24) Reacting to [세로] Sunday Night Drive - 박재범 [더 시즌즈-박재범의 드라이브] | KBS 230423 방송 @JayPark0425
(03:48) Reacting to @TAEYANG_Official - ‘Shoong! (feat. LISA of BLACKPINK)’ PERFORMANCE VIDEO
(07:25) Reacting to @Itskarencici – She Don’t Mind ft. J.Sheon (Official Music Video)
(10:16) Reacting to @apoki_vv (아뽀키) ‘Mood V5’ Official M/V
(15:21) Outtro with [최초공개] LE SSERAFIM(르세라핌) - Flash Forward (4K) | LE SSERAFIM COMEBACKSHOW | Mnet 230501 방송 (New Reaction Remix with @LESSERAFIM coming out next Saturday)
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 128 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: @WE_FIFTYFIFTY Reaction Remix #2
Check out our first reaction remix to FIFTY FIFTY
(01:50) Reacting to ' B-SIDE (OT4) ' - LIVE IN STUDIO (Prod. SIAHN) | FIFTY FIFTY (피프티피프티)
(23:16) Reacting to Cupid - FIFTY FIFTY (피프티피프티) (Cover) by @mgtify
(28:26) Outtro with TAEYANG x Bryan Chase - ‘Nightfall (feat. Bryan Chase)’ SPECIAL LIVE CLIP (New Reaction Remix with Taeyang, Jay Park, and more coming out Saturday)
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Congrats to XG on their HITC performance!
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 127 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: @xg_official Reaction Remix #2
Check out our first reaction remix to XG
(03:08) Reacting to [4K] XG - “SHOOTING STAR” Band LIVE Concert [ @itsLiveOfficial ] K-POP live music show
(07:51) Reacting to XG Documentary Series ‘XTRA XTRA’ EP XX
(19:51) Reacting to XG - LEFT RIGHT (Official Music Video)
(25:11) Reacting to [XG VOX #2] Nobody Love (CHISA)
(31:17) Outtro with @FIFTYFIFTY - ‘Higher’ - Official MV
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Follow Mika's cover channel at @mgtify
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 126 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: Mika @mgtify 's Coachella @Coachella Remix
(00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction
(04:33) Reacting to @jacksonwang and @ciara 's Slow - Live at Coachella 2023
(08:49) Reacting to @dominicfike 's Dancing in the Courthouse - Live at Coachella 2023
(12:17) Reacting to @beneemusic 's Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton Live at Coachella 2023
(18:15) Reacting to DPR Live's Martini Blue at Coachella Weekend Fancam
(26:08) Outtro with Jackson and Ciara's Remix of @xg_official 's Left Right
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika @mgtify
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 125 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: The Dream Show 2 in Singapore @NCTDREAM
(00:00) Pre-Reaction and Mika's Journey to Getting Tickets to The Dream Show 2
(06:17) Reacting to Deja Vu performance
(10:25) Post-Reaction Discussion
(13:05) Reacting to Dreaming performance
(16:39) Post-Reaction Discussion
(22:59) Outtro with @mgtify 's cover of Graduation
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika @mgtify
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 124 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: IVE Comeback
(00:00) Pre-Reaction Re-introduction to IVE
(04:18) Reacting to I AM MV
(08:09) Post-Reaction Discussion
(10:00) Reacting to IVE's I AM Live
(14:30) Post-Reaction Discussion
(17:04) Reacting to IVE x LANY After Like collab
(21:30) Post-Reaction Discussion
(23:19) Outtro with IVE's Heroine:
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika @mgtify
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 123 (Meeting Recorded: 21 April 2023):
Today's agenda: NCT Remix feat. DoJaeJung and Mark
(00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction
(03:25) Reacting to NCT DoJaeJung's Perfume on itsLiveOfficial
(07:38) Post-Reaction Discussion
(12:00) Reacting to NCTMark's Golden Hour MV
(15:30) Post-Reaction Discussion
(20:02) Reacting to mgtify's Open Verse Challenge:
(21:26) Post-Reaction Discussion
(29:52) Outtro with EXO 's Bird (The BEST Ver.)
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika @mgtify
codekunst #baekyerin #wendy #redvelvet #podcast #aomgAgenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 122: (Meeting Recorded: 18 March 2023): Today's agenda: '55 by CODE KUNST feat. Baek Yerin and Wendy (00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction(02:40) Reacting to '55 by CODE KUNST feat. Baek Yerin and Wendy @AOMGOFFICIAL : https://youtu.be/xHnuscnWaRk(05:52) Post-Reaction Discussion(08:46) Outtro with @TWICE Moonlight Sunrise: https://youtu.be/cKlEE_EYuNMThe Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 121: (Meeting Recorded: 18 March 2023): Today's agenda: The Glory and Love to Hate You OSTs(00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction(04:41) Reacting to NCT Taeil's Love to Hate You OST(08:38) Post-Reaction Discussion(11:25) Reacting to Suran's The Glory OST(15:42) Post-Reaction Discussion(18:09) Outtro with Big Naughty's Love to Hate You OSTThe Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Update: Congrats to @WE_FIFTYFIFTY for getting to Billboard's Top 100!Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 120: (Meeting Recorded: 18 March 2023): Today's agenda: FIFTY FIFTY(00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction (Pau introduces Mika to FIFTY FIFTY)(04:40) Reacting to ARAN's Day 1 and SIO's Bad covers from the @WE_FIFTYFIFTY channel(09:16) Post-Reaction Discussion(12:33) Reacting to CUPID MV(15:56) Post-Reaction Discussion(18:20) Outtro with FIFTY FIFTY's Lovin' MeThe Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 119: (Meeting Recorded: 18 March 2023):
Today's agenda: LE SSERAFIM Huh Yunjin's Love You Twice
(00:00) Pre-Reaction Introduction (Huh Yunjin back with another solo after I≠DOLL! Check out our reaction)
(03:47) Reacting to LE SSERAFIM Huh Yunjin's Love You Twice MV
(06:51) Post-Reaction Discussion
(09:23) Outtro with LE SSERAFIM's Choices
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 117: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: BSS Comeback
(02:01) Reacting to NCTDREAM's Best Friend Ever MV
(09:23) Reacting to NCT127's DJ Stage on Mnet's MCountdown
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Skyscraper by NCT127
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 117: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: BSS Comeback
(03:10) Reacting to SEVENTEEN's BSS "Fighting" stage with Lee Youngji MCountDown Stage
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Lunch by SEVENTEEN's BSS
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 116: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: Our first R&B around the world episode
(03:56) Reacting to Mika's pick, Mỹ Anh's Mỗi Khi Anh Nhìn Em performance on A COLORS SHOW @COLORSxSTUDIOS
(08:05) Reacting to Pau's pick (or rather Mika's pick from Pau's selection), Ride by @HYBSBAND live on their Prettiest to Me MV release
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
It's You by @max feat. @keshibeats
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #115-2: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: #Newjeans and #XG Part 2!
(00:01) Wrapping up our reaction to Newjeans #Hanni on #Leemujin Service (wa-r-r mashup with Colde by @r_y_a_n )
(03:00) Reacting to @xg_official 's GALZ XYPHER
(10:45) Reacting to @xg_official 's Shooting Star Live Stage
(16:35) Reacting to @NewJeans_official @banheesoo OMG MV
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #115-1: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: #Newjeans and #XG Part 1!
(03:50) Reacting to @NewJeans_official Side A and Side B
(18:27) Reacting to Newjeans #Hanni on #Leemujin Service (wa-r-r mashup with Colde by @r_y_a_n )
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up 114: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: Jinyoung's first solo album
Reacting to Jinyoung's Letter performance on It's Live
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Sleep Well by Jinyoung
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #113: (Meeting Recorded: 11 February 2023):
Today's agenda: Feb 2023 Playlists
(01:38) Pau's Playlist (full playlist on Youtube):
- Alter Ego by Girls on Top
- Vanilla Sugar Killer by VIVIZ
- Pinadama by Zack Tabudlo
- Alamat by Maharani
- By My Side by Zack Tabudlo ft. Tiara Andini
- Mystic Quest Season 3 on AppleTV+ (Trailer)
- Running Man Philippines on YouLoL (Trailer)
- Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap! (Jasmine's confession)
- Diary of a Prosecutor
- The Medium (Thai movie)
- The Menu (movie)
- Confession / 자백
- Pandora by MAVE (Show! MusicCore stage)
- Girls' RE:VERSE (Rien cover of Wine by Suran):
(17:54) We react to VIBE by Taeyang ft. Jimin of BTS
(23:36) Mika's Playlist (full playlist on Youtube)
- SZA SOS Album (SOS audio)
- Binaural Beats
- NCT Dream "Best Friend Ever": stay tuned for our reaction in the next few weeks
- NCT 127 Repackaged (Skyscraper)
- Greng Jai Please by Phum Viphurit
- Universe by Ty Dolla $ign ft. Kehlani
- Epik High new album (Catch ft. Hwasa)
- Matilda by Harry Styles cover by mgtify and Drew
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Kill Bill by SZA cover by mgtify
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #110: (Meeting Recorded: 14 January 2022):
- Today's topic: Jackson Wang's Magic Man Concert in Singapore
- The Theatrical Effect of Magic Man Concerts
- Comparing Concert Vibes Across Countries
- Setlist for the Singapore Magic Man Concert
- Reacting to Come Alive and Champagne Cool Fancam by TripleJ94
- Pau thought Jackson was going to breathe fire...
- What Mika Would Do If Jackson Calls Her on Stage
- Concerts in Europe are generally wilder...
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Imagine by BoyToy (feat. Jackson Wang and Tablo)
Images from YouTube, MyDramaList, TheSmartLocal
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #111: (Meeting Recorded: 14 January 2022):
- A recap of Alchemy of Souls Season 1 and where it picks up in Season 2
- What to expect for Season 2 (the plot lines finally get resolved)
- Reacting to Tree Part 2 by Hwang Min Hyun
- Pau explains context for Hwang Min Hyun Tree OST
- Mika realizes she has seen Go Yoon Jung before
- Reacting to the live I'm Sorry performance of Ailee (uploaded by 소영)
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
I'm Sorry by Ailee
Images from Pinkvilla, YouTube
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #110: (Meeting Recorded: 14 January 2022):
- Today's topic: Single's Inferno Season 2
- Pau's personal take on Season 2 versus Season 1
- Diving into some Season 2 arcs: Jongwoo's arc, Nadine's arc, Soe's arc
- Reacting to unreleased clip "green flags" Sejun conversation with Soe
- What do participants really get from the show?
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
I Still Love You By Naul
Images from YouTube, MyDramaList, TheSmartLocal
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #109: (Meeting Recorded: 14 January 2022):
- Happy New Year (for real this time)!
- Pau's music playlist: Le Sserafim Awards Shows, Newjeans Ditto and OMG (and all the remixes), Huh Yunjin's I ≠ DOLL, Fyeqoodgurl (her Hype Boy cover), Henry's Moonlight
- Pau's show playlist: Single's Inferno 2 (stay tuned for a separate episode), Super Action (stunt actor competition), Leemujin Service (Year-End episode),
- Pau's drama + movie playlist: Alchemy of Souls 2 (stay tuned for a separate episode), The Glory
- Reacting to Huh Yunjin's I ≠ DOLL MV
- Happy Birthday Mika!
- Mika's playlist: SZA's Kill Bill (watch the MV at your own risk), Gen Neo's Like California feat. DeVita, Kwangya Concerts (Chanyeol and Raiden's Yours feat. Winter and Mark), WayV's Phantom)
- Reacting to WayV's Good Life Track Video
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Good Life cover by Mika
Images from Genius, ColorCodedLyrics, YouTube
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #107: (Meeting Recorded: 17 December 2022):
- Happy New Year!
- We're back in Kwangya! Pau and Mika on SM comebacks
- Pau and Mika react to the OG Candy MV Remastered
- Pau and Mika react to NCT Dream Candy ver.
- What does Candy really mean?
- Post-meeting note: Highly recommend checking out The 2022 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Palace album (which came out after this recording)
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Beautiful Christmas by Red Velvet x aespa
Photos from Billboard
Agenda for The Weekly Stan(d) Up #107: (Meeting Recorded: 17 December 2022):
- Happy New Year!
- Catch the full episode on YouTube also!
- Pau prepared some categories for "awards"! Pau and Mika each give their top-of-mind picks for each category
- Categories: Artist / Topic we have not covered on the show this year but should, Artist who is the most "Stan", Most Stressful Movie / TV Show, The Only Music Video You Will Watch For the Rest of Your Life, 2022 Rabbit Hole (what have we spent the most time learning about and consuming) -- Listen to the episode to find out our picks and why we chose them (apart from them being top of mind)
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Dopamine by Jackson Wang covered by Mika
Photos from YouTube
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #106: (Meeting Recorded: 17 December 2022):
- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
- Pau and Mika "prepared" some Christmas carols and songs for the holidays vibes by their favorite artists
- Vibing to Kacey Musgraves - Glittery ft. Troye Sivan (Live From The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show)
- Vibing to 매년 솔로들의 눈가를 촉촉하게 만들어주는 재즈여친의 All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Vibing to Ardhito Pramono - All I Want for Christmas is You (Holiday Live Session)
- Vibing to 츄(Chuu)&죠지(George) - 'Dear My Winter'
- Vibing to (LE SSERAFIM) HUH YUNJIN Last Christmas cover
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
meenoi (미노이) - No Santa | NOI MAS | Official LIVE
Photos from The New York Times, YouTube, NME
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #105: (Meeting Recorded: 17 December 2022):
- So much stuff to catch up on!
- Mika's playlist: SZA's new album - highly recommends Special, Yuna's new music (feat. Can't Get Over You), Jackson Wang's Come Alive MV, DPR LIVE (feat. Martini Blue), basically hiphop old and new, around the world
- Should Mika do a "R&B Around the World" series and playlist?
- Mika's watchlist: Reborn Rich
- Pau's playlist: CLASS:y's Tick Tick Boom and Zealous, BIBI's Lowlife Princess album + (feat. Vengeance MV), Remixes of NewJeans (feat. Hurt Citypop Remix), Red Velvet's Birthday, KARA's MOVE AGAIN, meenoi's NOI MAS (feat. Never Leave Me with pH-1)
- Pau's watch list: Decision to Leave, 20th Century Girl, Confidential Assignment 2, Project Wolf Hunting, Emergency Declaration, Alchemy of Souls Season 2, Forbidden Marriage, Unlock My Boss, Somebody, World Cup, Super Action (competition show with stunt actors and doubles), Show Me the Money Season 11 (feat. WE (Feat. 박재범) - 이영지, 토이고, 제이켠, 잠비노, 신세인 and 마이웨이(MY WAY) (Feat. 저스디스) - 던말릭, 허성현, 칸, 맥대디, 로스 )
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Photo from skyperfectv.co.jp
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #104: (Meeting Recorded: 10 December 2022):
- It's been a while since we recorded...(and Pau is recording from a hotel lol)
- Mika got to watch NIKI's Nicole Tour stop in Singapore: "She sounded so much like herself"
- Meeting people in concerts
- Reacting to Mika's fancam of NIKI's encore performance of "High School in Jakarta"
- Comparing NIKI concert to Kpop concerts
- The influence of watching in a foreign country and a first-time venue
- Fancam-ing vs Enjoying the Moment
- Looking forward to Mika's post-Jackson Wang concert experience (There will be fancams to react to folks!)
- Mika's NIKI fanfiction? (for next season?)
- Mika's and NIKI's favorite song on Nicole album
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Backburner by NIKI
Photo from The Beat Asia
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #103: (Meeting Recorded: 22 October 2022):
- It's been a while since we talked about a Kdrama!
- Pau introduces Yumi's Cells
- There are so many types of "cells", not just the love cells
- Pau introduces Yumi's Cells 2
- The role of career in Yumi's story
- Personifying inner conflict through "cells" and why it's better than Inside Out according to Mika
- Interplay between animated "cells" and live "reality"
- "You can go at it at your own pace" - Mika
- The relationship aspects are a whole other discussion
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
If I Could Read Your Mind by Wendy
Photo from Soompi
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #102: (Meeting Recorded: 22 October 2022):
- Pau and Mika finally featuring Seulgi!
- Reacting to the 28 Reasons MV
- Thoughts on Seulgi solo vs Seulgi in Red Velvet, RV's solo record, and 28 Reasons' production
- Mika and Pau get "academic" with what Seulgi's solo debut speaks to with how the Kpop value chain has evolved
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Bad Boy, Sad Girl by SEULGI, BE'O
Photo from SMTOWN Youtube
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #101: (Meeting Recorded: 22 October 2022):
- The Weekly Stan Up is back! Pau (the 1/2 of the show uploading the episodes) has been out on a business trip and a health recovery thereafter, but we're back with our weekly agenda to round up 2022 with our favorite music, shows, and more!
- 2022 is all about giving artists the full episode features they deserve, including Lee Mu Jin!
- Reacting to IU x Leemujin LILAC collab on 유명가수전
- What makes Leemujin Service's interviews different
- Reacting to Leemujin x WayV Xiaojun Thinking Out Loud collab on Leemujin Service
- Reacting to Leemujin x (G)I-DLE Minnie Lost Stars collab on Leemujin Service
- Stay tuned for new episodes of Leemujin Service!
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Traffic Light by Leemujin
Photo from Asian Junkie
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #100: (Meeting Recorded: 22 October 2022):
- It's our 100th Episode!
- Pau's watch list: House of the Dragon on HBO, Rings of Power on Amazon Prime, Andor on Disney Plus, The Crown on Netflix coming up!, Yumi's Cells 1 and 2 on Amazon Prime (stay tuned for Ep 103!), Glitch on Netflix (Aliens + Cults + Women Friendship)
- Pau's playlist: Le Sserafim's comeback mini-album Antifragile (reggaeton title track meets punk, pop, R&B B-sides), Lee Chae Yeon's solo debut mini-album Hush Rush, Crush's collab with BTS j-hope Rush Hour, Seulgi's solo debut mini-album 28 Reasons (stay tuned for Ep 102!), and BIBI's Animal Farm (Kill Bill-esque MV), Paramore's performance at Austin City Limits on Hulu and new song This is Why
- Mika's concert schedule: NIKI solo concert, Magic Man, in-depth practicing for the Kpop ticketing process, NCT 127's encore show in Seoul, NCT Dream's concert documentary / movie, stories from IPOP U 2022, changing setlists and all
- Updates on NCT ambassadorships
- Mika's playlist (living in Kwangya): Jisung and Chenle cover of Troye Sivan's Youth, Ten's upcoming NCT Lab song Birthday on Great Dance Crew China, Chanyeol is back, Xiumin's solo album (Mika's fave track is How We Do feat. NCT Mark), Chen is releasing a solo, DO and Suho with OST songs for DO's new Kdrama Bad Prosecutor, new albums from Taylor Swift, Artic Monkeys, The 1975
- What to look forward in the next 100 episodes?
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
미니카 (Drive) - NCT Dream (Cover) • a much needed sanity break
Photo from mgtify (Mika's cover channel!)
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #99 (Meeting Recorded: 17 September 2022):
- Pau introduces Mika to IVE
- Rise of The IZ*ONE Alums?
- How Pau got into IVE thanks to Yujin on Na PD's Earth Arcade
- Reacting to After Like's MV and the camera work
- Reacting to Jeju vocalist member Liz's cover of Crush's Beautiful on Leemujin Service
- Reacting to Japanese R&B vocalist and rapper member Rei's cover of Jay Park's Joah on Leemujin Service
- IVE on a Roll with already two comebacks, and Wonyoung's (group's) picks for title tracks
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Eleven by IVE
Photo from DeviantArt
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #98: (Meeting Recorded: 17 September 2022):
- Pau introduces Mika "power rookie" group Le Sserafim
- Going through the members: Sakura, Chaewon, Yunjin, Kazuha, Eunchae
- Idols are getting younger and younger?
- Touching slightly on Garam's departure
- Reacting to Yunjin's live performance of "_Raise your glass" on Naver's Hup!
- Going into Yunjin's backstory
- Le Sserafim's vibe
- Segue to Leemujin Service
- Reacting to Chaewon's episode on Leemujin Service (and Leemujin's reaction to Chaewon)
- A Leemujin episode?
- Rumors they are coming out with a new album --> they've started releasing promo for Antifragile!
- Checkout Le Sserafim's Documentary
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
The Great Mermaid by Le Sserafim
Photo from HeadTopics
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #97: (Meeting Recorded: 17 September 2022):
- How Mika discovered the (free) Hallyu Travel Fiesta in Singapore
- Coming for Wonstein, staying for discovering talents
- Reacting to Mika's Fancams of a Dance Crew, BeatBoxer, and Wonstein
- What's Mika's next Singapore adventure?
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Cassie by Wonstein
Photo from Dingo Freestyle
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #96: (Meeting Recorded: 17 September 2022):
- How Mika and Pau decided to start a new format of monthly recaps of everything they've been consuming/discovered over the past month
- Mika's playlist: Jackson Wang's Magic Man, NCT Dream's The Dream Show 2 (will Mika fly out for the world tour?), NCT 127's 질주 / 2 Baddies album (the return of the "noise" music), The Rose's Childhood MV (it is ART), Missing Eric Chou in Singapore, and everyone else (NCT Dream, WayV) in Manila, Key's new album (album production was on Key), Cordae, going deep into R&B hip hop, 5 Seconds of Summer (alive and kicking)
- Jeno shoutout
- Pau's Kdrama list: Anna Director's Cut on Prime Video (like Parasite but over a lifetime, Inventing Anna Korean ver?), putting Yumi's Cells in the pipeline, watching Little Women, will Pau come back to Big Mouth?, Unicorn on Coupang Play (Korean startup parody)
- Pau's movie list: The Witch Part 2, Seoul Vibe
- Pau's variety show list: JTBC's The Second World, Disney's The Zone, Earth Arcade Season 1, Street Man Fighter
- Missing concerts in Singapore, Zhang Yi Xing
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
NCT 127 엔시티 127 '질주 (2 Baddies)' MV
Photo from AsianJunkie
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #95 (Meeting Recorded: 20 August 2022):
- Mika introduces Team Wang Design
- How Mika found out about the summer collection pop-up store
- The very helpful employee at the pop-up store
- Tips and Tricks(?) on Getting the Full Pop-Up Experience without spending anything
- More Singapore adventures to come?
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Cruel by Jackson Wang
Photo from MetroSociety
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #94 (Meeting Recorded: 20 August 2022):
- Mika shares about her move to Singapore
- New ways to expand her stan life
- Getting intro'ed by Carat friend Micha (a previous guest on the show) to the SEVENTEEN x Apple Project
- Learning to remix on Garageband
- Listen to Mika's take on Darl+ing!
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
SEVENTEEN's Darl+ing Remix by Mika
Photo from Twitter
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #93 (Meeting Recorded: 20 August 2022):
- Pau and Mika catch up from last month's recording (Mika's move, new albums to look forward to, recent debuts, spin-off shows)
- Introducing Alchemy of Souls to Mika
- What Pau likes about the show -- the political plot lines, the world building, the cast chemistry
- Alchemy of Souls' rare(?) feat thriving as a magical fantasy world
- Looking forward to Season 2 in December!
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
[In The Live] [4K] 케이시 (Kassy) - 아리운｜환혼 OST Part 2, 인더라이브, Stone LIVE
Photo from HanCinema
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #92 (Meeting Recorded: 20 August 2022):
- Pau and Mika catch up from last month's recording (Mika's move, new albums to look forward to, recent debuts, spin-off shows)
- Introducing Extraordinary Attorney Woo: A Kdrama Mika is actually about to finish (at this time of recording)
- What Pau and Mika like about the show -- the overarching story of Woo Young Woo, the cases, the cast
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Brave by Kim Jong Wan of Nell (Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST)
Photo from Rotten Tomatoes
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #91 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):
- Introducing Jay Park to our guest Micha
- Jay Park's Story from Kpop group leader to Soju brand CEO (feat. DKDKTV's Youtube Video on Jay Park references)
- Reacting to Jay Park's performance of his latest songs GANADARA and Need to Know in a convenience store with Dingo Freestyle
- Reacting to a classic: 9 year old JOAH MV
- Reacting to Jay Park's dance performance of GANDARA with dance crews MVP and Holybang
- Jay Park's influence on Khiphop artists and hiphop dancers
- Micha shares her thoughts on Jay Park
- BONUS: Check out Jay Park's latest single Bite!
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
All I Wanna Do by Jay Park (feat. Hoody, Loco)
Photo from NME
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #90 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):
- Introducing JUNNY to our guest Micha
- Reacting to JUNNY's version of Kai's Mmmh
- JUNNY is everywhere: KR&B, Khiphop, Kpop, Kdrama OSTs, artist and producer
- Reacting to JUNNY's Get Ya! feat. pH-1
- JUNNY as a bridge for Korean sound to Western markets
- Reacting to JUNNY's "I will" (It's okay to be sensitive OST Part 2)
- Micha shares her thoughts on JUNNY
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Color Me by JUNNY (feat. Chungha)
Photo from Genius
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #89 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):
- Reacting to SEVENTEEN's HOT Music Bank Performance that "killed" the internet
- Reacting to _WORLD MV
- SEVENTEEN Redefining "Self-Producing"
- What being a Carat means in life
- Looking forward to Mika Sy's first Kpop concert
- Mika Sy's audio letter to SEVENTEEN
- Stay tuned next week as Mika Sy continues guesting on our show!
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
ひとりじゃない (Hitorijanai) [Not Alone]
Photo from SEVENTEEN Twitter Page
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #88 (Meeting Recorded: 16 July 2022):
- Pau and Mika finally get to feature SEVENTEEN on the show with Carat Mika Sy
- Becoming a Carat in a New Era
- Bringing Carats Together
- What Makes SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN
- Exchanging our favorite SEVENTEEN songs
- Talking biases
- Mika shares her first recommended SEVENTEEN song (hint: it's a b-side!)
- Stay tuned next week for Part 2!
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Kidult by SEVENTEEN
Photo from The Bias List
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #87 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)
- How one variety show leads to another: "Mama is an Idol" to "Street Woman Fighter" to "My Teenage Girl" where Pau discovery Class:y
- Pau and Mika react to Class:y's first performance of their debut title track "SHUTDOWN" on It's Live
- Pau shares snippets of the rest of Class:y's first album
- Pau shares more behind stories of the members of Class:y and what excites him about this girl group
- On Class:y's nonstop schedule from debut to Japan tour and second album
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
CLASSY by Class:y
Photos from Channel Korea
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #86 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)
- How Pau ended up watching Money Heist Korea (though he hasn't watched the original Spanish one)
- Differences in context with Money Heist Korea and original Money Heist
- Talking about the crew and cast behind them
- BTS in Money Heist?
Music / Footage
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Jun Jong-seo heads to South Korea for her dreams (and BTS) | Money Heist: Korea Ep 1 [ENG SUB]
Photos from mydramalist, zapzee
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #85 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)
- Water Cooler Corner: Mika and Pau watching dance shows, Bambam coming to Manila, Junny's new release
- Pau introduces two Korean Dating Shows: Single's Inferno and I'm SOLO
- Different flavors of Single's Inferno and I'm SOLO
- Patterns observed after watching nine seasons of I'm SOLO (and as of publishing, one year of airing)
- Single's Inferno coming out with second season on Netflix
- How would Pau and Mika fare in I'm SOLO?
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Single's Inferno Opening Song 솔로지옥 - You can say yes, I still say no
Photos from mydramalist, zapzee
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #84 (Meeting Recorded: 25 June 2022)
- Pau tries out a new intro (still in the works)
- Pau introduces Queendom 2 (and why it's hard to discuss the whole show in one ep)
- Pau introduces VIVIZ
- Pau and Mika react to VIVIZ's debut song BOP BOP, both the iconic camerawork on Inkigayo and their Queendom version
- Pau talks about VIVIZ's Queendom 2 performance streak
- Stay tuned for our next Queendom 2 group: WSJN!
- Meeting Notes Update (9 July 2022): VIVIZ recently started their comeback with their Summer Mini-Album "LOVEADE"
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
[단독샷캠4K] 비비지 'BOP BOP!' 단독샷 별도녹화│VIVIZ ONE TAKE STAGE│@SBS Inkigayo_2022.02.20.
[풀버전] ♬ BOP BOP! - 비비지 (VIVIZ)
Photo from Rappler
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #83:
- One of our most discussed Kpop groups (NCT Dream is at the top atm) is back for a comeback
- So how can we not talk about it?
- Mika introduces the GOT7 Comeback and what makes it special from a production perspective
- Paulo discusses what this Comeback means in the context of Kpop career trajectories
- Mika and Paulo react to GOT7's hilarious radio performance on MBC
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
(ENG) [LIVE] GOT7 - NANANA / MBC RADIO GOT7 Youngjae's Best Friend
Don't Leave Me Alone by GOT7
Photo from Vogue Singapore
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #82:
- Pau introduces Pachinko Apple TV series to Mika
- Mika already has the book, but hasn't read it yet
- Pachinko as a story of the plight of Koreans in Japan
- Pachinko as a story of family
- Reacting to Pachinko's opening credits
- Living for today while remembering the past
- Will Mika watch the series or finally read the book?
- *No Spoilers: at least no major ones
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Pachinko — Opening Title Sequence | Apple TV+
Let's Live for Today (Single from Pachinko: Season 1) by The Grass Roots, LEENALCHI version
Photo from IMDB
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #81:
- Season of Kpop Comebacks and Concerts
- Pau's Street Woman Fighter rabbit hole
- Mika's first Live Kpop Concert experience
- Comparing Western concerts with Kpop concerts
- NCT Dream, WEi, SHINEE's Key, ALICE
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Bad Love by Key
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #80: Pau introduces Mika to Korean celebrity sports variety shows, where celebrities try out and seriously pursue sports over the course of the show, from futsal or football with SBS's Shooting Stars or 골때리는그녀들, to table tennis with tvN's All Table Tennis 올타구나 (which recently finished), and basketball with JTBC's Witches Fitness Basketball Team 마녀체력농구부 (which also recently finished).
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
When the door opens by JT&Marcus (Going to you at a speed of 493kph OST)
Agenda for Stan(d) Up #79: Pau and Mika talk about globally chart-topping Korean singer-songwriter BIBI and her many "faces", from her originals to songs produced with 88rising and finally her Kdrama OSTs, which all have their own vibes but are united by one thing: BIBI's unique voice.
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Very, Slowly by BIBI
Photos from Allkpop, Korea Times, NME
Agenda for Stan Up #78:
- Mika shares her favorite performances from Coachella 2022
- Mika and Pau cover the Kpop surprises from the festival
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Best Lover by 88rising, BIBI
Photo from Teen Vogue
Time to review a new drama: Reset, a Chinese time-travel mystery where a college student played by Angel Zhao and video game designer played by Bai JingTing get stuck in a time loop with an exploding bus - but of course there's more than meets the eye. Jerick joins Pau and Mika in this week's meeting!
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Rebound - 陈辉 【开端电视剧插曲】 Reset Chinese Drama OST
For the first time in a while, Pau and Mika (joined by PD-nim Cwen) review Kdramas, this time two hot series that aired around the same time early this year: 1988-vibes coming-of-age Twenty Five, Twenty One starring Kim Taeri, Nam Joohyuk, Bona, Lee Joo Myung, Choi Hyun Wook and romcom Business Proposal starring Kim Sejeong, Ahn Hyoseop, Seol In Ah, and Kim Min Kyu.
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Starlight by TAEIL (Twenty Five, Twenty One OST)
Can't believe we haven't featured Taeyeon sooner! Pau, Mika, and Cwen talk about their first and favorite songs, as well as her recent hit single INVU and Taeyeon's viral Killing Voice medley on Dingo Music.
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
태연(TAEYEON)의 킬링보이스를 라이브로! - I,그대라는 시,만약에,11:11,Blue,Time Lapse,Weekend,불티,사계,Gravity,INVU,너를 그리는 시간
TAEYEON 태연 'Rain' MV
The Dreamies of The Weekly Stan Up are back! It's Pau, Mika, and their friend and the show's PD-nim Cwen reviewing NCT Dream's latest album Glitch Mode. This episode has also come out on the birthday of NCT Dream's Jeno!
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
NCT DREAM 엔시티 드림 '버퍼링 (Glitch Mode)' MV
Pau and Mika, joined for this episode by The Weekly Stan Up top fan and their friend Jerick, react to the 2018 Taiwanese Netflix series On Children, especially the heartbreaking yet profound third episode "The Last Day of Molly" and also talk about the themes of parenthood, family, self-expression, and more surrounding the show.
This episode touches on suicide given the plot of the show discussed.
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
聽媽媽的話 by Jay Chou
Pau and Mika take a detour from the Kpop route they've been taking for Season 2 and Pau introduces Mika to an international singing competition featuring drag artists from all over the world: Queen of the Universe!
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
Grag Queen Performs Rise Up by Andra Day
Ada Vox Sings Open Arms
Pau and Mika talk about All of Us Are Dead, the latest Korean zombie genre series to come out of Netflix, and why the best part isn't the Zombies.
Music
The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
all of us are dead| campfire song scene episode 8
While Mika brought Mark's single Child to kick off Season 2, Pau brought Jamie's latest song Pity Party.
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
JAMIE (제이미) - Pity Party Official Music Video
제이미(Jamie)가 생각하는 사랑하는 마음을 잘 표현한 단어 '예뻤어'♬ | 비긴어게인 오픈마이크
Season 2 of your weekly destination of all things Asian pop culture is back! Your boy Pau and your girl Mika kick off what's gonna be another year of reactions, conversations with fellow fans, not-so-deep reflections, and some new things to try out.
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The Weekly Stan Up New Intro by Mika
MUSIC SPACE : 'Child' Live & Behind Story with JOHNNY | THE NCT SHOW
Child - MARK (마크) Cover • late night acoustic ver. by Mika
Mika and Pau wrap up a year's worth of The Weekly Stan Up episodes in this season finale, sharing their favorite moments and points as creators of the show from episode 1 just after Mika's birthday all the way through this episode on Christmas, and reflecting on what this podcast has been all about with amazing diversity in topics and stans who have come on the show.
Of course, it's not the Weekly Stan Up without the occasional experiment, and in this episode they also welcome their first live audience -- Jerick (from the previous episode), who finally achieves his dream as a fan of the show to sit in a recording.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our listeners and thank you for all the support this year! Stay tuned next year for a new season, more shenanigans, and all the stan-ups you'll need with Mika and Pau!
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Intro Mix by Mika
In the Dark by Swae Lee and Jhene Aiko
The penultimate episode of The Weekly Stan Up for 2021 becomes the most chaotic and hilariously awkward episode yet with Mika and Pau finally bringing onto the show a guest they've been looking forward to having for a while now: their friend Jerick or "Bon". The friends talk about Jerick's interest in jazz and funk and spiral into a conversation on what it means to be Asian with pop culture these days.
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Funk No. 1 - Tokyo Groove Jyoshi with Juan Serita
Mika and Pau reach the conclusion of what has been a wonderful conversation with Korean-Australian part-time variety streamer, gamer, kimchi queen, and all-around bro Soojibro! After two episodes around streaming and kimchi, this third part in the series opens up to all things Korean Pop Culture, from music to dramas to movies and social issues, and Sooji shares some inspiring final thoughts for anyone out there looking to start their own stream or kimchi company.
Episode cover photo from Soojibro's Instagram.
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to mother by god
The Weekly Stan Up continues its conversation with Korean-Australian part-time variety streamer, gamer, kimchi queen, and all-around bro Soojibro! This time we deep dive into the world of kimchi, guided by the kimchi queen herself: from the journey of how she and her co-founder Edwin started The Kimchi Company to redefine the way Australians experience and access kimchi, to some of interesting facts about kimchi, to the big picture of growing up as a Korean-Australian. But before all that we also talk about her cat Leo and how her Twitch community came together to help Leo when he needed it!
Episode cover photo from The Kimchi Company's Instagram.
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Spicy by CL
Over the past year, Pau has been introducing the world of streaming to Mika, sharing the covers and original songs of his favorite music & variety streamers: yejuniverse (Ep 30), supercatkei (Ep 46), stargirlxstream (Ep 54), pealeaf (Ep 55), and okheeji (Ep 56). This time around, The Weekly Stan Up hosts a streamer on the show! Korean-Australian part-time variety streamer, gamer, kimchi queen, and all-around bro Soojibro joins the Weekly Stan Up for a three-part series! And in this episode, she talks all about streaming, how a friend and streamer Lindbunny got her interested in Twitch, the craziness of her birthday subathon, being a fan of other streamers like T10Nat and okheeji, and how streaming has become a big part of her life over the past year.
Stay tuned for the next episode where we talk about her cat Leo and how she became known as the kimchi queen!
Episode cover photo from Soojibro's Instagram.
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Gift by Melomance
In this episode of the Weekly Stan Up, Pau tries to get over his Baek Yerin earworm by talking about the artist on the show with Mika and exchanging favorite songs from the singer-songwriter, including Square and 0310.
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In this episode of the Weekly Stan Up, Mika and Pau talk about the Korean Netflix series that has recently taken the world by storm: Squid Game. But without spoiling anything, they talk about some of the underlying themes throughout the series, which also shine light on Korean society and pop culture, and how it became so popular overnight, and "solved" Halloween this year too!
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In this episode of the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces the musical creativity and range of Stray Kids to Pau. They had previously talked about Stray Kids with Mika's friend Conch in a previous episode, and now Pau gets the full auditory experience of the Stray Kids sound.
The Weekly Stan Up thanks the listener that sent in the request via our email to do a Stray Kids episode -- and if you have suggestions for the show or would like to share your fandom and come on as a guest, DM us on Instagram or email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
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In this episode of the Weekly Stan Up, Mika and Pau talk about EXO member Chanyeol, specifically his most recent musical performance (while in the army) and movie The Box. They also react to some of his duets and collabs with other EXO members and Western pop artists, highlighting the many ways Chanyeol has gone out of the box with his talents.
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This week we celebrate a year of Mika falling down the Kpop Rabbit Hole! She brings Pau through her selection of artists from the Kpop groups she's gotten to know and fall in love with through the ups and downs of the past year, and they react to some of these artists' latest songs. Who were the Kpop artists and groups you fell in love with this past year?
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JAY B - B.T.W (Feat. Jay Park) (Prod. Cha Cha Malone) (Official Video)
D.O. 디오 'Rose' MV
eaJ - mom cut fruit
[Play V] HENDERY - WuKong
In this episode of the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces to Pau Jackson Wang's recently formed hiphop supergroup PANTHEPACK, who include Chinese-American singer-songwriter Karencici, Taiwanese rapper-producer J.Sheon, and Chinese hip-hop artist ICE. Mika and Pau react to songs from each of these artists' discographies to get a sense of their unique voices before finally reacting to a performance where they finally assemble and we hear how their unique styles and strengths come together.
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2019.12.24 愛Sharing點燈 002 J.Sheon 輸情歌
超實力酷妹Karencici演唱《廢財》片頭 獨特聲線為華語樂壇注入新意｜三立新聞網 SETN.com
【中國新說唱】ICE《Trust My Gut》用Autotune唱走心
PANTHEPACK - BUZZ + Pull Up [黑怕女孩 Girls Like Us Live Performance]
In this episode, Mika and Pau share their experiences of the Mid-Autumn Summer Festival, from their time celebrating the holiday at Chinese schools to travelling around Korea amidst Chuseok.
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This week on The Weekly StanUp, Pau shares the first Twitch music streamer he started following: okheeji from Korea! Mika reacts to and gets blown by her range of covers from ballads to R&B and Kpop. Pau also slots in a Twitch music streamer medley cover of Conan Gray's Heather put together by supercatkei, whom Pau introduced in a previous episode!
Find out when to tune in to okheeji's stream by joining her Discord channel!
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Fly Me to the Moon Cover by okheeji
I Have Nothing Cover by okheeji
Almost is Never Enough Cover by okheeji
Heather Cover by okheeji
Celebrity Cover by okheeji
☁️ heather (cover) - supercatkei x twitch music streamers collaboration by supercatkei
This week on The Weekly StanUp, Pau is back with a new Twitch music streamer to introduce to Mika: pealeaf! They listen and react to the Chinese-Canadian streamer's legendary medleys, covers in multiple languages, and her latest single which was produced by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda!
Tune in to her stream usually on Monday, Thursday, or Saturday mornings (10 am to 2 pm GMT+8) or catch some of her covers on Youtube as well!
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100 Songs in 50 Minutes (Piano Medley) by Pealeaf
Blind to You (Aimer) by Pealeaf
Sammi Cheng - 唯獨你是不可取替 by Pealeaf
How I Ended Up Releasing a Song With Mike Shinoda on Twitch by Pealeaf
What is Yours by Pealeaf
This week on The Weekly StanUp, Pau introduces Mika to Twitch music streamer stargirlxstream or Cherie. They listen and react to some of Pau's handpicked covers and live learns sung by Cherie, from Taylor Swift to Coldplay.
Tune in to her stream usually on Tuesday or Saturday evenings, or catch some of her covers on Youtube as well!
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Valerie cover by stargirlxstream
Back to December cover by stargirlxstream
Butter Live Learn by stargirlxstream
The Scientist by stargirlxstream
In this week's agenda of The Weekly Stan Up: Content Creation, TikTok, and Youtube! Mika's friend Shasha graces the show and shares her experiences getting into content creation on TikTok and YouTube as a high school grad turning college freshman, and all the while being her own boss -- the good, the bad, and everything in between! Mika and Pau also share some of their own experiences and learnings putting The Weekly Stan Up together.
Follow Shasha on TikTok and YouTube, and check out her store astrea_mnl on Shopee!
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Kahit Ayaw Mo Na by This Band
Mika's and Pau's friend and PD-nim of the show Cwen comes back to the Weekly Stan Up to share her love for NCT Dream, whom she recently began following as a fan, and how she converted Mika and Pau to also become fans of the boy group and their music (at least their latest album Hello Future). The friends spend the episode sharing their favorite NCT Dream music and content, and Mika has a surprise sharing at the end!
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NCT DREAM '주인공 (Irreplaceable)+Diggity' Live Stage @7DREAM return! 7+맛=Show
Hello Future by NCT Dream
Cam is back to continue her story time with Mika and Pau on her experiences living, working, and studying in Japan, leaving this episode of the Weekly Stan Up with tidbits of inspiration, advice, and motivation for anyone who wants to take the leap outside their comfort zone (and specifically head to Japan)! Apart from sharing all her favorite (and not so favorite) things about Japanese culture, she also goes into her growing interest in Kpop, her thoughts on the industry, and shares her favorite groups with us.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Pretender by Official髭男dism
Only One For Me by BTOB
It's our 50th Episode on the Weekly Stan Up! Thank you to everyone who has been tuned in to our conversations about Asian pop culture. This week, Mika's friend Cam comes on our show to share her journey going from an exchange student in Osaka, to returning for an (intense) internship in Hiroshima after graduating, and then back again to Japan to take up her post-grad studies and now working there full-time.
More importantly, she talks about how living in Japan broke and exceeded her expectations from her longtime interest in Japanese culture. A must-listen for anyone looking to live in Japan and who wants to know what it's really like!
Because we lost track of time talking with Cam about her stories in Japan, we've decided to have part 2 come out next week! Stay tuned for more stories and our vibe check with her!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Rambling Rose by THREE1989
The Weekly Stan Up is back with friends! Mika introduces her friend / unni / achi Conch who shares a lot in common with Mika -- a massive fan of Western rock / poprock (we talk a lot about The Maine in this episode) who recently fell into the Kpop rabbit hole, and fell hard, especially for Stray Kids. Conch shares her adventures collecting albums, how her love for Western bands and Kpop collided, and how her background in music (classical piano) has played a role in her appreciation for Kpop. She also does a mini-vibe check with us on Keshi!
Conch also co-hosts the "Four Piece & a Pod (Youtube)" podcast alongside fellow alumni from the University of the Philippines College of Music where they talk about life after music school and a bunch of other fun topics. It's also on Spotify!
And she has covers too -- check out her Instagram!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Another Day by Stray Kids
keshi - beside you (live) from keshi
Mika's back in this week's The Weekly Stan Up with another Vibe Check! This time she and Pau react to Mika's handpicked songs from GOT7 members' Yugyeom and Bambam's co-promoted solo albums, Point of View: U and Ribbon, respectively -- which makes for an interesting playlist, considering the two different styles of their albums. But Mika's curation shows that perhaps there might be more in common than meets the ear for these two 97-ers, friends, and artists.
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Intro Mix by Mika
97 Young & Rich by GOT7
Vibe Check Playlist / Clips
SBS INKIGAYO GOT7 BAMBAM YUGYEOM INTERVIEW 210620 from Kpop Snorlax
Air Live Performance by Bambam || riBBon Live Show from wang gae park gae
유겸 (YUGYEOM) - 'Love The Way (Feat. 박재범 & 펀치넬로)' Official Live [ENG/CHN] from AOMGOFFICIAL
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up we introduce a new series on our show, Mika's Vibe Check, where Mika curates a mini-playlist of three-four songs that vibe together and plays it on the show with Pau for some fun commentary and reactions. On the first Mika's Vibe Check, Mika brings together songs from the "Indonesia Line" of 88rising (NIKI, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue), whom we often talk about on the show and even did an entire episode on.
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Music
Intro Mix by Mika
California (feat. Warren Hue) by 88rising, Rich Brian, NIKI, Warren Hue
Clips
Rich Brian & eaJ of DAY6 - LOVE IN MY POCKET ❤️ from 88rising
NIKI – I LIKE U (ACOUSTIC VERSION) from NIKI UPDATES
In “Too Many Tears,” music and AI mix to tell a story
This week on The Weekly Stan Up, Pau and Mika try another "schooling" session. On the agenda: one of Pau's favorite streamers -- Singaporean Twitch variety streamer supercatkei! As with every "schooling" session, Pau shares some of supercatkei's Youtube videos (from her music to her funny stream compilations) and a snippet of that one time she streamed on Youtube, along the way also talking about how he ended up being a fan of the stream and some of the fun and crazy things that he witnessed happen her stream in the few months he's been a follower! Also, Pau tries to low-key convert Mika into becoming a streamer herself?
If you like chill, calming music / Valo, Tetris, and other fun games / IRL in Singapore all in one stream, and more importantly, a kind, wholesome and caring community to be a part of, supercatkei usually streams on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at night (Singapore time). She's also on Instagram and TikTok too!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Clips
save your tears (and it's raining outside) 🌧️from supercatkei
there is only one supercatkei... 👿from supercatkei
FIRST EVER Youtube Stream! from supercatkei
sing you to sleep 💭 give me love cover (+ asmr rain) from supercatkei
Class is in session once again for this weekend's Weekly Stan Up as Pau introduces Mika to some of his favorite Korean sitcoms and comedy shows, from the sitcom classic Potato Star (감자별) to the Netflix Series adaptations of The Sound of Your Heart (마음의소리) the famous webtoon to the latest Korean sitcom (in a long time), So Not Worth It (내일지구가망해버렸으면 좋겠어) which Pau binged on Netflix as soon as it came out.
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Intro Mix by Mika
So Not Worth It by Youngjae
Clips
Han Hyun-min raps about how much he misses his sneakers | So Not Worth It Ep 2 [ENG SUB] from The Swoon
Kdrama funny scenes | The sound of your heart - 마음의 소리 with english subtitles from Dongsaeng Channel
[#Hide&Watch] (ENG/SPA/IND) 1000% Real Sibling Fights | #PotatoStar2013QR3 | #Diggle from tvN D ENT
For the first time in a long time, the Weekly Stan Up is doing food for its agenda this weekend. This time it's all about rice, and in particular, Mika and Pau's favorite rice pairings and dishes. Pau also goes deep into his kimchi fried rice recipe, and Mika shares her favorite rice-related music.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Extra Rice by CARELESS Music
Happy Fathers' Day! For this week's agenda on the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces Pau to Mandopop through her own experiences with her father listening to music on the way home from school, singing at the karaoke, and more! Mika shares three classics from the 80s through 00s, and Pau relishes the experience. Starting this week, we'll only be sharing one episode per week to make sure you maximize your listening pleasure for each of our episodes! Let us know what you think of this new schedule.
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Intro Mix by Mika
你好不好 by Eric Chou
This week on the Weekly Stan Up, Mika introduces Pau to up-and-coming Filipino artist Jolianne, from her start on the Voice Kids to composing her own songs to getting signed on to Careless, James Reid's label!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Irises by Jolianne
It's Independence Day Weekend in the Philippines! And to celebrate, for this weekend's agenda on the Weekly Stan Up Mika shares with Pau another part of her life: Filipino theatre, from the first play she starred in, to her three most favorite Filipino musicals. Pau also talks about his experiences watching Filipino musicals. We're also publishing with a new schedule with episodes coming out Saturday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Kayumanggilas from Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)
In this episode, Mika and Pau talk about superheroes -- how Asian pop culture portrays them vs Hollywood and some of the exciting shows and movies coming up showcasing supernatural heroes from Asian cultures, from Shangchi to Trese.
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Intro Mix by Mika
I Fall in Love by VROMANCE feat. Obroject
This weekend on The Weekly Stan Up, Mika and Pau talk about their experience growing up with Disney movies, and two movies in particular that feature Chinese and Southeast Asian culture -- Mulan (1999) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Separated by more than two decades, Mika and Pau piece together similarities between the two movies and share their thoughts on Disney capturing Asian cultures on the big screen.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Lesson Number One from Mulan II, Lea Salonga
The games continue in this episode the Weekly Stan Up, and this time Cwen puts Mika and Pau to the real test in their ultimate Kpop/Cpop idol Olympics! Who tops the list for Mika and Pau? It's not going to be easy...
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Intro Mix by Mika
365&7 by pH-1 feat. Jamie
This weekend's Weekly Stan Up is full of firsts -- Mika and Pau try playing popular variety games like Balance Game and Song Association, Cwen hosts the show, and Mika and Pau pour their hearts out in song and stories to win! Misheard lyrics, existential questions, and friendly competition -- this episode's got it all!
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Intro Mix by Mika
LMLY by Jackson Wang
Hui Xin continues her chat with Mika and Pau, and this time she shares her first Kdrama experience watching Crash Landing on You, and now on her second with Vincenzo.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Here I Am Again by Yerin Baek
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up, Pau welcomes his friend Hui Xin to the show to share her experiences finding K-hiphop and DPR last year, and she finds a fellow DPR stan in Mika!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Legacy by DPR Live
Mika and Pau continue this weekend's agenda of going back to roots. This time it's about Kpop idols of various nationalities taking their careers back home (or even abroad in some cases), from China to Thailand to the US.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Neon by Amber ft. Peniel
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up, Pau introduces a new friend on the show -- Katherine! A Stanford undergrad on a gap year, she shares what she's been up to and catching her interest, from Kdramas to cryptocurrency, and getting inspired by Ocean Vuong and writing fiction. We also talk about her experience as an Asian-American, the larger experiences of immigration and adapting to new environments, and finally going back to and rediscovering our roots. Speaking of which, Mika also opens Katherine's world to more Chinese pop too!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Sensitive-PM by Lu Han
Happy Mothers' Day! And what better way for us to celebrate Mothers' Day on the Weekly Stan Up than to have a mom and her kids on the show! Mika's childhood friend Denise, Denise's sister Danna, and their mother Tita Maan grace the show and share how they all fell into their own Kpop / Kdrama rabbit holes with BTS, EXO, and SEVENTEEN, and bond together as a family because of this shared interest in all things Korean.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Mikrokosmos by BTS
Next on the agenda for Mothers' Day weekend are Kpop Girl Groups -- specifically the ones we don't know about that much. Pau shares more about the music variety show Miss Back, how it's taking a new approach to singing audition programs, and he and Mika chat about the difficulties of becoming an idol in the Kpop industry, referring to recent stories, like the legendary comeback of Brave Girls, and Clubhouse sessions.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Cat's Rain by Ryu Sera and Jeong Yu Jin
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up it's just your hosts Mika and Pau! We take a break from our guestings, and recap some of the new artists we've discovered in the past months. Next on the list are the talented artists and streamers Pau has discovered on Twitch. Mika asks Pau about how he fell into this new rabbit hole, and Pau shares his experiences of Twitch culture, and joining the communities formed on the platform. This episode also features the Weekly Stan Up's first full song on the show, as the hosts got permission from the artist to share it in its entirety -- thanks Yeju for sharing your music on our show!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Fools in Love by Yeju (Check her out on Twitch too!)
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up it's just your hosts Mika and Pau! We take a break from our guestings, and recap some of the new artists we've discovered in the past months. First on the list is up-and-coming Korean singer-songwriter Seori who recently got signed with 88rising (we talked about them in another episode!). We talk about how Seori is a representative of a lot of change happening in the Kpop and music industry these days -- her style of music, Korean artists getting better exposure in the US and the West, Kpop artists coming out of social media vs the institutionalized trainee path, and agencies giving more freedom to artists to engage with their fans.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Lovers in the Night by Seori
We're finally having BTS as The Weekly Stan Up's agenda this weekend -- and two fans of the record-breaking Kpop boy group guest on our show to share all about their love for BTS. Our second BTS fan to grace our show this weekend is also a friend of Mika's -- Rapha, whose journey as a BTS fan began with a stressful project and a supportive friend. Nowadays she's become an ambassador for the group herself amongst her own friends and family. Speaking of which, she also made her own "conversion to army" playlist, which you can check out on Spotify.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Magic Shop by BTS
We're finally having BTS as The Weekly Stan Up's agenda this weekend -- and two fans of the record-breaking Kpop boy group guest on our show to share all about their love for BTS. First up is Mika's friend and go-to mentor on all things skincare, and Instagram influencer Dani. But apart from how she discovered and fell in love with BTS, Dani also talks about what it's like to have an audience as an influencer, and how being a creator has led on her own path of discovering what self-care means for her and inspiring others to go on their own journey as well.
To stay up to date with Dani and all her latest adventures in skincare and self-care, check out her Instagram page (skin.dani)
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Intro Mix by Mika
My Sea by IU
Riel is back on The Weekly Stan Up this time to share everything he loves about OPM or Original Filipino/Pinoy Music -- from legends like Ate Reg to Sitti to indie bands -- and what happens when he has to choose between OPM and Kpop?
Riel also hosts his own show with his friend Austin: Pick A Struggle -- great conversation to listen into for our Filipino listeners while chilling or on the daily commute!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Selos by the vowels they orbit
This weekend we have a new guest -- Cwen's friend Riel! A fellow podcast host, Riel comes on the Weekly Stan Up to share his love for Kpop, especially second-generation girl groups like SISTAR, 9Muses, KARA, and more!
Riel also hosts his own show with his friend Austin: Pick A Struggle -- great conversation to listen into for our Filipino listeners while chilling or on the daily commute!
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Intro Mix by Mika
Rollin by Brave Girls
The Weekly Stan Up continues this weekend's agenda of Singing Competitions with Philippe, who in this episode zooms into Jessica Sanchez, Francisco Martin, and Fourth Impact as his top three Filipino contestants in the singing competitions he's followed, how the competition impacts contestants' careers, comparing the singing competition trajectory vs getting discovered on Youtube / TikTok, and more on his playbook for success in these competitions.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Swollen by Francisco Martin (feat. Julia Gargano)
This weekend on the Weekly Stan Up our agenda is all about Singing Competitions, and Mika and Pau have on the show their good friend Philippe, who's been following competitions like American Idol, The Voice franchise, X-Factor, and Tawag ng Tanghalan (here in the Philippines) for the past ten years, to share his favorite contestants, the differences between US & UK and Filipino singing competitions (from what kind of contests win to the backup bands of these shows), and what he thinks it takes to win.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Dream On by Aerosmith
Gabe wraps his three-part series on the Weekly Stan Up (first of many more, hopefully) reminiscing about his many adventures in Tokyo, and fascination for the Tokyo Subway, the scents, the sounds, and the scenery. He also shares a crazy (and bloody) experience from his many travels to the Japanese capital.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Aibiki by Yuta Orisaka
Gabe continues to share with Mika and Pau more about competitive League and Legends and LCK, and in this second part focuses more on what his life is like as an avid fan of esports, balancing following matches with staying on top of school, lurking on Reddit communities, and making music covers for matches.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Lorde version)
This weekend's agenda on your weekly Stan Up features our second guest on the show, Mika's and Pau's good friend Gabe, who kicks off this three-part Stan Up sharing his love of competitive League of Legends, specifically the Korean league or LCK.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Want It All by Boris Nonte
For the finale of our series with the Weekly Stan Up's first ever guest, Cwenne shares the struggles of being a Kpop stan, comparing how it was like being a stan almost a decade ago to now, from subtitles to engaging with artists on social media (with all the latest apps!) and joining fan cafes. She also shares some great advice at the end on how to keep going when the going gets tough.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Lion Heart by Girls' Generation
Our Cwenne series continues this weekend and the agenda for this Stan Up is Cwenne's ultimate crossover of sports, translating, Girls' Generation, and Kim Seon Ho: the Kdrama Run On (available on Netflix), about four people who live in different worlds, who have different languages and paces in their lives, and the series is all about how their lives clash as they run on to each other.
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Intro Mix by Mika
I and You by Im Si Wan
For the next two weekends, Pau and Mika are joined by the Weekly Stan Up's first guest (ahem scholar) Cwenne, who shares all things she stans. After a conversation about all things Girls' Generation and following idol groups, Cwenne moves on to her favorite Korean actor: Kim Seon Ho. She shares what made her a fan (clue: it's not Start Up exactly) and even shares some introspection on what she's learned from following one of the Hallyu wave's top stars in this generation.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Leaf by Ravi feat. 10cm
For the next two weekends, Pau and Mika are joined by the Weekly Stan Up's first guest (ahem scholar) Cwenne, who shares all things she stans. This episode she starts with Girls' Generation, sharing her decade-long love for the members of one of Korea's most famous girl groups, from how she fell into her own rabbit hole to following members on new age social media and collecting light sticks and tokens.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Into the New World by Girls Generation
Mika and Pau depart from last episode's Sky Castle, which "incubated" a lot of new Kdrama stars, and now talk about music label 88rising, which is "incubating" a new generation of Asian artists taking over the pop world.
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Intro Mix by Mika
These Nights by 88rising, Chungha, and Rich Brian
This weekend Mika and Pau catch up on the latest dramas they've been watching then deep dive into a shared favorite -- Sky Castle.
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Intro Mix by Mika
It Has to Be You by About
Your weekly Stan Up continues its heart-to-heart weekend with Mika and Pau digging into some of the finer points of Pau's travel experiences in Korea, from getting lost in the streets of Seoul to getting lost amidst all the couples in the city. Mika pulls out a blogpost of Pau's from back in 2017 for reference.
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Intro Mix by Mika
RIDE by SOLE
If you've been listening to our show since the start, you'll know very well Mika's bias for GOT7. Pau and Mika dig a little bit deeper into that -- why do we stan our biases? what do our biases say about us? and how do our biases influence our life?
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Intro Mix by Mika
It's You by Sam Kim and Zico
Mika and Pau continue weekend's agenda for the Weekly Stan Up: concerts and bands! In this episode, they compare Kpop and Korean poprock/bands, talk a little about Day6, and then go back to their music interest roots with OPM favorites and some from Singapore too!
This episode also came out of a request from one of our listeners -- so if you have suggestions or recommendations, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
Check out all their recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.Music
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move by brb.
On this weekend's agenda: concerts and bands! Mika and Pau relive concert experiences in Korea and the Philippines, compare Korean concerts and Western/American band concerts, and some of the craziest things they did/witnessed at concerts!
This episode also came out of a request from one of our listeners -- so if you have suggestions or recommendations, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Feel So Fine by Taeyeon
We continue this weekend's agenda of travel in Korea with Mika and Pau sharing travel stories in the country. If you liked this weekend's agenda on travel, follow the show for future Stan Ups on travel in other Asian countries. This episode also came out of a request from one of our listeners -- so if you have suggestions or recommendations, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Beach Again by SSAK3
If last weekend was all about food, this weekend the agenda is all about travel in Korea! This weekend's first discussion topic on the Weekly Stan Up is Korean travel variety shows, and specifically, Mika asks Pau about the globally popular 2 Days & 1 Night. This episode also came out of a request from one of our listeners -- so if you have suggestions or recommendations, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
Check out all their recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Tiger is Coming by LEENALCHI
Mika and Pau have their first food episode, where they share their favorite noodles, dumplings, and weirdest food finds in Asian cuisine. This stan-up ends with the theme song from the Kdrama "Dinner Mate". This episode also came out of a request from one of our listeners -- so if you have suggestions or recommendations, email us at jointheweeklystanup@gmail.com.
Check out all their recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Dinner Mate by OVAN
新年快樂 ，牛年大吉！ Mika and Pau talk about Chinese New Year experiences, traditions, and food! Don't forget to wear red!
Check out all their recommended songs from the series on the show's official Spotify playlist.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Red by Jackson Wang, Ice
Mika and Pau continue to talk about Kdramas -- and Mika shares more about her favorite Cdramas too!
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Intro Mix by Mika
風的來信 by Jin Wenqi (To listen to the rest of the song you can find it on Youtube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to music)
Mika and Pau talk about language learning from songs and some of their favorite OSTs and Kdramas.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Moonchild Ballad by Lyn (To listen to the rest of the song you can find it on Youtube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to music)
Mika and Pau talk about Korean hiphop, Chinese rap, and learning language through music.
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Intro Mix by Mika
天地 by Kris Wu
After Mika's story-time, the pilot ep continues with Pau's story on how he fell into the Kpop rabbit hole.
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Intro Mix by Mika
Apollo 11 by Jamie feat. Jay Park
Mika shares how she fell into the Kpop rabbit hole
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Intro Mix by Mika
You Calling My Name by GOT7 (c) JYPE