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Ep. 263: Catching Up Before Wrapping Up from 2023-12-06T06:00:24

WE'RE BACK!!!!! Brace yourselves because there's OPINIONS INCOMING!!! Before we get into our traditional end of year episodes, we have some comebacks and news to discuss first! Tune in for our thou...

Ep. 262: The Trouble With Fallen Angels; The AOA Story from 2023-10-11T07:00:31

It's our first ever Patreon Patron chosen deep dive! And the patrons wanted to learn all about AOA! We're talking all about one of the last ultra sexy girl groups loved by soldiers and netizens ...

Ep. 261: #supportgirlgroups2023 from 2023-09-27T07:00:23

Welcome to the 6th annual #supportgirlgroups spectacular! We're telling you all about all the girl groups we could find that debuted between September 2022 and today! As always, there's already som...

Ep. 260: The Year in Kpop - 2003 (Pt.2) from 2023-09-13T07:27:25

"Step into my time machine" and let's find out all about the Kpop music and news that came out July-December of 2003! Everyone is really tan and blonde and the jeans are so so so incredibly low. We...

Ep. 259: Collecting Kpop from 2023-08-30T07:00:11

As if Kpop wasn't an expensive enough hobby already, there's side hobbies that cost even more! Today on the pod, a small starter guide for navigating the world of album and photocard collecting!...

Ep. 258 pt.2: KCON LA 2023 Concert Recaps from 2023-08-24T07:00:14

Oh boy! A whole extra episode to talk about our THREE nights IN A ROW of KCON concerts wherein we saw: (g)i-dle, 8TURN, ATEEZ, CRAVITY, CRAXY, EsNa, EVERGLOW, George, INI, ITZY, IVE, JO1, justB, Ke...

Ep. 258: KCON LA 2023 from 2023-08-23T07:00:51

It's the most Kpop-y tiiiiime of the year! We have pulled our ravaged bodies and broken brains together just long enough to tell y'all all about our experience at this year's KCON LA! Hear all abou...

Ep. 257: 15 Years Later, U-KISS Isn't Standing Still from 2023-08-17T05:23:08

It's time for an extra long deep dive, because this group's discography and drama is extra long! This week, we're learning all about 2nd gen boy group U-KISS on the heels of their special 15th Anni...

Ep. 256: Is It Kpop Without The K? from 2023-08-02T07:21:24

It's an age old question, and we're not really going to definitively answer it lol. But we ARE going to talk about 10 different idol groups and soloists that are not of Korean desc...

Ep. 255: The Week In Kpop - July 18, 2013 from 2023-07-19T07:00:12

Today is the official TEN YEAR anniversary of the day that Shannon first discovered Kpop. So we're celebrating with a super specific time machine episode looking at this exact week of Kpop in 20...

Ep. 254: It's HARD Out Here For A Shawol : A SHINee Comeback Special from 2023-07-06T07:04:25

Shawol has waited two long years, and Alikes have waited another week longer to hear all about SHINee's incredible 8th album, HARD! So this week we're running down all the best parts of this excell...

Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (full audio) from 2023-06-21T07:05:39

It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering ...

Ep. 253: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (commentary only) from 2023-06-21T07:00:47

It's time again to finish out MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago! The 2013 Kpop fashion reigns strong in these stages, and we get a little bit of whiplash from some of Latte's ordering ...

Ep. 252: Testing Kpop Knowledge Through The Ages from 2023-06-07T08:22:51

Let's see if we've actually learned anything in the last 251 episodes. Shannon dug into the archives of some random quiz websites to find some 'general Kpop knowledge' online quizzes created from 2...

Ep. 251: Kpop Promo with Helix Publicity from 2023-05-24T07:25:13

This week on the pod, we are thrilled to welcome Brittany Press and Tiffany Bae from Helix Publicity! Helix is a PR firm that represents so many great Kpop artists like FIFTY FIFTY, EPEX, Omega X, ...

Ep. 250: Stay With Me Battle from 2023-05-17T07:00:10

It's the 250th episode of Ask Me About Kpop!!! Wow!!!! And just like we did 50 episodes ago, we're celebrating with a song battle! With the help of our Patreon patrons we ranked 10 different songs ...

On Love and Loss: Our Dear Moonbin from 2023-05-10T07:00:39

We wanted to make a short episode to acknowledge our recent loss of Astro's Moonbin and offer some support and sympathy to all of our listeners who may be navigating this type of loss for the first...

Ep. 249: The Comeback with Lily Chu from 2023-05-03T08:43:50

So excited to welcome new friend of the podcast and author, Lily Chu to AMAK! Her new book, The Comeback tells the story of a hardworking Toronto lawyer who finds herself falling for he...

Ep. 248: Kpop To Wake Up To from 2023-04-19T07:00:22

Good morning! Let's wake up with some great Kpop! This week we asked our Patreon patrons to give us a Kpop song that they use as an alarm. We've got a pretty great range of songs that you might ...

Ep. 247: Kpop Inc. Redux from 2023-04-05T07:00:28

This week we're revisiting one of our oldest and most oddly controversial episodes. We've made an updated, chronological list of some Kpop companies who have made an impact over the years, discussi...

Ep. 246: The Year In Kpop 2003 (Pt. 1) from 2023-03-29T07:04:26

Oh goody it's time for another 20 year flashback episode! This time it's 2003, and from our perspective Kpop is in a weird transitional moment before the 2nd gen really and truly kicks off, but the...

Ep. 245: EXO Madness from 2023-03-15T07:00:38

It's time for MARCH MADNESS!!!! And since we've exhausted every possible option for SHINee tournaments, we're turning to the group that causes the most madness in us... EXO of course. Angelica care...

Bonus: Introducing Kpop Dreaming from 2023-03-09T08:00:09

On this special bonus episode of the show, we're introducing you to LAist's podcast 'California Love: Kpop Dreaming' available now wherever you get podcasts. Kpop Dreaming tells the story of Kpop a...

Ep. 244: Kpop Parlor Games - Emoji Puzzles from 2023-03-08T08:00:36

This week's episode is brought to us by a lovely listener! They sent in an emoji puzzle guessing game and we played it! And then when we finished their slides, we tried to make some more up on the ...

Ep. 243: ('Cause) They're Your S.E.S. from 2023-03-01T08:17:20

It's been more than 25 years since SM debuted their very first girl group, S.E.S. And since all things y2k are the hotness of the moment, why not look back at who was the hotness during the actu...

Ep. 242: What's The Deal With Song Charts? from 2023-02-22T08:00:42

It's a back to basics episode as we try to figure out how and why Korean song and album charts work the way they do. There's even vocabulary words!! Shannon walks us through the history of song ...

Ep. 241: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (full audio) from 2023-02-15T08:05:51

It's that time of year again to watch the first part of MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago. And this time it's extra special cause it's OUR YEAR!!! And this one is relentless in just ho...

Ep. 241: 2013 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (commentary only) from 2023-02-15T08:00:26

It's that time of year again to watch the first part of MBC's hit stage flashback from 10 years ago. And this time it's extra special cause it's OUR YEAR!!! And this one is relentless in just ho...

Ep. 240: Reaching For ONEUS from 2023-02-08T11:49:11

It's a very special episode today, because our guest is ONEUS!!! We're starting out with a quick rundown of ONEUS' career so far and an intro to the members. Then we're recapping our night seein...

Ep. 239: Producer Spotlight - BUMZU from 2023-02-01T08:00:56

We're back with another spotlight onto a producer who has made oh so many Kpop songs we love, BUMZU! Meet the man behind basically every Seventeen and NU'EST bop, starting with his time as a realit...

Ep. 238: Kpop Parlor Games - Password from 2023-01-25T08:00:19

We're still floating on clouds from our incredibly fun birthday party, so we just wanna play games today!! But first, a couple of very exciting announcements that were made during the live show tha...

Ep. 237: Do You Know Weekly Idol? from 2023-01-18T08:00:40

We've probably mentioned and discussed this show in more than 20 episodes at this point, but it still needs one of it's own!! So tune in for a rundown of all things MBC's Weekly Idol, a weekly idol...

Ep. 236: Welcome to 2023 from 2023-01-11T08:00

Oh boy it's a new year!! ...but first we need to talk about all the perfect things we saw at the end of last year. Come along for lots of screaming and fawning over all our favorite Gay...

Ep. 235: Best of 2022 - Top 15 from 2022-12-28T06:00:14

We made it to the end of another glorious year of Kpop goodness! We'll start out this year with some reminiscing about all the fun Kpop things we did this year, before getting into our tradition...

Ep. 234: Best of 2022 - AMAK Awards from 2022-12-21T08:00:08

It's time for the 5th annual AMAK Awards! The award show where we find any excuse or explanation to fit all our favorite songs into 10 categories! We've got so much great kpop to cover, from all...

Bonus: Running Away with Minho's CHASE from 2022-12-15T08:00:33

It finally happened!!! Our ultimate favoritest only boy has finally completed the SHINee puzzle and released a solo mini album!!! So we've got a special bonus mini episode discussing all things ...

Ep. 233: Best of 2022 - B-sides from 2022-12-14T08:00:33

Welcome to the end of the year!!! We painstakingly compiled 30 incredible songs from equally incredible Kpop albums that we really need you to hear. We've got songs for booty shaking, feeling fe...

Ep. 232: SMTOWN Winter Albums from 2022-12-07T08:00:24

This week we're following up on Ep. 211 and covering the Winter set of SMTOWN company compilation albums. But first, Shannon breaks her literal silence on last week's Hyudawn news. Then it's tim...

Ep. 231: Step Into KARA from 2022-11-30T08:00:19

This is a very special week in the world of Kpop, because 2nd gen girl group KARA has reunited with a stunning 15th anniversary comeback and old timer fans everywhere are celebrating, so we are ...

Ep. 230: Kpop in Latin America from 2022-11-23T08:00:21

Bienvenido al podcast! This week Angélica has a ton to teach us all about the spread of Hallyu and Kpop fandom in Latin America! First we'll start out with a crash course on Korean immigration to L...

Ep. 229: Every My Ears Candy Cover We Could Find from 2022-11-16T08:00:46

In attempt to get one song out of our head, we're forcing it out by listening to the same song 25+ times! This time we found as many covers as we could of Baek Ji Young song 'My Ears Candy'. We cam...

Ep. 228: Shake It SISTAR Style from 2022-11-09T08:08:21

For literally no other reason than we wanted to, we're finally doing a SISTAR deep dive this week!! Tune in to learn all about 4 member superstar girl group SISTAR and their spotless reputation, ex...

Ep. 227: Kpop Halloween Spooktacular! from 2022-10-27T00:36:22

Happy Halloween!! Let's celebrate by watching spooky themed Kpop videos submitted by our Patreon Patrons! We've got some cheeky fun music videos, a few actually scary ones, costumed dance practices...

Ep. 226: Kpop Star Season 2 - Where Are They Now? from 2022-10-12T07:00:58

Kpop Star Season 2 aired 10 years ago this fall, so let's do what we did for Season 1 and check in on the Top Ten to see where they ended up! We've got a rundown of how this season worked and diffe...

Ep. 225: Villain Battle from 2022-10-05T07:00:04

In the last two years, 10 different Kpop songs have all been released with the same trendy title. So we're returning to an old format and doing a head-to-head hosts-only song battle for the title '...

Ep. 224: Chanyeol Is Out Of The Military: and Other Assorted Ramblings on Recent Events from 2022-09-28T07:37:28

We've been so so so busy the last few months with important Kpop business that we haven't had any time to just gab and chitty chat on the show about Kpop news and comebacks and such. So let's do...

Ep. 223: #supportgirlgroups2022 from 2022-09-21T07:00:12

Ready to get into some new girl groups?! It's time for one of our absolute favorite yearly traditions, introducing you to every girl group we could find that has debuted since last September. We've...

Ep. 222: Sunmi Good Girl Gone Mad in LA from 2022-09-14T07:00:22

Can you believe it? Yes it's really our 6th concert recap for the year. We were graciously invited to see true Kpop superstar Sunmi on her 2nd World Tour and it was A TREAT! Hear all about all the ...

Ep. 221: The Year in Kpop - 2002 (Pt. 2) from 2022-09-07T07:45:56

It's time to get in the time machine blah blah you know how these work by now... seriously though why are all the music videos from this time period about dead women?!? We're finishing out our r...

Ep. 220: Seventeen Be The Sun 2022 in LA from 2022-08-31T07:00:11

Seventeen came back to LA and everything was right again! And we're here to tell you all about our 4th time seeing Seventeen live and in person! Hear about our very oddly placed seats and the th...

Ep. 219: KCON LA 2022 - Concert Recap from 2022-08-26T07:00:02

Oh wow it's a special 2 episode week and here's the second one! Listen to us recap our time at the Saturday KCON 2022 concert in LA! Find out how the small children in front of us reacted to boy gr...

Ep. 218: KCON LA 2022 from 2022-08-24T07:00:34

KCON LA is back!! It's really back y'all!! And oh did we really do KCON this year. Hear our recap of everything we saw over the weekend, including our precious Alikes, so many adorable idols, knowl...

Ep. 217: Sketchbook Draws To A Close from 2022-08-17T06:48:04

After 13 years on the air, KBS late night music talk show 'You Huiyeol's Sketchbook' ended with it's 600th episode in July 2022. This week, learn all about You Huiyeol and his history as a composer...

Ep. 216: ISAC: The Only Reason We'd Watch Sports from 2022-08-10T07:00:18

In celebration of Kpop's biggest competition returning, this week we're bringing you the good, the bad, and the painful of MBC's Idol Star Athletic Championships! Learn all about the 21 different e...

Ep. 215: Fantasy Co-ed Groups from 2022-08-03T07:00:47

Let's return to a classic AMAK thought experiment, painstakingly choosing idols to fit into a fantasy group! And this time we're doing mixed gender groups!! We both approached the assignment very d...

Ep. 214: It Begins With Baby V.O.X from 2022-07-27T08:51:23

Today's Deep Dive is celebrating 25 years since the debut of Kpop's first ever girl group, Baby V.O.X. The girl group who on one hand, was greatly responsible for the creation of 'Hallyu', and on t...

Ep. 213: 10 Years of Gangnam Style from 2022-07-20T07:00:33

The song that swept the entire world in the summer of July 2012 is 10 years old this week, so we're dedicating an entire episode to Gangnam Style! We break down every bit of the song, the mv, the d...

Ep. 212: Kpop Q&A LIVE from KPSN Podcast Fest '22 from 2022-07-13T07:00:54

This week, tune in to hear our live 'meet the hosts' Q&A segment from this year's KPSN Podcast Festival! Learn what we'd steal from each other's closets, our fangirl lives before Kpop, how w...

Ep. 211: SMTOWN Summer Albums from 2022-07-07T05:17:51

Happy Summer! For this week's episode, we're taking a look at the 6 summer 'family' albums that SM Entertainment released between 2002-2009. Who was featured on these albums? What did the songs sou...

Ep. 210: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio) from 2022-06-29T07:05:50

Let's watch along to another interestingly curated MBC playlist of the hit Kpop stages from 10 years ago! This is the full audio version where you can hear the video.

Link to video: h...

Ep. 210: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only) from 2022-06-29T07:00:26

Let's watch along to another interestingly curated MBC playlist of the hit Kpop stages from 10 years ago! This is the version with only our commentary, sync up the video to watch!

Link...

Ep. 209: Monsta X No Limit Tour 2022 in LA from 2022-06-15T07:27:52

After many a rescheduling, we were finally able to use the Monsta X tickets we purchased 28 months ago and see our beloveds live and in person! Hear our experience of our first time with FLOOR SEAT...

Ep. 208: Third Generation; Kpop Going Global from 2022-06-08T07:00:10

Okay we're doing it! We're revisiting and updating an episode we did 4 years ago! Enough time has passed that it feels safe to put some brackets around what we consider 'the 3rd generation' of Kpop...

Ep. 207: What's Your "One" Kpop Video from 2022-06-01T06:43:17

This week we posed a challenge for our Seasoned Fan Patreon Patrons, what is the "one" Kpop video for you? The single video you would show to a complete stranger who is asking you about Kpop. A ...

Ep. 206: What's In A Stage Name? from 2022-05-25T07:00:26

This week's episode is probably a topic we should have covered 190 episodes or so ago, but we're doing it now! It's time to talk about stage names! We studied stage names from a ton of random gr...

Ep. 205: TWICE III Encore in LA from 2022-05-18T07:00:58

We got to see TWICE in a really big stadium with so many people!!! Listen to our tired and brain melted recap recorded the morning after that may be slightly jumbled, but we got the main point acro...

Ep. 204: Every Mirotic Cover We Could Find from 2022-05-11T07:01:28

This episode topic was silly and ill-advised but we did it anyway. For some reason we decided to watch 25 covers of the 2008 TVXQ! song "Mirotic" in a row. Let us tell you about them. Pray that ...

Ep. 203: Queendom 2 Ep. 1 Recap (Patreon Release) from 2022-05-04T07:00:37

Hello darlings, time was not on our side this week to give you a regular episode, but we couldn't leave you empty handed. So we're releasing this Patreon exclusive Queendom recap out into the world...

Ep. 202: AMAK Movie Club - Seventeen's Power Of Love: The Movie (2022) from 2022-04-27T07:00

It's movie time again! Seventeen put on an encore presentation of their new movie Power Of Love: The Movie and we got to see it! Listen to us describe the whole movie to you, before we hear from a ...

Ep. 201: Producer Spotlight - Black Eyed Pilseung from 2022-04-20T06:19:28

We're back! First let's check in on the results of our song battles from episode 200. Then, we've got our producer spotlight back out to learn all we can about the works of the hitmaker duo, Bla...

Ep. 200 - It Takes Two Battles from 2022-04-06T07:00:11

Welcome to a new era of AMAK! We've got a new theme song and we're ready to roll! This week to celebrate 200, we worked our way down from a huge list of Kpop songs with a "2" in the title, into ...

Ep. 199: Kpop Parlor Games - Utter Nonsense 2 from 2022-03-30T08:01:30

This week we're playing one of our favorite and funniest parlor games, Utter Nonsense - the game where we have to sing a ridiculous phrase to the tune of a Kpop song. That's all there is to it and ...

Ep. 198: The Year in Kpop - 2002 (Pt. 1) from 2022-03-23T08:36:30

C'mon we saved you a seat in the time machine, let's keep with tradition and check out the Kpop scene 20 years ago. This week we're covering the first 6 months of 2002 and all the popular music rel...

Ep. 197: Our NU'EST Love from 2022-03-16T06:51:08

Raise a glass and let's say farewell to NU'EST while simultaneously learning everything about them. That's right, today's episode is a bittersweet deep dive into NU'EST, recorded on, and in honor o...

Ep. 196: What Makes A Fan Song? from 2022-03-09T21:37:35

It's time to get back into Kpop Academia with a dissertation exploring the concept of a Kpop Fan Song. What do they sound like? How can you tell what is and isn't a fan song? Shannon carefully s...

Ep. 195: SHINee Showdown '22 from 2022-03-03T00:32:08

Hey happy March! We're revisiting an episode that we did in 2020, but actually in March this time lol. We made another meticulous March Madness bracket of different SHINee songs from across their w...

Ep. 194: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Full Audio) from 2022-02-24T21:16:37

It's that time of year again to go back in time 10 years with MBC and their compilation stage videos! Today we're watching the 2012 version and there's SO MANY GOOD SONGS so apologies in advance...

Ep. 194: 2012 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Commentary Only) from 2022-02-24T21:09:32

It's that time of year again to go back in time 10 years with MBC and their compilation stage videos! Today we're watching the 2012 version and there's SO MANY GOOD SONGS so apologies in advance...

Ep. 193: Checking In with BLITZERS from 2022-02-16T08:00:40

We did it y'all! Idols on the podcast!! We were SO lucky to get to talk to rookie boy group BLITZERS before the start of their first US Tour. But before we hear from BLITZERS, we want to introdu...

Ep. 192: The Legend of TVXQ! - Chapter 2: 2VXQ! from 2022-02-10T03:37:14

Welcome to part 2 of the story of super important and amazing boy group TVXQ! This is the chapter of the story where they continue after their dramatic split as a duo. And oh baby did they kill it....

Ep. 191: The Legend of TVXQ! - Chapter 1: DB5K from 2022-02-02T08:00:20

In 2003, SM Entertainment debuted a new boy group that would change the scope of Kpop fandom forever. And 6 years into their reign, the group split, causing massive fallout that shook the entire...

Ep. 190: The Best Kpop Song You've Never Heard from 2022-01-26T08:00:50

What's the best Kpop song you don't think anyone else has ever heard? That was the question we asked of our Seasoned Fan Patrons this week and they delivered! As we do, we found a rigid way to p...

Ep. 189: 4th Anniversary Celebration! from 2022-01-19T21:56:23

It's our podcast birthday!! And we had no idea what we'd be doing today when we started recording, but we knew our sweet Megan had organized a fan project :pleading face emoji: So tune in as we che...

Ep. 188: Who Is Girls On Top? from 2022-01-13T04:38:04

As promised last week we are keeping the format of our first SuperM episode, to introduce the ladies of Girls On Top: GOT The Beat, SM Entertainment's new super girl group. Meet each member of G...

Ep. 187: Best of 2021 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu from 2022-01-05T07:00

For the 3rd time in a row, we’re ending this year in Kpop the only way we know how… with our best boi Yusong Liu! This year's battle for the top 15 songs was intense as ever, but we also agreed mor...

Ep. 186: Best of 2021 - AMAK Awards from 2021-12-29T06:05:27

Welcome back to another edition of the biggest event of the year, the AMAK Achievement in Kpop Awards!! We've got our categories ready, and our answers... sort of locked in? So tune in to hear the ...

Ep. 185: Best of 2021 - B-sides from 2021-12-22T06:00:07

Tradition continues once again as we start our look back at Kpop in 2021 with the songs you might not have heard if you didn't listen to the whole album. And this year, we're upping the ante and we...

Ep. 184: AMAK Movie Club - Monsta X: The Dreaming from 2021-12-15T22:55:53

It's our first actual in-theatre movie club movie!! We schlepped up to Universal CityWalk to see Monsta X: The Dreaming in theatres and now we're gonna tell you about it! Stay tuned for a full reca...

Ep. 183: 30 Years of Choi Minho - A Birthday Celebration from 2021-12-08T08:00:25

IT'S OUR BEST BOY'S BIRTHDAY!!! So we're being the change we want to see in the world and making more Choi Minho content for you. So listen to us gush about Minho as an actor, a variety king, a per...

Ep. 182: The Year in Voicemails from 2021-12-01T08:24:28

It's already December!!!! So let's clean out our voicemail box and hear from listeners at all different points of 2021! We've got predictions, squeals and complaints about comebacks, stories of fri...

Ep. 181: AMAK Book Club - Idol Gossip Dream Cast from 2021-11-24T23:48:54

You've had 2 months to read and now it's time to watch the movie (in our minds). That's right it's finally time for Idol Gossip book club! Head over to Patreon for the full spoiler-y discussion, bu...

Ep. 180: We GOT7 Yes We Do, We GOT7 How Bout You? from 2021-11-18T00:59:39

We're Never Ever going to forget the first 7 years of GOT7, so we're celebrating them today with a deep dive!! Meet the seven members of GOT7 and learn about their varied backgrounds before idol li...

Ep. 179: Song Face Off - Opposite Titles from 2021-11-10T08:23:48

We're trying out a new type of song battle this week, 5 rounds of head-to-head contrasting title competition (that we refuse to choose a winner in). That's right YOU, the listener, must choose the ...

Ep. 178: Establishing Artists from 2021-11-03T21:09

This week's episode starts out with a surprise love bomb from the listeners and Shannon crying. (thank you for the love you sneakies) Then we get into a rundown of groups and solo artists that were...

Ep. 177: K-Pop Parlor Games - Guess The English Rap Line from 2021-10-21T00:50:20

It's game day again! With the help of our Patreon patrons, we're trying to get each other to guess random English rap lines. With dramatic readings, performances and clips from the song, will we be...

Ep. 176: October Melties 2021 from 2021-10-13T23:28:05

Our brains are melted by life and the fact that it's already October. So this week we didn't do any research about anything at all and we're just gonna talk about some new Kpop stuff okay? So tune ...

Ep. 175: What A Wonder Girl World from 2021-10-07T03:47:59

Tell me tell me t-t-t-t-tell me everything there is to know about Wonder Girls on today's deep dive episode! Learn all about the Wonder Girls (and JYP) and their ten years as a group (and JYP is he...

Ep. 174: Kpop Star Season 1 - Where Are They Now? from 2021-09-29T22:24:48

It's one of those weeks where we needed to chase down a curiosity, and ended up with an extremely relevant episode! This week we're taking a look at the first season of Kpop Star which aired on SBS...

Ep. 173: Misheard Lyrics (ver. 2) from 2021-09-22T22:04:29

Yep. We're doing this one again. Y'all sent us a ton more misheard lyrics after the first episode so let's check these new submissions out together. Do you hear the same things as the other listene...

Ep. 172: #supportgirlgroups2021 from 2021-09-16T22:37:12

It's already that time of year again! Time to meet all of the girl groups that have debuted since last September! What make this group of gals special? Well, a lot of things but they also all debut...

Ep. 171: Idol Gossip with Alexandra Leigh Young from 2021-09-08T07:30:51

We are so excited today to be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and the author of our new fave Kpop YA novel, Alexandra Leigh Young! We read Alex's new book Idol Gossip and we...

Ep. 170: The Originals - H.O.T. from 2021-09-01T22:03:42

Get ready for a super historically important deep dive just in time for this group to celebrate 25 years since their debut. It's time to finally meet SM's first boy group, H.O.T.! Learn all the way...

Ep. 169: When We Disco from 2021-08-25T23:34:02

Shannon wanted to make a Kpop disco playlist. So we asked our Seasoned Fan Tier Patrons to submit their favorite Kpop Disco song for consideration. But first, a crash course in what Disco is and it...

Ep. 168: Kpop Curtailed from 2021-08-19T22:39:59

This week we are chasing a curiosity and taking an audit of some of the biggest Kpop companies to figure out which of their groups had the shortest life span. Tune in for 12 stories of kpop groups ...

Ep. 167: Double Down on SS501 from 2021-08-11T23:20:19

It's time once again for a deep dive! This time we jump into the 2nd gen boy group credited with kicking in the door for Korean boy groups in Japan, SS501! Meet the 5 members and tackle a similar-n...

Ep. 166: AMAK Movie Club: The Box (2021) from 2021-08-04T19:48:55

Grab some popcorn, it's time for another edition of Movie Club!! It's our very first Korean film assignment for the club, "The Box" starring EXO member and Angelica's fave, Park Chanyeol. A film ab...

Ep. 165: Hide & Seek Battle from 2021-07-21T05:44:01

You can run but you can't hide from our newest Song Battle Challenge!! This time our title is "Hide & Seek" and alongside the Seasoned Fan Patrons we ranked them from 10 to 1 as is tradition! S...

Ep. 164: The Year in Kpop - 2001 (Pt.2) from 2021-07-14T07:00:08

Hop in the Kpop time machine pals! We've got another year in Kpop to finish exploring! Join us LIVE from the KPSN Podcast Festival 2021 for the 2nd half of our deep dive into Kpop in the year 20...

Ep. 163: The 2PM Has Finally Returned To Us SPECTACULAR! from 2021-07-01T01:37:20

YALL!!!! 2PM IS BACK!!! DID YOU HEAR?!?!??!?! So we are taking time today for a true extravaganza trying to contain 4.5 years of pain and impatience that has transformed into the joy and pride o...

Ep. 162: Producer Spotlight - KENZIE from 2021-06-23T22:14:30

Welcome to a brand new AMAK special episode many many weeks in the making! We are taking a dive into the massive, 20 year long discography of SM's in-house songwriter of so many timeless hits, t...

Ep. 161: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio) from 2021-06-16T20:06:11

It's time once again to avoid the deep feels and overwhelm of the current wave of summer comebacks with a trip back in time! So pull up your YouTube and let's check out MBC's Hit Song Stage comp...

Ep. 161: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only) from 2021-06-16T19:55:09

It's time once again to avoid the deep feels and overwhelm of the current wave of summer comebacks with a trip back in time! So pull up your YouTube and let's check out MBC's Hit Song Stage comp...

Ep. 160: The Kpop Gods Smile Upon Us from 2021-06-09T22:44:02

Friends, it is once again a special time where the Kpop has become so overwhelming that we just need to SCREAM!! So strap in for a whole lot of feels surrounding Yixing's return to EXO, the boys of...

Ep 159: Hot Hot Kpop Summers from 2021-06-04T01:06:07

Happy Summer everyone! Today we are exploring samplings of songs from the last 6 summers of Kpop! We're looking out for patterns and uniqueness in sounds and lewks and there's so much iconic Kpo...

Ep. 158: Taemin; Our Only ACE from 2021-05-26T22:54:09

It's finally time for our most requested episode ever!! A deep dive into the solo career of SHINee's maknae, and SuperM's sunbae, LEE TAEMIN!!! We're introducing you all to a guy that is the piv...

Ep 157: Misheard Lyrics from 2021-05-19T22:05:46

Today's ep is a silly one, as we're trying to make sense of the ways our brains try to make sense of lyrics in a language we don't speak (or in some cases, embarrassingly do). We're going over s...

Ep. 156: Crush'n It with 2 Noonas & A Dancer (Jane Kim, Lizz Adams, Chuck Maa) from 2021-05-06T05:25:44

We've got THREE guests today y'all! You've already met two of them before, but this time Jane Kim, Lizz Adams and Chuck Maa are here as "2 Noonas And A Dancer"! A Kpop reaction YouTube channel y...

Ep. 155: Kpop Meets Tradition from 2021-04-28T06:45:02

We're excited because it's time to LEARN!! This episode is chock full of all kinds of vocab and info on the ways in which Korean traditional culture has found it's way into Kpop! First, a crash cou...

Ep 154: Kpop Parlor Games - Title Thesaurus from 2021-04-21T22:37:36

We've had a week. Have you had a week? Cool. Let's have some wine and play a silly game for awhile.

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Ep. 153: Holiday Battle from 2021-04-14T23:28:58

It's song battle time again! We teamed up with our Patreon Seasoned Fan listeners to rank 10 different Kpop songs all titled Holiday! Find out what they have in common, and what makes each speci...

Ep. 152: Kpop Remade from 2021-03-31T05:56:24

Inspired by last week's random game, we're taking a look at 10 different modern Kpop songs that are actually remakes of popular Korean songs from the past! Some of them are literally exactly the...

Ep. 151: WHM - Rollin with Brave Girls + Test Your GG Knowledge from 2021-03-24T07:00:39

Happy Women's History Month! We are celebrating today by exploring the underdog story that is the Brave Girls and their sudden burst of popularity! Take a little "snorkel" through their history ...

Ep 150: The Formula of f(x) from 2021-03-18T02:27:04

It's time for another AMAK deep dive into a girl group that is dear to our hearts, the amazing ladies of f(x)!! Learn all about SHINee's little sister group and their excellent futuristic looks ...

Ep. 149: The History of KCON from 2021-03-10T20:06:54

It's almost time for KCONTACT3! And this year there's some verrryyy special guests for the countdown. wink wink wink nudge nudge :D

So we're using this great honor as an excuse to study t...

Ep. 148: The Year in Kpop - 2001 (Pt.1) from 2021-03-04T04:10:26

It's March again somehow and the Kpop is being messy, so let's get back in our Kpop time machine and learn all about the Kpop music that came out 20 years ago! Just like last time, we've got com...

Ep. 147: SHINee Don't Call Me Comeback Special with our friend Genna! from 2021-02-25T02:26:03

SHINee's really Back y'all!! And we couldn't think of anyone better to take it all in with, than our friend Genna! We're going in deep on SHINee's 7th album Don't Call Me and taking things track by...

Ep. 146: A Shawol's Guide To SHINee Vol. 2 (Revised Edition) from 2021-02-19T22:29:57

Welcome welcome shawols, babywols and casual observers who just haven't realized they are shawols yet, it's time for an addition with a new edition of our original deep dive, The Shawol's Guide to ...

Ep. 145: SHINee B-Side Mood Challenge from 2021-02-10T22:14:32

Oh, hey there. There are 12 days until SHINee comeback. So our brains don't have space for a single thing that isn't SHINee related. So today we're building a playlist of SHINee b-sides that all co...

Ep. 144: (English Ver.) from 2021-02-04T01:59:54

Let's return to our educational roots and learn about the origins of the English language in Kpop! Start with the history of English versions, moving into the current climate that is frankly exp...

Ep. 143: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Full Audio) from 2021-01-27T07:05:48

Another Ask Me About Kpop tradition endures! Just like the songs and artists in this first half of MBC's 2011 Hit Stage Compilation. This is an hour fifteen of just straight bops so please do enjoy...

Ep. 143: 2011 Hit Stage Flashback Part 1 (Commentary Only) from 2021-01-27T07:00:36

Another Ask Me About Kpop tradition endures! Just like the songs and artists in this first half of MBC's 2011 Hit Stage Compilation. This is an hour fifteen of just straight bops so please do enjoy...

Ep. 142: 3rd Anniversary Celebration from 2021-01-20T06:00:10

It's AMAK's 3rd birthday already!! And our lovely discord mod Slowpoke Megan organized an actual fan project for listeners to send us love today!! *1000 sob emojis* We hope you like the sounds o...

Ep. 141: Best of 2020 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu from 2021-01-13T05:00:52

It's FINALLY time to put 2020 to bed and we couldn't do that without doing it exactly like we did last year. So we got you your favorite Yusong baby!! TRADITION! We agonized over lists of 15 songs,...

Ep. 140: Best of 2020 - AMAK Awards from 2021-01-10T05:00:59

It's time for the 3rd annual AMAK awards! We've got 2 new categories this year and a lot of agonizing to do over our choices. But i'm sure you'll all agree that our choices are perfect ;)
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Ep. 139: Best of 2020 - B-sides from 2020-12-30T06:00:20

Now that the quarterly nightmare is over, it's time for a new struggle! Picking our favorite b-sides of 2020! We doubled the amount of slots on the list this year and it still wasn't enough! Hear u...

Ep. 138: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q4 from 2020-12-23T22:21:47

We've finally finished this very dumb project that we never should have started. The beast is vanquished. Merry Christmassy! We love you <3

Hos...

Ep. 137: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q3 from 2020-12-17T18:28:56

Welcome back to a terrible mistake we will never make again. This was dumb. We're going back to bed now.

Even though this ep is low on clips we at least spent hours on a playlist if y...

Ep. 136: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q2 from 2020-12-09T07:15:45

Oh man y'all, what have we gotten ourselves into? There was too much Kpop this year... we're giggly messes in this one. The Kpop...it just, broke our brains. Here's a list of what came out betwe...

Ep. 135: 2020 Quarterly Review - Q1 from 2020-12-02T07:15:30

Because we love a year-end spectacular, we're extending ours by doing an audit on this year so we don't miss anything in our best of lists!! We're starting out with Q1 (Jan - Mar) and listing and l...

Ep. 134: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Dream Cast from 2020-11-25T07:30:53

AMAK Book Club 'Shine' edition comes to an end today in a grand Hollywood spectacular! We are joined by Kpop journos Alexis Hodoyán and Natalie Morin to get out our Shine feelings one last time ...

Ep. 133: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Kernels of Truth & Mad Libs from 2020-11-18T08:00:08

Welcome to the 3rd installment of Shine bookclub! And it's the ep you've been waiting for, where we try to get to the bottom of what is based in truth in this darn book! And we were joined by de...

Bonus: October Comebacks Pt. 2! from 2020-11-04T08:05:46

Just cause we felt we needed it, here's an extra episode!! As a treat! We've been drinking wine and now we're gonna rundown everything in October since the last comeback episode. Listen to us lose ...

Ep. 131: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Misogyny in Kpop from 2020-11-04T07:45

Welcome to our 2nd Shine Book Club episode! We start off the ep with a few clarifications from last week about Jason and that whole 'trading' business. Then we were joined by Roxy & Jay from Kr...

Ep. 130: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- tldr; Recap & That's Not How Kpop Works from 2020-10-28T06:35:26

Welcome to the very first book club episode of Ask Me About Kpop! It's time to dig into the new YA novel 'Shine', written by former snsd member Jessica Jung. Follow along as we give you the 'too lo...

Ep. 129: October Comebacks 2020 from 2020-10-20T03:49:50

Hi Friends!! Sorry for being absent last week, but we're back and ready to try and make sense of all the comeback glory of this month! We've got new friends, old faves, cute hair colors and gorg...

Ep. 128: Kpop Parlor Games - Guess That Song from 2020-10-07T06:00:58

Who doesn't love a game of name that tune? Apparently our brains don't today! Listen along as we pull up some youtube guessing games and flow between impressive knowledge, near misses, and some ...

Ep. 127: Brown Eyed Girls Everlasting from 2020-09-30T07:00:57

It's been a minute since we've done a deep dive that wasn't for a solo artist, so let's return to groups with the longest lasting girl group ever, Brown Eyed Girls! Learn all about the creation of ...

Ep. 126 - AMAK Reacts: Listener Picks from 2020-09-24T23:02:55

Today's episode of AMAK is brought to you by the listeners!! That's right. We got our listeners from the 'seasoned-fan' tier of our Patreon (sign up now patreon.com/amakpoppod) to send us a video o...

Ep. 125: #supportgirlgroups2020 from 2020-09-16T07:48:58

It's that time of year again! Welcome to the 3rd annual Support Girl Groups spectacular! Because girl groups need support!! First up, a few updates from some of last year's more interesting entr...

Ep. 124: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Full Audio) from 2020-09-11T00:25:26

It's time to watch PART TWO of MBC's 2010 hit stage mix!! Watch along to see the thickest, swoopiest asymmetrical bangs. Plus, fingerless gloves, oiled chests, and a lost shoe! Finally, random game...

Ep. 124: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback Part 2 (Commentary Only) from 2020-09-11T00:20:27

It's time to watch PART TWO of MBC's 2010 hit stage mix!! Watch along to see the thickest, swoopiest asymmetrical bangs on earth. Plus, fingerless gloves, oiled chests, boys that look like earthwor...

Ep. 123: Beloved BoA - Part 2: Baby No MoA from 2020-09-02T06:14:20

Welcome back to our two-part deep dive into the Kpop legend that is BoA! This time, BoA is grown all the way up and has whole albums to write all by herself! Things are getting saucy and the outfit...

Ep. 122: Beloved BoA - Part 1: Baby BoA from 2020-08-26T07:00:37

Welcome to part one of our deep dive into the queen that is our dear BoA! This time we're dancing through 2000-2009 in the career of BoA. Meet the sweet 13 year old with baggy pants and bold dance ...

Ep. 121: Runaway Battle from 2020-08-19T07:18:06

It's time once again for a famed song title battle, but this time, the listeners are in on the action. Find out how we, along with our seasoned-fan tier patrons, ranked 10 different songs titled...

Ep. 120: Fantasy Girl Group with Yusong Liu from 2020-08-12T06:00:54

You begged and pleaded to hear from your favorite guest so we roped him in to an emotionally grueling task of course! Please welcome back Yusong Liu to the show!!! We're playing our fantasy group d...

Ep. 119: Kpop Parlor Games - Guess That MV from 2020-08-05T20:07:46

It's game time baby! We're expanding on the game we tested in the 'random r&d' episode and playing a round of guess that mv! How well can we describe a music video? Which videos are easiest to ...

Ep. 118: Idol Chatter LIVE at #KPSNPODCASTFEST from 2020-07-22T06:06:18

This episode was recorded live on zoom at the 2020 #kpsnpodcastfest! We're running down a list of vocabulary words that somehow haven't fit into the last 117 episodes! Learn some Konglish words and...

Ep. 117: Hot To Trot from 2020-07-15T06:00:03

This week we're taking a side step from Kpop to learn all about Korean Trot music! Find out what makes a trot song, the history and debate over who 'owns' Ppongjjak, and a quick lesson on Pansori s...

Mini - BIG NEWS! from 2020-07-13T07:00

Hello lovelies! We're coming in hot and fast this Monday morning to make sure you have your tickets to join us this weekend at the first ever #KPSNPODCASTFEST on July 18th! Come see us and a ton...

Ep. 116: Cultural Appropriation from 2020-07-08T07:00:56

Today we are tackling the often avoided topic of cultural appropriation in Kpop. Learn what it is, and how it manifests in Kpop and other pop culture. We have a discussion about hair and why it'...

Ep. 115: Listener Mailbag - Kpop & BLM from 2020-07-02T01:17:44

For the last few weeks we have been asking listeners to send in their thoughts on the current BLM protests and how Kpop is and is not responding. And today, we will hear directly from some of our B...

Ep. 114: Our Faves Are Problematic from 2020-06-24T06:36:02

Welcome to the first episode in an unfortunate series about all the ways idols let us down with problematic words and behaviors. Today we will be focusing on specific incidents of anti-blackness...

Mini - Just Wanted To Check In... from 2020-06-18T00:44:29

Hi Dearies! We've missed you! Sorry we've been gone, but we've been out protesting. But not to worry, we got home microphones and the show will go on! Tune in for this lil check in and we will b...

Ep. 113: Korean For Kpop Fans (Again!) from 2020-05-27T07:00:17

We're back in the teaching game with another episode chock full of tips for learning Korean! First, updates on the resources Shannon talked about in the first episode (ep. 24). Then, we answer s...

Ep. 112: Kpop Parlor Games - Utter Kpop Nonsense from 2020-05-13T07:00:08

After a bit of catch up recent events, we attempt to turn an acting style party game into a kpop game. Does it work? That's up to you to decide. Is this episode 85% scream laughing? You bet it is.<...

Ep. 111: The Reign of Rain - Part 2: It's Still Raining from 2020-05-06T07:15:40

It's time for Part TWO of our deep dive into the career of Rain(비)! Learn about how Rain created his own company (more than once), butted against the censors and kicked ass in the movies. Even more...

Ep. 110: The Reign of Rain - Part 1: When It Rains It Pours from 2020-04-29T07:05:22

"Let's talk about Rain if it's the last thing we do" - Today's episode is the first of a TWO PART deep dive into the career of Rain!!! Learn all about Jung Ji Hoon and his shaky starts in a boy ban...

Ep. 109: SHINee Showdown from 2020-04-22T07:00:58

Who cares if it's not March? There's plenty of madness to go around! And today, we're pitting the best selling SHINee songs against each other in an epic bracket battle! Who will come out on top? T...

Ep. 108: Idol Siblings from 2020-04-15T05:25:49

We're back! First we're catching up on current life including forced dance party playlists, and using idols to scold you into chores. Then we're running down a list of idols and their siblings t...

Ep. 107: Hyuna is Red, Hyuna is Everything from 2020-04-08T07:00:31

In dark times, we must turn toward the light. So come with us on a journey through the iconic career of Shannon's literal idol, HyunA. From a 15 year old's rocky start with JYP, and a second chance...

Ep. 106 - Catch Up From Quarantine from 2020-04-02T03:52:56

The world feels upside down, so come try and ground yourselves with us. We didn't plan anything for this episode, but we wanted to do at least one thing that was normal. Hear about our new disco...

Ep. 105: The Year in Kpop - 2000 (Pt.2) from 2020-03-25T06:55

It's time for the stunning conclusion of our first year deep dive into Kpop in 2000! We've still got some big comebacks and a scandal or two to cover but all the songs are starting to sound the ...

Ep. 104: The Year In Kpop - 2000 (Pt. 1) from 2020-03-18T08:28:02

It's time for a brand new episode theme and it's even TWO parts!! Welcome to the 'The Year in Kpop' series where we cover a year in Kpop. This time: the new millenium, the year 2000! (Jan-June caus...

Ep. 103: Battle of Tonight from 2020-03-11T20:20:15

It's time once again for a heated song battle! Today's title: TONIGHT. And you better believe there's some drama in this one. Will our friendship survive a ranking betrayal? Tune in to find out!...

Ep. 102: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback (Full Audio) from 2020-03-04T19:21:17

It's time to watch something together again! Turns out, MBC made TWO 2010 hit stage mixes so let's watch the first one right now!! Watch along to see more pleather than you've ever seen, and a lot ...

Ep. 102: 2010 Hit Stage Flashback (Commentary Only) from 2020-03-04T19:16:45

It's time to watch something together again! Turns out, MBC made TWO 2010 hit stage mixes so let's watch the first one right now!! Watch along to see more pleather than you've ever seen, and a lot ...

Ep. 101: Infinite Possibilites from 2020-02-26T08:08:41

Welcome to a new era of AMAK! Hope you like the new theme song ;) It's time for our first group deep dive of 2020! And today we're learning all about second-gen power vocal boy group, Infinite!! He...

Ep. 100: A Look Baek... from 2020-02-19T06:43:46

(Baek 백 means 100 in Korean, can't resist a pun) Welcome to our 100th episode celebration! We had set out to come up with 100 things we've learned, and instead found the most important lessons a...

Ep. 99: We've Got 99 Problems and Kpop Is All Of Them from 2020-02-12T08:01:02

Oh my god there's only one episode left until 100!! So obviously for this one we're phoning it in a little and just ranting and talking over each other about recent news as we do sometimes. This...

Ep. 98: SuperM in LA with our friend Kara! from 2020-02-05T07:54:30

We have tried our best to float back to Earth to tell you about our extremely surreal night with SuperM. And we brought our Kai akgae/Kpop virgin friend Kara along for the ride! From meeting new pa...

Ep. 97: Kpop Parlor Games - Quiz Me from 2020-01-29T22:43:09

We were in need of some relaxation between our two epic concert weekend, so this week we're taking some fun Kpop quizzes from Soompi and Buzzfeed! Find out who our Got7 biases are based on song tas...

Ep. 96: Seventeen in LA from 2020-01-22T08:01:31

We're back again with raspy voices for another post-concert ep! We got to see Seventeen perform at The Forum in Los Angeles for their Ode To You 2020 tour! Hear from some other listeners who saw th...

Ep. 95: Producing A Scandal from 2020-01-15T08:18:57

We've got a lot to cover today so strap in! A listener called in to lament the end of X1, and because we're us, we decided to turn that into homework. This week, tune in for a rundown of all 4 seas...

Ep. 94: Welcome to 2020 from 2020-01-08T08:00:32

We made it to another year y'all! Welcome to 2020! Today we're catching up on some of our favorite performances from the end of the year. Then we're running down a list of rumored upcoming proje...

Ep. 93: Best of 2019 - Listener Memories from 2019-12-25T07:37:24

It's our last episode of 2019, and we wouldn't know how else to spend it but with YOU our listeners. We received an insane amount of emails from you describing your favorite Kpop memories of 2019. ...

Ep. 92: Best of 2019 - Top 15 with Yusong Liu from 2019-12-18T08:00:05

We couldn't possibly try and choose the best songs of the year without a little outside help. So we proudly welcomed back our pal Yusong! We start out with a little Christmas present time before we...

Ep.91: Best of 2019 - AMAK Awards from 2019-12-11T07:58:23

We told y'all we had too much music to talk about this year. So in continuing with this excuse to cram as many fave songs onto the show as possible, we present you with our faves in 10 different ca...

Ep. 90: Best of 2019 - B-sides from 2019-12-04T08:01:04

It's the end of the year already! Can you believe? So it's time for episode one of our FOUR end of year specials this year! First up, we're talking about a few of our favorite B-sides from 2019. It...

Ep.89: Whoz That EXID from 2019-11-27T08:00:31

It's time for the last deep-dive ep of 2019 when we learn everything about EXID! Get to know the members, and all about their rocky start to idol life. Plus, their climb back up the charts, legenda...

Ep. 88: Let's Duet from 2019-11-20T17:45:06

Hope you like beautiful harmony and great collabs because that's what we're talking about today! We will be running down a list of some of our favorite Kpop duets of all time! Some are bouncy and f...

Ep. 87: Roses & Thorns; October 2019 from 2019-11-13T21:16:28

You have to take the good with the bad, and October 2019 was a pretty rough month. We experienced shocking loss and more than one heartbreak. So today we're taking some time to discuss last month's...

Ep. 86: Hello Battle from 2019-11-06T19:44:45

It's time for another song battle! Today's title was "Hello" and we really struggled with these ones. Then a short lived, but somehow timely group in the random game!

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Ep. 84: This Is Super Junior from 2019-10-23T07:01:52

Today's deep dive is a real doozy as we try to cover 13+ years of SUPER JUNIOR! Meet all the members past and present, and follow us on one of the greatest hair journeys so far. Through member chan...

Bonus: Field Trip to the SuperM Pop-Up from 2019-10-22T18:40:48

We took a stroll down the grossest street on Earth to visit our super boys at the SuperM pop up store! Hear tales of photo binders, forbidden fans, cute wall signatures, and the merch we couldn't h...

Ep. 83: AMAK LIVE! from 2019-10-09T16:28:36

LIVE from the Amino App, it's Ask Me About Kpop! Today's episode is a recording of the live stream that we did on the Kpop Amino community on 9/29/19. First we introduce ourselves to all the new...

Ep. 82: Who is SuperM? from 2019-10-02T17:40:20

It's SuperM eve! And we wanted to take an opportunity for any newcomers to explain who these guys are! Hear a rundown of each member of SuperM and their careers up to this point! Plus, recommendati...

Ep. 81: K-pop Parlor Games- Shuffle R&D from 2019-09-25T23:33:27

This week we're feeling stuck in the floating void between comebacks and lamenting how the news is always right on our tails. Then, we're testing out new Kpop parlor games based on our Kpop play...

Ep. 80: Friends Forever from 2019-09-18T07:01:19

There's nothing more important than friends! And today we're celebrating our own friend-aversary (12 years!!!) with some presents and exploring legendary idol friendships. From childhood friends, a...

Ep. 79: #supportgirlgroups2019 from 2019-09-11T05:42:12

It's that time of year again! Where we take the week to only girl groups! And it's the new ones to boot! First, we play catch up with the groups who debuted in 2018 after the last celebration. And ...

Ep. 78: Kpop Inked from 2019-09-04T20:09:28

Time to fire up the Google image search cause we're talking about tattoos that you can't see on a podcast. First we break down the legal grey area that is getting tattoos in South Korea. Then we ta...

Ep. 77: KCON LA 2019 with Jordan Duffy from 2019-08-28T08:04:40

You waited patiently and it's finally time for our KCON LA 2019 wrap up! And we are joined once again by the lovely Jordan Duffy who joined us for KCON! Hear all about what we wore, how we made wha...

Ep. 76: Idols In Love II: Tears of Blood from 2019-08-21T07:18:19

It's time to revisit y'alls favorite topic... dating scandals! We'll start with some very recent news, and demand a public apology from a certain big mouth idol. Then, dip back into the past for...

Ep. 75: Monsta X Was Here from 2019-08-14T05:55:08

The Kpop Gods are shining down on us this week! First we catch up on comebacks, supergroup pros and cons, and a serendipitous encounter with a Kpop star. Then it's time to recount our time seeing M...

Ep. 74: Always Apink from 2019-08-07T07:23:33

Today's deep dive takes us head first into Shannon's ultimate girl group, Apink. My My, do we ever get into the history and discography of this second gen fairy idol group. From their start as a pe...

Ep. 73: Battle of the Butterfly from 2019-07-31T07:10:24

It's time for another {dun dun] SONG BATTLE! The title we are throwing into the ring this time is "Butterfly". As usual, our tastes are almost completely opposite, making for a very interesting ran...

Ep. 72: (Vampire Ver.) with Yusong Liu from 2019-07-24T06:11:23

Our new friend Yusong Liu (Doughboys, Maybe Don't) was bursting with excitement to talk to us about Kpop. We get to know each other's Kpop likes and watch videos of each other dancing (with much...

Ep. 71: Before We Had Kpop... from 2019-07-17T06:21:01

First off, it must be said that this is the most heavily edited episode of AMAK ever. Because you see, we just wanted to talk about all the pop groups we loved as youths and the nostalgia took over...

Ep. 70: Kpop News and Where To Find It from 2019-07-10T19:32:25

Staying up to date on all things in the Kpop world can feel like an impossible task. So today we are sharing some of our favorite resources for finding reliable Kpop news, as well as giving a word ...

Ep. 69: AMAK Movie Club: The Wonder Girls (2012) from 2019-07-03T06:43:43

It's movie club time again! So grab some popcorn (but not a lot, this movie isn't long) for the 2012 Teen Nick/JYP production, The Wonder Girls! In this 43 minute feature, The Wonder Girls are supp...

Ep. 68: It's 2PM somewhere from 2019-06-26T07:46:31

We love 2PM a lot. You guys know that, right? Well today they are the stars of our deep dive episode, and every day they are the stars of our dreams. We've got member intros to make, a musical time...

Ep. 67: K-Pop Parlor Games - Twenty Questions from 2019-06-19T06:17:05

It's time once again to play a parlor game! Listen in as we try to stump each other with a super-specific edition of Twenty Questions: Kpop style. Try to guess along! Then, a queen graces us in the...

Ep. 66: Kpop in the U.S.A. from 2019-06-12T06:53:06

Welcome back to another episode! Today we are talking about the history of Kpop's presence in the United States. From a history lesson about the very first famous Kpop group in America (I mean, tec...

Ep. 65: 2009 Hit Stage Flashback (Full Audio) from 2019-06-05T19:09:20

It's time to take a little trip back into the past and watch MBC's 2009 Hit Stage Compilation! Hear some of the biggest songs from a decade as we critique outfits and hair styling choices and sq...

Ep. 65: 2009 Hit Stage Flashback (Commentary Only) from 2019-06-05T19:06:29

It's time to take a little trip back into the past and watch MBC's 2009 Hit Stage Compilation! Hear some of the biggest songs from a decade as we critique outfits and hair styling choices and sq...

Ep. 64: Plastic Surgery from 2019-05-30T00:18:07

It's finally time to talk about that elephant in the room, South Korea's plastic surgery industry. Learn all about how SK became a plastic surgery superpower, as we clear up misconceptions about th...

Ep. 63: 2NE1 4 Evry1 from 2019-05-22T20:32:27

It's time for another group deep dive! This week, the legends themselves, 2NE1!! Get an intro to all the members and hear snippets of all of their discography to get the full picture of their impac...

Ep. 62: The Ministry of KPop from 2019-05-15T16:41:59

We're finally feeling a part of the world again, so we have some Kpop news to catch up on. Who is winning, who is breaking up, who is celebrating love and more. Then we finally get into that thing ...

Ep. 61: #BestiesTakeKorea2019 from 2019-05-08T07:01:38

Wow we're finally back! And still jet lagged messes! But we're here to regale all of our tales from our recent trip to South Korea! Hear us try to explain everything that 'School: Oz' turned out to...

Ep. 60: Picking Favorites - Listener Edition from 2019-04-17T07:00:17

Hey we're on vacation in Korea! But we couldn't leave y'all hanging without an episode! So today, we are reading some of your lovingly written emails about your biases! Turns out, our listeners lik...

Ep. 59: Picking Favorites REDUX from 2019-04-10T07:05:28

It's Bias time once again!! Today we are recapping our bias ep from last year, and discussing how feelings have and haven't changed since. Then, we're diving into all the biases we have acquired in...

Ep. 58: Astro in LA from 2019-04-03T07:01:59

We have to tell you about the beauty we saw!! But first we discuss a few recent releases that have our attention at the moment. Then, a recap of the Astro concert we saw last weekend! Hear way too ...

Ep. 57: Battle of the Beautiful from 2019-03-27T17:49:16

10 songs. 1 title. Who will come out on top? Find out today as we break down 10 different boy group songs that all have the same title, "Beautiful". Then, one of Angelica's ultimate groups in the ...

Ep. 56: Baby Steps with Jordan Duffy from 2019-03-20T07:05:57

Shannon's co-worker Jordan Duffy is a burgeoning Kpop fan who has never ever spoken about her Kpop love aloud. And oh boy did she speak today. Listen as Jordan introduces us to a bunch of young ...

Ep. 55: Boys & Girls from 2019-03-13T07:35:05

It's a giggly episode today as we dive into co-ed Kpop groups throughout history! There's good music and some bad first gen singing, bullying scandals and just a bit of sexy dancing. Plus the cutes...

Ep. 54: The Nation's Girl Group: SNSD from 2019-03-06T07:39:17

It's time for another group deep dive! This week we celebrate the legendary princesses of Kpop, Girl's Generation! Hear clips from their entire discography in order, while we talk comeback concepts...

Ep. 53: K-Pop Parlor Games - Name 5 from 2019-02-27T08:02:39

Oh hey, good to see you again. We have A LOT to say about some current Kpop comebacks and other happenings, so we have to do that for awhile. Then, we're continuing to build a collection of Kpop Pa...

Ep. 52: Idols As Advertisers from 2019-02-20T07:37:49

We watched a lot of commercials in this one. Sorry if you get any of the jingles stuck in your head.

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Ep. 51: K-Drama OSTs from 2019-02-13T08:01:47

To keep rolling along on the subject of K-dramas, it's time to talk about their soundtracks! KDrama OSTs dominate the charts, and make us feel all the feels. So we're listening to some of the most ...

Ep. 50: K-Drama with Noona Ya Business from 2019-02-06T08:01:59

K-drama is an integral part of the Hallyu wave around the world. And since we barely watch dramas, we called in some experts. Please welcome from the Noona Ya Business podcast, Becca & Megan...

Ep. 49: AMAK Movie Club: Make Your Move (2014) from 2019-01-30T07:46:41

Welcome to the very first edition of Ask Me About Kpop Movie Club! First, we have to talk through a recent trauma at the movies. Then, we go through the 2014 dance romance 'Make Your Move' starring...

Ep. 48: The Ballad of T-ara from 2019-01-23T08:06:51

How did one second generation girl group go from being steps away from greatness, only to lose it overnight? We are finding out in this investigative episode of Ask Me About Kpop. We're going throu...

Ep. 47: One Year Anniversary Special from 2019-01-16T08:02:05

Happy Birthday to us! We've been doing this podcast for one wonderful year! We're taking a stroll down memory lane to talk about some of your favorite episodes! Thank you all for a wonderful year o...

Ep. 46: EOY Shows from 2019-01-09T08:02:06

Welcome to the first podcast of 2019!!! First up we must address the recent 'Kennie' "scandal" as requested. Then it's time to learn all about the Korean broadcast channels end of the year song fes...

Ep. 45: Our 2018 Favorites from 2018-12-26T08:05:38

2018 has been quite a year for Kpop. And we don't know about y'all but we're exhausted from all the greatness. We're talking the trends and tropes of Kpop in 2018 that we will remember for all time...

Ep. 44: Kim Jonghyun from 2018-12-18T08:05:06

Today we are remembering our dear Kim Jonghyun and all the contributions he made to Kpop as a songwriter and solo artist. Listen to some songs he wrote for other artists, and sample his solo dis...

Ep. 43: Awards Season from 2018-12-12T18:15:59

Welcome back to AMAK! This week we're trying to make sense of all the Korean award shows that happen at the end of each year. We're going through show by show to explain what awards are given out a...

Ep. 42: Fantasy Boy Draft from 2018-12-05T08:05:11

We don't know anything about sports, or fantasy sports, but we know that we love boys. So we made up a dumb game where we build a fantasy boy group! Listen to use agonize over these pointless decis...

Ep. 41: We Got Married + Khuntoria Special from 2018-11-28T08:04:25

We have been waiting to talk about this as long as we've had a podcast, so strap in for a lot of excited yelling. We are gabbing all about our favorite reality show, We Got Married and passionately...

Ep. 40: Idol Reality from 2018-11-21T08:01:20

I hope you've got a lot of time on your hands for tv watching because today we are talking about 9 of our favorite reality shows that often feature idols! What are idols like when they get new room...

Ep. 39: Catching Up + Underrated Groups from 2018-11-14T08:01:35

It's so good to be back!! We have a lot of great stuff planned and can't wait to jump back in! First, we're catching up on some Kpop news we couldn't talk about over the hiatus. Then we try our bes...

Ep. 38 - The EXOtravaganza from 2018-11-07T08:02:28

We're back! And in honor of EXO's latest comeback, we're here with an EXOciting look at their EXOrdinary career so far! Learn about the past and present members of EXO and join us as we EXOplore...

Ask Me About Kpop - The Trailer from 2018-10-17T06:16:06

Ask Me About Kpop is an educational Kpop podcast that requires no previous knowledge of the Kpop industry

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Ep. 36: Scary Fans from 2018-10-03T07:02:56

It's time to talk about a topic we've been avoiding since the beginning. Scary, obsessed, stalker "Sasaeng" fans and their counterpart, the anti-fan. Every story in this episode is upsetting. It's ...

Ep. 35: #supportgirlgroups2018 from 2018-09-26T06:55:28

In this girl power packed episode, we're running down the TWENTY(!!!!) girl groups that have debuted so far this year. We listen to their debut single and talk about concepts and future hopes for t...

Bonus: We Need To Talk About Cube from 2018-09-24T04:00:44

You asked for it, and waited patiently, so we're dropping a bonus ep all about whatever the hell is happening at Cube. First, we give a detailed timeline of everything that has happened this summer...

Ep. 34: K-Variety with Chuck Maa from 2018-09-19T07:02:20

In what will probably be the first of many, we're doing an episode on Korean Variety shows! We're joined by actor, writer and dancer Chuck Maa! We learn a little about Chuck and hear about his e...

Ep. 33: In The Army Now from 2018-09-12T07:02:44

Strap on your boots and get your head shaved cause we're going to the military! It's time to learn about South Korean Military Conscription and all that it means for your fave boy groups. We learn ...

Ep. 32: Summah Jamz from 2018-09-05T07:01:59

The sun outside and current state of Kpop have got us heated! So it's time to chill by the pool with some of our favorite Kpop Summer Songs! Which songs are best for driving to the beach with the w...

Ep. 31: Contract Disputes from 2018-08-29T07:02:06

As promised since like, episode two, it's time to talk contract disputes! We will cover two of the most high profile, drawn out courtroom battles between groups and their companies. Find out what t...

Ep. 30: Foreign Idols from 2018-08-22T17:03:26

On today's episode, we had hope to have a fun discussion about idols who are not from Korea, or aren't Korean at all. But the discussion ended up being pretty depressing. Love your favorite foreign...

Ep. 29: KCON LA 2018 from 2018-08-15T07:01:23

YAAAY Angelica is back! And we are re-capping our amazing weekend at KCON LA! Hear all about what and who we saw on the convention floor. Plus, what we wore, the people we met, and the amazing conc...

Ep. 28: Korean Punk with Peter Stoia from 2018-08-08T07:05:03

Today we're taking a little detour off our regular Kpop path to learn about a different corner of the Korean music market. Shannon is joined by comedian, actor and musician Peter Stoia to learn all...

Bonus: Hyuna Loves E'Dawn - A Breaking News Special from 2018-08-04T01:30:23

Breaking Kpop dating news has Shannon in an actual tizzy. So listen to her have a breakdown on mic about how much she loves Hyuna and E'Dawn and the fact that they love each other.

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Ep. 27: Coworkers React from 2018-08-01T07:05

Shannon is joined by some of her lovely coworkers to watch some recent Kpop videos and see what they think! Spoiler alert: They loved it.

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Ep. 26: Talkin' K-Pop with Jane Kim from 2018-07-25T07:03

This week Shannon is joined by actor, improviser, writer and long time K-pop lover, Jane Kim! Hear about Jane's roots in K-pop and her college thesis on it's impact on the world. Shannon learns ...

Ep. 25: Band Together from 2018-07-18T07:05:16

This week, Shannon is joined by her dear musician husband Wade to talk about Kpop groups that play their own instruments!

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Ep. 24: Korean For Kpop Fans from 2018-07-02T07:17

Shannon's on her own for this one. So, she's sharing some tips and resources that she has acquired on her self-taught journey to learning Korean. Then, learn 5 Korean words commonly found in Kpop s...

Ep. 23: Breakin' Out from 2018-06-20T07:03

This week we are continuing our discussion of Kpop solos with breakout artists! Hear about 10 solo artists that took a quick break from their groups to do albums of their own! Who had a 'syndrom...

Ep. 22: Flying Solo from 2018-06-13T07:22

Welcome back! This week we're diving into a few Kpop artists who originally debuted as solo artists. From the queen, Uhm Jung Hwa, all the way up to current stars like Eric Nam. Learn about the imp...

Ep. 21: A Shawol's Guide to SHINee from 2018-06-06T07:05

Well, it was probably inevitable that this happened. So strap in for 162 minutes of nothing but SHINee content. We've got 10 years of history and infinite fangirl feelings to get through. Learn ...

Ep. 20: The Next Gen + Listener Q&A from 2018-05-30T07:03

This week we're wrapping up our discussion of the Kpop "generations" with a quick rundown of what makes the new generation special. Then we answer questions from you, the listener! Find out the ori...

Ep. 19: Second Generation; The Golden Age from 2018-05-23T07:05

It's time for part two of our Kpop generations specials! Learn all about some 2nd generation groups and what set them apart from the idols that came before. This is the real beginning of the Hallyu...

Ep. 18: First Generation; The Beginning from 2018-05-16T07:03

It's finally time for a Kpop history lesson! We're going all the way back to the 90s to find out how Kpop as we know it was born. Hear us chat about bad cgi in early music videos, teen rebellion ly...

Ep. 17: Hodge Podge Squads from 2018-05-09T07:03

Following up on a previous episode, we're exploring even more fun Kpop projects. From multi-group sub-units, to special stages, and SM Entertainment's ambitious collaboration project. Plus, a super...

Ep. 16: Live In Concert from 2018-05-02T07:05

There's nothing better than seeing your fave group live and in person. This week we're talking all about Kpop concerts. Hear about our experience at KTMF 2018 and how the fan project turned out! Th...

Ep. 15: Submerged in Sub-units from 2018-04-25T07:04

What is a Sub-unit? Well, tune in and find out! We are chatting about some of the notable sub-units throughout the years leading up to currently promoting sub-units. Then, we finally got a fave gro...

Ep. 14: Picking Favorites from 2018-04-18T07:05

It's finally time for our long awaited 'biases' episode! Tune in for some vocabulary words and a short Korean lesson right up top. Then we read out some emails from our lovely listeners about th...

Ep. 13: I Want My MVs from 2018-04-11T07:05

Music videos are an essential part of Kpop, as a tool to not only showcase the album concept, but to reward fans for vigilant streaming. Tune in as we discuss the production companies that make Kpo...

Ep. 12: Just Dance from 2018-04-04T07:04

Choreography is a special and important part of Kpop. It's one of our favorite parts in fact. So come along and listen to us try to describe dances on an audio podcast. Learn about point dances eve...

Ep. 11: All About Albums from 2018-03-28T07:05

It's time to find out why the actual CD may be the least important part of a Kpop album. They're immaculately packaged, and full of surprises and we will teach you about the must-have collector's i...

Ep. 10: Ten For Ten from 2018-03-21T07:02

It’s EPISODE TEN!!!! So we’re going to take a short study break to answer 10 fun Kpop get-to-know you questions! Like, "What idol do you want to have a drink with?" or "What dance skill would you a...

Ep. 9: Fandom 102 Pt. 2 from 2018-03-14T07:08

Welcome to the second semester of our Fandom series. This time we're getting in some deeper questions about KPop fan clubs. Which ones are free to join and which will cost you? What would possess s...

Ep. 8: Fandom 101 - Pt. 1 from 2018-03-07T08:04

It's time to take a dive into the deep end with all that comes with Kpop fandom. How does one show others what Kpop team they are on? Are you a member of an adorable military? Perhaps a strawberry ...

Ep. 7: Show Me The Music from 2018-02-28T08:05

Korean music shows are an integral part of the Kpop world and the Hallyu wave. But why is it called a comeback if you haven't been gone long? Learn all about the history of different Music Shows an...

Bonus: Olympic Closing Ceremony Special from 2018-02-26T03:57:53

If you watched the Olympics closing ceremony and were left with your jaw on the floor, we're here to help you pick it up! Join us for a very special mini episode where we basically scream like luna...

Ep. 6: K-pop Inc. from 2018-02-21T08:05

So, who is responsible for all this Kpop anyway? Fans hate them, but they are the ones behind it all. Tune in for a crash course on some of the most prevalent Korean entertainment companies and ...

Ep. 5: Idols In Love - A Valentine's Day Special from 2018-02-14T08:05

Happy Valentine's Day! We're taking advantage of this special day of love to have a saucy chat about the love lives of Kpop idols! Where do idols go to smooch when they're being watched at all tim...

Ep. 4: The Concept of a Concept from 2018-02-07T08:01

This week we're talking about group aesthetics and album concepts! We're talking in broad terms about the way Kpop groups present themselves. Find out the origin of the term "Beast Idol" and wonder...

Ep. 3: Anatomy Of A Group from 2018-01-31T08:23:33

It's time to learn about Kpop groups and what makes them tick. Who is in charge of keeping everyone in line? Why do so many groups have a rapper? (Spoiler alert: we didn't figure that one out.) And...

Ep. 2: So You Wanna Be An Idol from 2018-01-24T08:00

This week we're talking Kpop Trainees! Let's learn about what it takes to be a kpop star, from global auditions all the way to the debut stage. We've got all kinds of stories about idols who spent ...

Ep. 1: What IS Kpop? from 2018-01-16T19:06:03

Welcome to our very first episode of Ask Me About Kpop! We're starting out with Kpop basics like the concept of a Korean Idol and the Hallyu wave! Hear Shannon & Angelica's Kpop origin stories ...