1 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: Hello everybody, and welcome back to The K Factor Everything 2 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: k Pop, a iHeartRadio podcast hosted by your favorite former 3 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: K pop training Bauman. It's me In this show, we'll 4 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: be delivering our latest East Asian entertainment news, updates, gossips 5 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: and more. Here's a little reminder before we start that 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: you can find this show on iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 7 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your podcasts. Without further ado, As 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: Joe brightens our first segment, before we start, we always 9 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: start with the K pop top ten in music. That's 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: what K pop is about. It's always gonna be about 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: the music, not about the drama the gossips, no matter 12 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: how much we love to talk about it. So coming 13 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: in the number one spot, we have the group Hearts 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: to Heart with their song Rude. This was literally released 15 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: February if we're recording this February twenty first, and they've 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: jumped straight to the number one spot with a wonderful 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: successful comeback. So congratulations to Hearts of Heart for your 18 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: new song Rude. Coming at number two, we have Ive 19 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: Bang coming in at number three. We have group Idle formerly 20 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: known as g Idol with their song Fates coming in 21 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: at number four we have Huasa with their song good Goodbye, 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: and number five we have seventeen with God of Clones. 23 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: At number six we have Straight Kids with La La 24 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: La La. How are they still up here? Straight Kits 25 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: is ruling the world. They did release their new tour 26 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: movie that hit the theaters kind of last month, so 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: maybe that has nothing to do with it. Number seven 28 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: Black Pin jump with as they kind of tease their 29 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: new comeback deadline. Number eight we have en hyphen hyphe 30 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: I mean sorry. At number eight we have n hyphen 31 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: Knife that we kind of talked about in the last 32 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: episode that we did, and number nine we have ESPA Drama. 33 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: And number ten we have Set Dreams Smoothie and that 34 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: concludes our k Pop top ten charts for this week's episode. 35 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: Jumping in to K Pop News and Drama, Hibe, the 36 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: biggest K pop company in the world, escalates their conflict 37 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: with their former director of new genes Minhegen. We kind 38 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: of talked about this conflict on our comeback episode and 39 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: the first episode that we did this year when I 40 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: talked about their member Danielle and all at her side 41 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 1: of the case, and I told you guys, I would 42 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: update you as this situation escalates as things proceed, and 43 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: this has been the latest escalation in this case, and 44 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: coming from Minhegen side, they published private insider text including 45 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: which is what this controversy is about, a text from 46 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: BTS's b where he claims similarities between the group ill 47 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: It and New Genes themselves. The situation escalated because BTS, 48 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: as you guys know, the Great Ticket War is going 49 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: on right now, BTS is announcing the World's War. All 50 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: these things, all these activities are happening. And V comes 51 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: out and publicly defends himself and he says that these 52 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: were published without his consent. There's context that he was 53 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: just trying to empathize with the person that he was 54 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: talking to, and you can't use this as evidence in court. 55 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: And this puts all of the other evidence that was 56 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: kind of coming up in this way. Also, it's a 57 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: question and at the end of the day, it's a 58 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: violation of his privacy. It wasn't supposed to happen. And 59 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: this made headlines because you know it's BTS's b you know. 60 00:03:53,520 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: So still the Great Ticket War is going on. My 61 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: aunt is texting me, hey, do you want to go 62 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: to BTS. So I'm not gonna say anything about this. 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: I'm still going to BTS's concert and we missed you, BTS, 64 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: please come back. And it's kind of unfortunate that these 65 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: things are happening as they're preparing and working really hard 66 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: towards us comeback, and a lot of their brother groups 67 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: such as Cordus TXT, they're all kind of in support 68 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: of this comeback and like helping them tease this whole thing, 69 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: and like it's kind of like a full circle moment 70 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: because BTS has been watering these seeds. They have been 71 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: showing support to their to their younger members, and these 72 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: these groups are following their footsteps and now they're supporting 73 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: them back as they come back, and it's kind of 74 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: like a beautiful three sixty things to watch. So as 75 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: Black Pink has their comeback with their deadlines or as 76 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: similar time as BTS, there's fan wars kind of happening 77 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: between the two groups, and people are even speculating there's 78 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: like a st teacher attack on BTS, but who knows. 79 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: On the other side of Hive News, we have TXT Dungeon. 80 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: This is a little bit more serious and I kind 81 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: of wanted to do like a little discussion about this topic. 82 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: Gungjin was diagnosed with here we go, rab doma loosis, 83 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: no rab doma eulosis. It's too many syllables, I can't 84 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: pronounce it, but it's basically a potentially life threatening condition 85 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: where he'll be hospitalized for about a week and his 86 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: condition is caused by extreme physical exertion, dehydration, heat stroke, traumas, 87 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: or medications or even underlying health issues. But this is 88 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: kind of like a headline about like K pop idols 89 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: work ethics being overworked to the point of literally contracting 90 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: a life threatening condition. And this kind of brings me 91 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: back to TXD Young June's first viral video at least 92 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: that I saw. It was right after his debut, and 93 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: he was he was doing like a sound check for 94 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: a a music show and music accidentally played and then 95 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: while he was unprepared and kind of strolling around the stage, 96 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: his body instinctively reacts to the music and he goes 97 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: straight into choreography even though it was like a like 98 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: a music error. And then the clip was was was 99 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: was going viral across TikTok, Instagram, social media talking about 100 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: like oh my god, like how long did they keep 101 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: this kid? In the dungeon. For him to like react 102 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: like this, Oh my god, they must have struck the 103 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: K pop beer in his soul. And I'm like, six 104 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: years later, like he's diagnosed with rabbit dumblocious. I'm so 105 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: sorry that I can't pronounce this word is rabbit, but 106 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: rabidum me loosis. Nah, I can't do it. You guys, 107 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: you guys will figure it out. And it's it's it's 108 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: it's a it's a testament to his work ethic and 109 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: how hard uh he works and how seriously he takes 110 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: his craft was also unfortunate because of the standards that 111 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: are kind of set around him. And I kind of 112 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: wanted to take this opportunity to kind of like also 113 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: start a conversation about how hard it is that these 114 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: K pop idols work, and I want to share my 115 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: own personal experience, and like I remember going to Korea 116 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,559 Speaker 1: as like a seventeen year old kid and being given 117 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: like these schedules that were like NonStop and what I 118 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: mean like NonStop. It was seven days a week. It 119 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: would start at ten am and we would have rehearsals 120 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: all the way until literally six am. And this would 121 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: be seven days a week and we would go NonStop. 122 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: We would have like a thirty minute lunch break with 123 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: like a small per dm. Of course, these bigger companies 124 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: they have like cafeterias, they have like all these other things, 125 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: but my company was a little bit smaller. They would 126 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: give us like five dollars a day to like go 127 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: to like the convenience store to like grab a quick 128 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: like rice ball before like going back into practice. Our 129 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: dance practice was twelve am to six am, and then 130 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: after six am we were like walk home because it's 131 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: like it's late, like no, no, like staff is there, 132 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: and like, hearing this news is very unfortunate. Hearing about 133 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: the dehydration, hearing about the extreme physical exertion and all 134 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: these things like leading to like literally something that could 135 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: affect your entire life. So our prayers go out to 136 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: tx yung Jin. Is really unfortunate that this is happening. 137 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: Hopefully that the conversations get a little bit deeper, get 138 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more serious, and there's some kind of 139 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: enforcement that goes on until like making sure that these 140 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: idols are taken care of. Of course, like they're athletes 141 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: in a way, of course, there is an expectation for 142 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: them to work a little bit harder than a regular 143 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: person and hopefully, like you know, if they're taking care 144 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: of like, for example, even like NBA players like athletes, 145 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: like yeah, they work hard. Yeah, they have like these 146 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: extreme jobs where they have to like take flights, do 147 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: like training camps and all these things. But there's also 148 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: like twenty seven doctors on hand at all time, icing 149 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: their knees, making sure they get like the right baths, 150 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: making sure like makes you really sure. There's like massage 151 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: therapists taking care of them after games. I'm I'll tell 152 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: you right now. Kapab Idols don't have that. And they're 153 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: just there. They're starving themselves. They're they're dancing for like 154 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: eight hours a day, especially during a comeback. Oh it 155 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: gets so extreme with like the weight loss expectations. That's 156 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: probably where the dehydration comes from. And it's like they're 157 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: literally just just blindly going for it. Is like is 158 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: like the Olympics and and you don't know what kind 159 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: of situation. You don't know what kind of harm it 160 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: can do to your health because everybody around you just 161 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: kind of like goes like yeah, this is this is good. 162 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: And you have like seven other team members that are 163 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: doing the same thing, and like there's almost like an 164 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: expectation for you to like just destroy your health in 165 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: a way while you're like performing at a high level 166 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: and like doing dance at a high level and touring 167 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: at a high level. So yeah, hopefully there's like hopefully 168 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: this is taken serious. I hope that he recovers well. 169 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: But the conversation that this strikes can bring about more 170 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: regulations in the K pop space there already is from 171 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: like six years ago. I remember when I first signed 172 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: my contractors like stuff where like, oh, we're like entitled 173 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: to therapy in case we have depression. We're entitled to 174 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: like asking for a day off if we feel like 175 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna die. And it's like, yeah, that's cool. But 176 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: then like you know, I just hope that like it 177 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: doesn't like I just hope I just pray for like 178 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: don Juice health and uh, yeah, it's very unfortunate. And 179 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm kind of on the similar topic of like potential overworking, potential, 180 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: like poor health and like all these things. Cats I 181 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: manone also announces a temporary hiatus from group activities to 182 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: focus on her health. Uh, and they're letting it. They're 183 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: like yeah, that's cool. Go take care of yourself, girl, 184 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, And as she is taking care of herself, 185 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: and that expectation being a little bit lighter. Even in 186 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: this case, even though hib is like the Cat's Eye 187 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: branch is like run by a more western company, it's 188 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: important and I hope that her break is respected by 189 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: the fans also by the company, and that Monogon can 190 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: recover and feel as though she's in a safe place 191 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: to heal. And and yeah, this is kind of like 192 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: a serious topic. It's kind of like a very deeply 193 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: personal one to myself too, because you know, kind of 194 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: like the expectations and the physical burnout kind of like 195 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: not being acknowledged led to like a lot of like 196 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: mental health stuff for me too. So uh yeah, sorry, 197 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: I got a little bit slow. Sorry got a little 198 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: bit grim, But uh yeah, I just advocating for advocating 199 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: for regulations and for kebatos be taken care of. There 200 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: is a lot of expectations there is. It is a job. 201 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, you do have to tour, 202 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: you do have to like perform, you have to show up, 203 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: but you know, go take a bath, go eat a meal. 204 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: You know, also not to like kind of diminish Dungeon's 205 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: like condition, like serious conditions to just like, oh, hey, 206 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 1: you should just go get some rest. I'm not I'm 207 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: not trying to do that. It's just like hopefully destrikes 208 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: the conversation about you know, regulations. But yeah, as we 209 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: move more west, uh K pop has hit a lot 210 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: of massive milestones. We mentioned Cat's I. Cats I recently 211 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 1: performed at the Grammys with their song Gnarly, and uh, 212 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: it was freaking awesome. To me, it was awesome. Everybody, 213 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: I know what you're thinking. Oh, of course Bolmhind thinks 214 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: it was awesome. But there was like like a controversy 215 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: about how like the quality of the song is not 216 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: like up to par with like the talent that they're 217 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: able to show. And that's very very obvious. You can 218 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: see by the by the heart that they performed with 219 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: the amount of rehearsal like like time that they put in, 220 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: and like their dance break was probably like one of 221 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: the best amongst all of like the Grammys, and then 222 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: and then and then and then they're talking about Boba 223 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: te Gnarly. You know, people love that song. You know, 224 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie Gnarley was like my vocal stem. 225 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: For about like three months. I'd just be walking around 226 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: the house and Gnarley, you know what I mean, and 227 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: it's just like, okay, well, is this the appropriate stage 228 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: for it? Is Grammy's the place where you should be 229 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: doing this? Is this the song that you want to 230 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: like represent their talent and their future? Like, yeah, it 231 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: was a fun song, but then you know, you do Gnarley, 232 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: and then you do Internet Girl, and it's like, okay, 233 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: you know what, let's let's let's let's show yourself more, 234 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: you know, or maybe maybe this is all discussion and 235 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: maybe this is Kats Eye showing themselves because you know, 236 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: they are popping on TikTok. This is their rise to fame. 237 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: They are this like gen Z group, who's like kind 238 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: of like quirky, a little bit weird. You know, maybe 239 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: they're a little bit gnarly. Maybe that's dumb. And it 240 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: took them to the Grammys all everybody hating from like 241 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: their computer. Are you at the Grammys? No? Did you 242 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: have a crazy performance dance break at the Grammys? No? 243 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: Cats I did, though, you know, so, like at the 244 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: end of the day, the controversy is there. The fans 245 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: are letting them know what they want to see from Katsi, 246 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: and uh, we'll see where Katsi takes it. Maybe it's 247 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: another internet girl, you know, maybe it's a a banger album. 248 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Either way, they have the stage and uh, and we'll 249 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: see where they go next. I'll on the Grammys. We 250 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: have Rose and Bruno Mars with three Grammy nominations. Holy crap. 251 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: And the connection between kats I and Rose is like 252 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: they had like yuniche from kats I had like a 253 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: little like cute interaction with Rose when to talk about 254 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: it on her live and it was like a cute 255 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: little moment and Rose was there performing as well with 256 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: Bruno Mars. They got snubbed of three Grammy nominations, and 257 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: there's controversy with and like of course there's gonna be 258 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: controversy because you know, fans are disappointed, they're frustrated. This 259 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: is the furthest we have gone in this Western music scene. 260 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: And we got snubbed. We didn't win a single thing, 261 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: Like come on, guys, like like we didn't win, we 262 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: didn't win one thing. And uh, they went as far 263 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: as being like, Yo, the Grammy's rigged, Yo, Like the 264 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: recording Academy. You guys have this bias like da da 265 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: no nout. They're pulling up all these evidence, but it's like, 266 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: you know what, at the end of the day, like 267 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: I get it, you guys are frustrated, and like I'm 268 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: frustrated too, Like this is like but but there's also 269 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: space for celebration. Yo. We came so far and it's 270 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: like like when I was a kid, like like like 271 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: we I can't even dream of like coming this far. 272 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: And like I know with the stint of like Rose 273 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: and Bruno, Mars and Apats like they this is gonna 274 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: inspire a new generation who's gonna push even further. And 275 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: this is what this is. This is the power of 276 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: accomplishment and the next person is gonna take that be 277 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: inspired to take that even further. You know. So it's 278 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: frustrating that we didn't win anything, but yo, y'all are 279 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: at the Grammys. Let's go. You know. That's freaking awesome. 280 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: And uh. Next, my my favorite milestone deeply connected to 281 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: my heart and soul is Cordus, a group that we've 282 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: been raving about on this show. They went and performed 283 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: for the NBA All Star Celebrity Game. Oh my God, 284 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: my dream is so hard watching someone live your dream. 285 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: Uh you know what, No, if you're listening and you 286 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: work for the NBA, please please call me and sorry. 287 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: This establishes Cortuses kind of like deep connection with the 288 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: NBA because they also did the song mentioned me for 289 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: the animated film Goats, which is also a basketball film. 290 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: So this performance the celebration of that, and it was 291 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: kind of establishing a long term connection between K pop 292 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: and the NBA and and the and the bridge between 293 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: these two cultures. Of course, there's pop music, there's hip 294 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: hop music, there's NBA culture, there's all these things, and 295 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: and K pop is is is becoming mainstream in these aspects, 296 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: and it's literally the mainstream media and with like the Grammys, 297 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: the NBA, Western media, we're we're we're slowly finding our 298 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: way in and we're showing out and like fans are 299 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: coming out to support Cordis showing like this culture that 300 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: that like of music and like Korean like heritage and 301 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: like all these things. So so congratulations Cordus. The other 302 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: story with kind of K pop idols coming over into 303 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: like the Western world is at the eighty third Golden 304 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: Globes twenty twenty six that was held at the Beverly 305 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: Hilton in California, and it was hosted by celebrity hosts 306 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: Nikki Glazer and many Koorian celebrities appeared at this event, 307 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: including Lisa. However, the one that made the headlines the 308 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: most was seventeen's Joshua. First of all, his outfit freaking amazing. 309 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: I was looking at his outfit, people were like, oh 310 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: my god, who's his tailor? All this stuff like hating 311 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,959 Speaker 1: on him, but no, I think he ate that up 312 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: and he looks amazing. And he appeared by himself, which 313 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: is incredibly brave without his gang up brothers, and like 314 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: all these things, and the kind of thing I wanted 315 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: to talk about is is now BTS army versus seventeen Joshua? 316 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: Because you know, a reporter came out to him and 317 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: asked him that question of like, oh, hey, like there's 318 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: this undeniable wave of K pop demon hunters and is like, like, 319 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: what do you think about K pop demon hunters? And 320 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: all he did he went go, it's pretty cool. I 321 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: think I think it's opening a lot of new doors 322 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: for K pop. I can't I can't even believe it 323 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: got this big, Like it's amazing and and and and 324 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: people are jumping him, they're they're they're tearing him apart. Hey, Joshua, 325 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: go go go go go eat Pope because because you 326 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: know who paved the way, BTS paved the way or 327 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,239 Speaker 1: not k pop demon House. They're talking and then like 328 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: just like kind of like just just slamming him for 329 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: the most the most pr appropriate response of all time. 330 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: And and and I'm like, oh my god, this is 331 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: going crazy. What did what did seventeen? Joshua said? He 332 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: just went, you know like, I'm really happy is opening 333 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: new doors for K pop and I can't believe we 334 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: got this big. And yeah, that's literally it. But he 335 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: looks amazing at the Globe and Global Golding. He looks 336 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: amazing at the Golden Globe Awards and lots of appearances, 337 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: and you know what, even him appearing is brave. It's strong, 338 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: and it marks another milestone of kind of capop idol 339 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: stepping into Western mainstream media. And yeah, it's kind of 340 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: like a funny, little, funny little thing that's been happening. 341 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: And yeah, that kind of concludes this week's kind of 342 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: segment about K pop news updates, drama Top ten list, 343 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: the music and all that, and I kind of wanted 344 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: to like slow down because if you're listening to this podcast, 345 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: nice to meet you. My name is Boumhan, also known 346 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: as Harry and and uh yeah, I'm the host for 347 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: this show. I was a former k Poup trainee, and like, 348 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, I'm doing my own artists like Western Pursuits 349 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: right now. And if you're listening to this from my 350 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: pages and kind of like how I've been promoting the 351 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: show personally, you also know that like I've been a 352 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: little bit inactive and like kind of taking like a 353 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: whole like break for the past month, kind of going 354 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: like radio silent. The last thing that I did was 355 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: a show in New York City with me and my 356 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: best friend Anthony, who was also a former guest on 357 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: this show. It was on the episode where he was 358 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: like talking about his life and how K pop affected 359 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: him and like his school and like his experience like 360 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: training under Cube and all these things, and like we 361 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: formed the group together and the group is called Capture, 362 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: and we're touring and we're setting up all these things, 363 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: and then we did our first show in New York City. 364 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: It went amazing, like literally like my dream come true 365 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: of like having all our friends and family there. Like 366 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: ever since I came back to New York, I've been 367 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: going to like these like underground rock shows and like 368 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: bringing all these like underground rock elements of people moshing 369 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: and like being super intimate with like the performers and 370 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: all these things, like kind of bringing that element to 371 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: a KPE hop show. Literally like everything I envisioned came true, 372 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: and it's like I know that you guys will love it. 373 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 1: So we're kind of like working on like bringing that 374 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: to the front right now and kind of going radio silent, 375 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: working hard on capture and like bringing that to your city. 376 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: And also like I've had like some kind of personal 377 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: issues and a lot of like life changes going on 378 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: with like some family members getting sick and like kind 379 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: of like kind of like moving into new places and 380 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: just kind of like not having the appropriate space to 381 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:27,239 Speaker 1: be public facing and kind of like recognizing that and 382 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: like not forcing myself into a space where like I'm 383 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: uncomfortable to create and coming from like a space of 384 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: like desperation to kind of like okay, you know what, 385 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna slow down, take care of myself and whatever 386 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: bleeds into this art is is an abundance that kind 387 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: of like overflows from a full cup rather for a 388 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: desperation that comes from an empty cup. And I know 389 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: that like kind of like the health of like my 390 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: family is like very important to me, so as I 391 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: want to like take some time to like kind of 392 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: take care of them and that kind of like I 393 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: just wanted to like kind of like update you and 394 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: catch you guys up on like what's going on, especially 395 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: if you if you're following me deep enough to like 396 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: be listening to this podcast. Even so, thank you for 397 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: supporting me, Thank you for waiting for me, Thank you 398 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: for supporting every little thing that I do and capture. 399 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: This Coming to your city is literally a project that 400 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,360 Speaker 1: I'm putting my whole heart and soul behind. And if 401 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: you love concerts, if you love coming out and like 402 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: making memories, and you love hanging out with your friends, 403 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: you love k pop, you love sharing community and like 404 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: all these things, no matter where you live, I'm gonna 405 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: find you and I'm gonna come to you and we're 406 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: gonna put on the most amazing, amazing show that you've 407 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 1: ever seen. So yeah, this is Bomhan, the host of 408 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,719 Speaker 1: K Factor Everything K Pop. This is This is this 409 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: week's episode. Thank you, guys for listening. I hope you 410 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: guys have been entertained on your on your little car 411 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: ride to work, or or or as you're as you're 412 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: walking around cleaning the house listening to this podcast. Thank 413 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: you for spending your energy with me. I love you 414 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: guys very dearly, and I'll see you guys next week 415 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: on iHeart Radio app podcast Wherever you games. 416 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 2: I get this father, But you really want to leave 417 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 2: with me? Yeah? Yeah, girl. You must be treaming if 418 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 2: you think you get up from me. Oh, I'm just 419 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 2: looking for company. 420 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: Save yourself. 421 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 2: You don't want to get too wrapped up in the 422 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: middle of it. I just want to seek your dance. 423 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: Don't think about it. 424 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 2: Oh, save myself. I don't want to get to attached 425 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 2: tothing know your body. 426 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to link. 427 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 2: I'm just being honest. Oh. I don't want to get 428 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 2: caught up. You don't want to get done. Let's not 429 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 2: take this, father, I don't want to get caught up. 430 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: Way too young to No, Please don't make this hord