1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: Eh, let's make some. 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of The 3 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 2: K Factor, Everything Kpop and this is your host, Bomhan. 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: I was a former K pop training turned touring artist 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: and now I am here to give you the deepest 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: insights on the latest East Asian news across all of entertainments. 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 3: Here's a little reminder that you can get this. 8 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: Podcast on iHeartRadio, app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 2: your podcasts. Today is a bit of a special episode 10 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: because it is my birthday. 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 3: It's littering my birthday. I'm turning twenty five. 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: I literally started this whole K pop journey when I 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: was eighteen, so it's been officially seven years now. 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh. That is crazy. 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: And uh and today kind of marks all of that 16 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: because I was also an announced as a kpop training 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: on my birthday seven years ago. So this is an 18 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: amazing milestone, an amazing kind of mark in the journey that. 19 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 3: We're all taking part of. 20 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: And uh, yeah, before I kind of talk about my birthday, 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: before I get into like all these little things and 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 2: like the things that I've been up to personally, let's 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 2: get right into some charts. 24 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 3: Top ten in K pop right now. Number one, we 25 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 3: have a. 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: New debut, debut rookie group named long Shot with their 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: song Moonwalking. 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 3: There you Go. 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: That's number one. Number two is Internet Girl by Kat's Eye. 30 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: Number three is Jumped by Black Pink Still. Number four 31 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: is another long Shot song called sauce In. Number five 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: is Fashion by Cortis. Number six is Knife by en Hyphen. 33 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: Number number seven is Freak Alarm by Alpha Drive One. 34 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: Number eight do It by stray Kids, Number nine not 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: Cute Anymore by ill It. Number ten we go up 36 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: by Baby Monster. And actually kind of like looking at 37 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: this chart, there's a lot of this like new kind 38 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: of hip hop R and B sound like kind of 39 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: going through and cutting through these charts because long Shot 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 2: as a group, like there's kind of like is a 41 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: bit of a rookie group and starting very organic, starting 42 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 2: very fresh, and it's a group that debuted under J 43 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: Park's entertainment label. 44 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 3: And and I feel like one. 45 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: Thing that's kind of making them stand out beyond their 46 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: marketing and beyond all these like images and like their 47 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: appearance like shows and all this stuff, is kind of 48 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: literally their sound and having that kind of like chase 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: atlantic like hip hop R and b sound in K 50 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 2: pop was super refreshing and super fun to hear, so 51 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: kind of having like a boy group present that it 52 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: was really fresh. 53 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: So I had a lot of fun listening to long 54 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 3: Shot at all. 55 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: I really really enjoy one of one of the members, Louis, 56 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 2: who reminded me of like fourteen year old Justin Bieber, 57 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: Like literally the boys like one to one. I'm a 58 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: huge personal fan of Long Shot. When they first debuted, 59 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 2: they were kind of like being like like labeled as 60 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 2: like Evil Coortus. We've talked about Coortus on this show 61 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: like a billion times, and everyone knows how big of 62 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: a fan I am of Cortis. And it feels as 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: though they took that concept of Chordis and pushed it 64 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: even a step forward. 65 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: Like yes, it's like it's like a bunch of kids who. 66 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: Like love music, but like it feels more true to 67 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: like themselves, you know, and like they're not really trying 68 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: to like be be this produced idol group, which is 69 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: like nothing wrong with that, you know, It's just like 70 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 2: that's the direction that Courtis is going and long Shots 71 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: going in a completely different direction, but they're still kind 72 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: of having like a similar sound. 73 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 3: So it's kind of interesting. 74 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: So I see how these groups are gonna like match 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: up against each other like in the future. So I 76 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: love long Shot, I love Coortus, I love Evil Cortis. 77 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: That's why people have been calling them. It's a little 78 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: bit like kind of minimizing to like their own individuality, 79 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: but it holds a little bit of validity. 80 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: So I really appreciate long Shots concept. 81 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 2: I love Cortis's concept, and kind of speaking on this 82 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 2: chart a little bit again, Cats, I kind of coming 83 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: into the number two splot, the number two spot with 84 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: Internet Girl, and that's also really interesting. It's like they 85 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: they Internet Girl received a lot of criticism because it 86 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: had like a similar kind of trendy meme sound as Gnarly, 87 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: which is what their first song, kind of diving into 88 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: that genre, and it really received a lot of like controversy, 89 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: you know, like a lot of people loved it, a 90 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: lot of people hated it. But then one thing that 91 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: you couldn't deny was that they were amazing performers, and 92 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: like even if the song was like a little bit 93 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: kind of not to everybody's taste, everyone's like, you know what, 94 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: like these girls are dancing their butt off, you know, 95 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 2: and Internet Girl is kind of like taking Gnarly and 96 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: making still a little bit more pop and mainstream. 97 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 3: And then still keeping like that kind of like gnarly weirdness. 98 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 3: You know. I'm like maybe that's cat's eye sound, you know. 99 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 2: But then like a lot of people are kind of like, oh, well, 100 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 2: we forgave Gnarly because we thought it was a one 101 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: off thing, and now you guys are like taking that 102 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: like concept of chemo pushing it like we're not sure 103 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: how we feel about it, you know. So it's like 104 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: it's like when thunder strikes once, you're like, ah, it's thunder, 105 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: but when it strikes twice, you're like, hmm, maybe something's 106 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: like so maybe something's weird here, you know. 107 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 3: But personally, like I love I love it Internegro Yeah, yeah, 108 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 3: you heard on that in Innet Girl, Like it's catchy, 109 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 3: you know. 110 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: And then like like I don't know, and the choreography 111 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 2: hits as always, and there's always like these fun little 112 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: elements and like it fits like kind of me, you know, 113 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: like I have ADHD kind of like scroll tik talk 114 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 2: all the time, and it's like I need seventeen different 115 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: songs in one song, you know, I'm not saying that's 116 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: what internetgro is, but it's like that, like that's. 117 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 3: Just the kind of person I am. 118 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: And I really enjoyed internetgro by cats I, even though 119 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: it's like a little bit controversial, you know, so kind 120 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: of interest is interested to see where Cat's eye is 121 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: gonna go, and like kind of when they debuted with 122 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 2: their song Debut and Touch, people thought they were gonna 123 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: go a little bit of like a more girly, like 124 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: fresh kind of concept. Now they're kind of go on 125 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: like a more like kind of teenage kind of vibe, 126 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 2: you know. But there's like another girl group coming up, 127 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 2: a girl set. They were here before cats I, but 128 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: they're making the resurgence and they're kind of keeping that 129 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: little like like that Missy Ellie like old school R 130 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: and B kind of vibe. And it's like also an 131 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 2: international group. So you know what, whatever your interests are, 132 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: if you really enjoy like early catsy girl sets, here 133 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: for you. But CATSI is doing amazing. They're under hibe 134 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: and and it's like like they're not like you know, 135 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: they're they're they're here to stay. The Internet Girl is 136 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 2: charting at number two, which is beautiful, So congratulations CATSI 137 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 2: and Black Pink. They're ever lasting success. Still Jump is 138 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: still number three, and you know what, that's because of me, 139 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 2: that's that's because of me. You're a welcome cats I. 140 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: I did that. 141 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 3: I'm not not cats I. You're welcome Black Pink. I 142 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: did that for you. 143 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: I I I have been streaming Jump, We have been 144 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: streaming Jump. 145 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: So shout out Jump, shout out Black Pink. Thing. 146 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: They've already found their success. They've established themselves to be 147 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: who they are. They don't need to prove anything else 148 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: but number three Top seven K Pop Jump by Black Pink, 149 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: number four. 150 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: We have sauce in so I said, yeah my blood, 151 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: so I yeah my blood. Oh my god, it's so good. 152 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 3: It's so good. 153 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 2: I literally more Long Shot please, I wish there was 154 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: more Long Shot here, Like literally, please go listen to 155 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: their album if you haven't. I'm such a big fan. 156 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: Their sound speaks for themselves. If you guys don't like them, 157 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: you guys don't like their image, like all these things. 158 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: Like like this is literally someone came up to me. 159 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 2: They're like, actually, I'm not gonna share this like personally, 160 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: and I go, but I really appreciate it and love 161 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: the group, but they're not for everyone, and they kind 162 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: of take that and they embrace that, you know, they're like, 163 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: you know what, well, whoever is for here you go. 164 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: You know I love that. 165 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: And then number five is Fashion by Cords Fashion amazing song. 166 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 3: I still stream it. It's my is my gym pump song. 167 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 2: If if I'm if I'm walking into a gym and 168 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: I have like bow my headphones on, I play past 169 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 2: Fashion and I'm like, okay, well, you know I feel cool. 170 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: I boost boost ego a little bit, lifts some weights, 171 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: go home. And then we have right under Fashion is 172 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: Knife by end Hyphen, which actually received a little bit 173 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 2: of controversy and was kind of like, oh, Knife is 174 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: like a like a go rip off bike by By, 175 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: like the go By Chortus rip off, which is kind 176 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: of like unfair, like they first of all, they had 177 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 2: the demo for Knife like way before Chortis Go even 178 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 2: came out. But they're like that kind of like but 179 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 2: it goes to show, you know, a lot of these 180 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: like charting songs right now is like is these like 181 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: these hip hop like heavy k pop songs and hip 182 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 2: hop heavy nine in like that old school like BTS 183 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: kind of way. Where they were like taking like like 184 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 2: like that like like disk tracks and like fast rap 185 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: and like all these things. You know, it's like literally 186 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 2: hip hop k pop in a way where like like 187 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 2: they're kind of is like a new sound, you know, 188 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 2: so it's it's awesome and they're kind of all trending 189 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 2: in the same direction. I don't think Knife is a 190 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 2: is like kind of like a like a like a 191 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: like a like ah directly inspired by Go. But I 192 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 2: think Go like proved the model that like knife would work. 193 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: You know. 194 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: It goes knife knife knife, like like it's catchy as simple, 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 2: and we liked it. We loved Go and we love Knife. 196 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 2: Shout out and hyphen and speak of and hyphen they've 197 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 2: actually they've they've done they've done some kind of charity 198 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: work recently. I wish I could shot got more light 199 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: on him. But then they've like inspired like a bunch 200 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: of like like young Korean you have to like go 201 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 2: like donate blood. I think that's what it was. I 202 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 2: could be wrong, but like they're doing amazing things in 203 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 2: the community. They're they're they're charting number six. So congratulates 204 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 2: and Hyphen I love and hyphen and uh I can 205 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: meet the one day, hopefully they can come on the show. 206 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: We have Alpha Drive one Freak Alarm. 207 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 4: Uh. 208 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: I'm pretty sure this is one of their first songs too. 209 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 3: I don't know. 210 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 2: It's too much about AFPI Drive one, to be honest, 211 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 2: and anyone would like to educate me in the comments. 212 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 3: I would love to hear more about AFID Drive one. 213 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 2: I remember there was kind of something about their name 214 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 2: when they first released They're like, oh wow, there's just 215 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: like like zero based one, AFID drive one, like all 216 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 2: these things. 217 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: I'm like, dude, I would love to be named after 218 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 3: Drive one. What the heck? 219 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 2: That's like the coolest name ever. That just is a 220 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: super cool name. Wow, I wish my name was Alpha 221 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: Drive one. I'm having an existential crisis. 222 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 3: Damn. Oh. 223 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 2: It was because it was because they're oh my god, 224 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 2: there was it was their their initials were a L 225 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 2: D one or something and people were comparing it to 226 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 2: the to the Supermarket all D and they're like, are 227 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 2: we are we all D right now? So that I 228 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 2: remember that that little thing coming up when they debuted it. 229 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: But Alpha Drive one, their song Freak Alarm is amazing 230 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 2: and their music is going to speak for themselves. 231 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 3: And there's a reason why they're starting so high. 232 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 2: So shout out Alfred Drive one, I wish that was 233 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: my name, and uh yeah, there you go, and. 234 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 3: We have straight kids of course, another group with. 235 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 2: Nothing left to prove, literally have sold out stadiums across 236 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: the world, lived out their dreams, lived out the dreams 237 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: of many people, and have elevated in its higher generation. 238 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 2: So thank you, shaykas I, thank you for contributions, and 239 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: hopefully with every release you will continue to chart and 240 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 2: uh and reap what you sew because what you have 241 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 2: sold is playing in many that inspired so much of 242 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: the youth. 243 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 3: So shout at share kids. 244 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: We have ill lip with not quban anymore, an amazing 245 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 2: new song, crazy choreography, not cute anymore, trending on on 246 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: on social media with trends that they didn't even make, 247 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 2: which is like you do. 248 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 3: That's how you know it's a good song. 249 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 2: You know, it's like it's beyond the trends, beyond the music, 250 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 2: is beyond what the company makes. 251 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 3: So not cure anymore. I'm deserving this spot at number nine. 252 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: I love it. 253 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 2: It's like a kind of also like a new take 254 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: on like dance and like underdancing, over dancing, and then 255 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: just like dancing for the sake of or Miss. And 256 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: I think all the members of ill It did that 257 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 2: really well. With Not Cure Anymore. I think that's amazing. 258 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 3: I love it all a billet, I love Not Cuban Anymore. 259 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: And uh yeah, number ten, we have Baby Monster when 260 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: we go up. Baby Monster has been kind of like 261 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 2: in and out of like these charts, and to see 262 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: them kind of like come in strong and have this 263 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 2: new comeback and like be able to stay in. 264 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 3: These charts for central a long time. It's also beautiful 265 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 3: to watch it. 266 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 2: So shout out Baby Monster, Shout strak Kids, shout shout 267 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: out af A Drug One shout out and Hyphen shoutout 268 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 2: Cortus and long Shot Black, Think kats I and you 269 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 2: guys are amazing, and kind of going into more K 270 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: pop news now instead of like kind of just rambling 271 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 2: about these charts in these songs. We have the sixty 272 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: eighth annual Grammy Awards. What I Gotta Do with K Pop? 273 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: So the Grammys in the USA will take place in 274 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 2: February first, twenty twenty six. 275 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 3: That's tomorrow. 276 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: I don't know when this episode is gonna be released 277 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 2: on my birthday, January thirty first. That's when I'm recording 278 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 2: this episode. And the Grammys will take place tomorrow, February first, 279 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 2: at the Crypto dot com a Rina in La Los Angeles, 280 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 2: with Trevor Noah hosting for the sixth and final time. 281 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 3: Cool What I Gotta Do with K Pop? Oh? 282 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 2: Actually, this year's Grammy Awards are shaping out to be 283 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 2: a huge event with some major K pop representation. AAH 284 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 2: Buddy's dream is to go perform at the Grammys. Every 285 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 2: Asian kid like you, we want to perform the Grammys, 286 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 2: but like we've never seen anyone Asian do the show, 287 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 2: so it's. 288 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: Like, I guess we will do K pop. You know. 289 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: Rose from Black Pink is making history as the first 290 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 2: solo K pop artist to perform at the Granny At 291 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 2: the Grammy's not the Grannies. That's that's my award, and 292 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 2: that's that's the award that takes place in my apartment. 293 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 2: That's she's performing the Grammys, not the Grannies. She's nominated 294 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: for three awards, including Record of the Year, Song of 295 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 2: the Year, and Best Pop Duo Slash Group Performance for 296 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: her collaboration with Bruno mars A paza Jo. Honestly, I 297 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 2: forgot that happened. That was so long, but she's still 298 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 2: making ways. I think like every single time we did 299 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: like a top ten chart, a Patza was still a 300 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 2: part of it for like fifty weeks, and it got 301 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 2: to some point I was like yo, like like OK, 302 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: back to producers, I'm not reading this. 303 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 3: Let's let's get over this. 304 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: I remember playing like basketball, well like a bunch of 305 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 2: like sixty year olds in Vegas and they were like, ah, 306 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 2: that's the a Poso guy, and they're a pointing me 307 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: just because I was Asian. 308 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 3: And it's just like this. 309 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 2: Is like kind of like it has like such like 310 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 2: a big cultural influence. And I remember even debating on 311 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 2: this show where they're like whether Gungnam Style had a 312 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: bigger kind of cultural wave or a pozsu you know. 313 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 2: I think Gunho style like set that stage for apots 314 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: it to like blow out the way that it did. 315 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 2: And it's like this is like this generation's Gungnam Style, 316 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: you know, and like for it to like be like 317 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 2: nominated for like all these awards and like all these things, 318 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 2: like guess that's awesome, like like she really deserves that 319 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 2: like that she really did that. 320 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 3: I forgot that happened. I'm not gonna lie, but it's 321 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 3: been a while. 322 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: We're going into twenty twenty six, celebrating twenty twenty five. 323 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 2: Let's go, that's what we do it. But yeah, she's 324 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 2: she's gonna be performing at the Grammys. Another group that's 325 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: performing at the Grammys is Katsi Whoo number two with 326 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 2: Internet Girl right now, amazing performers. They're gonna kill that stage. 327 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 2: Joe Yo Katsi debuting like literally like I think two 328 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 2: years ago was it. I think it's like two years ago, 329 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 2: Like it's super recent. And for them to like be 330 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 2: able to come and perform the Grammys now, like that's 331 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 2: so beautiful. It's like they like I'm like personally, I'm 332 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 2: like super proud of this group and like watching them 333 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: like row and like all these things. Like of course, 334 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: like I had nothing to do with it, Let's be honest, 335 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 2: I wasn't there, but you know, all the fans, everybody's 336 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 2: contributed so like even liking their posts, sharing their posts, 337 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: commenting on their posts, all these things, like you guys 338 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 2: have elevated and like that fandom has has elevated this 339 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: group to be what it is, you know. So so 340 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: all of these things that we're announcing that we're saying 341 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 2: today is only possible because of the listeners of k 342 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: K Factor podcast, Keep Off fans and and everybody who's 343 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: just kind of like in this, in this beautiful thing, 344 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: you know. 345 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 3: So there you go. 346 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 2: CATSI has of course a lot of global representation, with 347 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 2: members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States. 348 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 5: Uh. 349 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: They're set to perform as part of the Best New 350 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 2: Artists segment and they really are. They really debuted super recently. 351 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 2: They are new artists, so kind of like stepping into 352 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 2: our little our we've been trying to like transition this 353 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 2: year into like more East Asian entertainment as a whole. 354 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 2: So we want to talk a little bit about seapop 355 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 2: and they're kind of like bridging like that K pop 356 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 2: and seapop. 357 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 3: We have XO. You know a lot of Chinese members 358 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 3: in XO. 359 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 2: Uh. If you're a capop fan, there's no way you 360 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 2: don't know. XO is a bit like I know, it's 361 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 2: an older generation, but even like like like they're there 362 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 2: are songs that always come back like ton uh, like 363 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 2: the first snow. 364 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 3: No it's like it's gonna be here forever. Whatever it 365 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 3: snows in Korea, They're gonna play XO. 366 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 2: You know. Xo, a popular K pop group, has just 367 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 2: released their eighth full album Reverse, with six members, including Ley, 368 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: who hasn't participated in years, and that is of course 369 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 2: a Chinese members, so kind of making a wave in 370 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 2: in that kind of. 371 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 3: Like seapop seapop phantom, that seapop kind of. 372 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 2: Community, and that's a little seapop space, you know, of course, 373 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 2: kind of like wrapping up these like kind of K 374 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 2: pop stuff. We have a Pink's fifteenth anniversary, A Pink 375 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 2: celebrating their fifteenth anniversary of course, another older, older group, right, 376 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 2: and it kind of feels weird like presenting these this 377 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: news it's like. 378 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 3: Who's this four? 379 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 2: Like, you know, like or if you're listening and you're 380 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 2: like eighteen, like do you know a Pink? 381 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 3: Like we can leave a comment below, you know. 382 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 2: We have Black Pink obviously gearing up for their first 383 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: full album nearly four years with a release soon touch 384 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 2: to the tenth anniversary, and kind of wrapping up these okay, 385 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 2: this is the this is the news thing, kind of 386 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 2: just blasting news in your face, and it's like, you 387 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 2: know what, these these are things to be excited for. 388 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 2: You know, BC has tour tickets, the ticket wars have 389 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 2: gone out. 390 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 3: I lost It's okay. We have Black Pink with their 391 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 3: with the new release. 392 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 2: We have oh, you know like all these He's like 393 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 2: it's pretty cool, you know, but like, what's the tea? 394 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 3: What's the heat? 395 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 2: Bomah, give me something, give me something spicy that I 396 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 2: can go and tell my friends and they're like, yo, 397 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 2: like what you know what I mean? I have something 398 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: for you. Kip hop group Astro with their frontman chat 399 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 2: In Wu, is currently facing taxi badge allegations. 400 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 3: Jo what. 401 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 2: It's like one of those things you wake up and 402 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 2: you go, no, okay, and you put that on your 403 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 2: phone and you're kind of like you're brushing your teeth 404 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 2: and you're like, wait, what was that? And he's accused 405 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: of evading twenty billion Korean one, which is about like 406 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: thirteen million dollars by kind of like allegedly diverting his 407 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 2: income into a family run top many established by his mother, 408 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 2: but like and then the sole regional tax office they 409 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 2: did an investigation and found out that the company, which 410 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 2: was an eel restaurant in like an island, like they 411 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: like didn't have like a proper licenses and allegedly was 412 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: used to like help him with taxes and evade thirteen 413 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 2: million dollars in taxes. 414 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 3: And he goes, yo, my bad. 415 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 2: And he had to issue a formal apology to the 416 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 2: public and the police for tax evasion. Yo, no man, 417 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 2: I'm be honest, that's none of my business. What a 418 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 2: man does with his taxes got nothing to do with me. 419 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: But but in this space, just he had to apologize. 420 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: He had to be like, yo, guys, till everybody my bad. 421 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: It says that Chai has issued Cha has not issued. 422 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 2: Oh my god, Okay, we can got this. Cha has 423 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 2: issued an apology and about to cooperate with the investigations, 424 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 2: staying that he'll accept the final decision from the authorities 425 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 2: is his agency. Fantagio has also released a statement denying 426 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 2: any wrongdoing and claiming the company was a legitimate cultural 427 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: management business. The case is ongoing, with Cha's side filing 428 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 2: a pre assessment review request to challenge the tax authority's decision. 429 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 3: So big news. 430 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: Jinu from K pop Demon Hunters is doing tax evasion, 431 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,719 Speaker 2: but allegedly well of course he's not confirmed. 432 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: The case is so ongoing. It's just it's just we 433 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: we love timing so much. And he's like, he's like 434 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: the most handsome guy in K pop. Everybody's comparing him 435 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: to Genu from K pop Demon Hunters, and he's like, 436 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,719 Speaker 1: oh my god, Genu is fading taxes, like, come on, now, 437 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: come on. He's done worse things. He's stile, he's stolen 438 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: everybody's soul. That's pretty bad. 439 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 2: All right now, kind of jumping into cape not K 440 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 2: pop news, jpop news. 441 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: The j pop scene is actually buzzing. 442 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 2: We were talking a lot about Citipop in my favorite 443 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 2: Citi Pop songs last week. 444 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 4: Uh. 445 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 2: But we have Rosie Chronicles in jpop group with a 446 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 2: new single Misery I Know ten Been and there is out. 447 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 3: Now. We have Any's new. 448 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 2: Single Pulse is also available with exclusive trading cards, exactly 449 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:12,719 Speaker 2: the Japanese. The Japanese scene, they're doing exclusive trading cards. 450 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 2: They moved beyond, they moved beyond photo cards and now 451 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: they're trading cards. Cody Lee's new EP Gold is dropping soon. 452 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 2: We have world tours from jpop artists with XG, baby Metal, Miyabi, 453 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 2: Henri Fuji Kase and One Okay Rock that they're embarking 454 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 2: on world tors in twenty twenty six. If no one 455 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 2: has watched One Okay Rock perform just go on YouTube 456 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 2: look at One Okay Rock and just watch any of 457 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: their live performances. I have literally never seen better live 458 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 2: performance in my entire life. I literally remember being I 459 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 2: think I think I was fourteen. I was fourteen years 460 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 2: old when they dropped like their tour tapes and all 461 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 2: these things, and that was one of the main reasons 462 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 2: that like it brought like this light into my eyes 463 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 2: and like into like my heart, and like I literally 464 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 2: had a dream that I was One Okay Rock like 465 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: performing in front of all these festivals and like these 466 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 2: tens and thousands of people, and like those is one 467 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 2: like performance when he was like jumping over people and 468 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 2: he lands, he hits his guitar, everybody goes crazy. I 469 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 2: had a dream that was me, and that's why I 470 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 2: chose the career life that I have like now, and 471 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: that was all because of One Okay Rock. One Okay 472 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 2: Rock is one of the best performers I've ever seen 473 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 2: in my life. Japanese jpop concerts like you need to go, 474 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 2: you need to see the footage. You need to see 475 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 2: these tapes, Like it's so much energy and people are 476 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: just there to like enjoy and it's such like a 477 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 2: refreshing thing, like it's they're they're really truly like it's 478 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 2: it's just it's such. 479 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: A pure space. 480 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 2: So holds it like shed more light, shed more light 481 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 2: on it. I love One Okay Rock and they're embarking 482 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 2: on their World's hour again twenty twenty six. 483 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,880 Speaker 3: Watch their tapes if they come to you. 484 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: I really recommend going so One Okay Rock, Baby Metal, Miavi, 485 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 2: Riach and x G. 486 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 3: I also love Kase how lot of their songs on 487 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 3: my plays. But yeah, new k. 488 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 2: Jpop girl groups, for example, Hannah it's making waves with 489 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 2: their catchy singles like blue Jeans, we have I Know 490 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 2: the End is known for a unique voice. We have 491 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 2: King New is also kind of they're just kind of 492 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 2: like these a little shout outs, like these little artists 493 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 2: I have been enjoying lately. And Hannah's new song blue Jeans 494 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 2: kind of ties into my my my rant, My huge 495 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 2: rant last episode about Mug's Danielle Yo, like they they 496 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 2: hive has. 497 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 3: Like this new game what was it called? I was calling. 498 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 2: It's not called Hive minds. I wrote down on my notes, 499 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 2: hold on, let me let me go check it was 500 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: so high it was. It was a rhythm game. It 501 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 2: was called Rhythm High. Yeah, there you go, Rhythm Hive. 502 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 2: There you go, Rhythm Hive. And it's on their website 503 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 2: and all these things they have like just go does 504 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 2: group photo of mugs and they finally removed Danielle from that, 505 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: which kind of like causes scene with like the fandom 506 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 2: and all of these things. So I just want to 507 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 2: give you gus a little bit updated of like that 508 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 2: whole thing. And yeah, that kind of wraps up our 509 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 2: news session, our news section and kind of segueing into 510 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 2: like my own personal life. Yo, what's up guys? Is 511 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 2: your host Baumha. I've been here for a little bit. 512 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 2: It's been like it's been under a year. We have 513 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 2: the the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards coming up again in around 514 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: April at south By Southwest in Austin, Texas, and that 515 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,360 Speaker 2: was kind of like what inspired me to like kind 516 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 2: of like really really push for this podcast and like 517 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 2: really like like the season of like everybody I met 518 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,399 Speaker 2: at that day kind of like really just motivated me 519 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,199 Speaker 2: to keep going with this and like know that like 520 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: at the end of it, we're going to be rewarded 521 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,199 Speaker 2: and like in some way, and just really just like 522 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 2: kind of seeing everybody try their best and then seeing 523 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 2: where that leads to and like me also wanted to 524 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 2: give my best. So we're invited again to the south 525 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 2: By Southwest Podcast Awards in a couple of months, and 526 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 2: I'm so excited to go and kind of like hopefully present. 527 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 3: I don't know, like we don't know where what is 528 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: gonna be. 529 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 2: Our podcast hasn't been around long enough to like be 530 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 2: kind of eligible for any awards yet, but we're gonna 531 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 2: keep on pushing. With your support, we're gonna eventually win 532 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 2: one of these awards. And just letting you guys know 533 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 2: that's literally is one of our goals. So if you 534 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 2: guys are listening to this podcast, if you guys listening 535 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 2: to this episode, just know that your contribution and your 536 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 2: presence here really really helps me. 537 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 3: It really means a lot to me. 538 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 2: So thank you guys for kind of supporting the podcast 539 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 2: and kind of being there. In three months is gonna 540 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 2: like it's gonna like let me know like kind of 541 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 2: like how far we've come. 542 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 3: You know. 543 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 2: So shout out to you guys for listening, Shout out 544 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 2: to iHeartRadio for hosting those amazing shows and giving us 545 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: as platform, and yeah, we're gonna be. We're gonna be 546 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 2: at the Podcast Awards. What else is literally my birthday. 547 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 2: I have been kind of dedicating the past like two 548 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 2: months of my life working on this project that I 549 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 2: call Project Capture, where I'm kind of capturing this moment 550 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 2: in time where I had this dream with like meeting 551 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 2: some of my close friends. 552 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 3: Like tour the world and perform together. 553 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 2: And after I kind of capturing that moment and sharing 554 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 2: it with the fans and having the fans come along 555 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,719 Speaker 2: on that journey and also like support us and hopefully 556 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: help us realize our dream and hopefully we can go 557 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 2: to Europe, we can go to the Philippines, Hawaii, we 558 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 2: can go to we can go to like you know, 559 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 2: everywhere around the US too, and just hoping to share 560 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 2: that stage and share those experiences with my friends. That's 561 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 2: Project Captures. With my friend Anthony who was also previously 562 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 2: on the podcast. Hopefully we can do another episode with 563 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 2: him soon and maybe one even like co hosts with him. 564 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 2: And it's such like a beautiful thing, you know. So 565 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 2: we ended up having our official first concert together. I 566 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 2: kind of talked about it like last episode, but we 567 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 2: finally had our first concert it last Friday. And ever 568 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 2: since I moved back to New York, like the concerts 569 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 2: I've been going to haven't been like bag K pop concerts. 570 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 3: Of course, we went to the present one show, but 571 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 3: there's been. 572 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 2: Like underground, like bush wick like rock shows with like 573 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 2: four people punching each other, like what are we doing? 574 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 2: You know, And it's like like I've been kind of 575 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 2: going to these shows over and over and like I 576 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: time of felt so invited and so welcomed and like 577 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 2: so like a part of an experience, and like last Friday, 578 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 2: I was able to kind of like bring that feeling 579 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 2: and bring that vibe to like a K pop concert. 580 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 3: You know. We had like my friend like Anthony playing guitar. 581 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 2: We were like moshing, we were like we were like 582 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 2: we were like just like jumping around. We were crowdsurfing 583 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 2: and like just just cheering and dancing in a circle. 584 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 2: Like it was like step up and it was just 585 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 2: like such like a concert that didn't feel like I 586 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 2: was just performing, Like I get up there everybody's there, 587 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 2: it gets like cheer me on, and I perform for 588 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 2: an hour and then I leave. It felt like an 589 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 2: event that we're all here is like a it's like 590 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 2: a little mix between like a house party and like 591 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 2: a birthday magician. 592 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a lot of fun. 593 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 2: Like it literally every song we were dancing with somebody 594 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: in the crowd, somebody came up up. The stage was 595 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 2: like super close to everybody, so it's like everybody like 596 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 2: we're all touching. We were all like dancing together, we 597 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 2: were all like just singing like songs that like everybody knew. 598 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 2: It was so much fun. It was like such like 599 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 2: a transformative experience. I hope I could like experience that more. 600 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 2: And that's what Project Capture is like kind of hoping 601 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 2: to bring Hopefully I can bring this to tour and 602 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 2: like kind of like bring these events and like these 603 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 2: intimate spaces to everybody who's listening. You know, so thank 604 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 2: you for listening to this, thank you for platforming me, 605 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 2: and thank you for allowing me to experience something so amazing. 606 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 2: And the first show being in New York was super 607 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 2: special because my mom was able to be there. 608 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 3: She's been a little bit sick lately, but she'll be fine. 609 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 2: It's literally just like like being able to like perform 610 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 2: for her while she was like nine, the best circumstances 611 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 2: was really something. It was something like that was super 612 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 2: like emotional for me. So yeah, and also like a 613 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 2: lot of these influences are from New York, so having 614 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 2: the first show be in New York and having it 615 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 2: be kind of so well received by like everybody was 616 00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: like super like beautiful. I hope like we can bring 617 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 2: appealing to like everybody. It's like everywhere, so here that goes. 618 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 3: It's my birthday. 619 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 2: I'm turning twenty five. Oh my god, I am so old. 620 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 2: I'm so old. I woke up today my back started hurting. 621 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 2: I was like I wanted to dance yesterday. I was like, wow, 622 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 2: grown man getting in all wiggly, looking around, being like okay, well. 623 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 3: I'd be like the teacher was older than me. I mean, 624 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 3: I know a lot of people wither than me in 625 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 3: that class. But I was like, wow, it's just getting 626 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 3: just getting wiggly. Who's the wiggliest in this room. It's me. 627 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 3: I'm the wiggliest. 628 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: Twenty five is lots of lots of comprehend I feel 629 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 2: like my brain has developed now. I feel like a 630 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 2: lot of things I've done in like the past like 631 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,239 Speaker 2: eight years, like I'd do a lot different if like 632 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 2: I literally woke up today and like was like baseball 633 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 2: these decisions, if like every decision was like on a 634 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 2: piece of paper in front of me, I think I 635 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 2: would have. 636 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 3: Done a lot of things differently. And that's a lot 637 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 3: of that's part of growing up. 638 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 2: That's part of like kind of like realizing what life is, 639 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 2: you know, like now everything is so urgent, I everything. 640 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 5: So so so life deciding you know, so uh kind of 641 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 5: kind of feeling like there's a little bit more clarity 642 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 5: when I woke up today and it's just like this 643 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 5: willingness to like push and like still chase my dreams 644 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 5: and like wanting to like but wanted to just like 645 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 5: do good, you know. 646 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 2: I feel like that's something that's like a little bit 647 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 2: on the forward, like a front of my mind right now. 648 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 2: But either way, that's those episodes of K Factor everything 649 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 2: K Pop with your host Bomhan A little reminder at 650 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 2: the end of this episode, but for what I mean 651 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 2: for the end of this episode that you can listen 652 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 2: to this episode and I will be a previous episodes 653 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio, app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. 654 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 3: This is the This Boots episode of. 655 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 2: K Factor, and thank you guys very much and I 656 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 2: will see you guys next week. 657 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 3: Looking for company. Send yourself. You don't want to get 658 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 3: you wrapped up in the middle of it. I just 659 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 3: want to see your games. Don't think about it. Oh 660 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 3: save myself. I don't want to get to attached up 661 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 3: you know your body. I'm just showing a link. 662 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 2: I'm just being noticed. 663 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 4: I don't want to get caught up. You don't want 664 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 4: to get done roll. Let's don't take this further. I 665 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 4: don't want to get caught up. Way too young to No, 666 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 4: please don't make this harder.