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It's that time of year again! Welcome to the 3rd annual Support Girl Groups spectacular! Because girl groups need support!! First up, a few updates from some of last year's more interesting entrances. Then we dive into every girl group we could find who has debuted since September 2019. We've got 27 girl groups of all sizes (and age ranges!) to discover today. Who has the star power to carry on to 2021 and beyond?
Episode mv playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-8Wdlv0O5P4YzLtYdRS2N655UZjx5Cva
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It's time to watch PART TWO of MBC's 2010 hit stage mix!! Watch along to see the thickest, swoopiest asymmetrical bangs. Plus, fingerless gloves, oiled chests, and a lost shoe! Finally, random game redemption for a song battle last place finisher!
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It's time to watch PART TWO of MBC's 2010 hit stage mix!! Watch along to see the thickest, swoopiest asymmetrical bangs on earth. Plus, fingerless gloves, oiled chests, boys that look like earthworms, and a shoe mishap! Finally, random game redemption for a song battle last place finisher!
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Welcome back to our two-part deep dive into the Kpop legend that is BoA! This time, BoA is grown all the way up and has whole albums to write all by herself! Things are getting saucy and the outfits are ranging from extremely questionable to the most amazing glamour! And the hats!! Oh the hats! But the songs, y'all. The songs they are bops. Plus, we cap it all off with a viewing of a choose your own ending mv! Thank you BoA for the last 20 years!! Here's to 20 more!
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Welcome to part one of our deep dive into the queen that is our dear BoA! This time we're dancing through 2000-2009 in the career of BoA. Meet the sweet 13 year old with baggy pants and bold dance moves and follow as she quickly goes to make history in Japan. Hear snippets of her truly giant discography and discuss a few direct rip offs, legendary anime songs, children wearing cult smocks and more! Plus, what happened when BoA had the audacity to get older?
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It's time once again for a famed song title battle, but this time, the listeners are in on the action. Find out how we, along with our seasoned-fan tier patrons, ranked 10 different songs titled "Runaway". We've got rap music, cheesy commercial songs, and fairy tale imagery to sort through, and the competition was fierce. Listen in to find out how we decided who came out on top. Thanks to all of our patrons who participated!!
**Apologies for sound issues during the random game! We are figuring out our new life of recording with no studio so we're learning. Thanks as always for being the best listeners <3
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You begged and pleaded to hear from your favorite guest so we roped him in to an emotionally grueling task of course! Please welcome back Yusong Liu to the show!!! We're playing our fantasy group draft again, but this time it's the ladies turn! Spreadsheets have been made, lines have been drawn, and we're is ready to fight. What girl groups will we come out with?! Listen and find out!
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It's game time baby! We're expanding on the game we tested in the 'random r&d' episode and playing a round of guess that mv! How well can we describe a music video? Which videos are easiest to describe, and who will win the record of fastest guess? Listen and find out!
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This episode was recorded live on zoom at the 2020 #kpsnpodcastfest! We're running down a list of vocabulary words that somehow haven't fit into the last 117 episodes! Learn some Konglish words and find out the deal with 'manner hands'. Plus, a boy group in the random game that really stuck with their name gimmick. Thanks to everyone who came to the festival and a bigger thanks to the folks at MACG Productions for all their hard work putting it on!
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This week we're taking a side step from Kpop to learn all about Korean Trot music! Find out what makes a trot song, the history and debate over who 'owns' Ppongjjak, and a quick lesson on Pansori singing. Then, we take a quick cruise through the best in trot music from the 1950s to 1990s, and meet some of today's modern trot superstars. Finally, trot's resurgence in pop culture and the sudden explosion of trot competition shows. Grab your sparkliest jacket, it's time to get down to some legit bops!
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