K-pop Shenanigans
By K-pop Shenanigans
K-pop ShenanigansFeb 02, 2022
We're Back! Best K-Pop Songs of 2021
In the long awaited return of the K-Pop shenanigans podcast, Chase Wassenar, Kristen Pignuolo, Shae Dreis, and Zac sit down to discuss their favorite songs of 2021. Good news: 2021 was a *really* good year for k-pop!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tNx9n1CELCGvFLR24rplN?si=f4e052abba144ef8
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BYXwcfIli41CHnVMbrI12p4EOcgV25s
Chase's Top 100: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uePSI_Vf6OSh2NrblumoxhrAqRoXgXWZ_uKPXM8BZKE/edit?usp=sharing
Are You Afraid of the Dark? Starring TXT - October 2019 in K-pop, Part 2
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
KristenTwitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs we all wanted to talk about:
- Run for Your Life by Tiffany Young
- Guilty by TVXQ
- SUPER Clap by Super Junior
- Fake & True by Twice
- Bomb by AleXa
- Run Away by TXT
- Spark by Taeyeon
Stuff from the 60-second round:
- Sweet Chaos - DAY6
- Falling Leaves are Beautiful - Heize
- DWAY! - Jackon Wang
- Blind for Love - AB6IX
- My New World - Cix
- Abandoned - Brown Eyed Girls
- Wonder Woman - Brown Eyed Girls
Zac, seriously, buddy, pal, what are you doing?
"Jopping". Jopping? Jopping - The October 2019 episode, Part 1
Monsta X Really Wants to Bleep You: The September 2019 Podcast, Part 2
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ShaeTwitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Kristen (absent this episode)Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Songs we all wanted to talk about:- Boom Boom - ANS
- OOMM (Out of My Mind) - 3YE
- Bbyong - Saturday
- Dumb Litty - KARD
- Feel Special - TWICE
- Daredevil - Zico
- Pinky Love - Momoland
- Sidekick - K Tigers Zero
- Love U - Monsta X
- Chicken Noodle Soup - J-hope
- Call Me Before You Sleep - Jessica
Full show notes can be found here
Girls in Dresses with Swords: The September 2019 Podcast, Part 1
In which we're not more than a month late for once!
If you appreciated last month's coherence and depth of coverage... we're glad you enjoyed it... and we're sorry.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
ShaeTwitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Kristen (absent this episode)Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
News:If you’re looking for help with mental health, here’s a good page to act as a starting point.
Songs:- Gott - Simon Dominic
- Devil - CLC
- Workaholic - BOL4
- Breaking Out/Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher
- Vampire - IZ*ONE
Full show notes can be found here.
By the Power of Hypocrisy! - The August 2019 podcast, Part 2
In which the unforeseeable happens. And Zac breaks something, because of course he does.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Kristen (absent this episode)Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest hosts SnekoTwitter: Snekoko
Instagram: Snekoko
YouTube: Sneko
AndrewTwitter: Korean_mulan
Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS
Songs we all* wanted to talk about- Bungee (Fall in Love) by Oh My Girl
- Tonight by Jay Park & Kirin Ft. Ugly Duck
- Adios by Everglow
- Forever Young by Giant Pink ft. Leelamarz
- To My Youth by Bol4
- Tiki Taka by Weki Meki
- Umpah Umpah by Red Velvet - Z
Full show notes can be found here.
Die Koreanischeüberradiostation präsentiert: Wach auf - The August 2019 podcast, part 1
The hosts
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen (absent this episode)
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest hosts
Sneko
Twitter: Snekoko
Instagram: Snekoko
YouTube: Sneko
Andrew
Twitter: Korean_mulan
Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS
Full show notes can be found here
Sha La Land by Momoland - The July 2019 Episode, Part 2
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest
Justin (who can’t be found here)
Songs we all* wanted to talk about:
I Am Not Alone by SoRi x Folded Dragons
Gleam by Mamamoo
Gottasadae by BewhY
Icy by Itzy
Humph! by Pentagon
Give Me More by Vav
Beep Beep by Ruann
Full show notes can be found here
Why didn't we call it K-pup? - The July 2019 Podcast, Part 1
In which we put out a July podcast in September because no one has ever accused us of being timely.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts
Chase
- Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
- @UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Shae (Absent this episode)
Guest: Justin (from somewhere in the Netherlands)
News stories- SM Unveils SuperM, K-pop Supergroup
- Jihyo and Kang Daniel Are Dating and the Internet acted like grownups for once
- Taeyeon’s Dog Zero becomes cutest member of SM Entertainment
Full show notes can be found here
Cannibalism's Great! - The June 2019 Podcast, Part 2
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
KristenTwitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
ShaeTwitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs We All Wanted To Talk About
Full show notes can be found here
Cat and Dog Corollary - The June 2019 Episode, Part 1
In which the weirdness has just begun...
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts ZacTwitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
KristenTwitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
ShaeTwitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes can be found here
BONUS: The Anti-Gollum (May 2019 episode outtakes)
I may have gone slightly overboard: The Girl Group Fantasy Draft
We're trying something new. In the first of our B-side episodes, we bring on some guests for a fantasy draft, to see who can assemble the best K-pop girl group... or maybe just survive.
The hosts:
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
The guests:
Justin
Twitter: @Justin_Gaelyang
XanderTwitter: @xGoomiho
The setup
- Six rounds, one pick per round
- Snake draft - draft order reverses each round
- After 6 picks, can add as many other selections as you like
- Anyone you pick must have released music in since January 2018 or have a confirmed comeback before the end of 2019
For more complete show notes, including spoilers of every pick we make, go here.
This Group Suffocates Babies: The May 2019 podcast, Part 2
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hostsZac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Songs We All Want to Talk About
(2:11) Dramatic by BVNDIT
(8:21) DMT (Do Ma Thang) by 3YE
(17:50) Feedback by Ladies’ Code
(23:05) Under Cover by A.C.E.
(33:02) Promise by Ateez
(38:28) Really Really by Cherry Bullet
(44:22) youknowbetter by Hyolyn
(50:24) Me by CLC
Lightning Rounds(57:39) Zac’s lightning round
(59:05) Kristen’s lightning round
(1:00:12) Chase’s lightning round
Full show notes can be found here
The artists that aren't actually known as "ex-id": The May 2019 episode, Part 1
BONUS: I feel like Zac listening to KARD (April 2019 podcast outtakes)
We had so many outtakes and bits that needed to be cut from the 2019 episode that they went on for 20 minutes - instead of a long postscript to that episode, here’s all of them.
I am a BTS hipster: The April 2019 episode
In which we briefly discuss reunion rumors, mandatory military enlistment, and how a bunch of our song opinions land where you never think they would. And then we talk about THAT song. Or should I say rant.
Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts:
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
The news:
IOI rumored to make a comeback
Xiumin of EXO and Minho of SHINee to enlist in the military
The songs:
Close to me - Ellie Goulding, Diplo, and Red Velvet
See full show notes here
Who's Loopy Now?: The March 2019 Episode
In which we talk about recent K-pop business history, bury a story once and for all, and cannot contain our astonishment at how much notable (good and not) music was released in March.
The hosts: ZacTwitter: @ravenousbadger
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
KristenTwitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this recording)Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes found here.
Episode 4?: Exactly What it Says on the Tin (January/February 2019 stuff)
In which we discuss the songs and news in K-pop from January and February of 2019
The hosts:
ChaseTwitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
KristenTwitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
ZacTwitter: @ravenousbadger
Shae (absent this recording)Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Full show notes here
2017 K-pop Top 120 (?) songs
The lists:
The Mnet list (Korean)
The Mnet list (English)
The Gaon list (Korean)
The Gaon list (English)
The hosts:
Chase
Writing for Unikrn.com
Podcast on professional League of Legends
Shae
Zac
YouTube
Intro to K-pop podcast
Originally recorded late February 2018 - in case you were wondering why all of our references were so dated.
Hosts:
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
Shae
Twitter: @redfox130 or @shaebeom
Zac
Twitter: @ravenousbadger
If you want to see too many links to random crap we talked about on the podcast, check the full show notes.
2018 K-pop Top 136(?) Songs
In which we cover the top 100 lists from both Gaon and Mnet.
The hosts:
Zac
- Twitter: @ravenousbadger
Kristen
- Twitter: @KPignuolo
Shae
Chase
- Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
- @UnikrnCo for where he works
Gaon Top 100 list: Original and Reddit thread (with titles and groups in English)
Mnet Top 100 list (could not find a version with English titles/group names)
I have created a truly marvelous set of show notes, which this description is too short to contain.