The K-Pop Corner

Jade and I discuss new music and music videos from I.M and Lucas, we talk about the recent idol dating "scandals" aka absolute bs (in our opinion) and the influence fans have over idols' lives and careers.

Jade and I talk about Cravity's Evershine comeback, more K-pop concert BS, I.M's 3rd EP Off The Beat, Lucas' solo debut Renegade and Oneus' Fanclub English mishap.

Jade and I discuss Ten's very exciting solo debut as well as his Nightwalker M/V, we also talk a bit about Cha Eun Woo's solo debut and his M/V Stay and lastly, concert season is upon us, so we delve into the concert ticket pricing shenanigans going on right now.

Jade and I discuss Seola's (of WJSN) solo debut with her title track and M/V Without U, I.M's recent digital single Slowly featuring Heize, and then we compare recent comebacks of two 2nd generation groups: Sistar19 & Super Junior L.S.S.

We discuss the highly anticipated SF9 comeback, album and Bibora M/V as well as Itzy's newest title track Untouchable from their album Born to Be, we talk about CIX's single album 0 or 1 and the involvement of AI in their promotions and lastly we try to understand a new law, which aims to protect idols from forced weight loss and plastic surgery.

Jade and I discuss Hwiyoung's digital single and M/V for HBD, we talk about the multitude of controversies happening in K-pop right now, the influence and power fandoms have and lastly we ask, what makes the K-pop industry so susceptible to public opinion and criticism? Let us know your thoughts.

Jade & I discuss Rocky's debut album and his M/V Lucky Rocky and Babymonster's debut digital single "Batter Up". We talk about the controversy surrounding Fantagio's announcement of Cha Eun Woo's official fan club, will the company ever address the future of Astro and other K-pop current events.

We discuss the new music from Wayv's On My Youth and Zerobaseone's (ZB1) Melting Point. We delve into Rocky's (formerly of Astro) solo debut, concept photos and fangirl over his beautiful and cohesive branding, his website and overall aesthetic. Lastly we discuss other upcoming debuts and more.

Jade and I discuss IVE's new album I'VE MINE, which also sparks the question, why does K-pop use so much English in their music, we talk about Wayv's comeback photo concepts, track videos and teasers and finish off with some K-pop news.

In episode 63, Jade and I discuss Oneus' new album La Dolce Vita and their Baila Conmigo M/V, we talk about the latest developments with Fifty Fifty and end on a positive note with the Ground Forces Festival where we were blessed with many idols coming together to perform their various hits for the public.

Jade and I discuss the music from Cravity's new album Sunseeker and the M/V for Ready or Not, we delve into the concept photos, highlight medley and music video teasers for Oneus and lastly we discuss BlackPink's pending contract renewals as well as Rowoon's decision to no longer be active in SF9's activities.

Jade and I kick off Ep 61 discussing the music of Vanner's debut album, Cravity's Sunseeker photos & highlight medley, Kim Sejeong's full length album Door and Top or Cliff M/V, other upcoming comebacks and lastly Jade delves into the pros and cons of the Krazy K-pop concert.

Jade and I talk about Hwiyoung's digital single Drive5, V's Love Me Again single, Vanner's concept photos & Joshua's dating rumors spawning hate and poor behavior from some fans.

Jade and I start with Shownu & Hyungwon's first unit mini album The Unseen, the m/v for the title track Love Me A Little and their current promotions, we then discuss the multitude of K-pop happenings such as the investigation into unfair sales tactics using photo cards, Kihyun's enlistment news and photo book drop, Hwiyoung's solo debut, Loosemble debut tour in the US, Vanner's upcoming first mini album & more.

Jade and I discuss Dawon's new and uplifting single Shooting Star, Jungkook's Seven m/v, our favorite and surprising moments from Monsta X's fancon, we analyze Shownu x Hyungwon's concept photos for their upcoming unit album, The Unseen & lastly we talk about Jooheon's sudden military enlistment (happening July 24th).

Jade and I wrap up I.M's comeback, discussing his physical US only albums, we delve into Jun's M/V for his digital single, Psycho, we try our very best to talk about and figure out the complex Fifty Fifty controversy and lastly with the recent news of Western artists being injured from thrown items, we want to reiterate concert etiquette.

Jade and I wrap up CIX's comeback discussing the album and the M/V for Save me, Kill me. We also discuss I.M's new EP Overdrive, the sultry six tracks he gave us and we try to unpack the visuals as well as the theme for the M/V. In usual Kpopcorner style, we finish up the episode with some general K-pop chat.

Jade and I met up together in London, Ontario. In our mini episode, we decided to do a Monsta X round up where we discuss the wrap up of Jooheon's promotions and other activities, all the upcoming concerts (Fancon, Kamp Mexico, Kraze K-pop & KCon) as well as I.M's concept photos for his upcoming album Overdrive.

Jade and I discuss Jooheon's debut mini album Lights & Freedom M/V, news about I.M's upcoming EP Overdrive and Sony's slightly confusing pre-order process, as well as CIX's concept photos for their upcoming 6th EP album 'OK' Episode 2: I'm OK and lastly, we discuss how winning Peak Time has had a huge impact on Vanner.

Ep 54 Jade and I discuss Seventeen's FML album and M/V, Oneus' Pygmalion album and M/V, as well as Jooheon's first concept photos for his solo debut mini album Lights, we talk about the Babymonster member reveal and how we feel about teenagers debuting in K-pop and lastly we wrap it up with a K-pop roundup of events happening right now.

In episode 53 - Jade discusses her experience with We Bridge Music Festival & Expo in Las Vegas, we talk about I.M's new logo and website as well as Jooheon's exciting solo debut news and lastly we discuss the passing of Moonbin as he was very important to both of us.

Jade and I talk about recent enlistment news, Ravi/Nafla military hearings and we cover IVE's new full length album "I've" as well as the m/vs for Kitsch and I Am. Stay tuned for next episode where we will go into full detail about the WeBridgeExpo in Vegas.

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Ep 51, Jade and I discuss a menagerie of K-pop subjects. First is Minhyuk's charity auction, then his collaboration with street artist Doezny and Mountain Dew, and how we are being blessed with his Singles Magazine pictorial. IVE is having their first full length album release called "I've IVE" and will start with the drop of their single Kitsch, we talk about recent controversies in outfits (Cheyoung from Twice) and comeback concepts (Kingdom Dystopia comeback) and we finish with what it would mean to K-pop stans if TikTok were to be banned by the gov't.

In episode 50, Jade and I discuss Cravity's new mini album Master: Piece, their title track Groovy and corresponding M/V. Overall, a very satisfying and fun album. Since episode 50 is a really nice milestone for the podcast, we decided to celebrate by playing some makeshift K-pop related games.

In episode 49, Jade and I catch up on the crazy amount of activities Monsta X are participating in. They just announced a self-produced, chaotic and entertaining show that will air on Youtube, were recently announced and confirmed as headliners for Friday of the We Bridge festival in Vegas, Jooheon is gallivanting around the globe for a food show, co-hosting MCountdown, as well as participating in Bbam Bbam Social Club. Being a Monbebe is never dull. We then discuss the pros and cons of being a K-pop stan.

Jade and I discuss Onewe's latest album Gravity, our opinions on songs written intentionally to be English (Gravity the title track) vs the English adaptations of Korean songs and lastly we talk about the MV for Gravity as well. Onewe is a very talented and overlooked group and this all English album was a huge accomplishment so I wanted to take some time to talk and hype them up. We also delve into the complicated dealings going on with HYBE/SM/Kakao as well as the interesting meta verse/AI developments going on in the K-pop world and then we just vent about random subjects such as the continued disrespect Loona is facing by Blockberry, the mind blowing bad behaviors STILL happening at K-pop concerts and the frustration around fan calls and the fans who repeatedly win calls numerous times in one comeback and in multiple comebacks in a row and why is it necessary to talk to your faves that much? 

Previously we've talked about the concept photos, preview and the teasers galore, now it's time to delve into the best part! Jade and I discuss the newest music and tantalizing M/Vs released by Moonbin&Sanha (Astro sub-unit), SF9 & Monsta X. 

Jade and I delve into all the exciting comebacks happening right now. We start with the most anticipated, Wayv Phantom. We talk about the album, the title track Phantom and m/v as well as the rest of the concepts. We further explore the new content of Astro's Moonbin & Sanha unit CB Incense, the cohesive, handsome and satisfying theme of SF9's The Piece of 9 concepts and teasers and finally we finish up with our ults, Monsta X, with ver 1 & 2 concepts, teasers and reels for Reason.

In Ep 45, Jade and I discuss our Monsta X official 7th gen. fan club membership kit, the overall aesthetic and all the inclusions inside as well as the numerous comebacks that are currently dropping or are rapidly approaching in the next few weeks. Astro's unit Moonbin & Sanha, Wayv, Monsta X, Ateez, Stray Kids, New Jeans, SF9 and more.

In this episode Jade and I discuss the super entertaining and hilarious Starship Entertainment Game Caterers show, featuring members from Monsta X, WJSN, Cravity, IVE, soloists K. Will and Jeong Sewoon and many well known actors and actresses from King Kong Entertainment, a subsidiary of SSE. If you haven't watched it you can find it on Youtube. We also delve into the serious topic of lawsuits and mistreatment of artists going on in the industry right now as well as new comebacks on the horizon, enlistments and much more.

Jade and I talk in depth about Kihyun's first mini-album Youth and corresponding M/V, I discuss my experience watching Astro's movie Astroscope, which was released in theaters Oct 27th and 30th, and lastly we talk about some of the disheartening events happening in K-pop recently.

Jade and I discuss Wonho's single album Bittersweet, we also talk about AB6IX's song Complicated as well as our favorite tracks off of Cravity's album New Wave as well as some heart breaking and unsettling accusations Ravn of Oneus is facing right now and lastly, Jade shares her experience with KAMP LA or what has now been coined "#Kampfyre" and the complete shit show it turned out to be. 

Join us for our first three person podcast! Our friend, fellow Monbebe and K-pop enthusiast Shana joins Jade and I to discuss biases, ults, K-pop groups in general, Monsta X news and more.

Jade and I discuss Oneus' exciting comeback, their mini album Malus and M/V for Same Scent as well as Kihyun's solo performance at KPOPLAND 2022 in Jakarta and the unexpected circumstances he had to endure trying to make it to the concert. Lastly, we talk about a bad behavior from some K-pop stans and how it needs to stop for the benefit of everyone involved.

Join us for an exciting episode 39, where Jade and I delve into CIX's new mini-album 'OK' Episode 1: Ok Not, their title track and MV 458, as well as Wonho's latest Universe single, Don't Hesitate and lastly we discuss the beginning of Oneus's Malus comeback. 

Jade and I discuss Kihyun's (of Monsta X) new OST Is This Love, Monsta X's long awaited contract renewals, No Limit Tour in Seoul announcement and other news and in our K-pop 101 segment we discuss the business of K-pop. Why do groups have so many comebacks, while others have so few, how do groups make a living and many other thoughts on the business side of things.

Jade and I talk about some new releases from Seventeen, Monsta X and Astro. If any Carats want to give Jade and I any suggestions and helpful tips on Seventeen we'd appreciate it because you can tell as we talk about '_World' that we're still struggling haha. We talk about Sam Feldt's single, Late Night Feels feat. Monsta X and Astro's second Universe release U&Iverse.

Jade and I discuss the newest album release from SF9, The Wave of 9, Monsta X's new Universe single If With U and our exciting experience at HallyuPopFest and gallivanting around London.

Jade and I discuss Hyolyn's newest single Waka Boom, Heize's new album as well as her song Distance featuring I.M of Monsta X, and current K-pop news/events. We also talk about our upcoming trip together to London to attend the HallyuPopFest as well as our expectations and curiosities about the festival and how it's all going to work.

Jade and I talk about Wonho's latest mini album Facade as well as our crazy time together in Los Angeles seeing Monsta X front row, meeting other awesome Monbebe and hitting up Choice Music LA in Koreatown. 

Jade and I discuss the new music from the following albums: Trickster by Oneus, Drive to the Starry Road by Astro, Face the Sun by Seventeen & Moth by Woosung. We also finally finally finally got to see Monsta X in concert!! Totally worth the wait. We discuss our favorite moments, how it felt to finally see them and everything in between. *If you have some how escaped all the spoilers on social media, please note that what we talk about may have spoilers*

Exciting times! Jade and I discuss Astro's Drive to the Starry Road comeback as well as Oneus' Trickster comeback, we talk about our 3am Monsta X Fancon (MX Agent) experience and lastly our thoughts on their 7th anniversary and contract renewal status.

In episode 31, Jade talks about her experience watching Seventeen's Movie, The Power of Love, I briefly go over SF9's 5th official fanclub kit I received recently & finally Monsta X's long awaited Shape of Love mini-album has dropped and we rave over the concept photos and songs.

Jade and I talk about Astro and our recent concert (online/offline) experiences. I watched Astro's 2022 Aroha Festival (AAF) online while Jade saw BTS live in Las Vegas. We also discuss the K-pop concert experience as well as concert etiquette in this episode's Kpop 101 segment.

We discuss the music from Kihyun's new album as well as the M/V for Voyager, Moonbin & Sanha's song and M/V for WHO from their unit mini album, Refuge and lastly in another K-pop 101 segment we talk biases.

Jade and I discuss Kihyun's photo concepts, mood samplers and trailers that have been released so far. We introduce our first K-pop 101 segment where we talk about what a K-pop stan is and what does it mean to us personally? Lastly, we chat about my forth coming trip to Germany to attend the Kpop Flex festival as well as new groups we're checking out and other general kpop related subjects. 

Join Jade and I as we talk about my first full K-pop concert experience seeing ONEUS, Wonho's latest single album, Obsession as well as Jungkook's OST "Stay Alive" (Produced by Suga) & rumors that Monsta X's Kihyun is going to drop his first solo album. 

On episode 25, we discuss Jade's first full K-pop concert experience at Ateez's concert in NJ and their latest release, Don't Stop. We also talk about the fun Jinjin & Rocky unit release, Just Breath as well as the debut of Mamadol. Formed though the tvN reality show, Mama The Idol, the six previous idol members made us reflect on how being a woman, getting married and starting a family impacts the ability to stay an idol.