The K-Pop Podcast - Feb/March roundup, Pinkchella

[@HPDDJ]

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE K-POP PODCAST!

[@Kimnojam]

Teddy bear for me is super addictive and uplifting. I listened to it too much I think 😁also it was cute of Sieun doing a reels/shorts of Teddy Bear with her dad (who was popular idol/soloist in the 80's / 90's). My StayC run only slowed down when Ive's Kitsch and I AM came out lol, amazing 11 song album as well. Aespa's tetris song was super sick for sure, highly anticipating their May comeback 👍

[@AvaPlaya13]

On the Cupid Twin Version thing, I really think putting any stock in the blow up past "its the english version" is too much. Don't think it has much to do with the members themselves and I hope they're aware of that. They've done 3 subunit songs and all of the units are different each time: Lovin Me (Saena, Sio), Tell Me (Keena, Aran) and Twin Ver (Sio and Aran). I think its fine. On the tiktok thing I always blame kind of a three-step process to the point where we are now where every goddamn song has to have a "dance challenge": J Hope doing the In My Feelings Drake challenge blowing up, which led to J Hope's Chicken Noodle Soup challenge (which was actually a somewhat challenging dance), and then Any Song just being so goddamn ubiquitous that everyone wanted to dance to it on tiktok. You'd have Zico doing the dance with Hwasa and plenty of other people just to be on the trend as well as people like Yoojung and Doyeon's couple dance to it blowing up as well. The In My Feelings Challenge was technically before the merger of TikTok and Musical.ly but still, it provided the basis for jhope/hybe to see what kind of viral power that had for Chicken Noodle Soup. Honan is wild for the chorus of Teddy Bear, its such an amazing chorus. memeM over Ponzona is wild. Yes, shoutout to La Poem, The Fire was incredible. Blast and Find the Light as well You are correct that I would be livid if TRI.BE was skipped over. The rock-paper-scissors matchup between soeun and songsun alone was iconic. Honan is also thinking of Enchanted Night. I am also thinking of enchanted night. what a banger. The CSR-SinB meetup and the cover video they did of gfriend stuff made me absolutely sob. It was so sweet and they talked about how much they look up to gfriend and how several of them had it as one of their first or favorite evaluation songs as trainees. the emote is monkaOMEGA and yes. FOR FREE???? I will make sure to stop posting that so you have to suffer with us. On the moonbin thing.... I think we're all still reeling a bit. Definitely had a cry listening to yall talk about it again. Its hard and it hurts so much that anyone could feel like that. Especially someone so well loved and talented and who was just such a wonderful soul. Having been there myself and knowing many others who have too: it gets better and even if you feel like there is no one who will listen, you are mistaken. There is someone who cares. And asking for help is something that is massively stigmatized, especially for men but just in general. But its incredibly brave to aknowledge that you cant fix something on your own and need help. Its the opposite of being weak. I can take small solace in the fact that he isnt suffering anymore, and hopefully his memory can go on to help other people.

[@oliverhughes610]

Wait who said memeM over Ponzona? If Honan did I must have missed it or else I would have taken issue lol

[@AvaPlaya13]

@@oliverhughes610 It kind of sounded like you said it lol but sounds like thats wrong. Something like not thinking they were taking advantage of their talents early but then mentioning you liked memeM. Guess I just read it wrong.

[@oliverhughes610]

@AvaPlaya oh no I definitely think they weren't fully utilising their potential early on but memeM was the worst title by far and worried me about the direction they were going in, which is why I was so happy with Nerdy

[@เกณิกาทนเถื่อน]

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