Ari and norm celebrate the holidays by talking about some of their favorite K-Pop holiday songs. Plus, reactions to VCHA songs from last time, and digressions in to some old person holiday topics such as the movie Love, Actually and Mariah Carey. Also, how rocking is Jingle Bell Rock, anyway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ari teaches norm about a group that is different from the others they've discussed in a couple of ways--it's made up of (North) Americans, and hasn't even officially debuted yet--VCHA. Also reactions to FIFTY FIFTY songs (but mostly just that one), and references to old person things including Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Kingston Trio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This time we're joined by special guest Gracie the cat to discuss IVE, along with reactions to MAMAMOO songs from last week, and side quests into mononymous K-Pop stage names, David Bowie, the "new" Beatles song, and why you shouldn't be a hater. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This time we're talking about MAMAMOO, we react to Kep1er songs, norm talks about some things he forgot to say last time, Ari talks about beauty standards in K-Pop, and we discuss how the members of a group relate to each other. Also: Teletubbies? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ari and norm discuss Kep1er, the girl group formed from a competition TV show. Old person references include Pantera and Jem & the Holograms. And as always, reactions to songs by last week's group, aespa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

In this episode we talk about punctuation marks, vampires, and children's TV shows, so we must be discussing the boy group (not band) ENHYPEN. Also reactions to (G)I-DLE songs, so more discussion of sexual politics, but also Banksy, and whether or not it would be cool to have a blood room (that is, a room in your house that bleeds). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This week we talk about the girl group (G)I-DLE, however that's pronounced. We get in to their particularly forward style of Girl Crush, and a long discussion grows out of it about the intersection of K-Pop and queer identities. Also, as usual, reactions to songs from last week's subject Red Velvet. Digressions include George Gershwin, Biggie & Tupac, and how pineapple fights back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This week Ari and norm get into the spooky spirit and talk about the girl group Red Velvet (as well as Halloween playlists, costumes, candy flavors, and horror movies), and of course reactions to songs from last episode's artist, SEVENTEEN. Also, will K-Pop be dad music someday? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

In this episode we talk about the 13-member boy group SEVENTEEN, and how that's a lot of people. Also reactions to LE SSERAFIM songs including an attempt to get to the bottom of what the differences between the Japanese and Korean versions of Unforgiven are, norm gets introduced to the idea of K-Pop groups' online variety shows, and Ari's thoughts on fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This time we talk primarily about LE SSERAFIM, but we also talk about angels, what norm was doing at midnight on January 1st, 2000, and have a good discussion about some of the more toxic aspects of K-Pop culture. And, as always, reactions to songs from the group we discussed last episode, in which this time the question is posed: is norm a bunny? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more