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The K-Pop Corner

The K-Pop Corner Podcast

Let's talk K-Pop!
From our personal biases to the industry as a whole and everything in between. Join us as we discuss the complex, yet amazing world of K-Pop.

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S1 · E125
August 27 · 2 hr 27 min
Ep 125 - Wayv's Vision Wings album, SF9 + Monsta X concept photos, use of AI in K-pop & more!
Jade and I discuss new music from Wayv's album, Vision Wings, their M/V and how happy we are to see their Chinese culture brought to light in their title track. We then talk about concept photos from both SF9 and Monsta X, the latter of which brings up the discussion about the use of AI in K-Pop. If Monsta X has used it before in their promos, us fans have never seen it or caught it as blatantly as it was used in The Phase album promo content. Many fans, including Jade and I felt disappointed. AI might be prolific and here to stay, but creative realms that are created and curated by real people should stay human, not AI. It's a slippery slope. Artists should think twice about the harm it can cause and whether they would want AI music to take their place.
S1 · E124
August 26 · 2 hr 42 min
Ep 124 - Wavy CB, Upcoming SF9 + Monsta X CBs & the dark side of toxic fandoms
Jade and I discuss Wayv's New York concert and their concept photos for their Vision Wings comeback, SF9 and Monsta X's upcoming comebacks and lastly we talk about a sensitive subject so trigger warning. A K-pop fan took their own life after intense online bullying, relentless harassment and death threats from other fans. It prompted a discussion on how toxic fandoms can have deadly real life consequences, what can be done to prevent this in the future and can fans recognize and pull themselves out if K-pop becomes too all encompassing and toxic.
S1 · E123
July 30 · 2 hr 6 min
Ep 123 - Wonho Core CB, Wayv CB + concert news, JY Park's new single Wet, Cortis concert discussion & more
We discuss Wonho's newest album, Core, the music video for his title track, Don't Wake Me Up, and his return to a harder, bangin, dance music. We discuss the beginnings of Wayv's highly anticipated album Vision Wings and their Born This Way concert announcement. We are very excited to see the Chinese roots being included in the imagery. We touch on the Cortis concert discourse going around on socials and what it could mean to fans if more companies started to follow suit. Lastly, we talk about J.Y. Park's newest single, Wet, and our conflicting thoughts on why he gives us the ick, who is the demographic for this song, if a younger group or artist did this song would it explode in popularity or is it because it's J.Y. Park and we're all confused? Endless questions.
S1 · E122
July 14 · 2 hr 24 min
Ep 122 - Kihyun Borderline CB, Wonho Core CB, EVAN debut & K-Pop news
Jade and I discuss Kihyun's latest solo album Borderline, his emotional and moving music video for his title track, So Good, and other comeback activities, we talk about Wonho's concept photos for his upcoming comeback, Core, then we catch up and discuss EVAN's highly anticipated solo debut with Ride or Die. Lastly, we touch on some recent K-Pop news like Ateez's Bad, Oneus' new Japanese album and WinWin departing from SM, NCT & Wayv as well as KARD announcing disbandment.
S1 · E121
June 25 · 2 hr 18 min
Ep 121 - New music: Shownu x Hyungwon Love me, Zerobaseone Ascend, & And2ble Sequence 01: Curiosity + Fanomenon K-Pop Festival
Jade and I discuss Shownu and Hyungwon's unit album, Love Me, our disappointment in some of the repetitive English lyrics and our overall impressions, we discuss Zerobaseone's Ascend album, the first after four members had to leave to go back to their original company, which then brought us to the last group And2ble, who are the 4 members from Zerobaseone that left with the addition of Seungeon, formerly of Evnne. And2ble's Sequence 01: Curiosity, and Zerobaseone's Ascend, ended up being fantastic albums from both groups. Highly recommend both. Lastly, we discuss JYP's Fanonmenon Global K-Pop Festival, the ramifications of having the big 4 in control of a "Coachella" type festival and what it could mean for groups of smaller companies.
S1 · E120
May 22 · 1 hr 28 min
Ep 120 - Cravity ReDeFINE album + Awake M/V, Shownu X Hyungwon unit Love Me comeback & Wayv news
Jade and I discuss Cravity's new album ReDeFINE as well as their music video for Awake, Monsta X's Shownu X Hyungwon unit comeback, Love Me concept photos and lastly we talk about some Wayv news. Side note: for the first time ever, we will be on a hiatus for a few weeks while Jade is traveling and I'm moving. We will resume recording episode 121, June 12th, and it will be released the following week. We thank you for your patience and hang tight. We will be back!
S1 · E119
April 30 · 2 hr 34 min
Ep 119 - Cravity ReDeFINE CB, & K-Pop concert season talk
Jade and I discuss Cravity's ReDeFINE 8th EP concept photos, then we turn to the K-Pop concert season, discussing our ticketing experience for Monsta X, ticket prices and rising costs as well as international tour issues that have resulted in the cancellation of tours and preventing future tour dates from being scheduled.
S1 · E118
April 17 · 2 hr 27 min
Ep 118 - Monsta X Unfold album +Heal M/V, Heeseung's stage name change & other K-Pop news
Jade and I discuss Monsta X's new all English album, Unfold, our thoughts on the music and the Heal music video, we discuss Heeseung's new stage name announcement and other current K-pop news.
S1 · E117
April 3 · 2 hr 26 min
Ep 117 - SF9 & BTS albums, more Monsta X Unfold concept photos & Kangmin's lucky ticket event
Jade and I discuss new music from SF9 & BTS. For BTS, we talk about our expectations for the album versus our current opinions as well as the issues that arose from their concert in Gwanghwamun Square, we discuss the remaining Monsta X concept photos for Unfold, their upcoming all English album, and lastly we discuss the concerning format for Kangmin's (Verivery) solo Lucky Ticket Event and what that could entail for K-Pop moving forward. *I apologize for the audio quality this episode. This is the best I could make it sound without scraping the whole episode*
S1 · E116
March 21 · 2 hr 15 min
Ep 116 - IVE Revive+ album, WJSN 10th Anniversary single, Monsta X Unfold concept photos, Enhypen news & more
Jade and I discuss IVE's full length album, REVIVE+, as well as their music video for Blackhole. We celebrate WJSN finally getting some love with their 10th anniversary single album, Bloom Hour, and Killing Voice appearance, then we discuss Monsta X's concept 1 photos for their all English album Unfold, as well as recent tour news, and lastly we talk about Heeseung’s sudden departure from Enhypen and other K-pop news.
S1 · E115
February 26 · 2 hr 1 min
Ep 115 - IVE Bang Bang, Chung Ha Save Me, Coda crew: IYWO & Kpop news
Jade and I discuss IVE's pre-release single Bang Bang, Chung Ha's single Save Me and AI visualizer, I.M's Coda crew (I.M, Yoonseok, Wooki & OF'F) released a digital single called IYWO and lastly we talk about recent K-pop news including Zerobaseone and Wayv's Kun discussing SM's staffing shortages on a recent live.
S1 · E114
February 11 · 2 hr 17 min
Ep 114 - Monsta X Nexus tour, Growing Pains single, I.M shaving his head & upcoming comebacks
Jade and I discuss the Monsta X Nexus Tour, which kicked off in Korea with three days of concerts. We talk about the members' solo stages, the shocking moment I.M shaved his head on stage, on the last day of the concert and then the sudden announcement of a new song, Growing Pains, releasing very shortly. Lastly, we discuss some upcoming comebacks and other K-Pop events on our radar.
S1 · E113
January 28 · 2 hr 49 min
Ep 113 - BG comebacks + JustB US tour crowd funding stops
Jade and I discuss four boy group comebacks starting with Oneus' single album and last release under RBW, Alpha Drive One's highly anticipated debut album, Euphoria, EXO's 6 member album, REVERXE, and Enhypen's The Sin: Vanish. Lastly, we discuss JustB's US tour, the crowd funding technique for choosing the top 15 cities and our thoughts on how this method seems to be problematic and doesn't sit right with us.
S1 · E112
January 16 · 2 hr 12 min
Ep 112 - Jooheon Insanity album + K-Pop updates from Enhypen, Inseong, Oneus & more
Jade and I discuss Jooheon's (of Monsta X) 2nd EP, Insanity, and the music video for Sting. We then talk about some K-pop updates. Enhypen's The Sin: Vanish comeback, Inseong's (of SF9) solo debut, Onewe digital single + Studio WE upcoming album, Oneus departing from RBW, but remaining as a group + their last comeback under the label, and lastly we briefly discuss the new KBand hrtz.wav and the maknae's decision to wear a mask.
S1 · E111
January 1 · 2 hr 4 min
Ep 111 - Jooheon Push Feat. Rei (IVE), Monsta X Jingle Ball & world tour & Katseye and Billboard news
Jade and I talk about Jooheon's pre-release single Push featuring Rei of IVE, we talk a bit about Jingle Ball and tour info for Monsta X's 2026 world tour, and lastly we discuss our thoughts about Billboard categorizing Katseye as K-Pop, naming them in the top K-Pop artists of 2025, and the key changes Billboard is making to their charting and how it will affect streaming moving forward. Happy New Year everyone!
S1 · E110
Dec 19, 2025 · 2 hr 42 min
Ep 110 - Monsta X Connect X Movie, Wayv Eternal White & wishes for K-Pop in 2026
Jade and I discuss Monsta X's movie, Connect X, that was showing in movie theaters at the beginning of December, we talk about Wayv's exciting new music from their album, Eternal White and then we wrap things up with our wishes and things we like to see or not see in K-Pop for 2026.
S1 · E109
Dec 5, 2025 · 2 hr 10 min
Ep 109 - Heize Love Virus feat. I.M, Wayv Eternal White CB, end of year award shows & more!
Jade and I discuss Heize's new title track, Love Virus, featuring I.M of Monsta X, Wayv's photo concepts and scheduler for their Eternal White comeback, Monsta X's world tour announcement, and lastly, we discuss the end of year award shows, the controversies and lack of excitement.
S1 · E108
Nov 20, 2025 · 1 hr 56 min
Ep 108 - New music from Wonho, Cravity, & Monsta X
Jade and I discuss Wonho's full length album, Syndrome, the fact that it's almost all English and our thoughts on his musical journey since his solo debut, we talk about Cravity's newest repackaged album Dare to Crave: Epilogue, which features 3 new songs in addition to the previous Dare to Crave album songs, lastly we discuss Monsta X's all English single, Baby Blue, speculate about the all English album release and talk about the groups latest and up coming activities.
S1 · E107
Oct 31, 2025 · 2 hr 34 min
Ep 107 - Shownu OST, Onewe's Maze:Ad Astra EP, Wonho's CB & W Korea Love Your W controversy
Jade and I discuss the surprising release of Shownu's new OST, As You Wish, for the Reality TV show Transit Love, we talk Onewe's latest EP, Maze:Ad Astra, and UFO being our standout track. We then delve into our expectations for Wonho's first full album, called Syndrome, and we discuss the recent cancellation of the US leg of his tour and the unexpected announcement of his US fan signs in N.Y. and L.A. Lastly, we talk about the recent W Korea 'Love Your W' controversy & other K-pop issues.
S1 · E106
Oct 17, 2025 · 2 hr 32 min
Ep 106 - Will K-Pop burn itself out, or is it here for the long run & what will it look like in the future?
Jade and I discuss the trajectory of K-Pop, it's current evolution and where we think it may or may not be headed. The genre as a whole, is only getting stronger and more popular with time so the question is whether it will burn itself out, and if not, what kind of music will it be and what will it look like in the future?

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