Girlz With Fun: A BTS Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

We celebrate 5 years by reminiscing about our various BTS related adventures, and reflect on our friendship and favorite podcast episodes. We also share our thoughts on Neva Play, Megan Thee Stallion and RM's latest collab, and wish Namjoon a happy birthday!

As our fun celebration activity, we play around with the Character AI (C.AI) app! Buckle up for some weird AI answers.

Our socials: Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod  Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod  Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast  Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

We finish up our our member series (which progressed in fan chant order) and spend more than an hour talking about the golden maknae, Jung Kook. We discuss our favorite tracks and traits, and talk about his pre-debut life and time in the dorms.

Links referenced:

BTS’ My Biography: Jungkook (Japan FC) – Jungkook Times

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungkook 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/jungkook-26th-birthday-talks-about-bts-pre-debut-days-101693494389021.html

Jungkook’s blog post during pre debut days : “I didn’t want to debut in BTS and I wanted to be a dancer;” gets convinced by the members because of ice cream | allkpop

What Did BTS' Jungkook Do Before BTS? Here's Why 7 Labels Fought Over Him

https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/bts-jungkook-trainee-predebut-stories/

BTS Pre-debut History 2010-2013 (Part 2) : r/bangtan

 https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/bk33os/bts_predebut_history_20102013_part_3/

https://bts.fandom.com/wiki/Jung_Kook

https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/15-bts-jungkooks-unforgettable-outfits-according-fans/

Our socials: 

Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod  

Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod  

Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast  

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)


The girls of GWF finally made it to South Korea! Enjoy this uncut episode detailing our recent trip as first-timers in South Korea. Is this our longest episode yet?

Our socials: 

Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod  

Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod  

Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast  

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of going to Vegas, and weigh our options. Kalea also comments on the in-store merch drops at Nordstrom, Zumiez, and PacSun. 

Our socials:

Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod

Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod

Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

In this week's shorter episode (finally, some self-control), we talk about Hobi's birthday and vlive, the Seoul PTD concert announcement and theatre viewing, and Julie ceasing to function at her bias line's vlive. 

Our socials:  

Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod  

Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod  

Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

Content warning: discussion of death from the 41- 45:15 minute marks. Note: This episode was recorded before the announcement of Tae’s COVID diagnosis. We wish him a speedy recovery! In this episode, we discuss the release of the full-length version of Stay Alive and the joy of converting new ARMY. For our main topic, we cover the short Vice documentary from early February featuring Kim Ji-hun, former Big Hit trainee. In the documentary, he covers his experiences with Bangtan and his struggles thereafter. We share our thoughts and discuss other artists who also had a shot at debuting as members of BTS. Links: Vice Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rli94zPzjM&ab_channel=VICEAsia)  Vice Article (https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpz7y/ex-trainee-bts-kpop-experience-fame) 10 K-Pop Artists that Could Have Been Part of the BTS Lineup (https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/10-kpop-artists-part-bts-lineup/) Four Things (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdpwDfhObZc)  BTS x Block B MAMA 2014 Stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnjQB4xpYG8)  Our socials:  Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod   Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod   Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

This week, we discuss the diversity and differences of the ARMY community, from earlier to newer fans, from those who only stan BTS and those who are multis, those new to k-pop as a whole and those who have stanned other groups in the past. This is a friendly conversation between friends (and absolutely not comprehensive) so as always let us know your thoughts. 

Our socials:
 Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod
 Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod
 Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

Note: This episode was recorded before the announcement of Jimin's surgery and diagnosis. We wish him a speedy recovery!

Please get the joke in the title! This week, we mainly discuss some of the environmental impacts of bulk buying albums and irresponsible disposal, as well as possible solutions for the k-pop industry moving forward. We also discuss the Kimmel scandal and recent schedule changes.

Articles discussed:

Allkpop: https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/01/all-those-albums-being-dumped-a-new-way-of-buying-albums-introduced-to-help-the-environment

Korea JoongAng Daily: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/01/04/entertainment/kpop/kpop-albums-chodong-kpop-initial-sales/20220104155907579.html

Our socials:
 Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod
 Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod
 Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

Here's another long episode (we always say we won't and then we do....). In this episode, we spend a long time discussing some Twitter discourse about a possible vacuum in the k-pop industry if BTS were to stop making music for whatever reason. We try to wrap our heads around what motivates ARMY and what makes BTS different. We're eager to hear your thoughts, so drop us a line if you have comments to share on the topics discussed! 

Our socials:
 Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod
 Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod
 Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)

We're a little bit all over the place in this episode, but we mostly talk about more merch drops, Yoongi's return to twitter, fish bread, and most importantly, the release of the 7Fates: CHAKO web novel and webtoon. 

Our socials:
 Instagram: @girlzwithfunpod
 Twitter:@girlzwithfunpod
 Facebook: Girlz With Fun Podcast

Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/girlzwithfunpod)