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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.

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.

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*

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Jade and I discuss the music side of Monsta X's, The X, album, our thoughts on pre-releases and the Monstas past and upcoming schedules, we discuss Junhee's mini album, The First Day & Night, which quickly dropped soon after his very exciting single Supernova, and lastly we talk about WJSN's Dayoung's long over due solo debut, her title track, Body, and corresponding music video.

Jade and I discuss IVE's new album IVE Secret and the MV for XOXZ, we also talk about the song and M/V for Monsta X's pre-release I Do What I Want and lastly we talk about the continued globalization of K-Pop with the rumors of a coed unit from SM made of existing members of other groups, and a coed group from Hybe as well, while also announcing the launch of their second global girl group, which will consist of three members from the previous survival documentary as well as the search for "The Final Piece".

Jade and I discuss Junhee's Supernova solo debut, all of the concert woes happening, such as booking too big of venues, lack of sales, closing sections and the over saturation of the market to name a few, we talk about Monsta X's post military and exciting comeback "The X" as well as their performance at KCON and the event as a whole.

Jade and I discuss Ateez's latest comeback Golden Hour: Part 3 In Your Fantasy Edition, Wayv's 7th mini album, Big Bands, we discuss Boys II Planet as well as the recent drama in the Monbebe fandom that resulted from changes in the membership/kits and lastly we talk about all the fun things Monsta X is up to post military era.

It’s comeback time! Jade and I delve into Cravity’s highly anticipated full-length album Dare to Crave. We also discuss ONEUS’s new mini album 5x, their upcoming tour, and how they’re navigating as a four member group. We discuss Wonho’s all-English single Better Than Me and his exciting world tour. And lastly to finish off the comebacks, we discuss KARD’s bold and sexy title track Touch, and the mixed reactions it's stirring among Korean netizens.

We made it to episode 100!
Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting us on this incredible journey!

In this episode, Jade and I kick things off by diving into Cravity’s thought-provoking comeback. Then, we shift gears to celebrate our 100th episode with a fun trivia game we put together, comparing our top 5 lists in various categories, and to wrap it up, we react to debut music videos from three groups—WayV, SF9, and TWICE—all of which we've never seen before.

Jade and I discuss the latest Japanese releases from Monsta X and Ten, Enhypen's Desire:Unleash album and Bad Desire (With or Without You) M/V, and wrap it up with the latest news about Cravity's new logo, leader change and upcoming 2nd full length album, A.C.E.'s individual activities & Wonho's recent concert in Oklahoma.

Jade and I discuss all of the happenings with Monsta X, now that all the members are back from the military, we discuss Enhypen's Desire:Unleash comeback and lastly we end with a new segment called K-Pop Corner rant.

Katseye released a new song called Gnarly, that has become a hot topic so Jade and I decided to discuss the lyrics, the overall song, choreography and just who is their demographic? The rest of the episode is dedicated to an in depth review of the Onewe concert I (Kendra), went to in Detroit as well as the Leo Presents "Everything" package I purchased. Even if you don't know or like Onewe, this could be useful information if you plan to attend any tours by Leo Presents in the US/Canada.

Jade and I discuss the rookie group Close Your Eyes and their debut album Eternault. I give an update on my upcoming Onewe concert, including all the info for the "Everything" package as well as my expectations/worries. Since concert season is upon us, we have seen many fans upset with lack of or missing out on VIP which made us wonder, is it about the music or is it about the experience? Lastly we talk about Astro's concert news that will include Rocky and other K-Pop news.

Jade and I discuss Ten's second mini album Stunner and the M/V, I.M's digital single Don't Speak and accompanying visualizer video, while speaking on I.M we also discuss Wooki's new album (Wooki produces a lot of music with I.M for his solo music as well as his songs for Monsta X) basically how similar the two sound and where does one artist begin and the other end. Lastly we talk a bit about some of the BS and drama going on in the Monbebe fandom.

Jade and I delve into the new music and M/Vs from Onewe and SF9, we discuss Ten's new concept photos for his 2nd mini 'Stunner' and lastly we talk about Starship Entertainment's survival show Debut's Plan, a.k.a New Kids on the Starship as well as the 'Under Fifteen' K-Audition program that makes us both want to vomit and throw hands.

Jade and I discuss Zerobaseone's newest EP, Blue Paradise, and their title track Blue, we also talk about Astro's digital single, Twilight, that was released to celebrate their 9th anniversary. We delve into KiiiKiii's debut and pre-release song, I Do Me, and lastly we talk about SF9's and Onewe's concept photos and other items for their upcoming comebacks. Note: Onewe is starting their first North American tour in April. Tickets are still available for many venues!

Jade and I discuss IVE's official release of their EP Empathy as well as their title track Attitude, we talk about the upset caused by Starship Entertainment's timing and naming of their new girl group KiiiKiii, we touch on the issue of the Korea Music Content Association opposing a bill that would help minors' rights and lastly we discuss current events in K-Pop.

Jade and I discuss GOT7's newest album, Winter Heptagon, the M/V for Python and overall comeback. We talk about CIX newest album Thunder Fever, as well as the M/V for Thunder and moving on with four members. We delve into the very sexy and fun m/v for Minnie's song Obsession feat. Ten of Wayv and lastly we celebrate Jooheon's release from his military service!

Jade and I discuss Oneus' newest album, Dear.M, IKUK m/v and the re-recorded title tracks they included on the album. We talk about IVE's pre-release, Rebel Heart as well as touch on GOT7's first comeback since 2022 and lastly we discuss the US TikTok ban and how it relates to us personally and the K-Pop community.

Jade and I recap K-Pop in 2024. We discuss what we think was the best & worst trends, biggest let downs, favorite moments and our 2025 manifestations. Big shoutout and thank you to our listeners in 2024!

Jade and I discuss Wayv's new album Frequency, Cravity's latest single album Find the Orbit, and THE 8's (From Seventeen) 1st EP Stardust. We talk a bit about the newest development in the New Jeans vs Ador/Hybe situation and lastly we end with Wonho in the US for his Jingle Ball and fan meet up engagements.

It's come back time! Jade and I discuss A.C.E's Pinata single album and photo concepts, Wonho's English single, What Would You Do, Wayv's pre-release song, High Five, as well as photo concepts for the album, Frequency, and then we end with some talk about the MAMA awards, seasons greetings & more.

In episode 86 we talk about A.C.E's single album comeback Pinata, releasing Nov. 20th, we also discuss Imaginary Friend from Itzy's latest comeback Gold as well as Cravity & Wayv's upcoming comebacks. We discuss Wonho's US fan meet up since I was a little confused on what that would entail & lastly we talk about the mistreatment and controversies on the reality survival show Starlight Boys and the hot topic of Hybe's internal document leak.

Episode 85 is a solo podcast by me, Kendra, while Jade is still on vacation. I talk about how/why I started the podcast, my journey 85 episodes in, how K-pop cost me a friendship & focusing on the positives during a very tumultuous and negative time in the industry.

Today's episode features a very special guest host, Shana! She joined Jade and I previously on EP 41. Shana and I talk about how K-pop brought us together, our love for Monsta X and A.C.E, our discovery of the groups, concert experiences & more.

In episode 83, Jade and I discuss SM's new trot group, MYTRO, and if this will bring a new era of music to K-Pop, we talk about Mnet's newest season of Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace, we debate the subject of remixes and whether they add value other than charting and lastly we discuss New Jean's press conference and the overall situation.

Jade and I discuss the new global girl group Katseye and the subsequent Netflix documentary The Debut: Dream Academy, we talk about MX news and Wonho's return from military as well as further discussing the event management issues for I.M's concerts and the recent criminal investigation against NCT's Taeil. Reminder, we truly do not know our idols.

Get ready for a lot of concert etiquette and swearing in the later part of this episode. Jade and I talk about the new music and music videos from Sanha's debut album Dusk, and SF9's 14th mini album Fantasy, we celebrate Wayv finally getting to have their own concert in Asia, and lastly, we discuss my concert experience seeing I.M's Off the Beat tour in Chicago.

Jade and I continue with Sanha's debut including some concept photos and still having beef with the schedule design, we talk about the very tantalizing teaser SF9 dropped first thing this CB, we debate whether fans "should" go to concerts taking place in other countries and lastly we express our thoughts on the Le Sserafim documentary.

To begin, I share my first A.C.E concert experience with Jade, then we discuss Enhypen & Dreamcatcher's newest albums, Sanha's (Astro) solo debut, Wayv's Japanese debut and recent artists' concert woes.

Jade and I discuss Rocky's newest EP Blank along with his title track Jealousy and whether We Still Love You might be for Moonbin. We celebrated Seventeen making history with their recent Glastonbury performance, we talk about two specific TikToks from former female trainees and the dark reality of K-pop and lastly, we delve into the Kiss of Life Sticky music video hot topic.

We discuss new music from Hwiyoung's Traveling Fish Single album, Seventeen's J&W unit single album 'THIS MAN', Moon Sujin's Runnin' feat. I.M, K.Will's devastating new m/v and sequel to his Please Don't m/v, we discussed Rocky's new photo concepts & more!

Jade and I discuss Wayv's amazing 5th mini album 'Give Me That' as well as their hideous outfits (just our opinion), we talk concept photos for Seventeen's new unit with Wonwoo and Jeonghan, an update in the Hybe/Ador conflict, trying to put our two braincells together to figure out Kcon LA & much more.

Jade and I go through our Monsta X 8th membership fan kit together, we talk about new music videos from IVE and Seventeen, comeback news from Wayv, Oneus' digital single, the continuing drama between Hybe/Adore and the Met Gala paparazzi/fan war.

Jade and I discuss new music from IVE and Seventeen, I.M's tour/ticket sale frustrations, the heated Hybe/Adore feud, Monsta x's pop-up store merch & more.

Jade and I discuss Onewe's fantastic new album Planet Nine: Isotropy and the m/v for Beautiful Ashes, we talk about IVE's concept photos for their new album, Switch, dropping April 29th, and we share our thoughts on the live singing controversy as well as some other K-pop news. *Edit: My apologies! I didn't realize until now, that two members of Onewe were enlisted and have returned (Yonghoon & Kanghyun).

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.