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No Kpop No LifeKpop ain't a science (TWICE, NCT, IU, Billlie, Dreamnote,...)In this episode we check the switch ups from Twice, NCT and IU + we discuss the very anticipated Billlie debut.1:40 Twice – Scientist24:00 NCT - Favorite (vampire)34:25 IU - Strawberry Moon37:15 B.I. - Cosmos37:40 Boyz - Maverick38:40 Oneus - Luna42:40 Adora - Make u dance43:50 Dreamnote - Ghost45:30 Billlie - Ring x Ring1:08:20 Game - Guess the #2 in Spotifyhttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4b...2022-03-271h 33
No Kpop No LifeThe Rookie Rank shake ups (Pixy, Tri.be, Lightsum, Pritti-G, Hot Issue,...)A rookie ranks special episode. Will any of these rookie groups take Stayc's crown?2:20 Posh Girls – Got Chu6:45 Pritti-G – Hola15:10 Azer Blossom - Elegante25:15 Ichillin’ – Got’ya34:40 Hot Issue – Icons42:30 Pixy - Addicted1:00:30 Tri.be – Would you run1:12:50 Lightsum - Vivace1:26:30 Game: Do you know aespa?http://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwAp...2021-12-201h 38
No Kpop No LifeOh my gosh, don’t you know we are actually little kids? (aespa, Twice, Key, Yukika, Jo Yuri, Craxy,…)We get knee-deep on aespa’s universe and share our thoughts on Twice’s western debut.2:00 Aespa - Savage39:05 Twice – The Feels1:00:15 Key – Bad Love1:05:10 Yukika – Tokyo Lights1:10:15 Jo Yuri – Glassy1:14:00 Craxy – Gaia1:22:40 Luna - Madonna1:24:50 Game: Stage name or real name?http://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwApple Podcasts: https://podcas...2021-12-111h 43
No Kpop No LifeThat means we are teenage korean girls (Itzy, STAYC, Purple Kiss, Yukika, Bibi, Loona,...)Itzy unleashes their first full album and Stayc and Purple Kiss battle it out for the best spot in our rookie ranks.1:30 Itzy - Loco17:00 STAYC – Stereotype31:30 Purple Kiss – Zombie58:10 Bibi - Pado1:00:50 Baek A Yeon – 0%1:02:50 Lee Hi - 4 Only1:07:15 Yukika –Tokyo Lights1:11:30 Loona – Hula Hoop/Starseed1:21:40 Baek Yerin – Loving you1:22:50 One word reviews: Lisa – LALISA1:23:30 One word reviews: Hyuna and Dawn – Ping Pong1:25:00 Rookie Ranks graduation - Lunarsolar1:29:45 Game: Guess the 20 song list from Cool2021-12-042h 04
No Kpop No LifeThe fromis_9 triangle theorem (Red Velvet, fromis_9, Stray Kids, Eunbi, Somi, Brave Girls, Loona, Seori, Key, Youha,… )The queens are back. Red Velvet, Somi and fromis_9 agreed to release music in the same time period and Eunbi joins the party with her solo debut2:10 Red Velvet - Queendom20:00 fromis_9 – Talk & Talk32:25 Eunbi - Door48:35 Somi – Dumb Dumb51:45 Seori - Dive with you (feat. eaJ)53:30 Key – Hate that (feat. Taeyeon)55:55 Stray Kids - Thunderous1:02:10 Youha – Ice T, Cherry on top1:03:30 Gray – Eternal Sunshine1:04:00 Loona – Not Friends (Prod. Ryan Jhun)1:19:00 Brave Girls – After we ride1:23:00 Game...2021-10-172h 00
No Kpop No LifeYou can Tweet at us! @nknlpodcast (Weeekly, Dreamcatcher, Sunmi, D.O. AKMU, …)Past present and future summer vibes.2:00 Weeekly - Holiday Party17:35 Dreamcatcher - BEcause30:55 Sunmi – You can’t sit with us47:10 Cherry Coke – love game in summer49:20 D.O – Rose51:10 Hyolin & Dasom – Summer or summer52:40 AKMU – Next Episode57:00 Laboum – Journey to Atlantis58:50 Game: Guess the song from the chordshttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7L...2021-10-091h 13
No Kpop No LifeRollin' into the summer season (Twice, Brave Girls, NCT Dream, 2PM, Soyeon, Taeyeon, Sori, Even of Day, Weeekly,...)The freshest releases for the summer season.1:30 Brave Girls – Chi Mat Ba Ram8:40 Twice – Alcohol free18:20 NCT Dream – Hello Future21:10 Soyeon (G)I-dle – Beam Beam30:40 Sori – Deja Vu33:00 Taeyeon – Weekend36:55 Even of Day (Day6) – Right Through Me38:55 2PM – Make it42:00 Rookie ranks: Weeekly graduation54:40 Game: Time to first winhttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdy...2021-09-261h 07
No Kpop No LifeHASEUL IS BACK! - [&] and PTT discussion - (Music, MV, Performances, Lore and more)In depth discussion of Loona's [&] comeback.3:30 Paint The Town (P.T.T) song discussion21:55 Music Video discussion35:20 Lore discussion53:50 Live performances1:04:50 Track by track discussion1:05:00 &1:09:30 Wow1:15:30 Be honest1:23:00 Dance on my own1:35:00 A different night1:38:20 U R1:42:00 General album thoughts1:45:50 Hopes and dreams for the future1:55:45 Gamehttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08...2021-09-122h 00
No Kpop No LifeRookie ranks special: girl crush was the devil (aespa, woo!ah!, lightsum, tri.be, Hot Issue,...)In this special episode, we do a big shake up to our rookie ranks after the wave of summer releases2:00 Red Square graduation6:00 Secret Number graduation9:40 woo!ah! graduation + Purple23:45 Hot Issue – Gratata28:30 aespa – Next Level45:30 tri.be – Rub-a-dum56:50 Bling Bling – Oh mama1:09:40 PIXY – Let me know1:24:50 Lightsum – Vanilla1:41:50 Rookie re-ranks1:48:10 Game - how much do you know about Weeekly?http://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4...2021-08-292h 04
No Kpop No LifeAnti-brainwashing protection (Everglow, Joy, Weeekly TXT, GWSN, B.I)Joy brings out the Joy of the panel and Everglow make their boldest release yet.1:45 Everglow – First16:05 Joy – Hello30:00 Weeekly – 7Days Tension34:50 TXT – 0x1=LOVESONG41:00 Loona [&] Choerry teaser live reaction46:50 GWNS – Like it hot58:10 B.I. – Waterfall1:01:25 Game – Guess the “Nanana”http://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com...2021-07-041h 17
No Kpop No LifeGrown-up kpop (Oh My Girl, fromis_9, BTS, WJSN: The Black, Heize, Rocket Punch, NCT Dream, Taemin)This episode is all about groups with several years under their belt, that have mature their sound.2:00 Oh My Girl – Dun Dun Dance18:40 fromis_9 – We Go41:00 BTS – Butter56:00 WJSN: The Black – Easy1:06:10 Yuqi (from (G)I-dle) – Giant1:13:10 Heize – Happen1:20:00 Rocket Punch – Ring Ring1:29:30 NCT Dream – Hot Sauce1:39:20 Taemin – Advice1:46:00 Game: The alphabet of kpophttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https...2021-06-121h 55
No Kpop No LifeThe panda expressification era (Itzy, Twice, Enhypen, Highlight, Bibi, ph1, Hot Issue, …)Itzy takes a left turn, Bibi sticks on her line while Twice fuses their different sounds for their latest japanese release.1:25 Itzy – Mafia in the morning28:30 Bibi – Bad, sad and mad38:00 Twice – Kkura Kkura45:10 ph1 – 365&7, Cheeze – Loser, Meenoi – Dool48:40 Rookie Ranks : Hot Issue – Gratata1:12:30 Enhypen – Drunk&Dazed1:16:40 Highlight – Not the end1:20:50 Brave Girls – Red Sun1:25:00 Game: Chained wordshttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZ2021-06-021h 50
No Kpop No LifeDotes for Antidote (Kang Daniel, SHINee, NU'EST, Wheein, DAY6, Majors, Davichi)In this episode we tackle SHINee's transformative repackage album, and Kang Daniel's trilogy closer YELLOW, as well as new releases from DAY6, Whee In, NU'EST and Majors.1:25 SHINee - Atlantis16:30 Kang Daniel – Antidote32:00 Rookie Ranks: Majors – Rain on me52:20 DAY6 – You make me1:03:40 Whee In – Redd1:06:00 NU’EST – Inside Out1:09:45 Davichi – Just Hug Me1:12:10 Game: Guess the song by the English lyrics in the bridgehttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc...2021-05-221h 22
No Kpop No LifeSalad ballad (STAYC, Wendy, Sejeong, Yukika, Baekhyun, WJSN, OnlyOneOf, 3YE, Lunarsolar)We tackle the divisive Stayc comeback, as well as the interesting different approaches from soloists Yukika, Sejeong, Wendy and much more.1:25 Stayc - ASAP26:10 Yukika – Insomnia38:20 Kookie rant (Yukika, Sejeong and Wendy)44:50 Wendy – Like Water57:20 Sejeong – Warning1:07:20 Rookie Ranks: Lunar Solar – Dadada1:19:10 Baekhyun – Bambi1:23:15 WJSN – Unnatural1:34:00 3YE – Stalker1:38:20 OnlyOneOf – libido1:45:30 Game: Guess the Hanteo Top 20 from the 1st trimesterhttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1C...2021-04-272h 09
No Kpop No LifeExpectations vs Reality (IU, Weeekly, Purple Kiss, Jackson Wang, Pentagon, Mirae, Dreamcatcher,...)This episode is all about expectations, both from rookie groups trying to get the spotlight like Weeekly and Purple Kiss, to well stablished artists like IU.1:20 IU – Lilac14:30 Purple Kiss – Ponzoña31:40 Weeekly – After School52:30 Rookie Ranks: Purple Kiss, Weeekly1:02:25 Jackson Wang – LMLY1:07:45 Pentagon – Do or not1:08:20 Dreamcatcher – Eclipse and Crossroads concerts impressions1:10:25 Mirae – Killa1:16:40 Seori – Lovers in the night1:18:30 Game: Highest numberhttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4...2021-04-181h 43
No Kpop No LifeWhat a coinkydink (Rosé, ATEEZ, WayV, Majors, Rain, Neon Bunny,...)Rosé gets to debut and WayV and ATEEZ get slightly out of their comfort zone with mixed results. Some new rookie debuts to spice things up fror our Rookie ranks, plus a wave of indie releases that took our attention.2:45 Rosé – On the ground17:30 ATEEZ – Fireworks (I’m the one)32:30 WayV – Kick back38:05 Rookie Ranks: Majors – Spit it out45:40 Rookie Ranks: AZER - Elegante1:00:20 Yoon Jong Shin – Forbidden game (ft. Miyu Takeuchi)1:02:30 Rain – Why don’t we (ft. Chung ha) and Magnetic (ft. Jackson Wang)1:03:20 Neon...2021-04-101h 45
No Kpop No LifeSometimes you gotta be bold (Sunmi, Chungha, SHINee, Kang Daniel, ONF, Tri.be, Keembo)Some of the veteran artists are feeling really bold in 2021, and that's the reason why we have this stacked episode with long awaited releases from SHINee, Chung Ha and Sunmi. But it's not all about the bold releases, Keembo, Kang Daniel and ONF stay on their very effective lines and we get 2 new entries in our Rookie Ranks with tri.be and Pixy's debuts.1:20 Sunmi - Tail10:00 Chungha – Bicycle32:00 SHINee – Don’t Call Me53:05 Kang Daniel – Paranoia1:00:45 Suran – Sunny1:02:45 Keembo – Inside1:05:30 ONF – Beautiful, Bea...2021-04-031h 56
No Kpop No LifeCan't wait for GIRL CRUSH! (aespa, Purple Kiss, Bibi, Youra, E.X.I.D., Momoland, ...)The big profile rookies go for unconventional follow up singles and we place some ridiculous bets for Kpop in 20212:30 Rookie ranks: cignature graduating4:00 Purple Kiss – Can we talk again18:30 aespa – Forever34:10 Bibi – Eat my love39:00 Youra – MIMI42:45 EXID – B.L.E.S.S.E.D50:55 Daybreak & Heize – Doesn’t make sense53:10 Momoland & Chromance – Wrap me in plastic57:25 2021 Kpop betshttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZ...2021-03-271h 47
No Kpop No LifeCool is not Hyuna either (Dreamcatcher, IU, Hyuna, Cherry Bullet, Epik High,...)2021 first heavy hitter releases take us from the familiarity of Dreamcatcher's rock, to the new ground of mainstream IU, with some surprises from Cherry Bullet, Epik High and Itzy.1:43 Dreamcatcher – Odd Eye20:20 IU – Celebrity30:45 Hyuna – I’m not cool38:15 Cherry Bullet – Love so sweet49:45 IZ*ONE – D-D-Dance53:30 Epik High – Based on a true story, Rosario58:25 Chungha – X1:05:30 Itzy – Not Shy (English version)1:15:45 Hoppipolla – Your Ocean1:17:00 Game: Guess the 2020 top 10shttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https...2021-03-241h 51
No Kpop No LifeOld Cheese & a time capsule (Treasure, (G)I-dle, TWICE, Youha, Woo!ah!, AleXa,...)Starting Season 3 having a look at the first releases to start the year, plus look back at our 2020 time capsule.1:50 (G)I-dle – HWAA21:13 Treasure – My Treasure32:00 TWICE – Cry For Me36:55 Youha – A bittipsy39:25 Woo!ah! – I don’t miss U49:12 Alexa – never let you go50:50 Opening the 2020 Time Capsulehttp://www.nokpopnolife.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwApple...2021-03-211h 45
No Kpop No LifeNKNL's Best of 2020 in kpop (album, song, performance, group, rookies, MV, ...)Join us why we look back at the best releases from 2020 in kpop. We cover everything from songs, albums, music videos... to best cover, best concept in our longest episode yet. 0:02:00 MV of the year0:23:10 Bonus Cool award: A minute of moments0:43:43 ROTY0:53:40 Bonus Doul award: Survived the hype1:03:00 Performance of the year1:11:10 Bonus kookie: 3 minimalistic tracks that get you in the feels1:20:10 Group of the year1:27:45 Bonus Jeti: Best concept1:38:30 AOTY Album of the year2:16:00 Bonus roa: Best c...2021-03-123h 31
No Kpop No LifeThe IZ*ONE formula (BoA, NCT 2020, IZ*ONE, woo!ah!, Purple Kiss, Baek Yerin, Enhyphen,...)Last episode before our best of the year episode. Everyone decided to drop long format albums, from 20 year veteran BoA, to big mega groups IZ*ONE and NCT, but not forgetting indie darling Baek Yerin. Also, big shake ups in the rookie ranks, with Purple Kiss and Bling Bling getting in the mix and woo!ah!'s redemption arc.2:06 BoA – Better13:30 NCT 2020 – Work it, 90s love31:40 IZ*ONE – Panorama43:45 Keembo – Scene44:05 Chungha – Dream of you50:20 Baek Yerin – tellusboutyourself57:45 Enhyphen – Given-taken1:01:10 Rookie Ranks (Purple Kiss, Bling Bl...2021-02-111h 50
No Kpop No LifeCurb your aespa (Gfriend, æspa, STAYC, Akmu, Momoland, BTS,...)Gfirend shaking things up and high profile debuts from aespa and Stayc for our last regular episode of 2020.1:10 - Gfriend – MAGO14:18 aespa – Black Mamba31:21 Stayc – So bad46:30 Rookie Ranks1:06:00 Loona – Star MV discussion1:14:30 AKMU – Happening1:16:02 Momoland – Ready or Not1:20:12 BTS – Life goes on1:26:45 Game: Guess the song from the lyricsTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwApple...2021-02-091h 35
No Kpop No LifeImpactful enough (TWICE, K/DA, Secret Number, CIX, TXT, Dreamcatcher, ...)Some Twice hot takes and some rookie ranks shake upsNote: There is some synchronization issues with the recording, sorry for the inconvenience.1:17 Twice - Can’t stop me24:30 KD/A – More34:30 Rookie Ranks : Secret Number – Got that Boom47:40 Primary, Sam Kim, Woodz, ph-1 – Bless you50:24 – TXT – Blue hour53:20 – CIX – Jungle54:00 – AB6IX – Salute59:25 – Dahye – Bad Blood1:01:45 – Yezi – Mimew1:04:20 – Dreamcatcher [Dystopia: Seven Spirits] Online Concert discussion1:11:10 – Guess the total runtime of an albumTwitter: https://twitter.com/nkn...2021-02-071h 21
No Kpop No LifeLOONA's back, Check it, Why Not? Do it! (music, MV, performance and lore discussion)The long anticipated comeback. We got together to fanboy over Loona’s [12:00] (Midnight) with a big deep dive were we cover the title track, the MV, the album, the performances, the lore, and even the styling and the hair!Join us in this 2 hours and a half extravaganza, where we discuss the past, the present and future of Loona.Companion video: Talkin' bout chord inversions and why it makes Loona's Voice/Star amazing: https://youtu.be/FFamZodYfTQ0:00 new intro!!!1:45 Why Not – Music discussion25:30 Why Not – Music video discussion (no lore)2020-12-122h 37
No Kpop No LifeHey Dawn, what's goin' awn (Weeekly, NCT U, Weki Meki, Dawn, Jessi, WJSN ChocomeQuick turnaround release from some of the groups trying to build their resume for our End of the Year awards, with Weeekly, NCT U and Weki Meki as part of our bold releases.1:00 Weeekly – Zig Zag3:37 Kookie’s Tirade (11 minutes lmao)21:22 Rookie Ranks23:12 “SM Girl Group definitely not debuting in 2020”24:03 WE-KEY ME-KEY (Weki Meki) - Cool (I counted I think 5 or 6 "cool" puns)33 :33 NCT U – Make a Wish (Birthday Song)44:22 Loco – Can’t sleep (ft. Heize)48:02 K-Drama Male Leads49:55 WJSN C...2020-11-281h 29
No Kpop No LifeYou are a group now! (Blackpink, Everglow, SuperM, cignature, Checkmate, Treasure)Blackpink with The Album, Everglow with The Comeback and SuperM with The SHINee.(0:50) Blackpink – Lovesick Girls(20:05) Everglow – LA DI DADA(33:00) SuperM – One (Monster & Infinity)(47:40) Rookie Ranks update: cignature – Arisong(1:05:41) Treasure - Boy(1:07:44) Checkmate – Drum(1:08:55) Game: Guess who I am?Twitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1474831936Anchor: https://anchor.fm/nokpopn...2020-11-231h 25
No Kpop No LifeThat's a big but (Taemin, fromis_9, Stray Kids, YooA, Mamamoo, ...)Kpop got extra diverse with fresh releases from fromis_9, Taemin, Stray Kids and Yooa's solo debut as part of the bold releases.0:45 Fromis_9 – Feel Good (Secret Code)9:05 Taemin – Criminal14:50 Stray Kids – Back Door20:03 YooA (Oh My Girl) – Bon Voyage31:50 Mamamoo – Wanna be myself35:10 H1ghr music - Blue tape35:50 Serri ( Dal Shabet) – Come Closer36:28 Cool’s confession time40:10 Game: Guess the MV viewsTwitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn...2020-11-111h 02
No Kpop No LifeSound shake up extravaganza ( Blackpink, Lovelyz, Sori, KARD, CLC, SuperM, KD/A, Jackson Wang, ...)Blackpink, Lovelyz and Sori, all our bold releases showing a new side of them with their releases, but where they successful? We also cover latest KD/A, CLC, SuperM, KARD, Jackson Wang.Timestamps0:47 Blackpink – Ice cream (ft. Selena Gomez)10:52 Sori – Initial S24:26 Lovelyz – Obliviate35:42 KD/A – The Baddest43:16 CLC – Helicopter49:45 SuperM – Tiger Inside56:00 Rookie ranks: Lunar Solar - OH YA YA YA and Waka Maka – Burning power1:11:42 Cool recap: (G)-idle, Cherry Bullet, Hyorin, JYP x Sunmi1:15:05 KARD – Gunshot1:16:50 Jac...2020-10-111h 45
No Kpop No LifeWhen we discord (JYP, Sunmi, Dreamcatcher, Itzy, Kang Daniel, BoA, BTS, Rocket Punch,… )In this episode we time travel to the past, present and future of kpop thanks to the releases from JYP, Dreamcatcher and Itzy. We also discuss the latest releases from Produce 101 alumni Sejeong and Kang Daniel, as well as first all English BTS track, BoA’s 20th anniversary project and new Rocket Punch.1:00 JYP & Sunmi – When we disco6:04 Dreamcatcher – BOCA14:34 ITZY – Not Shy26:10 Sejeong – Whale29:40 Kang Daniel – Waves, Who you are?33:25 Kookie’s tangent: Summer Hate vs Waves36:30 BoA 20th anniversary covers (Gallant, Red Velvet, BOL4, Baekhyun...2020-10-041h 30
No Kpop No LifeWhat you waiting for? Not this (SSAK3, Yukika, Somi, ATEEZ, Gfriend, ...)Join us in our trip down memory lane assisted by the insane SSAK3 project and the queen of our hearts, Yukika. But not everything is looking back, we have a deep look at Gfriend's and ATEEZ's future, Red Velvet's magical hidden Bside and Somi's first comeback among others.0:38 SSAK3 - Beach Again17:15 Yukika - Soul Lady 30:28 GFriend - Apple 43:43 Roa Needs a Support Group 44:40 Kookie Forced Recommendation (LOONA for New Theme Song) 45:10 Cool wants to talks about Red Velvet Irene and Seulgi Naughty MV 51:40 BiBi 5...2020-09-191h 34
No Kpop No LifeWeeekly mooonster (Red Velvet Irene & Seulgi, Sunmi, Chungha, Weeekly, ...)In this episode we tackle the debuts of the Irene and Seulgi Red Velvet subunit and the front runner rookies Weeekly that have taken over the panel’s bias lists. The rest of releases are mostly powerful soloists: Sunmi, Chungha, Yukika and Bibi battling it out to land in our playlists. To put a mark at the first half of the 2020 in kpop we unleash part of our top 10 through a game where everyone has to guess to which member of the podcast top 10’s belong some preselected songs.1:00 Red Velvet (Irene & Seulgi) – Monster18:35...2020-08-291h 46
No Kpop No LifeEvolve or retread? (Blackpink, WJSN, IZ*ONE, Weki Meki, Momoland, DIA, Nature, Twice,...)Blackpink asked everyone “How You Like That” and we got a lengthy answer for them. We also discuss the latest releases from IZ*ONE and WJSN without the supervision of Doul. It’s three weeks worth of content, including DIA, Nature, Momoland, Twice, Weki Meki, Baek A Yeon, Heize, IU, …For the game, everyone has to put awaken the memory and come up with artists releasing songs with the same song titles.0:53 Blackpink – How You Like That15:33 WJSN – Butterfly30:20 IZ*ONE – Secret Story of the Swan45:28 Baek A Yeon – Looking for love...2020-07-121h 48
No Kpop No LifeLooking back at our 2019 kpop SOTYs and More (& More) (Twice, Baekhyun, Moonbyul, Ryu Su Jeong, SOLE, Minseo)All our attention goes to Twice’s anticipated comeback More & More. But that’s not all, we also have a look back at osme releases we overlooked as well as a revisit to our Top 10 kpop songs of the year from 2019. For the game, we try our amazing English lyrics knowledge to guess the kpop song.0:40 Twice – More & More19:08 Moonbyul – Absence22:40 Baekhyun – Candy31:45 Minseo – Good Girl36:40 Ryu Su Jeong – Tiger Eyes46:30 SOLE – Happiness52:45 Revisiting our 2019 SOTY picks1:12:45 Game: Guess the song by the English lyrics...2020-06-291h 26
No Kpop No LifeCan't you see the punch? (NCT, TXT, Bvndit, August D, Day6, Crush, Keembo, OnlyOneOf, Sujeong, ...)Some heavy hitters and some soloists battle it out for our attention in this episode. We discuss the new releases from NCT127, TXT and Bvndit as part of our bold releases, but we also dive into the new music from DAY6, August D, Crush, OnlyOneOf, Keembo, Sujeong and BOL4.We also introduce a new section in this episode, Rookie Rank, where we will keep tabs of groups during their first year. To start things of, we order our preferences between RedSquare, Secret Number and woo!ah!1:20 NCT127 – Punch10 :10 Bvndit – Jungle18:10 TXT (Tomo...2020-06-211h 33
No Kpop No LifeChart juggernauts (Oh My Girl, IU, Suga, Chungha, Taeyeon, NCT Dream, ...)It's the battle of the korean charts. We focus our attention on Oh My Girl's breakout hit NONSTOP and the top billing IU single featuring Suga from BTS. But there is also room for other releases, like new music form Chungha, GWSN, NCT Dream, Risso, Taeyeon and, what could possibly be the worst song we have heard this year.For the game in this episode, the panel digs dip and try to guess how niche are some obscure twitter kpop hashtags.0:55 Oh My Girl – NONSTOP12:17 IU – Eight (ft. Suga from BTS)22:50 GWSN...2020-06-011h 15No Kpop No Life너는나은! / kpop is saved! (Apink, April, Got7, Ha:tfelt, BEN, Jinsoul, Hajin, ...)It’s the battle of the Naeuns, but we all win! Join our discussion of April’s and Apink’s long awaited comebacks and new GOT7. We also go really deep on some indie recommendations with the debuts of Hajin and Hoppipolla, the full album of Ha:tfelt and we also dab into some ballad territory, in part forced by the girls of LOONA.For the game, the panel faces off in a guess the song by a sound. You can play along with the panel and also check out the game by itself:[KPOP GAME] C...2020-05-241h 27No Kpop No LifeDeep Dive ((G)I-dle, dalSooobin, Suho, Changmin, DeVita, cignature, MCND, ...)In this episode we take a deep dive with the heavy tracks from (G)I-dle’s Oh My God and DalSooobin’s DIVE. Some other releases caught our attention include the surprising debuts from EXO’s Suho and new AOMG artist DeVita and other equally surprising relesase from TVXQ’s Changmin/MAX, Cignature, MCND and Stella Jang.In the game, we take the panel to spin their wheels (while having a lot of fun) figuring out the groups from asking Yes or No questions.1:10 (G)I-dle – Oh My God14:50 DalSooobin - DIVE26:30 Su...2020-05-091h 28No Kpop No LifeBeethoven sunbaenim (Sejeong, Jackson, Winner, ONEUS, Kang Daniel, Purple Beck, Xydo, ...)Animal Crossing took over, but we still find some time to discuss (or re-discuss) the latest releases in kpop.The closer game is GUESS THE REVERSED KPOP SONG by boo chan: https://youtu.be/PU0tXRG_lrA1:03 Animal Crossing1:40 Kookie caught a Sturgeon1:50 Sejeong – Plant15:57 Winner – Hold25:13 Jackson Wang – 100 ways30:17 Purple Beck and Garage Band37:51 ONEUS – A song written easily41:41 Kang Daniel – 2U44:43 Xydo – Betting (ft. pH-1)46:00 Cool’s tangent: Beethoven sunbaenim50:00 Game: Guess the reversed song2020-04-261h 02
No Kpop No LifeLet me introduce you to some new thangs (NCT127, Itzy, elris, Chungha, AleXa, Yezi, Eyedi, ...)In this episode we share our thoughts on some February kpop releases. We start things with the latest comebacks from ITZY, NCT 127 and ELRIS. We complete the music discussion with new Chungha, AleXa, Favorite, Eyedi and Yezi, as well as having a look back at Zico’s viral sensation Any Song. For the game of the episode, we go full on weird and our panel has to figure out if names like Mona Lisa or Long Time Coming are kpop songs or Halo ships. 0:52 ITZY – Wannabe 10:45 NCT 127 – Kick it 22:45 ELRIS – Jackpot 33:28 Yezi – Home 34...2020-04-121h 02No Kpop No LifeFebruary kpop avalanche: part 2 (IZ*ONE, BTS, Dreamcatcher, Rocket Punch, KARD, Weki Meki, Moonbyul, ...)Us against the flood of February kpop releases. Check who wins as we go through new releases from IZ*ONE, BTS, Dreamcatcher, Rocket Punch, KARD, Cherry Bullet, Weki Meki and Moonbyul. To close the podcast, we have a new game were llehuty tries his best to trick roa, kookie and Doul with ambiguous clues while they try to guess the kpop group.0:45 - Dreamcatcher – Scream16:25 – IZ*ONE – Fiesta27:08 – BTS – ON43:02 – KARD – Red Moon48:46 – Moonbyul - Eclipse52:50 – Rocket Punch – Bouncy1:02:11 – Weki Meki – Dazzle Dazzle1:05:13 – Cheery Bullet – Hands Up2020-03-071h 26No Kpop No LifeFebruary kpop avalanche: part 1 (LOONA, Everglow, Gfriend, Bvndit, Cignature, Siyeon, ...)In this episode, we try to collect our thoughts on the stampede of girl group comebacks on February. Loona, Gfriend, Everglow, Cignature, Bvndit, Siyeon from Dreamcatcher, Bibi and Saay have new music for us to analyse and discuss.There is an excerpt of Loona So What lore discussion at the end. Video version of that part is available here: https://youtu.be/0oLWYaqekWY0:18 Gfriend – Crossroads, Labyrinth10:36 LOONA – So What, #27:24 Everglow - Dun Dun34:07 Cignature – Nun Nu Nan Na39:25 Bvndit – Cool41:38 Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) – Paradise44:51 Bibi – Res...2020-02-231h 22No Kpop No LifeThe calm before the storm (Taeyeon, BTS, Stray Kids, Solar, Chungha, ...)2020 still warming up, and before the February kpopalypse we get to discuss BTS’ prerelease track Black Swan, both the studio version and the performance version, and Taeyeon’s Purpose repackage album. We also share out thoughts about the intriguing Stray Kids English EP, Sophiya’s latest release and duets from Paul Kim, Chungah and Solar with Kassy. For the game, roa and Doul have a French face off guessing who made it to several end of the year charts.0:49 Taeyeon – Dear Me10:00 BTS – Black Swan24:30 Solar from Mamamoo and Kassy – A song from the past...2020-02-071h 06No Kpop No LifeSeason 2 is here! (Momoland, ATEEZ, Younha, Dreamnote, ph-1, Baek Yerin)Season 2 is here! We trimmed a bit the format and we will be focusing on the newest stuff. We start the year with in depth discussion of Momoland’s first comeback with the new lineup, Ateez’s EP that closes their Treasure saga and Younha doing her thing in her new mini album. We also discuss new Dreamnote, ph1 and Baek Yerin’s collab. We also have room to spazz about how amazing is having Ryu Sera back in our lives through her youtube channel.We close the episode playing a game having a look at the hits o...2020-01-2558 minNo Kpop No LifeBest of kpop 2019This is it. We say goodbye to 2019 picking or favourite everything in kpop, going from music video and album of the year to best rap verses and driving songs.Check No Kpop No Life twitter account (https://twitter.com/nknlpodcast) for the visual companion guide of our “best outfits” award.2:05 Music Video of the Year18:25 llehuty’s award: Most pleasing surprise of the year25:45 Rookies of the year30:39 roa’s award: Ballad of the year36:46 Best performance of the year43:23 kookie’s award: Best driving songs2020-01-062h 59No Kpop No LifeTexas subunit goes to Korea!This time we tackle the latest releases leading to the end of the year, with new music from IU, AOA, EXO, WJSN, Twice, Crush, Sejeong. The meat of the episode is however, the Korean adventures of No Kpop No Life Texan subunit composed by @ElevenGreenEggs and @david_theworld. They explained their experience visiting different cities, their food discoveries, language struggles, watching some nugus busking, SM Museum and LOONA (and specially Olivia Hye’s) fan landmark, “Cafe Rosy”.We close by discussing the sad but expected Momoland lineup changes and the underwhelming award shows to start the holiday season...2019-12-222h 28No Kpop No LifeDumb Hip ShowerIn this episode, we tackle a varied set of new releases from Bvndit, Mamamoo, Hyuna, Rainbow, Stray Kids, Nature and WayV among others. Our Texan subunit also shares their hype about their long trip to South Korea. We end up making up our minds on our official MAMA ballot and play a quick game where Roa and Doul battle it out trying to guess kpop songs from their English lyrics.0:40 Bvndit – Dumb!8:27 Mamamoo – HIP!18:54 Hyuna – Flower Shower25:15 DAWN – Money33:21 Stray Kids – Astronaut37:40 WayV – Love Talk38:20 GOT7 – Call...2019-11-251h 42No Kpop No LifeConcerts impressions and voting for our MAMAsIn this packed episode, we go through impressions from 2 recent live events some members of our panel attended: Doul and roa saw Dreamcatcher live in Paris on 191103 as part of the European leg of their “Invitation from Nightmare City” and kookie saw Weki Meki and Chic Angel on 191026 in Kpop Together 2019 in Dallas. As always, we share our thoughts on the recent releases, including Hinapia, Taeyeon, IU, Brow Eyed Girls, ARIAZ, Purplebeck, Hoody, TXT, Only One Of and Alexa.As part of the news segment, we discuss Queendom’s finale and also share our sadness over I.O.I’s...2019-11-092h 23No Kpop No LifeEp 7: Fake or TrueYou won’t believe what we talk about in this episode!Just kidding. As usual, we discuss the most recent releases, including Twice’s Fake and True, Ladies Code’s Set Me Free, Tiffany Young’s Run For Your Life, ATEEZ’s Wonderland, Stray Kids’ Double Knot, Lim Kim’s Yellow, AB6IX’s Blind for Love, Kei’s I go, Joji x Jackson Wang (GOT7)’s Walking, ONF’s Why, Heize’s Late Autumn. We also discuss our hopes and dreams about IOI’s reunion and Red Velvet’s Reve Festival Day 3. Check out cool’s throwback to one of the most m...2019-10-242h 00No Kpop No LifeEp 6: Mark, get back to work!In this packed episode we discuss the newest comeback from Twice and SuperM’s debut, as well as plenty other releases including KARD, AKMU, Chungha x Rich Brian and Sonamoo. Roa’s ASMR throwback takes us through the history of one the groups with the craziest trajectory in the kpop scene, and lastly we close with a game that’s all about numbers.Timestamps:0:22 Twice – Feel Special11:36 Jinsoul has black hair11:58 SuperM - Jopping24:14 Sonamoo – We are legendary26:54 Chungha x Rich Brian – These nights31:06 Gracie - Conquest2019-10-091h 32No Kpop No LifeBonus: 2019 Kpop ERA LOONA member rankingVideo version: https://youtu.be/25_KWM5wxggJoin us while we reveal and discuss the results of the 2019 Loona member rankings by Kpop-ERA.Thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/k-pop-era-ot-into-the-new-world.455/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nknlpodcastYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyD386Vzn4y-y1Nv0I7LvwSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T4aS4bRc1Cq4Iftn08TWZApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1474831936Anchor: https://anchor.fm/nokpopnolife/Panel: @llehutyERA, @david_theworld, @doulmagus...2019-10-011h 05No Kpop No LifeEp 5: A déjà vu of sophisticated fireworksIn this episode we discuss the newest comebacks from Dreamcatcher and Laboum and Bolbbaggan4 and take a deep dive into some k-indie with discussion on Neon Bunny and Lee Haewan. We also put our attention in Queendom and signhere, 2 competition shows that stand out from more veteran shows with some interesting ideas and contestants. We close the episode with a discussion on once an underrated group that skyrocketed into success for the throwback and our craziest game yet with an outstanding performance from one of the members from the panel. Timestamps.2:29 Dreamcatcher – Déjà...2019-09-2457 minNo Kpop No LifeEp 4: Summer identity crisisWe discuss our favorite summer releases of 2019 and also give our thoughts on Sunmi’s LALALAY, CLC’s Devil, X1’s Flash, Crush’s NAPPA and Yultron x Jay Park's On Fire. We travel back in time to reminisce of an underrated kpop group that debuted back in 2012 and a game that brought us the closest final result to date.Summer playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1220909320/playlist/4RECMtFsE4U7tr5E2UF7f6Time stamps:0:50 Sunmi – LALALAY7:20 CLC – Devil13:35 X1 – Flash17:22 ONEWE – Regulus20:22 Crush – Nappa21:40 Y...2019-09-101h 19No Kpop No LifeEp 3: Goodbye, au revoir, KCONIn this episode we have an extensive discussion about KCON LA 2019, with @david_theworld and @ElevenGreenEggs sharing their experience with Europeasants @llehutyERA and @doulmagus. You can check the great pictures that kookie took in here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/155882021@N02/albums/72157710477826311We also talk also about the brand new comebacks of Red Velvet with Umpah Umpah and Everglow with Adios. Kookie’s throwback artist takes us out of our comfort zone to talk about the history of one of the most popular hip-hop groups and we close the episode with a game that tests some of th...2019-08-271h 50No Kpop No LifeEp 2: Ready for KCONIn this episode we get together and share our thoughts on Rocket Punch’s and fresh new releases from Oh My Girl, Weki Meki, Tiffany Young and Pink Fantasy. We also put the spotlight in some things we have been enjoying lately like Ruann’s debut, retro project group CSVC and Twice’s Breakthrough release.We discuss a very interesting VICE article by @bijubelinky that made us think about our music tastes across the time and think about where k-pop could be headed next. Our very own @ElevenGreenEggs and @david_theworld will be attending KCON LA 2019, so they s...2019-08-131h 28No Kpop No LifeEp 1: Into the new worldJoin us in this new adventure as we discuss the most recent kpop releases from Itzy, GWSN, Day6, NCT Dream and Pentagon among others. We also talk about our expectations from 2 upcoming groups: X1, the group formed in Produce X 101, and Rocket Punch, the new woollim girl group. In our throwack segment we have room to discuss about one beloved group from the past and we also play some games.Leave us comments and feedback as well as questions that we will read in the next episode.Time stamps:00:00 Intro12:14 New releases2019-07-301h 51