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The K-Pop Corner
by 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.Follow us on Twitter: @KpopcornerpodTikTok: @KpopcornerpodcastEmail us at: [email protected]
Episodes
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Ep 127 - Big Ocean Love Sign Single, CB talk, Monsta X concert predictions & more!
We start off talking about Big Ocean, a unique K-Pop group consisting of three members, all of which are hard of hearing. We talk about their latest single, Love Sign, because it's super catchy and the music video is mature, sexy and beautifully shot. They also incorporate sign language into…
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Ep 126 - Omega X concert experience + new music from Enhypen, SF9 & Monsta X
We start with my Omega X concert experience. I was fortunate enough to attend Omega X's concert here in Detroit on a flash sale for $1. I went in with no expectations except to have fun and they absolutely delivered and won my heart! Jade and I go over all the details big and small, and the…
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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....
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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.
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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,...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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…
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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…
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Ep 105 - New music from Monsta X & Junhee + Dayoung's solo debut & more!
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...
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Ep 104 - IVE Secret album, Monsta X IDWIW pre-release, & the continued globalization of K-pop
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...
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Ep 103 - Junhee solo debut, concert woes, Monsta X The X Comeback + KCON
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...
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Ep 102 - Ateez & Wayv comebacks, Boys II Planet, MBB fandom drama & Monsta x news
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…
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Ep 101 - Comebacks & new music from: Cravity, Oneus, Wonho & Kard
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...
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Ep 100!! Cravity CB + Ep 100 fun trivia, top 5 K-Pop categories & watching debut M/Vs
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,...
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Ep 99 - Monsta X & Ten Japanese releases, Enhypen Bad Desire CB, & Cravity, A.C.E & Wonho news
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...
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Ep 98 - Monsta X catch up, Enhypen comeback & a K-Pop Corner rant
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.
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Ep 97 - Katseye Gnarly + Onewe's concert & Everything package review
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...
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Ep 96 - Close Your Eyes, Onewe pre-concert info, concert behaviors & more!
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...
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Ep 95 - Tenn Stunner, I.M Don't Speak + Wooki's album, dating/fandom BS & more
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...
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Ep 94 - Onewe & SF9 music and M/Vs, Ten's 'Stunner' concept photos, SSE New Kids on the Starship survival show & Under Fifteen audition program
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...
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Ep 93 - Comeback city! Zerobaseone, SF9 & Onewe + KiiiKiii Debut, Astro digital single & more!
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…
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Ep 92 - IVE Attitude CB, SSE new GG, current events & more!
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…
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Ep 91 - GOT7 & CIX comebacks, Minnie Obsession feat. Ten, Jooheon is back from military & more
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...
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Ep 90 - Oneus Dear.M, IVE Rebel Heart, Got7, & TikTok ban
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…
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Ep 89 - 2024 K-Pop Recap!
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!
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Ep 88 - New music and videos from Wayv, Cravity & THE 8 + New Jeans update
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...
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Ep 87 - A.C.E Pinata, Wonho What Would You Do, Wayv High Five pre-release & more
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.
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Ep 86 - ACE & Itzy CBs, Wonho Fan Meetup, Starlight Boys mistreatment & Hybe's document leak
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 &…
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Ep 85 - K-Pop Corner backstory, K-Pop & jealousy costing me a friendship & focusing on the positives
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.
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Ep 84 - Talking A.C.E & Monsta X with Shana!
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.
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Ep 83 - SM's Trot group MYTRO, RTK Ace of Ace, thoughts on remixes, New Jeans press conference & 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…
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Ep 82 - Katseye, MX happenings, Taeil's criminal charges & more
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...
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Ep 81 - Sanha & SF9 albums/MVs, Wayv on tour & I.M's concert!
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…
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Ep 80 - Sanha's debut cont., SF9 CB, More concert BS & Le Sserafim's Documentary
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...
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Ep 79 - A.C.E concert, Enhypen & Dreamcatcher comebacks, Sanha debut & more!
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.
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Ep 78 - Rocky's EP, dark sides of the industry, Kiss of Life Sticky & much more!
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…
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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.Follow us on Twitter: @KpopcornerpodTikTok: @KpopcornerpodcastEmail us at: [email protected]
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