K-pop Shenanigans

By K-pop Shenanigans

Four friends with a wide variety of k-pop backgrounds come together each month to highlight the best and worst songs that Korea has to offer. Join us for something somewhere between analysis and nonsense.

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2018 K-pop Top 136(?) Songs

K-pop ShenanigansFeb 28, 2019

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02:29:38

We're Back! Best K-Pop Songs of 2021

In the long awaited return of the K-Pop shenanigans podcast, Chase Wassenar, Kristen Pignuolo, Shae Dreis, and Zac sit down to discuss their favorite songs of 2021. Good news: 2021 was a *really* good year for k-pop!

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tNx9n1CELCGvFLR24rplN?si=f4e052abba144ef8

YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BYXwcfIli41CHnVMbrI12p4EOcgV25s

Chase's Top 100: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uePSI_Vf6OSh2NrblumoxhrAqRoXgXWZ_uKPXM8BZKE/edit?usp=sharing

Feb 02, 202254:50

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Starring TXT - October 2019 in K-pop, Part 2

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae (absent this episode)

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Songs we all wanted to talk about:

Run for Your Life by Tiffany Young Guilty by TVXQ SUPER Clap by Super Junior Fake & True by Twice Bomb by AleXa Run Away by TXT Spark by Taeyeon

Stuff from the 60-second round:

Sweet Chaos - DAY6 Falling Leaves are Beautiful - Heize DWAY! - Jackon Wang Blind for Love - AB6IX My New World - Cix Abandoned - Brown Eyed Girls Wonder Woman - Brown Eyed Girls

Zac, seriously, buddy, pal, what are you doing?

Oh! My Mistake - April Love Bomb - Fromis_9 BBIBBI - IU

Dec 03, 201901:00:51

"Jopping". Jopping? Jopping - The October 2019 episode, Part 1

In which many questionable decisions are made... Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan The hosts Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom News Wonho leaves Monsta X - Shae’s corner IZ*ONE cancels comeback showcase after Produce 101 Director admits to rigging results CL Leaves YG Entertainment Songs We All Want to Talk About These Nights by Rich Brian & Chung Ha Jopping by SuperM Wonderland by Ateez Double Knot by Stray Kids Set Me Free by Ladies Code

Nov 25, 201901:02:13

Monsta X Really Wants to Bleep You: The September 2019 Podcast, Part 2

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Shae

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Kristen (absent this episode)

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Songs we all wanted to talk about: Boom Boom - ANS
OOMM (Out of My Mind) - 3YE
Bbyong - Saturday
Dumb Litty - KARD
Feel Special - TWICE
Daredevil - Zico
Lightning Round: Pinky Love - Momoland
Sidekick - K Tigers Zero
Love U - Monsta X
Chicken Noodle Soup - J-hope
Call Me Before You Sleep - Jessica

Full show notes can be found here

Oct 31, 201901:00:54

Girls in Dresses with Swords: The September 2019 Podcast, Part 1

In which we're not more than a month late for once!

If you appreciated last month's coherence and depth of coverage... we're glad you enjoyed it... and we're sorry.

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Shae

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Kristen (absent this episode)

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

News: Singer and actor Sulli found dead

If you’re looking for help with mental health, here’s a good page to act as a starting point.

Songs: Gott - Simon Dominic
Devil - CLC
Workaholic - BOL4
Breaking Out/Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher
Vampire - IZ*ONE

Full show notes can be found here.

Oct 25, 201901:07:30

By the Power of Hypocrisy! - The August 2019 podcast, Part 2

In which the unforeseeable happens. And Zac breaks something, because of course he does.

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Kristen (absent this episode)

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae (absent this episode)

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Guest hosts Sneko

Twitter: Snekoko

Instagram: Snekoko

YouTube: Sneko

Andrew

Twitter: Korean_mulan

Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS

Songs we all* wanted to talk about Bungee (Fall in Love) by Oh My Girl Tonight by Jay Park & Kirin Ft. Ugly Duck Adios by Everglow Forever Young by Giant Pink ft. Leelamarz To My Youth by Bol4 Tiki Taka by Weki Meki Umpah Umpah by Red Velvet - Z

Full show notes can be found here.

Oct 08, 201901:37:38

Die Koreanischeüberradiostation präsentiert: Wach auf - The August 2019 podcast, part 1

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen (absent this episode)
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest hosts
Sneko
Twitter: Snekoko
Instagram: Snekoko
YouTube: Sneko
Andrew
Twitter: Korean_mulan
Translator on BTS World as part of NetmarbleUS

Full show notes can be found here

Oct 05, 201901:24:37

Sha La Land by Momoland - The July 2019 Episode, Part 2

In which Zac doesn't gush nearly as much as he would've if this episode had been recorded just a week later.

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan
The hosts
Zac
Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger
Chase
Twitter: @ChaseWassenar
@UnikrnCo for where he works
Kristen
Twitter: @KPignuolo
Instagram: kpignuolo
Shae (absent this episode)
Twitter: @redfox130
Instagram: shaebeom
Guest
Justin (who can’t be found here)
Songs we all* wanted to talk about:

I Am Not Alone by SoRi x Folded Dragons

Gleam by Mamamoo

Gottasadae by BewhY

Icy by Itzy

Humph! by Pentagon

Give Me More by Vav

Beep Beep by Ruann

Full show notes can be found here

Sep 12, 201901:05:02

Why didn't we call it K-pup? - The July 2019 Podcast, Part 1

In which we put out a July podcast in September because no one has ever accused us of being timely.

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae (Absent this episode)

Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom

Guest: Justin (from somewhere in the Netherlands)

News stories SM Unveils SuperM, K-pop Supergroup
Jihyo and Kang Daniel Are Dating and the Internet acted like grownups for once
Taeyeon’s Dog Zero becomes cutest member of SM Entertainment
Songs we all wanted to talk about Room Shaker by Ailee
Boom by NCT Dream
Popsicle by UHSN
Shower by Norazo
X-Phenomenon by Monsta X

Full show notes can be found here

Sep 09, 201952:43

Cannibalism's Great! - The June 2019 Podcast, Part 2

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Songs We All Wanted To Talk About

RPM - SF9 Zimzalabim - Red Velvet Side Effects - Stray Kids Dear Rude - JeA featuring Cheetah

Full show notes can be found here

Aug 01, 201948:54

Cat and Dog Corollary - The June 2019 Episode, Part 1

In which the weirdness has just begun...

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Full show notes can be found here

Jul 28, 201901:07:28

BONUS: The Anti-Gollum (May 2019 episode outtakes)

Since Zac is in the middle of nowhere unable to edit the June episode, here's a bonus: the outtakes from the main May episodes.

Jul 06, 201923:11

I may have gone slightly overboard: The Girl Group Fantasy Draft

We're trying something new. In the first of our B-side episodes, we bring on some guests for a fantasy draft, to see who can assemble the best K-pop girl group... or maybe just survive.

The hosts:

Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

The guests:

Justin

Twitter: @Justin_Gaelyang

Xander

Twitter: @xGoomiho

The setup

Six rounds, one pick per round Snake draft - draft order reverses each round After 6 picks, can add as many other selections as you like Anyone you pick must have released music in since January 2018 or have a confirmed comeback before the end of 2019

For more complete show notes, including spoilers of every pick we make, go here.

Jun 30, 201901:34:53

This Group Suffocates Babies: The May 2019 podcast, Part 2

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts

Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae (absent this episode)

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Songs We All Want to Talk About

(2:11) Dramatic by BVNDIT

(8:21) DMT (Do Ma Thang) by 3YE

(17:50) Feedback by Ladies’ Code

(23:05) Under Cover by A.C.E.

(33:02) Promise by Ateez

(38:28) Really Really by Cherry Bullet

(44:22) youknowbetter by Hyolyn

(50:24) Me by CLC

Lightning Rounds

(57:39) Zac’s lightning round

(59:05) Kristen’s lightning round

(1:00:12) Chase’s lightning round

Full show notes can be found here

Jun 20, 201901:03:14

The artists that aren't actually known as "ex-id": The May 2019 episode, Part 1

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan The hosts Zac Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger Chase Twitter: @ChaseWassenar @UnikrnCo for where he works Kristen Twitter: @KPignuolo Instagram: kpignuolo Shae (absent this episode) Twitter: @redfox130 Instagram: shaebeom News Kang Daniel wins case against LM Entertainment BTS becomes highest selling artist in Gaon chart history Monsta X deal with Epic Records for English promotion AOA renews with FNC Pristin breaks up Rumors they were reuniting have been greatly exaggerated Songs We All Want to Talk About Focus by Kim Dong Han Illusion by Jenyer The Fifth Season (SSFWL) by Oh My Girl Picky Picky by Weki Meki Me & You by EXID Full show notes for the episode can be found here

Jun 13, 201901:12:15

BONUS: I feel like Zac listening to KARD (April 2019 podcast outtakes)

We had so many outtakes and bits that needed to be cut from the 2019 episode that they went on for 20 minutes - instead of a long postscript to that episode, here’s all of them.

May 30, 201921:07

I am a BTS hipster: The April 2019 episode

In which we briefly discuss reunion rumors, mandatory military enlistment, and how a bunch of our song opinions land where you never think they would. And then we talk about THAT song. Or should I say rant.

Find the podcast on Twitter @kpopshenanigan

The hosts:

Zac

Twitter: @ramblybadger or @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

The news:

IOI rumored to make a comeback

Xiumin of EXO and Minho of SHINee to enlist in the military

The songs:

Kill This Love - BLACKPINK

Close to me - Ellie Goulding, Diplo, and Red Velvet

Boy With Luv - BTS

Danger - Super Junior-D&E

Fancy - TWICE

Cat & Dog - TXT

From Now - Verivery

See full show notes here

May 16, 201901:25:52

Who's Loopy Now?: The March 2019 Episode

In which we talk about recent K-pop business history, bury a story once and for all, and cannot contain our astonishment at how much notable (good and not) music was released in March.