K-pop Shenanigans

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

3 years ago

54 minutes 49 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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:

Stuff from the 60-second round:

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

5 years ago

1 hour 50 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

"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

5 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes 12 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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:

Lightning Round:

Full show notes can be found here

6 years ago

1 hour 54 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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:

Full show notes can be found here.

6 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes 30 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

Full show notes can be found here.

6 years ago

1 hour 37 minutes 38 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 24 minutes 36 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes 2 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

Songs we all wanted to talk about

Full show notes can be found here

6 years ago

52 minutes 42 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

Full show notes can be found here

6 years ago

48 minutes 54 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes 28 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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.

6 years ago

23 minutes 10 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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.

6 years ago

1 hour 34 minutes 53 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 14 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes 15 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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.

6 years ago

21 minutes 7 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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

6 years ago

1 hour 25 minutes 52 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

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.

The hosts:

Zac

Twitter: @ravenousbadger

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Shae (absent this recording)

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Full show notes found here.

6 years ago

1 hour 48 minutes 24 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

Episode 4?: Exactly What it Says on the Tin (January/February 2019 stuff)

In which we discuss the songs and news in K-pop from January and February of 2019

The hosts:

Chase

Twitter: @ChaseWassenar

@UnikrnCo for where he works

Kristen

Twitter: @KPignuolo

Instagram: kpignuolo

Zac

Twitter: @ravenousbadger

Shae (absent this recording)

Twitter: @redfox130

Instagram: shaebeom

Full show notes here

6 years ago

1 hour 25 minutes 3 seconds

K-pop Shenanigans

2017 K-pop Top 120 (?) songs

Originally recorded January 2018 - these episodes are all out of order because why not? It's more fun that way. The lists: The Mnet list (Korean) The Mnet list (English) The Gaon list (Korean) The Gaon list (English) The hosts: Chase Twitter Writing for Unikrn.com Podcast on professional League of Legends Shae Twitter Instagram Zac Twitter YouTube

6 years ago

2 hours 4 minutes 26 seconds