We are back with our final Coffee Break (for now)! Join us for the second half of our discussion on the dark and light sides of K-Pop! This time we talk about the light side of K-pop!
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:41 This week's topic: Dark and Light sides of K-pop
02:03 How has K-pop helped us personally
11:06 How K-pop has created a cultural bridge
14:34 K-pop in Korea vs K-pop internationally
16:25 K-pop = high quality music and content
18:41 The wonder and magic of K-pop albums
24:05 Making friends through K-pop
26:30 Thanks for joining us on our Coffee Breaks!
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We are back with another Coffee Break! We have no special guests joining us this week - just your OG Patmmer crew! We will be diving into a two part episode in which we debate and discuss the dark and light sides of K-Pop! Up first is the exploration of the dark side of K-Pop!
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:16 This week's topic: Dark and Light sides of K-pop
02:36 Slave Contracts
06:05 How young is too young to start training to debut as an Idol?
07:54 Mental Health Issues
09:47 Competition and over saturation of the market for K-pop
13:06 Misconduct in the industry
15:10 Scandals - when power and fame lead Idols to the dark side
20:30 Sexism
22:57 Vanity and unrealistic beauty standards
30:09 Treatment of Foreigners in the K-pop industry
34:11 What makes K-pop, K-pop?
37:15 Bye, bye! See y'all next week!
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We are back with another Coffee Break! This week we have not one, but two special guests! Joining us are our friends Brandi and Tyler! Have you ever been curious what it would be like to share the passion for K-Pop with your partner? Brandi and Tyler will be sharing their stories and insights on how K-pop has affected their relationship as a couple!
Love our friends as much as we do? You can follow them both on their socials below!
Tyler: linktr.ee/ManuelHung31
Brandi: TikTok: brandim994 and IG: bmacura1
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:12 Getting to know this week's guests, Brandi and Tyler!
03:37 This week's topic: K-Pop from a couple's perspective
05:14 K-Poppin' as a couple
08:07 Groups that our couple likes together vs alone
14:51 Bonding and watching music videos together
15:41 Opinions on dating bans on K-pop Idols
21:15 Thoughts on K-pop couples tattoos
25:24 How does K-pop affect a couple's relationship?
27:53 Random K-pop anecdotes
32:12 Thank you Brandi and Tyler for joining us!
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We are back with another Coffee Break! Our friend Kevin joins us again! Join us as we talk all about the advantages, disadvantages, struggles, and differences between girl groups, boy groups, and co-ed groups!
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:26 Getting to know this week's guest, Kevin
02:25 Introducing this week's topic - girl groups vs boy groups vs co-ed groups
02:53 What are some of the general differences between girl and boy groups?
05:36 Is there a bias towards boy groups?
09:35 Differences within the industry between girl and boy groups
10:51 Difference in standards between girl and boy groups
14:37 Strengths and weaknesses (and additional differences) of both girl and boy groups
19:29 Co-ed groups!
24:32 Opinions on girl group and boy group collaborations
30:49 Co-ed groups and Latin music
31:51 Marketability of co-ed groups
35:05 Thank you Kevin for joining us again!
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We are back with another Coffee Break! This week our friend Kevin joins us! Kevin has been in the K-pop world for quite some time now; you can trust this man's commentary and musical taste - he was rollin' to the beat of Brave Girls BEFORE it was cool! So grab your coffee, get comfy, and join us as we discuss some of the common concepts seen in K-pop!
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:01 Getting to know this week's guest, Kevin (aka the accidental K-pop fan)
04:32 What are some of the common K-pop concepts?
06:31 "Rite of Passage" concepts
10:01 Does age and/or a group's agency impact concepts? What happens when groups get "stuck" doing a certain concept?
16:02 Current concept trends?
18:07 We LOVE Retro concepts!
20:20 How do we feel about Latin inspired songs and concepts?
23:52 Holiday concepts (featuring our college Christmas tradition)
26:25 Cute concepts
29:30 Music videos with concepts/storylines that carry over from video to video
31:52 Concepts we don't love
40:05 Kevin's recommendations from the current K-pop generation
43:07 Thank you Kevin for sharing your insights and recommendations!
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We are back with another Coffee Break! Our local K-pop Guru, J-Minnie joins us again! This week we discuss everyone's favorite pastime - the K-pop concert experience. Concert experience, fandom wars, what it's like to work at a K-pop concert, we discuss it all!
Don't forget to follow J-Minnie on all of her socials! And guess what?! J-Minnie manages a K-hip hop artist that you can follow as well! Show some love to J-Minnie and her artist Keezy!
J-Minnie IG: jminqueen
Keezy IG: 616_keezy
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:40 Getting to know this week's guest, J-Minnie
09:34 K-pop Concerts - how do they differ from the "regular" concert experience?
14:46 Funny Story - fandom wars
20:32 What it is like to work a K-pop concert? Inside scoop how it works!
30:48 Positives of working a K-pop concert + J-Minnie's advice
35:00 Thank you J-Minnie for joining us and sharing your insider knowledge with us! Don't forget to follow her to stay up to date on her future projects!
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We are finally back!!! We will continue our regular learn and react episodes, however, we are kicking off our comeback with something new! Join us this week for the first of many bite sized Coffee Break episodes! Our Coffee Break series will feature honest conversations with various friends we have made thanks to K-Pop! Our first guest is an OG K-pop fan - she isn't just any K-pop expert, she is a K-pop Guru! Please welcome our friend J-Minnie!
Don't forget to follow J-Minnie on all of her socials as well as the K-hip hop artist she manages, Keezy!
J-Minnie IG: jminqueen
Keezy IG: 616_keezy
Times
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro (i.e. welcome to our first Coffee Break)
01:25 Getting to know this week's guest, J-Minnie
07:15 How has K-pop changed throughout the years
10:26 Breaking down the K-pop generations
16:15 The future of K-pop
21:02 Globalization of K-pop
29:56 J-Minnie's current K-pop suggestions
34:23 Thank you J-Minnie for joining us! Don't forget to follow her to stay up to date on her future projects!
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We are so happy we finally reacted to this week's group! We are definitely late to the party but it was time for us to FACE the music and give this group a chance! We LOVE this group - their visuals, vocals, story as comeback kings - we LOVE it all! Join us this week as we fall in LOVE with NU'EST!
M/V Links:
Face: https://youtu.be/gyXy0m-4bvE
Love Me: https://youtu.be/m5kOBOfoySA
Inside Out: https://youtu.be/AIyarEsQvAg
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:36 NU'EST Intro
01:25 Overview
02:01 Group History
16:01 Member Profiles
27:09 'Face' Reaction/Review
31:49 'Love Me' Reaction/Review
36:06 'Inside Out' Reaction/Review
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It must be our birthday, 'cause this week's group is definitely a gift! Join us as we continue our journey in exploring all the NCT units! This week we are reacting to NCT U! Which NCT unit should we look into next?!?! Let us know in the comments.
M/V Links:
The 7th Sense: https://youtu.be/3UGMDJ9kZCA
Make A Wish (Birthday Song): https://youtu.be/tyrVtwE8Gv0
90's Love: https://youtu.be/A5H8zBb3iao
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:09 NCT U Intro
01:31 NCT Group Overview
05:00 NCT U Overview
06:41 NCT U Group History
16:36 7th Sense Member Line Up and Profiles
22:58 Make A Wish (Birthday Song) Member Line Up and Profiles
27:56 90's Love Member Line Up and Profiles
36:40 'The 7th Sense' Reaction/Review
41:36 'Make A Wish (Birthday Song)' Reaction/Review
46:58 '90's Love' Reaction/Review
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Y'ALL, somebody needs to give this week's group an actual crown - 'cause these queens are killing us with their powerhouse vocals! Join us as we finally get to learn, react, and bask in the glory that is Mamamoo!
M/V Links:
Mr. Ambiguous: https://youtu.be/D15-XYRubsc
You're The Best: https://youtu.be/QbhmTM1cRro
Hip: https://youtu.be/KhTeiaCezwM
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:29 Mamamoo Intro
01:24 Mamamoo Basic Info
02:08 Group History
29:54 Member Profiles
36:30 'Mr. Ambiguous' Reaction/Review
42:53 'You're The Best' Reaction/Review
48:26 'Hip' Reaction/Review
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We could literally shed tears over how late we are with getting to know this week's group! Join us as we explore, listen, and learn about the 9 SENSATIONAL guys of SF9! Spoiler Alert: We definitely think the hype and FANFARE around these guys is on point!
M/V Links:
Fanfare: https://youtu.be/id0c8yuwmTg
Good Guy: https://youtu.be/n8zQysKciao
Teardrop: https://youtu.be/Z0Je7eSXA5s
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:54 SF9 Intro
01:09 SF9 Basic Info
02:08 Pre-Debut
03:14 Debut and History
18:55 Member Profiles
33:56 'Fanfare' Reaction/Review
38:23 'Good Guy' Reaction/Review
42:56 'Teardrop' Reaction/Review
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After watching the most recent comeback for this week's group, we are left with tons of questions! We have so many questions, but one thing we are not questioning is how much we LOVED all the songs we reacted to! Grab your KOMBATs and join us as we learn and react to iKON!
M/V Links:
Rhythm Ta: https://youtu.be/tYI5CriE6XU
Love Scenario: https://youtu.be/vecSVX1QYbQ
Why Why Why: https://youtu.be/DslHQto2V7I
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:46 iKON Intro
02:10 iKON Group Basic Info
04:09 iKON Pre-Debut
12:31 iKON Group History
42:11 Member Profiles
1:10:12 'Rhythm Ta' Reaction/Review
1:15:48 'Love Scenario' Reaction/Review
1:21:16 'Why Why Why' Reaction/Review
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There is still time to buy tickets To Kevin's LIVE concert in Arlington! Tickets can be purchased here: https://texas-live.com/events/20210806_kevinwoo
Don't forget to comment on our Kevin Woo special episode to enter our giveaway! https://youtu.be/b9i1zamm3WE
This week's group is taking a HELICOPTER straight to our hearts! We will never say NO to enjoying a bop by these girls! Join us as we learn and react to the lovely ladies of CLC!
M/V Links:
Pepe: https://youtu.be/3qmsJbJasfo
No: https://youtu.be/ZvhpjERxJlQ
Helicopter: https://youtu.be/NeUODC6F7zk
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:56 Kevin Woo Concert Reminder
02:03 Kevin Woo Giveaway Reminder
03:13 Intro to CLC
05:10 CLC Basic Info
06:08 History
29:34 Member Profiles
41:05 'Pepe' Reaction/Review
45:34 'No' Reaction/Review
49:33 'Helicopter' Reaction/Review
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This is it, this is the video you need to comment on if you would like to be entered into our Kevin Woo merch giveaway!
In order to best prepare ourselves for Kevin's upcoming concert, we decided to do an entire episode on the one and only Kevin Woo! If you are not already familiar with Kevin, it's not too late to join the party! Fasten your seatbelt and RIDE ALONG with us as we learn about and react to Kevin! Spoiler Alert: If Kevin was trying to get our attention, we'd have to say he definitely GOT IT!
P.S. There is still time to buy tickets To Kevin's LIVE concert in Arlington this August! Tickets can be purchased here: https://texas-live.com/events/20210806_kevinwoo
M/V Links:
Ride Along: https://youtu.be/bfLcusmAnWw
Freedom: https://youtu.be/FW5UR1IC1WY
Got It: https://youtu.be/CPSRJmOGvkI
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:18 Kevin Woo Concert Reminder
02:00 Kevin Woo Merch Giveaway Reminder - Don't Forget To Enter!
03:43 Intro to Kevin Woo
07:29 Early Career/Career with XING
10:29 Career with U-KISS
28:38 Career post U-KISS/Solo Career
43:18 'Ride Along' Reaction/Review
47:58 'Freedom' Reaction/Review
52:20 'Got It' Reaction/Review
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We are still accepting questions and entries for our interview with Kevin and our very first giveaway! Please participate!
The guys of this week's group definitely make us WANNABE fans for life! Their music and choreography are pure gold! We know we are late to the party, but we are happy to be here! Join us as we learn and react to the talented guys of GOLDEN CHILD!
M/V Links:
DamDaDi: https://youtu.be/lpMdr_5bygo
Wannabe: https://youtu.be/AnSAGpoqLPg
ONE(Lucid Dream): https://youtu.be/4zp8jzIgRRY
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:38 Kevin Woo Concert Reminder
01:21 We Are Interviewing Kevin - Don't Forget To Submit Your Questions!
01:49 Kevin Woo Merch Giveaway Reminder - Don't Forget To Enter!
02:32 Golden Child Intro
03:24 Member Profiles
21:41 Group History
32:22 'DamDaDi' Reaction/Review
36:48 'Wannabe' Reaction/Review
41:57 'ONE(Lucid Dream)' Reaction/Review
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Okay, we admit it, this week's group has some of the coolest album names we've ever heard of! Grab some coffee, get comfy, and prepare yourself to stay up all night with us as we learn all about DREAMCATCHER!
M/V Links:
Chase Me: https://youtu.be/zihoyz0u_cs
Odd Eye: https://youtu.be/1QD0FeZyDtQ
Boca: https://youtu.be/MZ4JGye4dQU
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:48 Kevin Woo Concert Reminder
01:24 We Are Interviewing Kevin - Don't Forget To Submit Your Questions!
02:30 Kevin Woo Merch Giveaway Reminder - Don't Forget To Enter!
03:42 Dreamcatcher Intro
04:28 Group History
27:49 Member Profiles
39:19 'Chase Me' Reaction/Review
44:09 'Odd Eye' Reaction/Review
48:49 'Boca' Reaction/Review
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This week we revisit one of the first Kpop groups that stole out hearts! Join us as we go back to where it all started and catch up with E-X-O!
P.S. We hope y'all enjoy our story time about seeing EXO live at MCOUNTDOWN back in 2016! It was wild!
M/V Links:
Don't Fight The Feeling: https://youtu.be/2IkoKhr6Tss
Obsession: https://youtu.be/uxmP4b2a0uY
Love Shot: https://youtu.be/pSudEWBAYRE
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:56 Kevin Woo Concert Reminder
03:05 Intro To EXO/EXO Light Stick Story
07:20 Group History Part 1
37:00 Korea Trip Story Time
42:53 MCOUNTDOWN
41:07 EXO At MCOUNTDOWN
56:18 Group History Part 2
1:09:33 Member Profiles
1:24:44 'Don't Fight The Feeling' Reaction/Review
1:29:30 'Obsession' Reaction/Review
1:33:44 'Love Shot' Reaction/Review
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We have been hearing all about this week's group for years - so we figured it was finally time that we give them a proper reaction! Join us this week as we learn and react to ASTRO! Spoiler Alert: We are going to be listening to ASTRO ALL NIGHT long!
M/V Links:
Hide and Seek: https://youtu.be/KEgSjGQEZnM
All Night: https://youtu.be/ZEE1UC90I0o
One: https: //youtu.be/XxlsLmHwCSk
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:42 Intro To ASTRO
02:06 Story Time
03:53 ASTRO History
25:26 Member Profiles
41:19 'Hide and Seek' Reaction/Review
47:18 'All Night' Reaction/Review
51:47 'One' Reaction/Review
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Y'all better call a FIRETRUCK, cause this week's group is lit! We finally take our first look at an NCT group and spoiler alert: we loved it! Join us as we learn, react, and fan girl over NCT 127!
M/V Links:
Firetruck: https://youtu.be/_psXn_VJ_AE
Cherry Bomb: https://youtu.be/WkuHLzMMTZM
Simon Says: https://youtu.be/arjy2v7zEI0
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
01:28 Intro To NCT
03:23 NCT History
28:49 Member Profiles
45:39 'Firetruck' Reaction/Review
49:49 'Cherry Bomb' Reaction/Review
55:17 'Simon Says' Reaction/Review
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This week's group has a special place in our hearts - whenever we are feeling down, this group never fails to make us instantly CHEER UP! Join us this week as we catch up with, react, and re-fall in love with the lovely ladies of TWICE!
M/V Links:
I Can't Stop Me: https://youtu.be/CM4CkVFmTds
More & More: https://youtu.be/mH0_XpSHkZo
Feel Special: https://youtu.be/3ymwOvzhwHs
Times:
00:00 Start
00:13 Intro
00:52 Intro to TWICE
01:35 History
45:02 Member Profiles
1:08: 'I Can't Stop Me' Reaction/Review
1:12:45: 'More & More' Reaction/Review
1:17:37: 'Feel Special' Reaction/Review
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