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KPOP KORNER

English, Arts, 1 season, 66 episodes, 2 days, 1 hour, 58 minutes
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The first ever Middle Eastern Kpop Podcast! Kpop Korner is a safe and fun space where we all get to enjoy our favourite thing ever… KPOP! Our episodes range from educational, current events, to straight up embarrassing and delusional ? so hop on the delulu train with us and lets ENJOY KPOP ❤️
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EP 65 - IT'S BEEN A WHILE!

HI WE MISS YOU!!!!! It's been a while and so much has happened! This is just a little catch up episode on the past couple of months, from KPOP interviews, Laila was on VOGUE ARABIA HELLO? Marah worked on a KPOP concert and lowkey fell in love???
12/1/202341 minutes, 16 seconds
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EP 64 - Celebrating Moonbin

Moonbin is one of our favourite humans, and we wanted to take the time to celebrate his life with you. It’s been an incredibly heartbreaking and difficult week for many of us, and in our grief, we thought of sharing some of our favourite moments with Moonbin, hoping that we would be able to shed a little positive ray of sunshine in his memory. He is one of the sweetest, compassionate, wholesome, and lovable souls. We feel extremely lucky to have been able to witness his incredible talent and infectious smile, even if it was only through a screen. We hope you’re all coping ok, sending all our love to Aroha’s, to Moonbin's family, and to Astro. To Moonbin, we hope you’re shining up there are much as you did on earth, we love you & we miss you 💜🤍 https://entertainment.inquirer.net/495822/musings-after-moonbins-death-why-do-we-cry-over-artists-who-are-unaware-of-our-existence If you have the need to talk to someone please feel free to contact us on our instagram @KPOPKORNERDXB
4/23/202337 minutes, 9 seconds
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EP 63 - An Unplanned Return

Hello :') Yes it’s been a while - sorry we’ve been gone for so long so we thought a life catch up was due! You know the usual mindless rambling, delulu and for some reason tears… DONT ASK WHY! ANYWAYS WE MISS YOUUUU <3 <3 <3 hank you for listening as always <3 Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
4/2/202356 minutes, 45 seconds
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EP 62 - KPOP in December 2022 Recap

WE CAN FINALLY PUT 2022 BEHIND US AND START A NEW YEAR!! (a month in 2023 lol SO SORRY) More members leaving their groups because of mysterious circumstances, YG losing most of their artists, and lots and LOTS of Christmas themed comebacks!&nbsp; This is the latest we've ever done a monthly recap and ITS MY FAULT (Marah) i just had a lil case of the burnout, SOOORRYYY&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
1/29/202351 minutes, 25 seconds
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EP 61 - KPOP Korner's 2022 Daesangs Pt3. The No Man's Land Releases

THE LAST PART OF OUR 2022 DAESANGS PROMISE!!! This episode we got to talk about our favourite 2022 songs that dont really belong anywhere? Just a random release, an OST, a collaboration, a project etc... that happened in 2022 (not in Laila's case tho you'll find out why LOL)&nbsp; Thank you 2022 for the incredible music - HERE'S TO AN EVEN GREATER YEAR WITH KPOP AND WITH YOU ALL &lt;3&nbsp; We had a mini catch up tho so episode officially starts at 5:50 Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
1/16/202326 minutes, 4 seconds
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EP 60 - KPOP Korner's 2022 Daesangs Pt2. B-Sides

PART 2 OF OUR 2nd End of Year Award Series!!! The B-SIDES!!!!!&nbsp; Each of us chose 10 B-Sides from this year (AND ONE OF US BROKE THE RULES YET AGAIN)!! ALSO love how at the beginning of the episode we start out with NOISE and then gradually calm down and somehow get all philosophical with our choices... DAMN WHO WOULDVE THOUGHT :')&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/14/202254 minutes, 54 seconds
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EP 59 - KPOP Korner's 2022 Daesangs Pt1. Title Tracks

Welcome back to our 2nd End of Year Award Series!!! In this episode we have decided that we needed to stress ourselves YET AGAIN and rank our favourite 2022 Title Tracks!&nbsp; Each of us chose 10 Title Tracks from this year (even tho ONE OF US COULDNT EVEN DO THAT) and wow what a stressful thing that was :) And OF COURSE some of our choices were extremely predictable you already know what's coming :') At the end we added an extra Category cause as if 20 songs wasnt enough, and that is KPOP Korner's Top 3 Title tracks! (mainly cause our choices clashed so much lol)&nbsp; PS - this was recorded on Sat Dec 3rd hence the Korea Match reference haha Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/7/202251 minutes, 53 seconds
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EP 58 - KPOP in November 2022 Recap

You'd think KPOP would get better after the calamity that was October... BUT NOPE!!!!&nbsp; SO MANY DISBANDMENTS, MEMBERS LEAVING, HEARTBREAK AND OVERALL CHAOS!!! But... there were some wins here and there so we tried to see the light in it all :) but still we struggled to get through this month, as we always do haha :')&nbsp; PS - Sorry about the Audio from Laila’s end - something was up with the mic and we tried to fix it but oh well 😭 &nbsp;December please be kind to us &lt;3&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3&nbsp; Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU&nbsp; Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/1/202245 minutes, 29 seconds
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EP 57 - An Ode To VLIVE (& The Alternatives)

With the news of V-Live's service coming to an end (THANKS A LOT HYBE) on Dec 31st 2022... we decided to explore the history of the app and the alternative platforms you can use! From different streaming apps, websites, and even paid subscription services! This is our ode to VLIVE, the app that united KPOP companies, groups, and fans over the years. From its bright and promising beginning to its untimely end. IF YOU CANT TELL ALREADY WE ARE SO SAD OVER IT, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOWWWWW (there may have been tears) Here's the list of the VLIVE alternatives you can download to fill the Vlive gap in your lives. - WeVerse (Paid features available) - Universe (Paid features available) - Youtube (Live) - Instagram (Live) - LYSN (Paid subscription for SM artists - Live Feature available only Audio) - Bubble (Paid subscription (JYP, IST, RBW, FNC, Jellyfish, WM, TOP - Live Feature available only Audio) Master VLIVE Archives: https://twitter.com/glitter___0_/status/1579586144324694017?s=46&amp;t=SOOsDNXih3YW80Rn7_bPPA Vlive if youre reading this - WE'LL MISS YOU SO MUCH :'( Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
11/8/202237 minutes, 25 seconds
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EP 56 - KPOP in October 2022 Recap

It's that time of the year... for the ABSOLUTE WORST MONTH IN KPOP. The October Curse is real.&nbsp; So much has happened this month that we literally couldn't cover it all but we tried our best to give you the main news stories that happened, from VICTON and ONEUS losing a member, the usual dating rumors, OMEGA X's situation, tour dates getting cancelled, concert promoters being incompetent... IN CONCLUSION NO ONE WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME.&nbsp; *TW SA and DA mention 19:36 - 20:30 Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
11/6/202250 minutes, 25 seconds
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EP 55 - KPOP and Classical Music

We noticed that A LOT of KPOP songs sample Classical music these days... LITERALLY ALMOST EVERY TITLE TRACK! So we decided to explore some of the KPOP that sample the OG sunbaenims; Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and so much more... Turns out this is not new at all, as KPOP's been doing that since the 90s!!&nbsp; Also heads up - we tried so hard to sound sophisticated and cultured in this episode and it just ended up with us sounding like absolute idiots. Therefore we have concluded that we really dont have the brain capacity for a topic as complicated as Classical Music :') BUT WE ENJOYED RECORDING THIS EPISODE AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO IT &lt;3&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
10/26/202233 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ep 54 - Let's Talk About VICTON...

This episode is going to be a little different from what we usually do... Marah’s ult band VICTON announced Chan will be leaving the group so we decided to have a little therapy session for her to let all her emotions out... Literally it's mainly Marah crying about the whole thing :') Just to clarify - please dont confuse the sadness over Chan leaving the group with us excusing his behavior. At the end of the day every single person here deals with stress, grief, and disappointment differently, and this is our way of doing it.&nbsp; Dont ever feel silly for feeling a strong emotion about KPOP - KPOP's a source of comfort and form of escapism from every day life for a lot of us, so it gets extremely hard when that source of comfort becomes THE source of stress - emotions tend to get all over the place. So everything you are feeling is completely valid &lt;3&nbsp; If you want to know more about VICTON check out our VICTON GUIDE!&nbsp; EP 35 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5K02A0OZzI4PrPqlE9EFpr?si=467731a608994dda VICTON playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XAWj3Wdkrt1CpmQ2zYZHR?si=e560a10764ad441d Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
10/22/202231 minutes, 24 seconds
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EP 53 - KPOP in September 2022 Recap

After missing TWO KPOP MONTHS we are finally back with a monthly recap!!! And what a horrible month to recap. LITERALLY NOTHING HAPPENED... and if something did happen IT WAS AWFUL, but at least the recap was pretty short haha :')&nbsp; We went a little crazy with the monthly recs towards the end because we missed two months in KPOP which is equivalent to 4 business years in the non-kpop Local world.&nbsp; Enjoy! Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
10/5/202254 minutes, 10 seconds
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EP 52 - Summer Catch Up

We are baack from our Summer holiday AND A LOT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY!!!! From Laila seeing her Ult Band SEVENTEEN in the US to Marah meeting GOT7's JAY B and P1Harmony!!!&nbsp; This episode is kind of all over the place because WE havent seen each other in month, and of course we had to discuss the current events in KPOP as well as some major life (by life we mean bias) updates.&nbsp; As always, thank you for listening &lt;3 we appreciate you!!! Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
10/1/202234 minutes, 17 seconds
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EP 51 - KPOP Konfessions 4.0 Listeners Edition

Welcome to part 2 of our confessions episode!!!&nbsp; These are all from our lovely listeners, acuutiesss &lt;3 and as always they range from delulu thoughts, embarrassing moments, to VERY unpopular opinions! Please remember, these are just opinions and we always want our podcast to be a safe space for all. Sometimes we just dont agree on everything, and that's okay too!! As always, thank you for listening &lt;3 we appreciate you!!! Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
9/1/202247 minutes
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EP 50 - KPOP Konfessions 4.0 Pt.1

HAPPY 50 EPISODES!!!! To celebrate this milestone (that we should've hit a long time ago but we are lazy and you know life happens lol) we decided to do a classic confessions episode with our lovely listeners, acuties!!! The confessions range from delulu thoughts, embarrassing moments, to VERY unpopular opinions! But remember, these are just opinions so take them all with a pinch of salt... or rice... or whatever the say is really i dont know. We love everyone!!! But sometimes we just dont agree on everything, and that's okay too!!&nbsp; As always, thank you for listening &lt;3 we appreciate you!!! Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
8/29/202239 minutes, 40 seconds
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EP 49 - A Slice of Red Velvet; KPOP Korner's Guide to Red Velvet

It's our first girl group guide!!!!! and what better way to do it than with our resident ReVeluv Sara! Sara, Laila's little sister, will guide us through the wild journey that is Red Velvet's career! From the moment of debut, the SM Dungeons, to their most recent comeback! We learn all about the members, their concept, ideal type lol, and so much more! Grab some snacks preferably a red velvet cake HEHE, and get comfy cause it's a long one!&nbsp; *Marah's Mic decided to stop functioning the first 2.5min but then its all good lol sorry*&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3 Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
8/17/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 29 seconds
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EP 48 - KPOP in June 2022 Recap

Apologies for the delay!!!! Life and Covid got in the way :(&nbsp; Welcome to probably one of the SHORTEST monthly recaps to date... Seriously did anything really happen in July???? Besides BTS at the White House, some sad news from Weeekly, and the NEVER ENDING SURVIVAL SHOWS!!!!!&nbsp; &nbsp;Thank you for listening as always &lt;3&nbsp; Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU&nbsp; Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner Want to be part of our KPOP Konfessions episode? https://forms.gle/imRvzEiGmPa9SXet8
7/18/202242 minutes, 35 seconds
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EP 47 - KPOP DEMO SONGS

Ever wondered what the original demo of a KPOP song sounds like? WELL US TOO! So we did a little research about some demos in KPOP (mostly SM) songs and the people responsible for them! Some demos sound exactly the same but in english while others are just straight up FILTHY AND SHOULD NEVER SEE LIGHT OF DAY (Looking at you EXO).  DEMO SONGS PLAYLIST - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Fjz7rBz9M&list=PL0YCPQr9h0PTF4aKWNQdeTe4xcGIlxiIu  Episode officially starts at 5:50 (sorry we had a lil argument about Lord of The Rings and Laila's lack of taste because LoTR is a masterpiece argue with the wall Laila - Marah) Thank you for listening as always Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
6/21/202243 minutes, 52 seconds
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EP 46 - KPOP in May 2022 Recap

First of all we want to apologise for going ABSOLUTELY FERAL over the comebacks lol... BECAUSE EVERYONE AND THEIR MAMAS HAD A COMEBACK IN MAY!!!&nbsp; It was a relatively quiet month (except for the Kim Garam situation (CA Bullying) which you can skip 21:00 - 30:00) other than that it was just your average KPOP month; exciting debuts, unexpected goodbyes, e-wordings, and of course some broadcasting company getting in trouble lol.&nbsp; Thank you for listening as always &lt;3&nbsp; Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
6/10/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 43 seconds
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EP 45 - Slip Into The Diamond Life; KPOP Korner's Guide to Seventeen

Omg it’s happening, this was meant to be a brief deep dive into one of Laila’s ult groups: Seventeen but I got a little carried away hehehe. We will explore their journey from debut, their discography, all 13 members and why they are known as the self producing idols! SO COME JOIN US IN CARATLAND, AND TRUST US YOU WON’T REGRET BECOMING A CARAT. 💖 &nbsp;(I hope I did them justice in this ep 😅) (also sorry I got so emosh &nbsp;but I JUST LOVE SEVENTEEN SO MUCH - Laila)&nbsp; Laila's Favourite Going Seventeen Episodes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rSisUDTts&amp;list=PLbNgWKCnHGxirqK6nPZi7gkkR2TZdi931 Marah's Favourite Going Seventeen Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A9UBdMBEgI Laila's Seventeen Playlist - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/seventeen/pl.u-V9D77MGfBqaDyl Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us!!!! - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
6/5/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 36 seconds
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EP 44 - KPOP in April 2022 Recap

This is perhaps our most chaotic monthly recap yet... and we apologize! Not a lot of stuff happened in April yet we still felt like we had a lot to say! From performances at coachella to strange comeback concepts and of course some dating rumors, honestly April had it all... BUT WE ARE JUST PREPARING FOR THE STORM THAT IS MAY.&nbsp; **Just a little CW we talked about EPEX's comeback and the Antisemitism accusations if you want to skip it starts at 27:55 - 29:28.&nbsp; Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU Connect with us - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
5/13/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 42 seconds
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EP 43 - KPOP Korner’s Guide to Song Anatomy with Marah

Have you ever heard people talk about certain elements in a song and had absolutely no idea what they were talking about? WELL THEN THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! This is a Marah’s very basic beginner’s guide TO A BEGINNER’S GUIDE to KPOP song structure and elements! In this episode Marah will cover some music terminology with examples from KPOP so that when you want to talk about a KPOP song you sound like you know your sh*t. PSA - We are 100% not experts in this subject and this is just information gathered after doing research and asking people who studied music theory. If there are any mistakes please let us know nicely because I (Marah) will cry 😂 Antichorus Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ez9nfv3M5ctlgYyCSLYpQ?si=ae2ad78280d845eb https://kaitlinbove.com/elements-of-music https://wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus150/Ch1-elements.pdf https://tunebat.com https://songbpm.com Special thanks to Jon.K &amp; UN3H from AMAK Server Check out Ask Me About Kpop podcast, it's great! Like our podcast? please give us a rating if you're able to! THANK YOU LOVE YOU &lt;3 Connect with us - https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
5/7/202238 minutes, 28 seconds
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EP 42 - Seventeen's Power of Love in London with Laila

Our resident Carat, Laila, is currently in London living her absolute best KPOP Life!!! Just a very quick life update from Laila, but honestly this is mainly a recap/ review of Seventeen's Power of Love: The Movie! She also caught up with one of our listeners and GOOD FRIEND Freddie &lt;3 IT WAS SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU &lt;3&nbsp; As always thank you for listening, WE APPRECIATE YOU https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner If you like our podcast please please rate us if you are able to, it would really help us out THANK YOU THANK YOU
4/28/202215 minutes, 51 seconds
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EP 41 - KPOP in March 2022 Recap

WE'VE COME FULL CIRCLE WITH THE MONTHLY RECAPS! March 2021 was our first monthly recap episode and here we are today recapping KPOP in March 2022! Some sad news, some happy news, and some just straight up strange, chaotic, unexpected...you name it! Thank you as always for listening!&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner&nbsp; If you like our podcast please please rate us if you are able to, it would really help us out THANK YOU THANK YOU
4/11/202243 minutes, 24 seconds
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EP 40 - Interview with VICTON!

From Delulu to Really! Marah had the chance to catch up with her ULTIMATE BAND VICTON during their Dubai visit for the Korea Brand EXPO event! Listen to parts of the interview and of course the story of how Marah met and spoke to her ults &nbsp;and managed to keep her bowel movement intact! We will also play you some exclusive behind the scenes audio which is mostly VICTON being the politest and most ADORABLE HUMANS! DELULU IT TILL YOU REALULU IT!&nbsp; Watch the Full Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ShMlgfhbs&amp;t=197s&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner&nbsp; If you like our podcast please please rate us if you are able to, it would really help us out THANK YOU THANK YOU
4/3/202231 minutes
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EP 39 - KPOP Korner's 1st Anniversary!

CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS PODCAST FOR A WHOLE YEAR!!! We decided to celebrate our first birthday WITH YOU &lt;3 In this episode we exchanged gifts, talk about our favourite moments, and read some of the messages that were sent to us FROM YOU! Thank you all for sticking around with us for so long, we are genuinely so excited for our future together and here's to many more YEARS OF BEING HAPPY HEALTHY AND DELULU &lt;3 ALSO OMG WE GOT A NEW LOGO/PHOTO THING WOOOOW&nbsp; Thank you again OUR ACUUTIES &lt;3&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner If you like our podcast please please rate us if you are able to, it would really help us out THANK YOU THANK YOU
3/19/202234 minutes, 12 seconds
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EP 38 - KPOP in February 2022 Recap

Welcome to our monthly recap! Even though February is the shortest month of the year... damn was the news intense. From half of the industry testing positive to engagements, KPOP babies, enlistments, and the most heartbreaking of all... disbands. BUT as always, THE MUSIC WAS FANTASTIC!&nbsp; Also side note... ITS GOING TO BE OUR BIRTHDAY SOON!!!!! And we would LOVE to hear from you :) We created a little google docs form for you to submit whatever it is you want to share with us! It can be a feedback, suggestions, questions, confessions... literally anything you want! You can also email us at kpopkornerdxb@gmail.com!&nbsp; Thank you as always for listening! &nbsp; THE BIRTHDAY FORM: https://forms.gle/jYrpXvwBdVoLnGQeA https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner If you like our podcast please please rate us if you are able to, it would really help us out THANK YOU THANK YOU &lt;3&nbsp;
3/8/202258 minutes, 22 seconds
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EP 37 - KPOP's Most Ridiculous Scandals

Whether you've been in KPOP for a while or you're still a newborn... you definitely know that no one on Earth is as observant as KPOP Stans! From tiny reflections on utensils to different entertainment worlds colliding in the most random way!? It's time we honor/talk/laugh about some of the most ridiculous and funniest scandals that came out of this tiny KPOP bubble we live in.&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner ** The majority of these rumors have been debunked and we're just sharing them cause they're funny - genuinely nothing is serious here lol **
2/23/202230 minutes, 3 seconds
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EP 36 - KPOP in January 2022 Recap

The first month of the year is over AND WOW WHAT A YEAR THIS MONTH'S BEEN. To put it nicely... January in KPOP was full of disappointment, and Covid Cases BUT WOW DID THE MUSIC MAKE UP FOR IT ALL!!! We recorded this on a Monday so we naturally struggled to get any words out today lol sorry about that.&nbsp; Also MR FBI man listening to the podcast... thank you for making some of our dreams/nightmares come true (This is Marah Speaking)&nbsp; Thank you for listening always &lt;3 we appreciate youuuuu https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner&nbsp;
2/13/202245 minutes, 5 seconds
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EP 35 - KPOP Korner's Guide to VICTON

It's time we explored the shaky and rough journey of VICTON, from their debut date, their near disbandment, to them topping charts across the world! Join us as we venture down the rabbit hole into Wonderland BUT fair warning once you go in THERE IS NO WAY OUT (but in a good way haha)... ALSO THIS EPISODE IS 100% PURELY FOR MARAH!!! Victon Starter-pack - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17LdQdmLokOxZOUcQIWAMlP2TQ1fmxVTrDRMAaCwcrk4/edit?usp=sharing Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XAWj3Wdkrt1CpmQ2zYZHR?si=596dfc4682ce4a7e Victon Variety - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUwd2c0RM94&list=PLmgHQa_PBywOzSAUkPYvpV2lpPsBWaYO- https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
2/2/202255 minutes, 32 seconds
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EP 34 - KPOP in December 2021 Recap

It's late BUT AT LEAST ITS HERE!!! Time for another monthly recap and it's FOR THE LAST MONTH OF 2021! What a year it's been. Thank you for all the idols who have worked hard and gave us KPOP babies, we truly are blessed! We quickly talked about the EXPO KPOP concert that happened last week so if you want to skip - start listening from 6:38 :) Thank you always for listening, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A RATING! WE DIDNT EVEN KNOW THAT WAS A THING &lt;3 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
1/21/202251 minutes, 10 seconds
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EP 33 - KPOP Korner's Daesangs Pt2. B-Sides

The second of 3 parts of KPOP Korner's End of Year Awards Series! This one is all about the B-Sides! Each of us chose 10 B-sides from 2021 and then ended it with our joint top two! It was an emotional journey, from lots of predictable options, to completely new ones - followed by INSTANT regrets. If you dont believe how hard it is to rank your top 10 (AND TOP 10 ONLY) B-sides, then you should definitely try out yourself and let us know ;)&nbsp; Thank you always for listening!&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
1/9/202248 minutes, 3 seconds
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EP 32 - KPOP Korner's Daesangs Pt1. Title Tracks

Welcome to our first ever End of Year Awards Series! This is Part One of 2 and a half maybe? And for this episode we decided to do the IMPOSSIBLE and rank our favorite 2021 Title Tracks! Each of us chose 10 title tracks from this year and wow what a STRESSFUL journey that was! Some of our choices were extremely predictable, some were completely random, and others may have caused some cracks in this friendship LOL. Also apologies for some of the mispronunciation 💀😭 Thank you always for listening and HAPPY NEW YEAR <3  https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/30/202135 minutes, 10 seconds
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EP 31 - KPOP Korner's Christmas Playlist

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL YOU LOVELY PEOPLE! We wanted to put together a mini Christmas Playlist for you all to enjoy during this special time but we decided that YOU should be the one giving us the recommendation! So we asked you on our Instagram (kpopkornerdxb) to tell us your favourite KPOP Christmas song! And can we just say the diversity was INCREDIBLE! So thank you so much for the wonderful recommendations, and we will see you all NEXT YEAR! CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5givNF5z7Wu1imyrrY1Xsm?si=Wr3P0mAGTO-gNKhLx1YKsA https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/23/202122 minutes, 47 seconds
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EP 30 - KPOP Konfessions 3.0 Listeners Edition

HAPPY 30 EPISODES!!! To celebrate this milestone we have asked YOU, the listeners, to tell us your Delulu moments, KPOP (Day)Dreams, Embarrassing stories, guilty pleasures, hidden gems, anything really to make us feel better a little bit better about all our confessions AND WOW YOU GUYS REALLY DELIVERED!!! We cant thank you enough for allowing us to be a small part of your day, and for making this truly a safe and fun space for us all to talk about our favourite thing... KPOP! https://forms.gle/25uAND1ySp64KpN39 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/17/202129 minutes, 2 seconds
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EP 29 - KPOP in November 2021 Recap

It's time for yet ANOTHER monthly recap! Listen to us go through all the main news stories that happened in November, from some of our faves cancelling very important plans **CRYING IN ALICE** to SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING COMEBACKS TO HAVE COME OUT THIS YEAR!!!!!! Listen to us absolutely stutter and struggle through this month and of course breaking the rules while going through our monthly recommendations (only because Laila went to the BTS concert and Marah had to endure the "Laila's at a BTS concert are you jealous" for an entire week).&nbsp; ***We had a mini MAMAs reaction to NCT 127's performance and the Daesangs at the end of the episode starting 48:28 &lt;3&nbsp; And as always, thank you for listening &lt;3&nbsp; https://forms.gle/25uAND1ySp64KpN39 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
12/11/20211 hour, 1 minute, 18 seconds
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EP 28 - KPOP in October 2021 Recap

AFTER A LONG LONG TIME WE ARE FINALLY BACK!! It's time for that October Recap we completely missed (sorry its towards the end of November life has just been crazy). This Recap episode is a little different - Marah is flying solo because Laila is on her way to LA to see BTS LIVE AND WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR HER AND NOT AT ALL JEALOUS. So please bear with me (Marah) as I try to go through one of the cursed months in KPOP aka October that turned out to be surprisingly tame! Thank you and I'm sorry.&nbsp; If you want to participate in our KPOP KONFESSIONS Listeners Edition Episode - https://forms.gle/25uAND1ySp64KpN39 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
11/25/202138 minutes, 30 seconds
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EP 27 - Our First KPOP Concert

We're baaaaaack!! Took a mini break but with KPOP thriving in the UAE right now we couldn't miss the chance to go to our first kpop concert together - we absolutely lost our minds. The line up was INCREDIBLE - Kim Jae Hwan, DKB, Nam Woo Hyun &amp; Brave Girls... honestly we can't decide who our faves were! SO MUCH HAPPENED, one of us got to see one of her bucket list songs live and Laila's long standing beef with the Dubai Fountains is OVER!!!&nbsp; Anywaaaay here's us working through post concert depression. kthnksforlisteningloveyoubye. https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
11/3/202112 minutes, 38 seconds
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EP 26 - The Fictional KPOP Band You Need to Stan

Did we just find the perfect KPOP Book? UH MAYBE!&nbsp; We sat down with Sahar and Sabrina from InVision Publishing to talk about their first ever SELF PUBLISHED KPOP Book; A Million Beginnings (1st book of the Million Series) - The story of a KPOP Boy group, Millions, preparing for their surprise comeback after a 2 year long hiatus... from secret romance to personal challenges within the KPOP Community THIS BOOK GOT IT ALL and we were absolutely HONOURED when Sahar and Sabrina reached out to give us an editor's copy before the book's official publishing date in November, and let's just say WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!!&nbsp; Sahar and Sabrina tell us the story of how they came up with the idea of creating this entire KPOP world from scratch, what it's like to publish and write a KPOP story, and what this series promises its readers in the future! OH AND ALSO THEIR FICTIONAL BAND'S GOT ITS OWN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT... AND SO DOES THEIR ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. THAT'S HOW INCREDIBLE THIS SERIES IS GOING TO BE!&nbsp; Millions Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/millions_ivp/ InVision Publishing Page - https://www.instagram.com/invisionpub/ https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
10/9/202149 minutes, 33 seconds
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EP 25 - KPOP in September 2021 Recap

Welcome back to another MESSY KPOP Recap episode! September wasn't as eventful as we thought it was BUT WOW DID THE MUSIC MAKE UP FOR IT! From whole bands going into quarantine to NEWBORN KPOP BABIES! Listen to us absolutely struggle to get through this month's news stories and fangirl over all the incredible comebacks! Also apologies for doubling our usual number of recommendations - we just genuinely couldn't resist! If you want to participate in our KPOP KONFESSIONS Listeners Edition Episode - https://forms.gle/25uAND1ySp64KpN39 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner Love you also omg i know acute angle is less than 90 not 90 oh my gahd
10/1/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 56 seconds
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EP 24 - The Bright Side of KPOP

In light of the most recent comments made by a certain Late Night Show host, particularly about the stereotype of KPOP fans, we decided to tackle on a topic that's not discussed enough - and that is The Bright Side of KPOP. There are too many articles, blogs, videos, and documentaries about the infamous dark side of KPOP and the K-Entertainment Industry - and often they're extremely outdated or just straight up incorrect with the sole purpose of fueling xenophobia within the Local community.   THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT AND WITHIN KPOP!! From it's economic benefits, social activism, breaking gender norms, to the very personal interaction between Idol and Fan... and honestly it feels like things are only getting better! https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner AMAK MINISTRY OF KPOP EP 62 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lubkOlHYeQ9FkFRD3oJLe?si=Y6IMxMEwTA2YdUDeHAyBmQ&dl_branch=1 Kingdom Legendary War Video - https://youtu.be/nXPbC13kxns
9/27/202155 minutes
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EP 23 - CHECKININ (but really KPOP Konfessions 2.0)

Just a quick life update "CHECKININN" episode! We tried to record an episode but failed TWICE... so instead we decided to do a very quick episode with what's been going on and it ended up being another KPOP KONFESSIONS episode. We spilled our deepest and most embarrassing delulu daydreams and so much more (it was 100% unintentional). Also we left a very quick message to Jackson Wang so please someone pass it on to him thanks x.&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner KPOP KONFESSIONS PT. 1: &nbsp;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3goONwRY9bjtmY0vnVvQOI?si=a8c730740dae4bc4
9/13/202129 minutes, 59 seconds
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EP 22 - KPOP in August 2021 Recap

WE ARE BAACK!!! We took a little mental health break but now we are back with our favourite type of episode ever, THE MONTHLY RECAP EPISODE! This month was WILDING; full of dating scandals, surprise marriage announcement, SECRET marriage and divorce, random Hollywood KPOP crossovers, and of course... your usual chaos and us losing our minds because of the OVERWHELMING amount of NEWS!&nbsp; We give a quick little life update so official recap starts at 8:27 Thank you for listening, always.&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
9/2/20211 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
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EP 21 - The Curious Case of Cube

In light of recent events with Cube Entertainment's (G)I-DLE, we decided to do a little story time of how Cube has dealt with major scandals in the past. From the sudden disbandment of 4Minute, BEAST's exit, Dawn and Hyuna's Dating Scandal, the ghosting of Yanan, the negligence of CLC, to &nbsp;Soojin's departure. You will start noticing a pattern with their response to it all and it is &lt;3 infuriating &lt;3.&nbsp; So sit back, relax, grab some snacks, and maybe a pillow to hug BECAUSE THIS ONE IS STRESSFUL.&nbsp; https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner AMAK's Bonus Cube Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BkwEIbiVTTSAt52Nu2eKP?si=25300fbc3f624c47
8/15/202153 minutes, 26 seconds
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EP 20 - KPOP Korner's Personal Playlists ((HAPPY 20!!))

HAPPY 20 EPISODES!!! Wow we made it this far together YAAAY!! To celebrate this milestone, we've decided to share some of our personal KPOP playlists and some songs that set their vibe for us. From Sad Bitch Hour to a Workout Playlist and so much more... think of this episode as one big mess of just song recommendations from us to you!  Thank you so much for sticking around with us for 20 episodes we APPRECIATE YOUUU <3 **episode recs start at 12:37 https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner
8/7/202151 minutes, 11 seconds
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EP 19 - KPOP in July 2021 Recap

Another month... another monthly recap! One of the busiest months in KPOP this year (so far)! So sit back and relax while we recap the main headlines, news stories, and comebacks for this month, and naturally struggle while doing so - especially while choosing our monthly recommendations :') All our news headlines are from reliable KPOP news sources (no AllKPOP or Koreaboo cause we dont stan them in this household). Let's goo!!!! https://linktr.ee/KpopKorner *Quick Announcement: We will start releasing our Episodes Saturday/Sundays instead of Wednesday/Thursdays due to our work schedule. Thank you &lt;3&nbsp;
7/31/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 59 seconds
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EP 18 - KPOP Korner's Guide to Enlistment

It's that time every KPOP Boy Group fan knows is coming... Military Enlistment. AAAAND one of us had to deal with it more than the other so we prepared a complete guide on what to do when your fave has to enlist and how to deal with it. From basic understanding of the different levels and service durations, apps you can download to help you get updates on your faves, to how we personally try to get through this (crying mainly). So grab some snacks, maybe water to hydrate while you suffer, and a notepad. Welcome to The Lonely Military Wives Club. We hate it here.
7/24/202151 minutes, 46 seconds
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EP 17 - The Himbos of KPOP #KPSNPODFEST2021

Do you find yourself gravitating towards that one member who seems like he’s experiencing life for the first time? Is he also looking exceptionally BUFF while doing it? AND he also displays the kindest traits ever? WELL YOURE NOT ALONE! We decided to take a dive into the Himbos of KPOP - the living proof of “looks like they could kill you, is a cinnamon roll” - and MAN WHAT A DIVE IT WAS! This was our live panel from KPOP SOCIAL NIGHT PODCAST FEST 2021 in case you missed it - it was fun and LOUD - like VERY LOUD - so be careful while listening if youre using headphones :') We just cant help NOT get excited over our favourite KPOP MEN! OUR BEAUTIFUL presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WroigTQYlTD5zzxrmGMBOUrQ9s3hcCtp/view?usp=sharing *Audio might be a lil bit weird because we had to use one mic - we are soooorrrryyyy
7/15/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
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EP 16 - KPOP in June 2021 Recap

JUNE IS OVER ALREADY??? WHAT!!!! AND OMG THERE WAS SO MUCH MUSIC!! From Laila's ultimate band making a comeback to us discovering that the Podcast may or may not have spooky powers O_O &nbsp;Join us as we recap all the main news stories and comebacks from June. Naturally the episode will take a chaotic turn as we completely lost our minds over all the comebacks this month! Also just heads up - we may have went overboard with the screaming :') so if youre using headphones - be careful haha - so sorry.
7/1/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
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EP 15 - The Golden Age of KPOP PT2.

Back with part two with our second gen experts and friends, Lois and Clarissa! We talked about even more 2nd gen KPOP groups that helped reshape KPOP as we know it today, and how these groups are the actual idols and inspiration of a lot of our current faves! Some of us accidentally exposed some ~delulu~ confessions, which is not out of the ordinary at this point. In this episode we talked about Sistar, Highlight aka Beast, After School, BigBang, and Super Junior.
6/23/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds
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EP 14 - The Golden Age of KPOP PT1.

To celebrate all the recent and upcoming 2nd gen comebacks, we invited our 2nd Generation experts and good friends Lois and Clarissa! We discussed some of the major bands that reshaped KPOP as we know it, because let's be honest, as 3rd and 4th gen KPOP fans, we sometimes tend to forget just how big and impactful 2nd Generation really was... AND STILL IS! So this episode may be educational for some -and for others- a trip down memory lane. LET'S GOOO!&nbsp; **Disclaimer some of the audio may be off sorryyyy
6/20/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 22 seconds
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EP 13 - Summer EXOllence

THE HEATWAVE HAS ARRIVED and it's not from the sun BUT FROM EXO PLANET (sorry). EXO are finally back with their new album Don’t Fight the Feeling and they’re giving us the summer EXOllence we deserve to EXOficially kick off summer! We were so EXOcited about them being back (promise that’s it for the puns) that we dedicated this week's episode to it… honestly it’s just us being overly excited about the comeback and needing an outlet to talk about it so sit back, get comfy, and DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING!!!!! 
6/8/202135 minutes, 54 seconds
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EP 12 - KPOP in May 2021 Recap

It's time for another recap to what seemed to be a busy month but turned out to be the absolute complete opposite! KPOP really said "we gon' rest in May", but we still did try to bring you all the main news stories and comebacks from the Month! And of course, we end it with our usual monthly recommendations however we completely struggled with this BECAUSE THE COMEBACKS IN MAY WERE EXQUISITE and ended up mentioning a lot more than we intended to... which is nothing unusual for us *sigh* ENJOY!!&nbsp; **TW FOOD: We start the episode with a little Mukbang and food review of the new McDonald's BTS Meal and give you our real and honest opinion, so if you want to get straight into the recap skip to 5:40!
6/2/202152 minutes, 44 seconds
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EP 11 - Who Did It First In KPOP?

We all find ourselves asking questions like "What was the first lightstick?" "did KPOP Albums always have photocards?" "Who paved the way??" And we're here to answer these questions for you! In this educational episode we take a look at the pioneers behind some of the most popular trends and achievements in KPOP! Some of these were quite obvious while others left us in actual shock. Disclaimer: Some of these may be a teeny bit inaccurate so if you think we missed something please let us know @KpopKornerDXB on twitter and instagram!&nbsp;
5/27/202152 minutes, 33 seconds
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EP 10 - Serving You N C Tea Pt. 2

Since we've covered the formalities of NCT as a group and their concept and history and blah blah all that boring stuff, its time to REALLY dive into Neo City! This episode we discuss EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE MEMBERS... INDIVIDUALLY. We talked about all 23 members basic info, personalities, ideal types, and some inside jokes you might come across as you venture into the world of an NCTzen. Sit back, grab some snacks, maybe a few drinks, schedule in toilet breaks - cause It’s going to be A LONG ASS RIDE
5/19/20211 hour, 29 minutes, 5 seconds
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EP 9 - Serving You N C Tea

We decided to take a quick tour to learn all about the band of ever growing subunits, members, and chaos also known as NCT, after SM Entertainment announced that they will be partnering up with MGM to create the next all American NCT subunit - NCT Hollywood. In this episode we cover the basic history of NCT's concept and subunits while accidentally exposing our very obvious NCTzen status. Get ready, it's a messy one...&nbsp;Also not @ Laila forgetting her own son Renjun while talking about NCT Dream...
5/16/202137 minutes, 5 seconds
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EP 8 - KPOP in Lockdown

We are exploring the different ways KPOP has dealt with the pandemic; from cancelled tours and shows to the new normal KPOP has created for its fans across the world. Reminiscing on how KPOP helped us personally during lockdown exactly a year ago; we discuss lost jobs, health scares, emotional support KPOP Idols, music, and overall moments that kept us moving forward while having our lives (and everyone else's) be put on hold... and we may have gotten a little bit emosh... JUST A LITTLE BIT.
5/6/202140 minutes, 37 seconds
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EP 7 - KPOP in April 2021 Recap

It's time for another quick recap! What we thought was a relatively quiet month turned out to be a quite eventful one. Listen to Laila and Marah struggle while going through the major events, news stories, and comebacks of April, while learning that no month is ever quiet in KPOP world ever. Recording a monthly recap while fasting proved to be a challenge on its own but we hope you enjoy our struggle!&nbsp;
4/30/202139 minutes, 56 seconds
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EP 6 - KPOP Konfessions

KPOP Konfessions - We’re completely exposing ourselves this week, if you ever feel bad or embarrassed about something KPOP related you’ve done... don’t worry, we are here to make make you feel like it’s completely normal. We’re talking about some of the questionable things we’ve done &amp; experienced cause of KPOP like injuries, fanfiction, and how we’ve ruined some of our favourite songs (D.O &amp; Baekhyun we’re sorry). So get comfy and prepare yourself for 30 mins of cringing.&nbsp;
4/21/202130 minutes, 21 seconds
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EP 5 - KPOP in the Arab World

Let's take a look at what started the Hallyu wave in the Middle East and how it's currently going! With this mini history lesson comes Laila and Marah's regret and denial for not getting into KPOP sooner where they would've enjoyed all the perks this wave had to offer to the region... WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN YOU'D THINK! From the first ever K-Drama broadcasted in the Arab world, to the first KPOP concert in the Middle East ever. Fa Yalla get your notes out Habibis and Habibtis, you gon' learn today!&nbsp;
4/14/202132 minutes, 43 seconds
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EP 4 - So you want to get into KPOP? PT.2

Back with another mini crash course and this time its about the workings and makings of KPOP! This episode covers the tip of the ice-berg of the most important topics to know as a new KPOP Fan, from Entertainment Companies, Trainees and Rookies, to Fandoms and so much more! Laila and Marah will serve you some crumbs to help guide you to your very own candy house, or whatever that is Hansel and Gretel went to, except there will be no witch trying to eat you, but a KPOP blackhole that will take over your life &lt;3
4/7/202130 minutes, 34 seconds
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EP 3 - KPOP in March 2021 Recap

A quick recap of March madness in the world of KPOP! Listen to us try to breakdown all the news stories and comebacks that happened in March while losing our sanity during the process. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED and you're bound to have missed something BUT HAVE NO FEAR THE KPOP TEA IS HERE.
3/31/202130 minutes, 19 seconds
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EP 2 - So you want to get into KPOP?

A mini crash course on the do's, the dont's, and the how to's of KPOP! If you're a new KPOP fan and you're not sure how to navigate your way through this mess, this episode will help guide you through the beautiful blackhole that is KPOP. From where to find the music, to which apps to download and news sources to avoid, Laila and Marah will give you all the essentials you will need to start your KPOP journey! So buckle up, get your notes out, and enjoy the fall down the KPOP rabbit hole.&nbsp;
3/26/202130 minutes, 38 seconds
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EP 1 - Welcome to our KPOP Korner!

Welcome to the very first ever Middle Eastern Kpop Podcast! Meet Laila and Marah, two Arab Kpop enthusiasts who decided to take their love for Kpop a step further. A quick intro to our Kpop origin story, who our ultimates are, and much more than we planned to share... Kpop Korner is a safe space for you and us to talk and fangirl/boy about our favs with absolutely no judgement! JUST ENJOY KPOP!
3/18/202118 minutes, 20 seconds