HeyJaredKpopcast: for the best sounds & ideas in Kpop
Bringing you the best sounds and ideas in K-pop each week. Featuring guests in and around the k-pop community. On a regular basis, we recommend "hit replay" songs you should listen to, as well as provide semi-regular in-depth k-pop editorial told nowhere else. Hosted on Acast.
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EVAN "Death of Me" vs. Former Group ENHYPEN "Checkmate" Review (opens the original)
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THE KPOPCAST: Evan vs. Enhypen, plus Dimo Rex and MCND hit replays Stephanie and PD-nim kick off a pre-Hallyuween-themed Kpopcast episode that compares two very different comeback narratives: Evan, formerly Heeseung of Enhypen, stepping out solo with Death of Me , and Enhypen returning with Checkmate after the departure. They also spotlight weekly hit replays from Dimo Rex featuring Camo and MCND’s long-awaited comeback, Devil Youth Club . The episode is part reaction, part industry-context brea
BIG BANG Concert Recap 2026 World Tour in Oakland (opens the original)
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Big Bang Concert in Oakland 20th Anniversary Tour Recap Stephanie and PD-nim recap their first in-person hangout and their night at Big Bang’s Oakland stop on the 20th anniversary tour. They talk through why this show mattered so much for 2nd gen K-pop fans, how the Bay Area crowd showed up, and why Big Bang still feels like a once-in-a-generation act after two decades. In this episode, they cover the concert experience from pre-show dinner to encore, along with the emotional weight of seeing Bi
Taemin Western Cross-Over in 2026? FLOAT & GOOEY Reactions (opens the original)
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Stephanie and PD-nim cover three big K-pop moments: Taemin’s two title tracks from Soft Violence , a second-gen girl-group comeback from Girls’ Generation’s HYO, Yuri, and Sooyoung, and The Boyz Kevin Moon’s viral X thread about appropriation and industry silence. It’s part music reaction, part industry commentary, and part broader conversation about representation, English-language crossover, and who gets to speak honestly in K-pop. Join the Kpopcast Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/kpopcast/sha
TUIDE vs. OURBIRTHDAY Which New Girl Group Had the Best 2026 Debut? (opens the original)
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Stephanie and PD-nim compare two newly debuted girl groups from major labels: TUIDE from Hybe and OurBirthday from JYP. They also cover their weekly Hit Replays from NCT 127 and Big Bang, then zoom out to the business and legacy context shaping both debuts. In this episode, we discuss what makes each rookie group distinct, from visual identity and choreography to naming, branding, and sound. We also dig into the long-running tension around girl group strategy inside Hybe and JYP, and why both ho
Where to Draw the Line? BTS Attends Chris Brown Concert (opens the original)
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summary In this episode, we explore the controversy surrounding BTS attending a Chris Brown and Usher concert, the influence of American R&B on K-pop, and the complex issues of accountability, cultural appropriation, patriarchy, toxic masculinity, and systemic oppression in the music industry. keywords BTS, Chris Brown, Usher, K-pop, R&B, cultural appropriation, systemic oppression, accountability, fandom, black women Join the Kpopcast Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/kpopcast/shared_invite/zt-93
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