Episode 67 - I didn't order any onions!

Episode 67 - I didn't order any onions!

It's a jam-packed episode of Hallyujuku coming atcha! We talk about The Ark's debut blindsiding us with the feels, Lee Hongki getting stern with over-zealous fans, SM finally getting around to things they should've done a long time ago, and BABYMETAL's future in the western market. Additionally, we introduce #AsiaBucketList with a handy list of must-do activities in Japan and a couple of our own must-do activities for when we visit Korea. All that and more! Get on it!

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Episode 65 - Petey Won A Hat

Episode 65 - Petey Won A Hat

On a slightly delayed episode of Hallyujuku, Petey gives a recap of his experience spending two consecutive nights at the Elysium night club in Downtown Austin. Petey goes over the hat he won waiting in line, barely being able to control himself being so close to Crayon Pop, what it took to get in K-Pop Night Out, the contrast to that with Japan Nite, the crowd environments, and the surpsising breakout hits of the nights. All that and a whole lot more from SXSW find you when you press play. So do it already!

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Episode 63 - Fiending For Love Gems

Episode 63 - Fiending For Love Gems

Another week, another jam-packed episode of Hallyujuku. The guys talk about San E's cool project #HIPHOPISHIPHOP, Petey admits he has a problem with his addiction of Love Live! tie-in free-to-play mobile rhythm game School Idol Festival, good news for #TeamSchadenfreude, a new more "mature" Idol group in Japan, and stupid (alleged) comments from the guy behing Nickelodeon's "Make It Pop". All that and a bunch more!

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Episode 62 - Dimples Is Bae

Episode 62 - Dimples Is Bae

This week on Hallyujuku, Petey finds true love in a reaction video, Megan Lee is on that Nick Cannon produced "K-Pop Inspired show on Nickelodeon (which already looks terrible), Rap Monster is working with Warren G for whatever reason, Seonam Girls High School Investigators does us a explicit representation solid, and the Big 3 are rethinking their drama strategy/schedule. All that and much more await you on the other side of that play button!

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Episode 61 - The Vicious Cycle

Episode 61 - The Vicious Cycle

This week, Hallyujuku gets serious and sorta depressing, but for important reasons. We kvetch about GI existing without OneKet and lament the disbandment of a promising girl group in Bob Girls while wishing Jina the best. We discuss the ongoing Kim Hyun Joong scandal and call out Team "Oppa Didn't Mean It" on their delusions. We also discuss Sulli's former fansite admin Jinnabit's insane, manipulative, and childish behaviour. Then bring things back into a light mood with a possible new career in Ninja work. All that and more! Check it out, already!

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Episode 60 - #Gun Was Robbed

Episode 60 - #Gun Was Robbed

It's a brand new installment of Hallyujuku, everybody! It's a packed one this week. We discuss our disappointment with Amber's debut title track, Petey gushes about Love X Stereo's new EP, we side-eye Japan's continued wanton use of blackface, and celebrate Shibuya's step toward equality. Additionally we sit down and have a post-mortem discussion on No Mercy and the go through our thoughts on the final line-up of the soon-to-debut Monsta X. All that and more await you so get on it doggoneit!

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Episode 59 - Brave Brothers: K-Pop's Clip-On Tie

Episode 59 - Brave Brothers: K-Pop's Clip-On Tie

This week, we have the most over-produced episode of Hallyujuku for no reason other than Petey wanting to play with new toys. We spend the initial chunk of the show squeeing incoherently about 4Minute's amazing comeback release, "Crazy". We also take a look at a teaser for Amber's solo debut, shoehorn in an extra music video, look at who came out winners at the Dramafever Awards,  discuss the prospect of a theatrical edition of "Running Man", and Crayon Pop's amazing thug tendencies. All that and plenty more (including arbitrary GoPro shots) when you press play.

Credit to /u/rhinoreno for inspiring the episode title.

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Episode 58 - D.O.'s Not Mad, He's Just Disappointed

Episode 58 - D.O.'s Not Mad, He's Just Disappointed

This week on Hallyujuku, EXO-L make D.O. feel like a disappointed parent, the guys discuss some great overlooked Korean films, Rap Monster talks about his "diss battle" with iKon's Bobby, and the guys talk about objections to the 48iverse's presence at the Tokyo Olympics. All that and a whole lot more tomfoolery can be found when you press play. Come get it!

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Episode 57 - Come at me proper or don't come at me at all.

Episode 57 - Come at me proper or don't come at me at all.

On this episode, we are jam-packed with things to discuss. Primarily, Lucky J vocalist Jessi's rather questionable freestyle in a preview of Unpretty Rapstar, as well as some of the battle teaser clips released. We also look at some quality shade from Zico to our boy Bobby. Additionally, Petey looks forward to another key aspect of his upcoming SxSW trip, Japan Nite. All that and more! Get on it!

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Episode 55 - Petey's SXSW Hype

Episode 55 - Petey's SXSW Hype

This week, Petey gets hyped about seeing Crayon Pop at SXSW. Additionally, we commemorate the end of long-running girl group Jewelry, shake our heads at the people in charge of BTS' photoshoot, opine on the possibilities of MNet's female-centric "Show Me The Money" spin-off, and look at the possible 2015 game plans of many of the agencies of K-Pop. All that and more. Get it!

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Episode 54 - Bang Bang!

Episode 54 - Bang Bang!

It's the first Hallyujuku of 2015 and we got a fun episode for ya. We talk about Running Man's popularity in China, BABYMETAL working with the guys from DragonForce, and T.M. Revolution's next addition to a long legacy. Ultimately we discuss a survival-reality show that has caught both our attention in Mnet and Starship Entertainment No.Mercy: Debut War of the Trainees. All that and more can be found when you press play.

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Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 4: Final Look Back at 2014

Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 4: Final Look Back at 2014

We finish off our Year-End special ina more free-form fashion and take a last look back at 2014. We look at the things that we believed defined the year in East-Asian pop culture and what surprised us as about it. We also look forward to 2015 and try to make some predictions about what might be in store. You've made it this far, let's finish this off right. Enjoy!

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Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 3: Solos/Duos/Collabs/Bands/Etc.

Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 3: Solos/Duos/Collabs/Bands/Etc.

Now comes the last part of the music recap of our Year-End Special. We look at all the other musical acts around East-Asian Pop music that we felt didn't strictly belong in the "Boy/Girl Group" category. We look at some of the stand-out debuts, from an industry veteran striking out on her own to our new queens of club bangers. We also look at the many established acts that had a fantastic year, including the juggernaut money-machine that was Soyou X Junggigo. Our general recap is tomorrow. Happy New Year!! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! よいお年を!

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Episode 53 - God Dang It, Bobby!

Episode 53 - God Dang It, Bobby!

In the middle of our year-end hoopla, we have a nice little regular episode of Hallyujuku. We are joined by guest, Bryce Castillo a.k.a. Neshcom to talk about some fun tidbits. We ponder over Stan Lee doing aegyo, stand up for Tasha against people stealing her music, and stand with FEMM in their statement that "Dance Is Not A Crime". Additionally, we learn what hip-hop is truly about, thanks to iKON's Bobby.  Our year-end special continues with our solo/duo/collab/band/etc. discussion.

Check out Bryce's work and more at NeshComplex.com

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Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 2: Boy Groups

Hallyujuku Year-End Special Part 2: Boy Groups

We continue our week-long recap of 2014 in East-Asian Pop Culture. In this part, we take a look at the Male contingent in idol groups. We look at a few of the notable debuts and the years they had in and out of the studio. We also take a look at the many established acts that had solid years this year and debate which group made this year theirs. Additionally we look at a couple of our surprises and disappointments this year.

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