Asian Pop Nation

In the week leading up this show, the team at APN had been out and about completing various side-quests! The local scene for Asian art was truly thriving that week! Jessica, Annabella and Denise saw the 2005 Japanese film 'Linda Linda Linda' that was remastered and brought to Melbourne by the Asian Cinema Collective. They also went to see four incredible local Asian Australian musicians at Limitless Play, the opening event of No Vacancy gallery headlined by Juniper Care, with wonderful openers Wen Pei Low, JXCKY and Robert Baxter!!! And finally, a not-so-local band graced Australia with their presence....and that was none other than TWICE. Give this episode a listen to hear all about it!!!

(2:55) Linda Linda Linda - we love female friendship and miss high school!

(11:40) Limitless Play at No Vacancy Gallery - we love local artists!

(26:54) TWICE - we love women!

(37:22) A discussion on K-pop generations - we love the vibes of 3rd gen!

(46:08) What is poppin' in Asia - we love when Asian songs go viral!

For the very first time on Asian Pop Nation, our ears were graced with a live performance by Lemes – an up-and-coming Indonesian student band based in Melbourne. Joining us in the studio was Deo, Julian, Theo, Rama, and Chelsea, who performed two wonderful Indonesian songs: 'Pandangan Pertama' and 'Cinta dan Rahasia'. 

We had the chance to talk to Lemes about their hopes, dreams, and goals as one of the only Indonesian student bands based in Melbourne. Acting as a bridge between cultures, Lemes aims to help Indonesian diaspora reconnect with their roots and spread Indonesian music to wider horizons. Keep on listening and let yourself be charmed by this energetic band!

In this jam-packed episode of Asian Pop Nation, Jessica, Annabella, Denise, and Takee address two infamous battles happening in Asian media: the Newjeans legal dispute and the appeal of sports competitions in animes like Haikyu!! and Free! For the first time ever, Melbourne-based Indonesian student-band, Lemes, joins us in the studio for a live performance and a short chat. 

(4:17) The appeal of sports anime (and hot men?) 

(16:28) A breakdown of Newjeans' legal dispute with ADOR

(24:50) Annabella's Night Out with Grent Perez!

(28:37) Get to know Lemes: your new favorite Indonesian student band

(38:00) Lemes performs LIVE in the studio!

What would you do if your favorite K-Pop idol landed in a controversy – with a bunch of your other faves in the mix too? In this fifth episode of Asian Pop Nation, Annabella, Denise, Jessica, and Ashly discuss the various moral and cultural controversies that have surrounded K-Pop and Pop spaces in recent weeks. We also get nitty gritty talking about the newly released Chainsaw Man movie! When all hope seems lost in K-Pop...a new boy group that just landed could just renew this hope – listen to find out more about 1VERSE.

In today's show...

(3:47) Sabrina Carpenter's culturally questionable SNL performance

(13:37) W Korea's 'charity' event

(24:34) Breaking down the newest Chainsaw Man movie!

(34:43) Matcha Mania?!

(43:35) North Koreans and South Koreans unite through new boy group, 1VERSE

Welcome back to another episode of Asian Pop Nation, but this time, everything's a little spoooooky!! 👻 Join us for our Halloween special where we talk about many spooky things, such as Indonesia's love for horror movies, anime recommendations to put you into that scary mood, and Halloween video games and K-Pop! 🎃 Tune in to Spooky Pop Nation... if you dare... 🧟

 (0:04) Intro

(2:38) Indonesia and its love for the horror genre 😱🎬

(12:09) Anime recommendations for Halloween! 👹

(23:05) Fighting your inner demons in Silent Hill F 🦊

(32:28) Twisted Wonderland: Disney villains-turned hot anime boys?? 😳

(39:41) When K-Pop meets Halloween 🎃👻

(47:03) Outro