Fanbear Chronicles

아무것도 아니야. It's nothing. These were the famous lines from the KDrama My Ajussi. Join the Fanbear as he talks about this undiscovered gem and how this show left an impact on his life. Deep diving into conversations about a futile existence, the relentless search for purpose, and opening up the discussion about acknowledging the emptiness from monotony. Have you met your own Ajussi, yet? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

Relive the CLOY craze with this episode, as the fanbear and his friend Hans, experiences another “crash” into the kdrama world of Crash Landing On You with a critique of the drama, a discussion about the glamorization of North Korea, and the blurring lines of reality and fantasy behind the socio-political struggles of modern day Korea. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

In this episode, the fanbear goes back to his roots and attempts to try and give a decent KDrama review for the nth time. Being notorious for giving out the worst KDrama recommendations, the fanbear comes up with an “objective” (yet tbh subjective) rating system to provide impartial reviews. Be warned, his recommendations are either a hit or a miss, so bear with him. First up, hear his take on The Strongest Deliveryman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

This is the second part of the 2-part special episode about A Meu's Resolution. On the 11th anniversary of f(x), the fanbear is joined by his fellow MeUs where they finally discuss the issues that plagued the group. Expect deep-dives and controversial discussions, not only about f(x), but the KPop industry in general. Join them as they tackle the dark side of the industry -- is dating a sin for idols? The taboo conversation about sexuality in the industry. Cyber bullying, the cancel culture, conversations about mental health, and of course, our beloved Sulli. Trigger warning ahead, as some topics might be sensitive for some. Saranghaeyo f(x)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

With recent news about Krystal Jung leaving SM entertainment, the fanbear gathers his fellow MeUs to talk about their all-time favorite Kpop group, f(x). We broke down the four walls filled with mysteries surrounding the girl group, and we discuss our thoughts and feelings about our first Kpop love -- all unfiltered. This is the first part of the 2-part special episode of A MeU's Resolution where we talk about our own stories as MeUs, us trying to break the 4 Walls f(x) built, our thoughts on their “disbandment”, and our hopes for them in the future. This is not yet the ending page, nor is this the beautiful goodbye. We're still All Yours, f(x). Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

In this episode, the fanbear talks about MNet's reality competition television program, The Road to Kingdom. The fanbear discusses the hallyu fantasy, underrated boy groups, new discoveries, and legendary performances. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

For the continuation of our discussion about Reply 1988, we get into a heated discussion about which character we prefer -- Junghwan or Taek? We dissected the most memorable scene of the whole series, Junghwan's confession, and bared our innermost thoughts and feelings about it. Was that the best way to get his closure? Or was it the only way? One thing's for sure though, we all agreed that Reply 1988 is timeless. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

In this episode, we take a trip back to the Ssangmun-dong neighborhood, where the events of the Reply 1988 Kdrama took place. Almost five years since it's initial run, why is it making a resurgence, and more and more people are falling in love with it? VGaps is joined by his friends Ariane, Al, Carol, Da, and Ed and they discuss in length Reply 1988 -- from their favorite episodes and characters, to settling the debate between the question #TeamJunghwan or #TeamTaek. For the first part, we get to appreciate the beauty of the episodes that are so close to home -- from an ode to our mothers, a discourse on the plights of our fathers, to talking about middle child problems and how Reply 1988 was able to reflect all of it. We also talk about the underappreciated Dongryong, who was left in Ssangmundong but is acting as the “anchor” and “nest” for the whole squad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message

In this episode, we talk about IZ*ONE and their latest album Oneiric Diary and their title song Secret Story of the Swan. VGaps gushes over Chaeyena's rap sequence, while Elton shares his fanboy success story of being Chayeon's beshie. Meanwhile, Hans, our casual fan spills her hope for an Ariana Grande x IZ*ONE collaboration in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefanbearchronicles/message