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Roommates Emily and Rachel discuss the latest in K-pop, anime, gaming and nerd culture in their biweekly half hour podcast. Hangout with them every other Friday by subscribing on iTunes.

Rachel & Emily


    • May 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 276 EPISODES


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    Episode 275 - Mixtape : dominATE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 22:29


    We review Stray Kids' album Mixtape : dominATE. This is full of duos, something new for the group!Follow us on...

    Episode 274 - Ranma, Yassified

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 29:38


    We discuss the Ranma 1/2 reboot, comparing it to the original anime and manga!Follow us on...

    Episode 273 - Behind the Scenes of Editing (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 8:42


    Just Emily on this episode. She talks about the process of editing this podcast!Follow us on...

    Episode 272 - Amortage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 19:53


    We review Jisoo's solo debut EP Amortage! It's only 4 tracks long; how does it stack up?Follow us on...

    Episode 271 - Dandadan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 22:46


    We review the anime Dandadan! Momo is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but not aliens, while her fellow highschooler, Ken, believes in aliens but not ghosts. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the extraterrestrial and the occult. Then all hell breaks loose. Follow us on...

    Episode 270 - Like A Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 30:59


    We review Irene's debut solo album Like A Flower track by track! Follow us on...

    Episode 269 - Blue Lock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 30:34


    We review the wild soccer anime Blue Lock. The Japanese national soccer team is bad, so the Japan Football Union hires Jinpachi Ego, whose masterplan to lead Japan to stardom is Blue Lock, a training regimen designed to create the world's greatest egotist striker. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school player, decides to join the program in order to become the best striker in the world. Follow us on...

    Episode 268 - The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 23:40


    We review TXT's new EP The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY. Follow us on...

    Episode 267 - Culinary Class Wars (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 12:31


    We gush about our new reality competition obsession Culinary Class Wars. One hundred elite chefs divided into two classes: white spoons (veterans) and black spoons (newcomers) battle Physical 100-style to win ₩300 million. Follow us on...

    Episode 266 - Song of the Bandits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 25:20


    We review Netflix's Song of the Bandits. Set in 1920s during the turbulent period of Japanese occupation, many Korean people fled to Gando. Some try to make a living and others form armies and fight for independence for Korea. Follow us on...

    Episode 265 - Eternal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 30:30


    We review Taemin's new EP Eternal and drag his new company BPM Entertainment. Follow us on...

    Episode 264 - Book Recs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 27:26


    We talk about six books we've recently read and enjoyed. Shoutout to Libby! Follow us on...

    Episode 263 - Kpop Legend Series: IU

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 25:23


    She is THE singer/actor. Known as South Korea's "little sister," IU dominates the music charts and box office. Follow us on...

    Episode 262 - Delicious in Dungeon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 26:38


    We review Delicious in Dungeon, aka Dungeon Meshi. A group of broke adventurers descend into a dungeon to rescue a party member and eat the monsters they slay along the way. Follow us on...

    Episode 261 - For Your Consideration: Demon Slayer (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 9:24


    Kyle tries to convince Emily to watch Demon Slayer. Follow us on...

    Episode 260 - A Condition Called Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 16:47


    We discuss the new anime A Condition Called Love. High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate Hananoi. Follow us on...

    Episode 259 - Armageddon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 36:33


    We review Aespa's first studio album Armageddon. Did they live up to Naevis' expectations or flop like a corrupted file? Follow us on...

    Episode 258 - Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 25:46


    We review IVE's new EP Switch. Sorry about the quality of Emily's mic, we're working on it

    Episode 257 - Skip and Loafer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 26:43


    We review Skip and Loafer, a cute slice-of-life anime. Mitsumi Iwakura moves from a small town to Tokyo for school. Her kind heart attracts popular boy Shima and others who become her friends. Follow us on...

    Episode 256 - The Apothecary Diaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 28:59


    We review The Apothecary Diaries, an anime that is half court intrigue half mystery. Set in a fictional country based on Imperial China, the series follows Maomao, a young girl working as an apothecary in the red-light district. She is kidnapped and sold to the Imperial Palace as a servant, but still retains her curious and eccentric personality. Even though she intends to lay low, she catches the attention of an influential eunuch, and soon finds herself solving various mysteries for the royal court. Follow us on...

    Episode 255 - Anime Closing Bangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 31:01


    The gang's all here, and we are talking favorite anime ending themes! Here is the playlist. Follow us on...

    Episode 254 - Taemin and Onew Leaving SM (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 11:31


    We talk about the recent news that Taemin and Onew of SHINee are not renewing their contracts at SM Entertainment and what that means for the group and their careers. Follow us on...

    Episode 253 - Blue Eye Samurai

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 29:17


    We gush over Blue Eye Samurai, an adult animation show set in the Edo period. Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast, half-⁠white⁠ half-⁠Japanese⁠ Mizu cuts a bloody path toward her destiny. Follow us on...

    Episode 252 - Virtual Idols

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 23:41


    We talk about four Kpop groups with virtual idols. Is the uncanny valley too deep to overcome? Are they just yassified Vtubers? Follow us on...

    Episode 251 - One Piece Yassified

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 29:24


    The gang's all here to discuss Netflix's live action One Piece adaptation! Two of us are One Piece virgins, and two are in the One Piece trenches... Follow us on...

    Episode 250 - Castlevania: Nocturne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 26:19


    We reviewed the latest installment of Netflix's Castlevania series, Castlevania: Nocturne. Follow us on...

    Episode 249 - Chill Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 31:35


    We review Red Velvet's latest album Chill Kill. Are the girls finally back in their murder era?! Follow us on...

    Episode 248 - Sweat and Soap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 20:03


    We talk about the wacky live action adaptation of Sweat and Soap. Asako is a timid office worker at Lilia Drop, a toiletry company. She is ashamed of her sweating and body odor, but Kotaro, the company's lead product developer, loves Asako's smell and finds her inspirational. Follow us on...

    Episode 247 - My Happy Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 30:09


    We review the new supernatural romance anime My Happy Marriage. In an alternative Meiji Restoration era in which spirits and magic are real, Miyo Saimori, born without supernatural talent, is forced into an existence of servitude. When Miyo comes of marriageable age, she is engaged to Kiyoka Kudou, a cold and ruthless commander. Follow us on...

    Episode 246 - Anime Opening Bangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 32:23


    The gang's all here, and we're talking about our top 3 anime openings. Here is the playlist. Follow us on...

    Episode 245 - B-side Bangers ft. Stray Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 29:44


    We breakdown our favorite Stray Kids b-sides! Did we miss one? Follow us on...

    Episode 244 - For Your Consideration: One Piece (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 10:44


    Kyle tries to convince Emily to watch the anime One Piece. Follow us on...

    Episode 243 - Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 46:41


    We review Shinee's new album Hard. It marks their 15th anniversary and Taemin's return from the military! Follow us on...

    Episode 242 - Trigun Yassified

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 32:28


    We discuss Trigun Stampede and how it holds up compared to the original Trigun from 1998. Follow us on...

    Episode 241 - For Your Consideration: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 11:44


    In the start of a new series for the podcast, Kyle tries to convince Emily to watch the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Follow us on...

    Episode 240 - Kpop Legend Series: J.Y. Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 18:15


    He's a singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of JYP Entertainment. From the 90s to now, J.Y. Park has been making the Kpop you know and love. Follow us on...

    Episode 239 - Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 29:00


    We review Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Tomboy Tomo couldn't have picked a more awkward high school crush. It's her childhood friend, Junichiro, but he only sees her as one of the guys. Will Junichiro ever realize Tomo is into him and see her for the cute girl she actually is? Follow us on...

    Episode 238 - B-Side Bangers ft. Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 23:11


    We give you the top b-side tracks from Twice! Did we miss one? Follow us on...

    Episode 237 - Stream Queen Nicki Mirage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 26:17


    We interviewed drag artist and Twitch streamer Nicki Mirage. Nicki is an incredible performer, IRL and online! Follow us on...

    Episode 236 - The Last of Us (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 13:58


    We discuss the first season of HBO's The Last of Us. Based on the popular video game, The Last of Us follows Joel and Ellie as they try to survive a mission during the apocalypse. Follow us on...

    Episode 235 - Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 28:47


    We review the Kdrama Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Park Eun-bin stars as Woo Young-woo, a female rookie attorney with autism who is hired by a major law firm in Seoul. Follow us on...

    Episode 234 - Kpop Legend Series: G-Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 23:48


    He's known as the King of Kpop, and we agree! From debuting as a child, to leading a massively successful group, to setting the standard for solo self expression, G-Dragon makes it look easy. Follow us on...

    Episode 233 - New Kpop We Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 26:00


    We discuss new Kpop songs we just got into. What song is currently stuck in your head? Follow us on...

    Episode 232 - Belle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 24:47


    We (Emily and Kyle) review the movie Belle, an anime reimagining of Beauty and the Beast. Was it a tale as old as time, or just a rip off? Follow us on...

    Episode 231 - Chainsaw Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 24:52


    We (Rachel and Fabian) review the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man! Does it live up to the hype? Follow us on...

    Episode 230 - Birthday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 22:01


    We review Red Velvet's The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday EP track by track. Does it stack up against other Red Velvet EPs? Find out! Follow us on...

    Episode 229 - Alchemy of Souls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 32:10


    We review Netflix's fantasy drama Alchemy of Souls. Set in a fictional country called Daeho, the series is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a forbidden magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls," which allows souls to switch bodies. It follows the story of an elite warrior named Nak-su whose soul is accidentally trapped inside the weak body of Mu-deok. Follow us on...

    Episode 228 - Born Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 31:43


    We review BlackPink's latest album, Born Pink. Was is worth the wait? Follow us on...

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    Episode 227 - Books We Are Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 28:43


    We're back from hiatus and giving book recommendations. Grab your coziest blanket and a mug of cocoa for this one! Follow us on...

    Episode 226 - Kpop Legend Series: Sunmi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 25:15


    She is the Kpop it girl; she is an icon, and she is the moment...SUNMI! We profile the solo artist who coined her own subgenre, Sunmi-Pop. Follow us on...

    Episode 225 - The DEFINITIVE ranking of Pepsi Kpop Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 22:04


    The episode no one asked for, a ranking of the (mostly) PepsiCo Kpop songs. Follow us on...

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