UKPOP Podcast

We're back with an all-newbies episode! Chungha - Bicycle Jessi - What Type of X Sunmi - Tail Ateez - I’m The One G(IDLE) - Hwaa Rose - On The Ground Wonho - Lose Shinee - Don’t Call Me As ever, we're on Twitter at @UKPOPPODCAST - see you there and keep it Koreal!

After a long hiatus (I mean, there's a freakin' pandemic, guys) we're back with our top ten songs from 2020 - we think you'll be surprised by some of our choices...

We're back with some unkind opinions on some of your favourite songs... Newbies: G(IDLE) - Oh My God Oh My Girl - Nonstop Chungha - Stay Tonight ITZY - Wannabe Comeback/Throwback: GOT7 - Not By The Moon/Girls, Girls, Girls Classic: Wonder Girls - I Feel You Non-Pop-K-Pop Primary - Gondry (feat Oh Hyuck and Lim Kim) Rainych - Say So (Doja Cat Japanese cover) Don't forget to hit up @mofgimmers, who created our sick intro and outro... And make sure you follow us on Twitter, at @UKPOPPodcast :)

We may be kept apart by lockdown, but k-pop will always bring us together... Newbies: Solar - Spit It Out Cravity - Break All The Rules NCT Dream - Ridin' Apink - Dumnhdurum Kaachi - Your Turn Comeback/Throwback: IMFACT - Lie/Lollipop Classic: Girls Generation - Gee Non-pop-kpop: Jackingcong - Dive dress - My Taste(내 입맛) Thanks so much for listening - go check out @mofgimmers who made our intro/outro, and his gang @portableradio! We're on Youtube here: @UKPOPPODCAST :)

We've put together a selection of songs that make us happy. Simple as that. Here's the second of our two episodes of uplifting bangers to get you through these bizarre and isolating times. Apologies for the quality; this was our first time recording remotely! Stay home, stay safe, and.... keep it Koreal

We've put together a selection of songs that make us happy. Simple as that. Here's the first of two episodes of our favourite mood-boosting songs, because we know right now things are tough, so this is our way of trying to help! Stay home, stay safe, and.... keep it Koreal

It’s an all newbs episode! Cignature - Nun Nu Nan Na Everglow - Dun Dun ZICO - Any Song LOONA - So What SF9 - Good Guy Pentagon - Dr BeBe Weki Meki - Dazzle Dazzle Cherry Bullet - Hands Up KARD - Red Moon Super Junior - 2YA2YAO Thanks again to @mofgimmers for our theme music, and thank you for listening! Check us out on Twitter - @UKPOPPodcast

We’re back! So punctual, so fresh... This episode features the following bangers - proceed with caution... Newbies: 2Z - My First Hero GFRIEND - Labyrinth Moonybul - Eclipse BTS - ON Rocket Punch - Bouncy Comeback/Throwback: Dreamcatcher - Scream/Why Did You Come To My Home (as MINX) Classic: Ladies Code - I Hate You Non Pop K-Pop: Dynamic Duo ft PENOMECO - MSG OOHYO - Butter Chicken Thanks again to @mofgimmers for our theme music, and thank you for listening! Check us out on Twitter - @UKPOPPodcast

We're bringing you our top 10 of the songs we've done this year - you can probably guess who's at number one, but this otherwise-no-particular-order list should have you reminiscing about the bangers that kpop delivered in 2019...

We were pretty bad at staying on schedule in 2019 huh? Well, we'll do better this year, we promise. This episode focuses on some songs that we missed out on reviewing due to timing, but we're making up for it now. Red Velvet - Psycho Everglow - Adios Mamamoo - Hip TWICE - Feel Special LALARY - LALARY EXO - Obsession PENOMECO x ELO ft GRAY - Love? ATEEZ - Wonderland SEVENTEEN - Good To Me Come and talk to us on Twitter - @UKPOPPODCAST Thanks again to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro music :)

Two episodes in one go, lucky you! This time Helen is picking the tunes and - hey, don't switch off!!! Newbies: Red Velvet - Umpah Umpah Sunmi - La La Lay Oh My Girl - Bungee Stray Kids - Double Knot Bonus track: MONSTA X - Monster Truck (album track) Comeback/Throwback WINNER - empty/SO SO Non-Pop-KPop George - Look At Me PONY - Divine Follow @mofgimmers on Twitter, he gave us our sweet sweet intro and outro, and follow us at @UKPOPPodcast KEEP IT KOREAL

Another hiatus, but absence makes the heart grow stronger right? We're catching up with what we missed, and a few others... Newbies: GOT7 - You Calling My Name (G)IDLE - Lion HINAPIA - Drip SuperM - Jopping HyunA - Flower Shower Comeback/Throwback: Brown Eyed Girls - Wonder Woman/Kill Bill Classic: TVXQ - Mirotic Non-Pop-K-Pop Hoody - Miro As ever, thanks so @mofgimmers for our banger of a theme tune! Follow us at @UKPOPPODCAST on Twitter to join in the conversation :)

Part two of our summer newbies recap, and here come the booooooys. Expect talk of vampire anime, Baekhyun's dark secret, and comparing Monsta X to bananas and tomatoes....? Also, the podcast almost comes to an end over the penultimate song. You'll see. Leo - Romanticism Baekhyun - UN Village Pentagon - Humph! Woosung - FACE DAY6 - Time of Our Life MONSTA X - X-Phenomon SEVENTEEN - Hit Thanks to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro music (well, maybe not this episode's outro - follow us on Twitter and chat to us about K-Pop! @UKPOPPodcast

After our summer hiatus we're back! So much to recap, including fun times at a Monsta X concert and... that's kind of it. We decided to review just a couple of notable newbies, so here's the first of our two summer recap specials - Hot Girl Summer! It's just the girls for this episode, and we have some bangers - just don't mention French Montana.... ITZY - ICY TWICE - Breakthrough GFRIEND - Fever Red Velvet - Zimzalabim (G)IDLE - Uh-Oh Chungha - Snapping Thanks to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro, and give us a follow on Twitter - if you dare....

Whoa we're back! Helen finally had a chance to do some editing... here's episode 27... Newbies WJSN - Boogie Up Somi - Birthday Weki Meki - Picky Picky NCT 127 - Superhuman Comeback/Throwbacl Lee Hi - No-one/1234 Classic: Blackpink - Playing With Fire Non-Pop-Kpop The Rose - Candy Hash Swan - Francesca (ft Dean) Thanks for listening, and don't forget to check out @mofgimmers, who provided our intro and outro music Follow us on Twitter @UKPOPPodcast - we love you!

We're back with another episode of UKPOP! Newbies: fromis_9 - Fun! ONEUS - Twilight AB6IX - Hollywood CLC - Me MONSTA X - Who Do U Love? Comeback/Throwback: Teen Top - Runaway/Clap Classic: GD and TOP - Don't Leave Non-Pop-K-Pop: MRSHLL - Pose Loco ft Hwasa - Don't Thanks as ever to @mofgimmers for our sweet sweet intro/outro music! Follow us on Twitter: @UKPOPPodcast

We're looking at EXO's discography to "celebrate" (that's not the right word) Xiumin's enlistment... so get your ears around our latest episode, an EXO special! Follow us at @UKPOPPODCAST on Twitter

Oooooooh we're keeping it even more Koreal in this episode because some of us are back from a great time in Seoul! There's also some music thrown in for good measure too.... Newbies: NU'EST - Bet Bet TWICE - Fancy The Boyz - Bloom Bloom BTS - Boy With Luv (ft Halsey) Comeback/Throwback Oh My Girl - The Fifth Season/Cupid Classic Rain - 30SEXY Non-Pop-Kpop IM ft Elhae - Horizon Sura ft pH-1 - Don't Hang Up Thanks for @mofgimmers for our theme music (hit him up on Twitter) and follow us too at @UKPOPPodcast - we love you!

Such a monumental delay in releasing this - blame Helen... Newbs: IZ*ONE - Violeta Heize - She's Fine Bastarz - From Seoul Lee Gikwang - Don't Close Your Eyes Classic: Psy - Napal Baji Comeback/Throwback: VAV: Thrilla Killa/Under The Moonlight Non-Pop-KPop Sumin - Sparkling Thanks to big man @mofgimmers for our intro/outro, follow him on here and on Twitter for more magic! And follow us at @UKPOPPodcast!

An episode of all newbies! Apologies in advance for Helen's cough, she was truly dying during the episode... KARD - Bomb Bomb Sunmi - Noir Stray Kids - Miroh Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat MAMAMOO - gogobebe DIA - Woowa MOMOLAND - I'm So Hot Blackpink - Kill This Love Thanks once more to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro music! For more chat about all things k-pop, follow us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

Still reeling from the high of having hit 20 episodes with our last release, we've brought more bangers and jokes for episode 21: Newbies: ATEEZ - SAY MY NAME LOONA - Butterfly (G)IDLE - Senorita Cherry Bullet - Q&A TXT - Crown Classic: SHINee - View Comeback/Throwback: LUNA - Do You Love Me/Free Somebody Non-pop Kpop: WOOGIE ft ELO - Have A Good Night Steve Aiko & MONSTA X - Play It Cool Thanks to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro, and thanks to you all for listening :)

A landmark for us - we've reached episode 20! And for that special occasion, we've resumed normal transmission and gone back to our beloved structure... Newbies: Monsta X - Alligator SF9 - Enough ITZY - DALLA DALL HWASA - TWIT Jus2 - Focus On Me Classic: 4Minute - Crazy Comeback/Throwback: Taemin - Want/Danger Non-pop Kpop: Jason Derula x Lay x NCT 127 - Let's Shut Up & Dance Millic - Paradise Thanks to @mofgimmers for our intro/outro, and thanks to you all for listening :)

Awwwww yeah, it's time to get down with the sweet sounds of some K-Pop slow jams. So light those candles, slip into something comfortable, and put the bins and recycling out because collection day is tomorrow and you always forget, ALWAYS, and then you end up running after the truck in your pyjamas and slippers getting bin juice and debris all over you and it's just a bad time all round. Anyway, here's what's on our sexy, smooth, special Valentine's playlist: SHINee - Symptoms EXO - The Eve McKay - You Will Never Know Red Velvet - Automatic Jonghyun - Red Jonghyun - Moon GOT7 - Moon U Seo In Guk - BeBe Lee Bada - Drug Sam Kim - Think About' Chu s a y - Slow Dance SHINee - Don't Stop SHINee - Lipstick (bonus late addition, get down to that shit!) Thanks for @mofgimmers for our theme music (hit him up on Twitter) and follow us too at @UKPOPPodcast - we love you!

It's been a minute but we're back, sailing into 2019 like a majestic ship on a sea of K-Pop, navigating the choppy waters to bring you reviews and banter with not a hint of scurvy in sight. I will now stop the nautical theme, because it's terrible. Another episode full of newbies for you to enjoy! EXO - Tempo Jennie - SOLO TWICE - Yes or Yes Red Velvet - RBB EXID - I Love You NCT 127 - Simon Says Gugudan - Not That Type MAMAMOO - Windflower The Boyz - No Air Key - One Of Those Nights Follow us on Twitter on @UKPOPPodcast

Our final episode of the year features some of our favourite moments from 2018, whether we liked the songs or not! Join us for some laughs and bangers, with a cheeky little section at the end for the songs from the end of the year that we didn't get to review! Follow us on Twitter at @UKPOPPodcast And have a very Merry Christmas!

Back to our usual schedule after a few weeks of special episodes... Newbies: IU - BBI BBI Super Junior X Reik - One More Time (Otra Vez) Golden Child - Genie BoA - Woman S.O.U.L - Get Myself With You Classic: TWICE - LIKEY Comeback/Throwback APRIL - Oh My Mistake/Dream Candy Non-Pop-K-Pop Colde - Sunflower PREP ft Shownu & So!YoON! Thanks again for our intro/outro music, @mofgimmers! Follow us on Twitter at @UKPOPPodcast and subscribe on iTunes :)

What's that coming over the hill? Is it a Monsta, is it a Monstaaaaa X? Episode 15 is dedicated to our brilliant boys, who are back with their new song 'Shoot Out' - so we've gone back to the beginning and are listening to our favourite Monsta X hits - just in time for Halloween! Is that link tenuous enough for you? Songs in this episode: Trespass Rush Hero Amen All In Stuck Fighter Be Quiet Shine Forever Newton Dramarama Shoot Out ('Beautiful' and 'Jealousy' have been on previous episodes!) Thanks again to @mofgimmers for out intro/outro jams, and check us out on Twitter, we love finding new fellow kpop fans!

After a month off where life got in the way... we're back for a whole episode dedicated entirely to new bangers: NCT Dream - We Go Up GOT7 - Lullaby (Korean ver.) oh!GG - Lil' Touch Station X 0 - Chanyeol & Sehun - We Young Station X 0 - Seulgi, SinB, Sooyeon, Chungha - Wow Thing Station X 0 - Baekhyun & Loco - Young SHINee - Countless Sunmi - Siren GWSN - Puzzle Moon NCT 127 - Regular (Korean ver.) Weki Meki - Crush fromis_9 - Love Bomb Thanks to @mogfimmers as ever for our sick theme music! Follow us at @UKPOPPodcast - see you in November!

Unlucky for some? Ah, not for us - we've got a bunch of bangers to talk to you about... Newbies: LOONA - Hi High iKON - Killin' Me ASTRO - Always You KARD - Ride On The Wind ZICO ft. IU - Soulmate Classic: Monsta X - Beautiful Comeback/Throwback: LABOUM - Between Us/Pit A Pat Non Pop Kpop: RM, J-Hope, Suga - Ddaeng Drug Restaurant - Mistake Thanks as ever to @mofgimmers for our banger of a theme tune, and thanks to Coffee Shotter in Croydon for letting us record in your delightful cafe - make sure you check them out! Follow us on @UKPOPPodcast for links to our iTunes and Youtube pages!

We're back for our twelfth episode! Join us as we discuss the Hyuna-E'Dawn situation, Sarah's interview with Holland, reminiscing about old-skool pop groups, and of course some banging K-Pop, including: New releases: Red Velvet - Power Up LOONA - Favorite BTS - #IDOL FT Island - Summer Night's Dream IN2IT - Sorry For My English Classic K-Pop: BoA - No. 1 Comeback/Throwback: SF9 - Now or Never/Fanfare Non-Pop-Kpop Beenzino - Life In Colour SHINee - Excuse Me Miss Follow us on Twitter: @UKPOPPodcast

We're joined by our guest Hannah for episode 11, featuring: GFRIEND - Sunny summer Golden Child - Let Me Triple H - Retro Future UNB - Black Heart Classic: Block B - Her Comeback Throwback: Yoon Mi Rae - You and Me/Baby Bye Bye Non-Pop-K-Pop PLT - Hocus Pocus pH-1 - Donut (ft Jay Park) Follow us on Twitter! @UKPOPPodcast

We made it to episode 10! HURRAY US! Join us for some great tunes and some not so great tunes *cough*TWICE*cough*...including: Newbies: MAMAMOO - Egotistic SEVENTEEN - Oh My TWICE - Dance The Night Away Seungri - 1, 2, 3! Classic: f(x) - 4 Walls Comeback/Throwback: Apink - I'm So Sick/I Don't Know Non-Pop-K-Pop: Louie - Penalty Uniqnote - Like Gentle Rain You'll recognise our classic track today from our intro/outro, which was lovingly made for us by the delightful Mof Gimmers - you can find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

We're back at it again in episode 9, with plenty of obnoxious singing and wrong opinions on some new releases in k-pop... in this episode, we're listening to: MOMOLAND - BAAM Pristin V - Get It NU'EST - Déjà Vu Red Velvet - #CookieJar (Japanese release) Classic: Super Junior - Mamacita Throwback/Comeback BtoB - Insane/Only One For Me Non-Pop-K-Pop Heize - And July (ft Dean) EPIK HIGH - People Scare Me

After some more Monsta X chat at the beginning (we have a concert experience to tell you about!), we're bringing you more tasty K-Pop treats. In this episode: New release: SHINee - I Want You LOONA yyxy - love4eva Samuel - Teenager ELRIS - Summer Dream BLACKPINK - DU-DDU DU-DDU Classic: EXO - Monster Throwback/Comeback (we did it this way round this episode...) AOA - ELVIS/Bingle Bangle Non-pop K-Pop Crush - Don't Forget (feat. Taeyeon) Suran - Ddang Ddang Ddang Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

*DISCLAIMER* It was ridiculously hot when we recorded so you'll probably hear background noise because of fans and open windows - sorry! In episode 7 we're joined again by our special guest Hannah, who acts as an enabler to our bizarre digressions.... but we do eventually review some k-pop! Songs reviewed in this episode: UNI.T - No More (G)IDLE - Latata EXO CBX - Horololo Bolbbalgan 4 - Travel Moonbyul X Seulgi - Selfish HALO - OMG Classic K-Pop Girls Generation - I Got A Boy Comeback/Throwback SHINee - Replay/Good Evening Non-Pop K-Pop Hyolyn - Dally Kanto - Salty/xx.xx Thanks again to Mof Gimmers for our brilliant jingle! Find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

This episode a special one dedicated to BTS! After a little digression about Monsta X (sorry not sorry), we listen to: No More Dream -Boy In Luv -Danger -I Need You -Run -Fire -Blood, Sweat & Tears, -Spring Day -Not Today -DNA -Mic Drop -Singularity -Fake Love Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

In episode 5, we record with the window open and enjoy the sweet sounds of the ice cream van and a helicopter, along with: MONSTA X - Jealousy The Boys - Giddy Up TWICE - What Is Love? GOT7 ft Hyolyn - One & Only You Classic K-Pop Red Velvet - Russian Roulette Comeback/Throwback EXID - Lady/Up & Down Non-Pop K-Pop FT Island - Take Me Now Dean ft Gaeko - Half Moon (D) Thanks as ever to Mof Gimmers for our brilliant jingle! Find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

In episode 4, we've picked song bangers and some, well...clangers. Songs reviewed in this episode: Olivia Hye (LOONA) - Egoist Super Junior - Lo Siento (ft. Lesley Grace) PENTAGON - Shine Stray Kids - District 9 Whee-In - East (ft Sik-K) Classic K-Pop Big Bang - Bang Bang Bang Comeback/Throwback Eric Nam - Honestly/Heaven's Door Non-Pop K-Pop Yoon Mi-Rae - JamCome On Baby Chancellor - Son E Ga Thanks again to Mof Gimmers for our brilliant jingle! Find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

In episode 3, we're joined by a special guest for some great music and EXTREME thirsting over a certain boyband member... Songs reviewed in this episode: Weki Meki - La La La La Wanna One - Boomerang J-Hope - Daydream NCT U - Boss *Bonus* NCT 127 - Touch Classic K-Pop 2NE1 - I Am The Best Comeback/Throwback MAMAMOO - Starry Night/Mr Ambiguous Non-Pop K-Pop Hoody - Let 'Em Know Dreamcatcher - Good Night Thanks again to Mof Gimmers for our brilliant jingle! Find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

In this special episode, we listen to the tracks released by the girls from LOONA, and look ahead to how things might go for the group when they debut as a whole. While we wait for Olivia Hye's highly anticipated single, we listen to: Heejin - Vivid, HyunJin - Around You HaSeul - Let Me In YeoJin - Kiss Later Vivi - Everyday I Love You Kim Lip - Eclipse Jin Soul - Singing In The Rain Choerry - Love Cherry Motion Yves - New Chuu - Heart Attack HeeJin & HyunJin - I'll Be There Thanks again to Mof Gimmers for our brilliant jingle! Find his work here: @mofgimmers @portableradio Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast

In our first episode, we review songs by some new groups as well as some veterans, and try to get you hooked on k-pop! Songs reviewed in this episode: Suzy - Holiday Weki Meki - Butterfly LOONA (Go Won) - One & Only/See-Saw Red Velvet - Bad Boy Classic K-Pop: SHINee - Dream Girl Comeback/Throwback iKON - Love Scenario/Anthem Non-Pop K-Pop pH-1 - Communicate Naul - Baby Funk Many thanks to Mof Gimmers for out brilliant jingle! Find his work here: https://soundcloud.com/mofgimmers https://soundcloud.com/portableradio Please listen, like, and share! Find us on Twitter: @ukpoppodcast