Episode 10: Years of Transition 2017-2018
This episode was originally posted February 8, 2019 and much has changed since then. Some of my predictions played out and you can listen to me speak on the debut of SixTones and SnowMan in episode 23 but other worries I express in this episode have taken a far darker turn than I could have imagined writing this two years ago. I’m hoping to cover the growing dehumanization of Korean idols in English fandom spaces in a future episode but I do find the push towards idol personas decoupled from their real life human counterparts as well as virtual reality versions of real life idols very troubling.
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The songs played are:
1. "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" by Arashi, performed on Music Station, February 1, 2019
2. "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles
3. "Karei Naru Gyakushu" by SMAP
4. "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" by SMAP
5. "Lucky One" by EXO
6. "Autumn Leaves" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
7. "Fire" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
8. "Spring Day" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
9. "I Am You You Are Me" by Zico
10. "Billboard Music Awards (Skit)" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
11. "DNA" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
12. "Sea" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
13. "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Jungkook and Jin
14. "Born Singer" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS), performed live at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, Korea, December 10, 2017
15. "Take the Dive" by Jonghyun
16. "UB" by Arashi
17. "Can't Get Enough" by V6
18. "Ask Yourself" by KAT-TUN
19. "Kaguya" by NEWS
20. "King of Otoko" by Kanjani8
21. "L.O.V.E." by Kis-My-Ft2
22. "Osaka Ai-Eye-Aye" by Johnny's West
23. "JOY Shitai Kimochi" by A.B.C-Z
24. "Sexy Zone" by Sexy Zone
25. "Candy" by Nakajima Kento (feat. Kawai Fumito), performed on Shounen Club
26. "Sakura Saku Color" by Sexy Zone
27. "Cinderella Girl" by King&Prince
28. "Zukkoke Otoko Michi" by Kanjani8
29. "Crystal Snow" by Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)
30. "JSB Dream" by Sandaime J Soul Brothers
31. "Love Maji" by Sexy Zone
32. "Reboot" by DBSK
33. "Call Call Call" by Seventeen
34. "Electric Kiss" by EXO
35. "You & I" by SHINee
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