Patmmer Podcast: Kpop, Coffee, and Commentary

Coffee Break - EP 7 - The Double-Edged Sword: Light Side of K-pop

We are back with our final Coffee Break (for now)! Join us for the second half of our discussion on the dark and light sides of K-Pop! This time we talk about the light side of K-pop! Times 00:00 Start 00:13 Intro 01:41 This week's topic: Dark and Light sides of K-pop 02:03 How has K-pop helped us personally 11:06 How K-pop has created a cultural bridge 14:34 K-pop in Korea vs K-pop internationally 16:25 K-pop = high quality music and content 18:41 The wonder and magic of K-pop albums 24:05 Making friends through K-pop 26:30 Thanks for joining us on our Coffee Breaks! Follow Us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast] FB: https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast] TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast [https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast] YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg]

Coffee Break - EP 6 - The Double-Edged Sword: Dark Side of K-pop

We are back with another Coffee Break! We have no special guests joining us this week - just your OG Patmmer crew! We will be diving into a two part episode in which we debate and discuss the dark and light sides of K-Pop! Up first is the exploration of the dark side of K-Pop! Times 00:00 Start 00:13 Intro 01:16 This week's topic: Dark and Light sides of K-pop 02:36 Slave Contracts 06:05 How young is too young to start training to debut as an Idol? 07:54 Mental Health Issues 09:47 Competition and over saturation of the market for K-pop 13:06 Misconduct in the industry 15:10 Scandals - when power and fame lead Idols to the dark side 20:30 Sexism 22:57 Vanity and unrealistic beauty standards 30:09 Treatment of Foreigners in the K-pop industry 34:11 What makes K-pop, K-pop? 37:15 Bye, bye! See y'all next week! Follow Us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast] FB: https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast] TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast [https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast] YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg]

Coffee Break - EP 5 - A Couple’s Perspective As K-pop Fans

We are back with another Coffee Break! This week we have not one, but two special guests! Joining us are our friends Brandi and Tyler! Have you ever been curious what it would be like to share the passion for K-Pop with your partner? Brandi and Tyler will be sharing their stories and insights on how K-pop has affected their relationship as a couple! Love our friends as much as we do? You can follow them both on their socials below! Tyler: linktr.ee/ManuelHung31 [//linktr.ee/ManuelHung31] Brandi: TikTok: brandim994 and IG: bmacura1 Times 00:00 Start 00:13 Intro 01:12 Getting to know this week's guests, Brandi and Tyler! 03:37 This week's topic: K-Pop from a couple's perspective 05:14 K-Poppin' as a couple 08:07 Groups that our couple likes together vs alone 14:51 Bonding and watching music videos together 15:41 Opinions on dating bans on K-pop Idols 21:15 Thoughts on K-pop couples tattoos 25:24 How does K-pop affect a couple's relationship? 27:53 Random K-pop anecdotes 32:12 Thank you Brandi and Tyler for joining us! Follow Us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast] FB: https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast] TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast [https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast] YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg]

Coffee Break - EP 4 - Our Thoughts on Female, Male, and Co-ed Groups!

We are back with another Coffee Break! Our friend Kevin joins us again! Join us as we talk all about the advantages, disadvantages, struggles, and differences between girl groups, boy groups, and co-ed groups! Times 00:00 Start 00:13 Intro 01:26 Getting to know this week's guest, Kevin 02:25 Introducing this week's topic - girl groups vs boy groups vs co-ed groups 02:53 What are some of the general differences between girl and boy groups? 05:36 Is there a bias towards boy groups? 09:35 Differences within the industry between girl and boy groups 10:51 Difference in standards between girl and boy groups 14:37 Strengths and weaknesses (and additional differences) of both girl and boy groups 19:29 Co-ed groups! 24:32 Opinions on girl group and boy group collaborations 30:49 Co-ed groups and Latin music 31:51 Marketability of co-ed groups 35:05 Thank you Kevin for joining us again! Follow Us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg

Coffee Break - EP 3 - The Countless Concepts of K-pop

We are back with another Coffee Break! This week our friend Kevin joins us! Kevin has been in the K-pop world for quite some time now; you can trust this man's commentary and musical taste - he was rollin' to the beat of Brave Girls BEFORE it was cool! So grab your coffee, get comfy, and join us as we discuss some of the common concepts seen in K-pop! Times 00:00 Start 00:13 Intro 01:01 Getting to know this week's guest, Kevin (aka the accidental K-pop fan) 04:32 What are some of the common K-pop concepts? 06:31 "Rite of Passage" concepts 10:01 Does age and/or a group's agency impact concepts? What happens when groups get "stuck" doing a certain concept? 16:02 Current concept trends? 18:07 We LOVE Retro concepts! 20:20 How do we feel about Latin inspired songs and concepts? 23:52 Holiday concepts (featuring our college Christmas tradition) 26:25 Cute concepts 29:30 Music videos with concepts/storylines that carry over from video to video 31:52 Concepts we don't love 40:05 Kevin's recommendations from the current K-pop generation 43:07 Thank you Kevin for sharing your insights and recommendations! Follow Us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast] FB: https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast] TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast [https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast] YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg]