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Back to the Culture

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Kim Young-dae, our music critic, not only diagnoses the Korean pop music we listen today, such as BTS, BLANKPINK and aespa, but also traces back in time to excavate the charms of the old Korean pop music that require dire reevaluation. Our gab on Korean pop music culture, transcending timelines and generations, with Kim Young-dae, also the author of and , begins now!

The aftermath of idol group audition shows

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD look back on the past idol group audition shows and talk about their legacies.

Apr 4, 2023

22 min

Artists that went solo from their groups

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD listen to the songs of artists that went their own way in a solo career.

Mar 28, 2023

24 min

Beautiful duet songs to sing together

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD listen to duet songs where two voices harmonize together.

Mar 21, 2023

23 min

Analyzing the results of the 20th Korean Music Awards

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD will listen to the award-winning songs and go over the reasons for their wins.

Mar 14, 2023

24 min

The best of spring songs

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: Spring songs we all hear every spring. SJ and YD debate on which spring song is the best.

Mar 7, 2023

21 min

The top 100 Korean pop music albums 3: K-POP albums

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD discuss why it is difficult to find K-POP albums on the top 100 music albums and discuss which albums could make the list going forward.

Feb 28, 2023

26 min

The top 100 Korean pop music albums 2 - the 90s albums

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD listen to the 90s albums which made it to top 100 music albums and discuss reasons why so many of the 90s albums made the list.

Feb 21, 2023

22 min

The top 100 Korean pop music albums 1

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD listen to the top 100 music albums which were selected three times and talk about how they were selected and changed throughout time.

Feb 14, 2023

22 min

Then and now of K-hiphop

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD listen to Korean hiphop songs and look back at the changing tides of K-hiphop

Feb 7, 2023

25 min

K-Pop remake songs

Music critic Kim Young-dae's interesting take on music and culture. - Today's Topic: SJ and YD talk about the remake craze while listening to various K-POP remakes.

Jan 31, 2023

23 min