Christine Chung's K-Pop My Exit

Published May 25, 2021 at 12:07 AM EDT

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Listener Christine Chung took her passion for K-Pop and made a special My Exit program that first aired on May 24th, 2021 at 11pm. She made some notes and provided some links for those willing to do a bit more digging to discover more about the world of K-Pop.

Thank you for listening to MyExit: K-Pop edition! As promised, here are some links and resources:

Track List (with links to music and/or lyric videos where available)

1. BTS, Black Swan (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lapF4DQPKQ)

2. BTS, Ugh (no official video)

3. JHope, Day Dream (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK3GJ0WIQ8s)

4. TXT, Blue Hour (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd9QkWsd5p4)

5. Kai, Nothing on Me (YT audio only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH2gRl75WG4) [NOTE: We had to cut this for space limitations, but this sexy, slinky bob is tons of fun, so listen and enjoy!]

6. CL, Hwa (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6_DE4SIq44)

7. Black Pink, Pretty Savage (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCZq1kFw3-Q)

8. TXT, Can’t You See Me (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFHUTJ13Ys)

[NOTE: We had to cut this one due to time constraints, too, but it’s another super well-executed angsty teen K-Pop track. Worth a listen!]

9. AgustD, Daechwita (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjAWJ2zWWI)

10. RM, UhGood (no official video)

11. Epik High, End of the World, Ft. GSoul (YT audio only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_qpOFJ7eo)

12. RM, Moonchild (lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ntaxClfrA)

13. BTS, Spring Day (MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEeFrLSkMm8)

14. Agust D, Interlude: Set Me Free (no video available)

(2) Links to Spotify playlist:

Set List: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/324cJN5mYu83eu6tEjHn2f?si=fda85c7197a34412

Expanded Set List/ BTS Deeper Dive: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1dWcSVImgkyD90IDSWjs34?si=7864f4d4fe03488f

(3) Doolset Bangtan/ BTS and solo project KOR-ENG translations

https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/

(4) BTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkAepWjdylmXSltofFvsYQ

[NOTE: I misspoke on the show. This is BTS’s channel, w/ lots of behind-the-scenes videos of the band. Their music videos are on the label’s channel, though, which is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/HYBELABELS/featured

(5) Misc. articles about BTS

1. Lenika Cruz, In 2020, BTS Made the World Feel Big Again/ The Astonishing Duality of BTS https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/12/bts-2020-borahae/617521/

2. Lenika Cruz, I Wasn’t a Fan of BTS. And Then I Was. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/bts-paved-the-way-army-fandom/592543/

3. BTS’s Dynamite Could Upend the Music Industry. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/09/bts-dynamite-international-pop-k-sensation-sunshine-rainbow/615928/

4. Lenika Cruz, Medium Reviews

https://medium.com/@lenikacruz/map-of-the-soul-7-an-extremely-long-album-review-e3790b7ba792

https://medium.com/@lenikacruz/agust-d-is-dead-long-live-agust-d-52fc405fcd52

5. Fatima Farha, Interview Prior to Grammys

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/09/01/bts-talk-dynamite-no-1-billboard-hot-100-hit-and-thank-army-fans/5683472002/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dmB1_g1GN0

(6) BTS statement on racism and racial violence:

https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/1376712834269159425