POD48 Pod 48
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A podcast exploring the K-Pop/J-Pop joint phenomenon that was Produce 48, in all it's geopolitical/cultural trainwreck glory.
@mbmelodies / @therealhojo
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Episode 5: The First Elimination
We say farewell to almost half of our contestants. We get into the circumstances behind Jurina's untimely departure, the last Senbatsu, and wrestling. We also talk about voting trends, rising/falling trainee stock, and the lowest budget scare prank ever concocted.
Covers episode 5 of the show. -
POD48 Episode 4 - Group Battle
SNACK IN YOUR AREA
Covers episodes 3 and 4 of the show.
We talk about the highs and lows of the Group Battle, the carnival games of democracy played by MNet, insane fan reactions, f**king nerds, Chris Paul, and uhh Girls Planet 999 -
POD48 Episode 3 - Nekkoya
Neko Neko Neko Neko Nekkoya
The girls get graded and then re-graded, MNet editing team is still having fun. That's all about to change.
Also, we cover Tonari no Banana and explain MNet's narrative sleight-of-hand -
POD48 Episode 2 - Introductions / Evaluation Stage
A doozy of a 2 part episode, finally we talk about the show (after about an hour of talking about the pre-show)
If you're watching along, we cover everything through halfway through Episode 2 of the show. -
POD48 Episode 1 - The Announcement
In Episode 1 of POD48, we talk about the announcement at MAMA 2017, the state of J-Pop and K-Pop leading up to the announcment, AKB48's struggles, how the Idol Survival Show became such a huge hit in Korea, Senbatsu, Yogurt, the eternal cool of Sasshii, Netizen Rumors, and everything else that isn't actually the show itself.