1 hr 11 min
Play This! BIBI and Becky G's "Amigos" (PT:1 The History of K-pop & Latin Collabs) It's a K-pop Thing
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- Music Commentary
Hey everyone! We're back in 2024 with an episode we recorded at the tail end of last year when BIBI and Becky G had just released their collab track, "Amigos." It's a chill, fun song that also serves as a good introduction to K-R&B and Latin music. Given this song bridges the broader worlds of K-pop and Latin music—two of our fav genres—we naturally have have a LOT of thoughts on the song!
This episode is PART 1 of our two-episode discussion on the latest K-pop and Latin music collab, "Amigos" by BIBI and Becky G. Make sure to stay tuned for Part 2 of our discussion later in a future episode, where we give our top song recs for K-pop/Latine music collabs.
EPISODE RUNDOWN:
IntroArtist Bios: BIBI & Becky G (2:36)Why does this collab make sense? (5:57)Song Review (20:45)When did we start seeing K-pop/Latin collabs happen? (28:23)Our Hot Takes (39:59)What's NEXT for K-pop/Latine collabs? HYBE's influence (43:18)What we would like to see when K-pop labels go to Latin America (59:29)Wrap Up (66:34)It's a K-pop Thing is hosted by two journalists and longtime K-pop stans, Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum and Theresa Avila.
FOLLOW US:
Twitter: @ikptpod & Instagram: @ikptpod
FEEDBACK? IDEAS FOR FUTURE EPISODES?
E-mail us at info@kpoppod.com
Hey everyone! We're back in 2024 with an episode we recorded at the tail end of last year when BIBI and Becky G had just released their collab track, "Amigos." It's a chill, fun song that also serves as a good introduction to K-R&B and Latin music. Given this song bridges the broader worlds of K-pop and Latin music—two of our fav genres—we naturally have have a LOT of thoughts on the song!
This episode is PART 1 of our two-episode discussion on the latest K-pop and Latin music collab, "Amigos" by BIBI and Becky G. Make sure to stay tuned for Part 2 of our discussion later in a future episode, where we give our top song recs for K-pop/Latine music collabs.
EPISODE RUNDOWN:
IntroArtist Bios: BIBI & Becky G (2:36)Why does this collab make sense? (5:57)Song Review (20:45)When did we start seeing K-pop/Latin collabs happen? (28:23)Our Hot Takes (39:59)What's NEXT for K-pop/Latine collabs? HYBE's influence (43:18)What we would like to see when K-pop labels go to Latin America (59:29)Wrap Up (66:34)It's a K-pop Thing is hosted by two journalists and longtime K-pop stans, Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum and Theresa Avila.
FOLLOW US:
Twitter: @ikptpod & Instagram: @ikptpod
FEEDBACK? IDEAS FOR FUTURE EPISODES?
E-mail us at info@kpoppod.com
1 hr 11 min