K-Wave with Hongbin Jeong

Today’s slang word is one for the Korean fried chicken lovers out there.  It’s '당모치'dangmochi.  If you’re craving fried chicken or if chicken is always the way to go - all you gotta do is use this slang word.

There’s a new k-drama series, and it screams Korean Deadpool. It’s called “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper.” And it’s a new caper comic action drama in which a mysterious cultural asset thief named Skunk and an unofficial heritage redemption team known as Team Karma collaborate to fight against those who cannot be judged by the law. 

He is a man with many talents - a man with many hats. He’s a multinational businessman & CEO Influencer, venture capitalist, lawyer, and a K-Pop artist. He’s David Yong.  And he has just released his newest Single - “Maybe Love” - and this is a collaboration with Moonbyul from MAMAMOO.  On K-influencers today, David Yong joins Hongbin Jeong to dive in further about his journey as a K-pop star, working in the Kpop industry as well as working with Moonbyul for his latest single.

Korea is known for its efficient and fast delivery food service. You can order anything from chicken wings and burgers to rice noodles and kimchi jjigae. On K-food today - I’ll tell you all the top foods South Koreans order on these delivery apps - so the next time you’re in South Korea, and you don’t want to leave your hotel room or your airbnb- you can just order like the Koreans.

Today’s slang word is one of Gen Z’s favourite word.It's a word they live by - or strive to at least.  It’s 갓생 (godsaeng). 

There’s now a new Dalgona dessert trend that’s taken South Koreans by storm.  And it’s called the Adamamma dalgona, also known as Japanese Dalgona Karumeyaki.  If those of you that are wondering, Karumeyaki is Honeycomb toffee or honeycomb candy, a sugary toffee with a light, rigid, sponge-like texture. It’s gotten popular in Korea because it’s really a hit or miss - you can get it right the first time, but most probably you’d fail miserably several times before getting it right.  And I’ll tell you how you can make this yourself - the right way.

If Hollywood has John Wick - South Korea has JEON Wick.  It’s K-MOVIE on today’s episode, and I’ll be talking about the latest new Korean movie out on Netflix - called Kill Boksoon.  If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s about the pressures of balancing work and motherhood.  But in this case - the mom - is a world-class assassin.  So is being an assassin harder or being a mom harder?

We’ve all been there – when we go to the gym - it’s no pics or it didn’t happen. We’ve all taken selfies at the gym - especially a mirror selfie. Whether it’s a progress shot, or a pic for your Insta story - to tell your followers - "Hey, I gym bro." And the common hashtags we see a long with that photo is either - #gainz, #mondaychestday or #nopainnogainBut in South Korea - it’s a simple three letter word.  It’s K-slang of the week, on today’s episode we take on 오운완 (ohwoonwan).

The Straits Times has released a new podcast series. It’s a 6-part series that explores the recent true crimes that gripped those in Asia. And this new podcast aims to expose the dark side of societies.  It’s called True Crimes Of Asia. And the first episode - takes place in South Korea. It takes us back to 2019, when the nation was taken aback by the shocking news of a criminal case that trapped girls in a digital prison. On K-influencer -  Ernest Luis, Podcast Editor of The Straits Times, Tan Tam Mei, Executive Producer for True Crimes of Asia, and Chang May Choon, The Straits Times South Korea Correspondent joins this episode to tell us more about the series.  If you want to listen to this new podcast series-  access these episodes when you search True Crimes of Asia either on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.  Episodes drop every fourth Tuesday of the month from today. Get notifications of new episodes on your favourite audio apps - Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts - when you follow ST’s True Crimes Of Asia.

BTS member Suga has recently released his solo album - D-Day.  He’s come to a full circle on his liberating debut studio album, bringing his Agust D chapter to a close with thought-provoking social commentary and personal reflection.  The 10-track studio set kicked started with collaboration with IU - “People Pt.2” as its lead single and also contains the title track, Haegeum,” “HUH?!”, “Amygdala,” “Interlude: Dawn,” “Snooze” and more. And all this is documented.  The album has been released along with a companion documentary that follows the K-pop idol through the process of creating and recording the studio set. It’s a look into his road … to D-day.  Credits:  Soundbites from:  SUGA: Road to D-DAY | Official Trailer | Disney+ - @disneyplus, YouTube SUGA: Road To D-DAY | Official Trailer | Disney+ - @disneyplus, YouTube D-Day - SUGA - Topic, YouTube AMYGDALA - SUGA - Topic, YouTube Agust D '해금 (Haegeum)' Live Clip (full ver.) | SUGA: Road to D-DAY - @BTS, YouTube Agust D 'People Pt.2 (feat. IU)' Official MV - @HYBELABELS, YouTube