Coincidentally, the APN team had a lot to say about Japan this episode beginning with maid cafes, One Piece Live Action - and ending with a discussion on how Japan is romanticised online, with people on TikTok romanticising their hometowns by pretending it is 'Tokyo, Japan' 🇯🇵🌸 ... 

We had so much to say about BTS last episode that we continued that discussion here as well! We had a full retrospective of BTS and their (coming up to) 13 year long career as we truly felt the need to borahae just a little longer 💜

 

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Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past here !

 

Coincidentally, the APN team had a lot to say about Japan this episode beginning with maid cafes, One Piece Live Action - and ending with a discussion on how Japan is romanticised online, with people on TikTok romanticising their hometowns by pretending it is 'Tokyo, Japan' 🇯🇵🌸 ...&nbsp;
We had so much to say about BTS last episode that we continued that discussion here as well! We had a full retrospective of BTS and their (coming up to) 13 year long career as we truly felt the need to borahae just a little longer 💜
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Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/yr86fmirq3fki1ftz12xub6ow">here</a> !
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Asian Pop Nation is a radio show that airs every Saturday 12 - 2 pm on SYN in Melbourne, Australia. You can find a podcast version of our weekly shows here.

Asian Pop Nation is a SYN Media Podcast.

Asian Pop Nation is a radio show that airs every Saturday 12 - 2 pm on SYN in Melbourne, Australia. You can find a podcast version of our weekly shows here.
Asian Pop Nation is a SYN Media Podcast.

Asian Pop Nation

APN on Japan: maid cafes, romanticising Japan, and the One Piece Live Action (28/03/26)

In this episode of Asian Pop Nation, we talked about some asian (or not asian?) romcoms, sampling in popular K-Pop songs, and more controversies in the K-Pop scene about a certain chairman of a large music corporation... 👀

 

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Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past here !

In this episode of Asian Pop Nation, we talked about some asian (or not asian?) romcoms, sampling in popular K-Pop songs, and more controversies in the K-Pop scene about a certain chairman of a large music corporation... 👀
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Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asianpopnation/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/asianpopnation/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/asianpopnation">Twitter</a> - @asianpopnation
Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/yr86fmirq3fki1ftz12xub6ow">here</a> !

S1 E8 - Romcoms, Music, and Controversies

For this special episode, the gang here at Asian Pop Nation were joined by the wonderful hosts over at Talk On Your Fork, Eugenie and Beth, where we talked about everything food, culture, and cuisine!

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And follow Talk On Your Fork on their Instagram too! @talkonyourfork.syn

Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past here !

For this special episode, the gang here at Asian Pop Nation were joined by the wonderful hosts over at Talk On Your Fork, Eugenie and Beth, where we talked about everything food, culture, and cuisine!
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And follow Talk On Your Fork on their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkonyourfork.syn/?hl=en">Instagram</a> too! @talkonyourfork.syn
Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/yr86fmirq3fki1ftz12xub6ow">here</a> !

S1 E7 - Asian Pop Nation x Talk On Your Fork!

Wen Pei is a singer-songwriter and artist (and fellow SYN host on The Hoist!) whose soft and enchanting melodies sung in Hokkien and Mandarin, will have you feeling the windy breeze and warm sun on your face no matter where you are listening from. While the APN team first learnt of her through the opening night of Limitless Play at No Vacancy Gallery last year, she most recently opened for Japanese-American jazz-influenced indie rock artist Mei Semones last month on Sunday 14th June. 🐈🍂

Hear us sit down with Wen Pei and her partner/accompanist Alex to talk all about this incredible experience they had playing The Corner Hotel, songwriting, and the importance of singing in dialect. If you missed seeing the show - well you’re in luck, you will be able to hear a very special live performance straight from the SYN studios as well! 

 

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Follow Wen Pei on Instagram - @_waterclover
and Alex on Instagram - @alex.ariel.makes



Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past here !

 

Wen Pei is a singer-songwriter and artist (and fellow SYN host on The Hoist!) whose soft and enchanting melodies sung in Hokkien and Mandarin, will have you feeling the windy breeze and warm sun on your face no matter where you are listening from. While the APN team first learnt of her through the opening night of Limitless Play at No Vacancy Gallery last year, she most recently opened for Japanese-American jazz-influenced indie rock artist Mei Semones last month on Sunday 14th June. 🐈🍂
Hear us sit down with Wen Pei and her partner/accompanist Alex to talk all about this incredible experience they had playing The Corner Hotel, songwriting, and the importance of singing in dialect. If you missed seeing the show - well you&rsquo;re in luck, you will be able to hear a very special live performance straight from the SYN studios as well!&nbsp;
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Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asianpopnation/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/asianpopnation/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/asianpopnation">Twitter</a> - @asianpopnation
Follow Wen Pei on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_waterclover/">Instagram</a> - @_waterclover and Alex on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alex.ariel.makes/">Instagram</a> - @alex.ariel.makes 
Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen live on SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Saturday from 12am to 2pm for all the wonderful tunes! Or find all the songs we have ever played on APN in the past <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/yr86fmirq3fki1ftz12xub6ow">here</a> !
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APN on Japan: maid cafes, romanticising Japan, and the One Piece Live Action (28/03/26)

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