APN's agenda for this week:
Gush about some of our most anticipated films airing at the Japanese Film Festival
Spill some tea about 'baggy jeans' and the concept of banned songs in South Korea 
Highlight some of the best underrated anime series out there 

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 Tuesday from 8pm to 10pm for all the wonderful tunes.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - @asianpopnation 

APN's agenda for this week:
<ol>
<li>Gush about some of our most anticipated films airing at the Japanese Film Festival</li>
<li>Spill some tea about 'baggy jeans' and the concept of banned songs in South Korea </li>
<li>Highlight some of the best underrated anime series out there </li>
</ol>
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 Tuesday from 8pm to 10pm for all the wonderful tunes.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - @asianpopnation

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 Season 4 Episode 2 (03/10/23)

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! 

 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter - @asianpopnation

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's interview with Wen Pei

APN had the pleasure of interviewing Cupnoodle - a Thai German independent singer-songwriter based in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been releasing the most delicious soul and jazz infused pop music since 2020 - writing from an in-between space fusing Asian and Western music styles, singing in English and Thai, and she is unafraid to be playful in her lyrics and music. 

Her latest single "A.I. CAN'T DO" is a track that celebrates how music is so human - something that cannot be replicated by AI, and will be alongside other singles such "Best Shot" in her upcoming album titled FARANG, which we learn all about in this interview. 

(2:28) Cupnoodle on her new single A.I CAN'T DO 

(6:39) The meaning behind the food themes across her music discography 

(8:01) Singing (and laughing!) in Thai and paying homage to "the land of smiles" :) 🇹🇭

(13:57) Where it all began for Cupnoodle - and being an indpendent artist

(16:09) Mixing cuisines of music 

(21:40) Upcoming album FARANG (foreigner) and being okay with not belonging in one place

(25:30) Future plans.... tour in Melbourne?

Watch the new music video for "A.I CAN'T DO"   here!

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter - @asianpopnation

And follow Cupnoodle on Instagram - @cupnoodlemusic 

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 !

APN had the pleasure of interviewing Cupnoodle - a Thai German independent singer-songwriter based in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been releasing the most delicious soul and jazz infused pop music since 2020 - writing from an in-between space fusing Asian and Western music styles, singing in English and Thai, and she is unafraid to be playful in her lyrics and music.&nbsp;
Her latest single "A.I. CAN'T DO" is a track that celebrates how music is so human - something that cannot be replicated by AI, and will be alongside other singles such "Best Shot" in her upcoming album titled FARANG, which we learn all about in this interview.&nbsp;
(2:28) Cupnoodle on her new single A.I CAN'T DO&nbsp;
(6:39) The meaning behind the food themes across her music discography&nbsp;
(8:01) Singing (and laughing!) in Thai and paying homage to "the land of smiles" :) 🇹🇭
(13:57) Where it all began for Cupnoodle - and being an indpendent artist
(16:09) Mixing cuisines of music&nbsp;
(21:40) Upcoming album FARANG (foreigner) and being okay with not belonging in one place
(25:30) Future plans.... tour in Melbourne?
Watch the new music video for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxK7Aa8193Q">"A.I CAN'T DO"&nbsp; &nbsp;</a>here!
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
And follow Cupnoodle on <a href="instagram.com/cupnoodlemusic">Instagram</a> - @cupnoodlemusic&nbsp;
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> !

APN's interview with Cupnoodle

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 💜

 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter - @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 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 💜
&nbsp;
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> !
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