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Asian Pop Nation

Asian Pop Nation is a radio show that airs every Saturday 11 - 1pm on SYN in Melbourne, Australia. You can find a podcast version of our weekly shows here. Asian Pop Nation is a SYN Media Podcast. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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77:22

S4 E2 - APN Season 4: Episode 2 (11/10/22)

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2022/10/15

Buckle up for a wild ride where you get to hear the APN team scratch their heads over recent controversies involving Junji Ito & aespa, and a new Japanese invention where humanoid robots are being created to laugh. In addition to all of this mayhem, you get to hear our thoughts about Seulgi's 1st Mini Album 28 Reasons and so much more on this episode! 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+

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S4 E1 - APN Season 4: Episode 1 (04/10/22)

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2022/10/10

It's the moment you have all been waiting for... the return of APN in the form of our final season of 2022! 🤩 We definitely have a lot of things we need to catch up on such as introducing our new APN team member, Alishba plus some major events like Crunchyroll Expo Australia 2022 & Netflix's Tudum Event so sit back, relax and hit that play button! 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+

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S3 E10 - APN Season 3: Episode 10 (20/09/22)

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2022/09/23

It's time to wrap up our FINAL episode for Season 3 & for the month of September with some b-day celebrations for one of our APN team members, Le, while also giving some fun discussions for you to take a listen to. Hopefully hearing us chat about musicals twice and about a very unique temple in Japan will be your cup of tea! 🎂 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

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61:27

S3 E9 - APN Season 3: Episode 9 (13/09/22)

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2022/09/16

Get comfy together with the APN team as we sit on our metaphorical campfire to hear an exciting story time from Xenia about her time in Japan while also sharing our thoughts about a Singaporean airlines creating a Pokémon themed aircraft, the trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and the rise & fall of fast food collaborations. We also have some fun discussions about certain Asian-Australian Youtubers like Natalie Tran & TwoSet Violin so come hang out with us on this episode! Please note that

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69:09

S3 E8 - APN Season 3: Episode 8 (06/09/22)

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2022/09/12

Spring has officially sprung & how does APN celebrate this change of season? By having a mini birthday bash for our team member, Tracy, chat about some fictional Asian dads for Father's Day, as well as catch ourselves up with all the end-of-August content like Head In The Clouds 2022, the latest Jordan Peele film titled Nope and so much more! 🥳🎉 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+

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S3 E7 - APN Season 3: Episode 7 (23/08/22)

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2022/09/02

After our last episode where the team gave a bit of a teaser into some Australian events that we planned to dive more into such as the HallyuPopFest Sydney 2022 and the Melbourne International Film Festival... this is now the time where we spill all the beans! From a full recap into Day 1 & Day 2 of HallyuPopFest to discussing films such as Children of the Mist & Plan 75 which were featured on MIFF Play, we definitely have loads to talk about here on APN. Please note that SYN does not have

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S3 E6 - APN Season 3: Episode 6 (16/08/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/08/19

This week has us hyped for a number of reasons and here is why! 1) We get to talk about some of our recent interests such as the K-drama, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the latest addition to the Netflix film catalogue, Wedding Season, and the upcoming anime adaptation, Chainsaw Man. 2) There are some new events hitting our shores such as HallyuPopFest Sydney 2022 and the Melbourne International Film Festival. 3) Our APN team can talk about food once again but with a small twist! 😉 Please note that

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S3 E5 - APN Season 3: Episode 5 (09/08/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/08/12

It's finally time to catch up on all the latest Asian music and pop culture content throughout the past week or so, here on APN! Tune in to hear the team discuss various new television shows and movies such as Bullet Train, Ms Marvel & Partner Track while also tackling some quirky stories that involve 1 man with 100 batteries and 1 woman with 7 Singaporean-inspired baby names. Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have listen

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82:27

S3 E4 - APN Season 3: Episode 4 (02/08/22)

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2022/08/04

Time to sharpen your pencils and get your textbooks out for our special APN back-to-school themed episode! As another semester of studying rolls around for some of our team members, we wanted to think back in time to our more youthful days in school such as the music, anime, TV shows and films we enjoyed at that time plus share some of our own personal stories studying in Asia & in Australia and some advice we would give to our younger selves. ✏️📙 Please note that SYN does not have the rights

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S3 E3 - APN Season 3: Episode 3 (26/07/22)

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2022/07/28

July isn't leaving us just yet without giving us a full range of hot topics for the APN team to chat about on this episode! The discussions this time around range from light-hearted food stories about a type of ice cream in China that doesn't melt to new Asian horror movies gaining popularity like Incantation. We also talk about some breaking news coming from Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, as well as the unfortunate ending to a beloved Korean television show, Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook. 😔 Please

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27:55

S3 E2 - APN's Interview with Local the Neighbour

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2022/07/21

Let the feel good vibes from the warm & nostalgic music created by Taiwanese-Australian artist, Local the Neighbour aka David Quested, guide you through this harsh winter season. The musically experienced jazz-drummer-turned-indie-rock connoisseur joins Lisha to talk all about Point Guard, his latest single, while also taking an insider look into how Local the Neighbour came to be.🥁 You can listen to Point Guard on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. You can also follow Local the Neighbour on

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S3 E2 - APN Season 3: Episode 2 (19/07/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/07/21

Have you ever wanted to know more about Taiwanese-Australian artist, Local the Neighbour, the progression of AI idols in the K-pop industry and what the Duffer Brothers may be working on next? Well you better tune in to this very exciting episode where our APN team take a deep dive into answering all of these questions plus so much more! 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

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72:19

S3 E1 - APN Season 3: Episode 1 (12/07/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/07/14

Did you miss us? 😉 Well fear no more as we are officially back with a bang on this brand-new season of APN! Get ready for a whole spectrum of topics ranging from announcements coming from this year's Anime Expo to the new selection of LGBTQIA+ Korean shows arriving very soon. We also decide to give our two cents about the latest Minions: The Rise of Gru film craze so if that doesn't tell you that you are in for a crazy ride this episode, we don't know what will. Please note that SYN does not have

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S2 E11 - APN Season 2: Episode 11 (28/06/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/06/29

It's time to not only give a little farewell to Season 2 of APN but also to BTS (temporarily!) and to all the characters who weren't in the Top 10 of Sanrio's 2022 Character Ranking. Speaking of Sanrio, the APN team this episode also chat about a new Netflix series coming from a very familiar lazy egg character while also tapping into some updated film news from Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra, Persuasion and Turning Red. Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the

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S2 E10 - APN Season 2: Episode 10 (21/06/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/06/23

We take a trip down memory lane together on APN as the team reminisce on certain popular Asian content creators online from the past and present like Mychonny & Nigel Ng as Uncle Roger. Xenia herself takes us on another trip detailing her time participating in a Maid Café during the 2022 OZ Comic Con x Animaga weekend while we also provide you some new movies and shows to keep your eyes on such as Don't Make Me Go, a future One Punch Man live-action movie, Fire Island plus Squid Game Season 2

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S2 E9 - APN's Interview with Jaguar Jonze

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/06/17

2022 presents itself as a massive year musically for Taiwanese-Australian artist, Jaguar Jonze aka Deena Lynch, who tells all about the ins and outs behind her incredibly powerful debut album BUNNY MODE & her highly anticipated Australian tour with Lisha. Listen in as they also discuss honestly about the current raw reality of Asian representation in the Australian music industry plus Deena's return to the Eurovision world this year. 🐰 You can listen to BUNNY MODE on Spotify, Apple Music and

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S2 E9 - APN Season 2: Episode 9 (14/06/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/06/17

Put your headphones on and turn up the volume as this week we focus on all things music related from our incredible interview with Taiwanese-Australian artist, Jaguar Jonze to APN's first instalment of our very own member mixtape where you get to hear each of us chat a bit about our small personal selection of Asian music. 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

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62:10

S2 E8 - APN Season 2: Episode 8 (07/06/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/06/10

It's definitely an pivotal start to June here on APN as the team gather to not only chat about the TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2022 but also the grand return of Hunter x Hunter, BTS meeting President Joe Biden in the White House, the 75th Cannes Film Festival and more conversations about a certain A24 film we can never get tired of. 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

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S2 E7 - APN's Interview with grentperez

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/05/31

It is impossible not to fall in love with the incredibly soothing & almost nostalgic music created by Sydney's rising artist, grentperez, who speaks to Le & Lisha about his most recent Australian tour plus some stories behind his Conversations with the Moon EP as well as his latest single titled, Wishful Thinking. There may be some secrets revealed here and there but you just have to tune in to find out! ⭐ You can listen toWishful Thinking as well as the Conversations with the Moon EP on

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S2 E7 - APN Season 2: Episode 7 (31/05/22)

Asian Pop Nation ·

2022/05/31

As we say goodbye to the end of May, we also say goodbye to our beloved veteran APN team member, Celeste, with a special episode featuring some stories of her time in the show plus a bonus playlist created by her. 😭 Don't worry as we have less tear-jerking moments in store, like our interview with grentperez and lengthy chats about Henry Golding & Simu Liu, The Future Diary and more! Please note that SYN does not have the rights to podcast the music it plays on 90.7FM. That means you'll have

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