Selective Hearing discusses the IU HEREH World tour stops in New Jersey, Oakland and Los Angeles. Recorded August 18, 2024 Introductions (Opening song: Good Day) What are you drinking? World Tour Announcement How hyped were you for this tour? Which American tour stop(s) did you choose to attend and why? How difficult was it for you to get tickets t…

Recorded on August 4, 2024 Selective Hearing’s Greg speaks to LST K-Pop’s Ping about his time at KCON LA 2024. Introductions (Intro Song: BINI – Cherry on Top) What was the main reason you decided to attend KCON 2024? Lineup The lineup of KCON 2024 had a good mix of up-and-comers, established mid-tier acts on the cusp of breaking through to the nex…

Selective Hearing discusses the STAYC concert experience from the Los Angeles stop of their first world tour.Par Selective Hearing

Greg and Ping discuss their experiences at the last stop in the North American leg of aespa's SYNK HYPER LINE world tour. Topics include pre-concert excitement, the relaxed atmosphere of the VIP, bias wreckers and thoughts on seeing the concert live as opposed to online.Par Selective Hearing

Greg and Ping discuss their experiences at the inaugural Krazy K-Pop Super Concert. Topics include our thoughts about attending this new event, what VIP was like, and opinions of the concert. Please note if you are listening on Spotify, the opening music may be muted due to copyright. The podcast starts at 17 seconds in.…

Greg and Ping discuss KCON 2023 in Los Angeles. Topics include differences in procuring tickets compared to last year, the downsizing of the convention and super-sizing of the concert and the highs and lows of the weekend.Par Selective Hearing

Greg and Ping talk about the KCON 2022 Rookie Concert. Recorded on August 19, 2022 Lineup experiences Impressions of concert from the view of a plebian and a Prestige level attendeePar Selective Hearing

The Selective Hearing staff, with special guest Ping from LST KPOP, discuss the return of the first in-person KCON in Los Angeles and their various experiences at the three-day event. Recorded on: September 11, 2022 OVERALL EXPERIENCE What is the prestige experience like? What was your success rate at “flashing the badge”? Did KCON meet your expect…

The Selective Hearing staff, with special guest Ping from LST KPOP, discuss the return of the first in-person KCON in Los Angeles and their various experiences at the three-day event. Recorded on September 11, 2022 KCON 2022 LA Day 2 What did you see and do? Concert Night 1 KCON 2022 LA Day 3 What did you see and do? Concert night 2…

The Selective Hearing staff, with special guest Ping from LST KPOP, discuss the return of the first in-person KCON in Los Angeles and their various experiences at the three-day event. Recorded on: September 11, 2022 INTRODUCTIONS How are you doing? What are you drinking? KCON 2022 LA Day 0 Arrival in LA. How was your flight(s)? Wristband pickup, ho…

Greg, Allen and Ping go over their experiences at the (G)I-DLE IDLE JUST ME World Tour at various American stops. Recorded on: August 7, 2022 Introduction Introduce Yourself What are you drinking? Open time for shameless self-promotion Getting down to business What tour stop(s) did you attend? Did you have VIP? Elaborate on your VIP experience(s) W…

The Selective Hearing staff with special guests Ping and Hiro go over their weekend seeing TWICE at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Disclaimer: As always, any opinions expressed by the participants of this discussion are purely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the other Selective Hearing staff. Like, comment, follow …

Ep 52: LIVE from New York, It's TWICE 4th World Tour 'III' Concert Reactions Recorded on February 26 and 27, 2022 Episode Summary The gang at Selective Hearing get together live in New York for TWICE 4th World Tour 'III' Concert. We are hyped before and after the show as we start with our live thoughts from the concert floor. We follow up the next …

Ep 51: Farewell 2021 & TWICE Ticketmaster Waiting Room Recorded on January 1, 2022 Episode Summary The gang at Selective Hearing discuss our lives in 2021, what we enjoyed and what we did not enjoy during the year. We also discuss our experience buying tickets for the TWICE 4th World Tour 'III' and the struggles that came. Disclaimer: As always, an…

Ep 50: A Farewell to IZ*ONE Recorded on March 21, 2021 Episode Summary Every begining has an end. Selective Hearing's Greg and Allen get together with special guest, Ellis Tan of LSTkpop as we discuss IZ*ONE and their final concert, One, The Story, as well as their disbandment. Join us as we open up about our thoughts on IZ*ONE and how the group ha…

Ep 49: Looking Back On 2020 Recorded on December 28, 2020 Episode Summary As we head into our 15th year anniversary, Selective Hearing's Greg and Allen get together with special guest, Ellis Tan of LSTkpop. Join us on a little slice of life episode of the podcast as we celebrate a little Festivus, discuss what happened in our lives in 2020, what fo…

Ep 48: IZ*ONE Oneiric Theater Online Concert Review Recorded on September 19, 2020 Episode Summary Selective Hearing's Greg and Allen get together with special guest, Ellis Tan of LSTkpop. We take a deep dive look and review IZ*ONE's first online concert, Oneiric Theater. What did we like, what annoyed us, was it worth the money? How did it compare…

Ep 47: 500+ Days of IZ*ONE, FIESTA TIME! Recorded on March 14, 2020 Episode Summary The Selective Hearing Staff gets together and gives their raw feelings and critiques on FIESTA and the state of IZ*ONE's future as well as other K-Pop randomness. Disclaimer: We recorded this podcast using Discord and the program Craig + Eunnicastr. Let us know how …

Ep 46: ITZY Premiere Showcase Tour in Houston Review Episode Summary Allen and special guests, Ben (Flypflop) and Ariel join forces to talk all about ITZY. Part one of this episode is our pregame portion where we talk about what to expect from ITZY in concert. Part two is our ITZY concert review minutes after the end of the show. ITZY Premiere Show…

Ep 45: SEVENTEEN 'Ode To You' in Houston Pregame and Concert Review Episode Summary Allen and special guest Annabelle join forces to talk all about SEVENTEEN. Part of this episode one is our Pregame portion where we talk about what to expect from SEVENTEEN in concert. Part two is our SEVENTEEN concert review minutes after the end of the show. SEVEN…

Ep 44: First Time at KCON LA 2019 - Concert Recap Episode Summary Greg and Allen join forces to cover KCON LA. In this episode, we recap both nights of the concert as well as our overall thoughts on KCON LA. For the both of us, this was our first time attending KCON, both as press and as fans. Get a fresh perspective as we go over who we were excit…

Ep 44: KCON LA 2019 - Convention Recap Recorded the week of August 14 Episode Summary Greg and Allen join forces to cover KCON LA. This is our first time attending KCON, both as press and as fans. Find out what we did when we arrived in Los Angeles to get ready for the convention. Get a fresh perspective as we go over which panels we visited and wh…

Ep 43: Live from G1 Climax 29 Day One in Dallas Recorded July 5th and 7th, 2019 Episode Summary Allen and his wrestling friends pop their NJPW cherries and attend the opening day of the G1 in Dallas. This is all our first time seeing a New Japan Pro Wrestling show live and in person. We get different perspectives ranging from hardcore NJPW fans, ca…

Ep 42: No Sousenkyo? Is This the End of an Era in 48G? Recorded March 17, 2019 Episode Summary The Selective Hearing staff gather to discuss the big news coming from AKS, no more yearly General Election for the girls in 48 Group. How does this change the future of 48G? Find out our thoughts. Show Notes: Introductions What are you working on? What a…

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Selective Hearing's Allen goes live from WWE's Elimination Chamber 2019 with pre and post event discussion. Recorded On February 17, 2019 Introductions and Match Predictions We recorded the first part while getting drinks at a bar called The Rustic. We did not realize that there was going to be open mic for music when we recorded. Sorry! We still m…

The Selective Hearing staff gathered to discuss IZONE's Japanese debut Suki to Iwasetai. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the other Selective Hearing staff and/or our affiliates and partners. Recorded February 10th, 2019 100+ Days of IZ*ONE Introductions What’s been going o…

The Selective Hearing staff and guest got together to talk about the result of the third season of Produce 101 (a.k.a. Produce 48) and the new K-Pop girl group that spawned from it called IZ*ONE. Introductions What you been up to? What are you working on for the site? Who are IZ*ONE? Quick history from Produce 48 Quick feelings on the Produce 48 fi…

The Selective Hearing staff and a special guest gathered to discuss AKB48’s 10th World Senbatsu Sousenkyo and make bold predictions on the final results. We claim no responsibility for any monetary losses you may incur based on our bullshit. Remember, the opinions in this podcast are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of…

The Selective Hearing wrestling crew gather to discuss Wrestlemania 34. We had no script for this and were basically were talking out of our asses for the entire 2 hours. What we generally covered was the following: Will the Undertaker face John Cena? If so, in which incarnation will he return as? Predictions for NXT Takeover: New Orleans and who m…

The Selective Hearing staff gather to analyze the rankings in AKB48’s 49th Single Sousenkyo. The opinions expressed in this broadcast do not necessarily reflect those of the other Selective Hearing staff/contributors, our partners and/or affiliates. UPCOMING GIRLS Matsuoka Hana takes the title of Ms. Irrelevant. Guess we were wrong on that one. Who…

Election Observations This year’s outdoor event was cancelled due to weather. According to pictures posted from the venue there was going to be a big waterslide used during the concert. Reports from members also indicated the return of disgusting bikinis. When the official cancellation announcement was made fan rage came quick and fast. Who do you …

Topic 1: General Election Talk - What are your thoughts on this year’s crop of quitters and dropouts? - Who is the most surprising non-participant? Of those who entered into this year’s election, who do you think should have thought twice since they have no chance of ranking? - Are you going to stay up and watch this thing or just do the sensible t…

Matches Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) for the WWE Universal Championship The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns Triple H vs. Seth Rollins Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin for the Intercontinental Championship Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens for the U.S. Championship John Cena & Nikki Bella vs. Th…

“Do you miss me?”“Have you ever been jealous of me?”“How does my past relationship impact us?”?These are some of the questions you’d hear when listening to the project.Selective Hearing is a social experiment, breaking down the barriers of our culture and society; simply by getting two people to answer secret questions and discussing the answers.It…

Recorded July 4, 2016 Running Time: 02:44:04 OPENING – Booker T Theme Song “Rap Sheet” Panel Questions TOPIC 1: Pre-show concert Did you watch? What major announcements were made if any? TOPIC 2: General Nonsense Did you watch alone in your room clutching to your oshi pillow in anticipation of your fave getting called up? Or were you huddled around…

OPENING: Three 6 Mafia – Some Bodies Gonna Get It Points of interest for this year’s election The first election to feature NGT48 members The first election to announce more members as 1st day results than actually will rank On March 23rd, staff members received an application from Nyan Nyan Kamen (にゃんにゃん仮面), which they believed was submitted by Ko…

OPENING - Morning Musume '15 - Oh My Wish Introductions Day 1 - Friday HELLO DISCO Day 2 - Saturday MORNING MUSUME ’16 CONCERT Day 3 - Sunday Answer Questions from Fans Rank the 3 American Momusu Concerts Best to Worst Did you attend all three MM concerts? Reasons for your favorite/least favorite Who is next? Closing Statements ENDING - Morning Mus…

INTRO – モーニング娘。’15 – My Only One TOPIC 1: What are you looking forward to at Anime Matsuri? TOPIC 2: Morning Musume ’16 specific events at Anime Matsuri TOPIC 3: What do you expect from the Morning Musume ’16 concert? TOPIC 4: Hello! Disco event details TOPIC 5: Closing Thoughts OUTRO – モーニング娘。’15 – スカッと My Heart ASSOCIATED LINKS Hello! Disco – htt…

OPENING/INTRO - NMB48 - Don't Look Back TOPIC 1: WHAT DID YOU DO ON ELECTION NIGHT? TOPIC 2: PRE-ELECTION CONCERT TOPIC 3: THE ELECTION STREAMS TOPIC 4: THE ELECTION ITSELF The 80% Club (a.k.a. Unranked) Upcoming Girls Future Girls Next Girls Undergirls Senbatsu Halloween night is the 41st single. Do you like the costumes? How about the song? ENDIN…

OPENING – AKB48 – Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai INTRO TOPIC 1: Quickly rank the election singles from favorite to most despised. Your choices are: Iiwake Maybe Heavy Rotation Flying Get Gingham Check Koisuru Fortune Cookie Kokoro no Placard TOPIC 2: Election Dropouts What are your general thoughts on this crop of dropouts? Are the ones without a valid e…

OPENING - EXILE - Ti Amo ~Unplugged Version~ TOPICS Hiro's enjoyment of idol fan "retirement" What is a mix tape? What is a cassette tape? How your musical influences determined your list Valentine's day in Japan vs. Valentine's day in America Hiro's Valentine's Mix Tape Side A: For The Lovers Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets (1983) Johnny Gill …

Episode 26 of the Selective Hearing Roundtable was recorded on December 19, 2014 and is a short discussion about what went down for most of the staff of Selective Hearing in the year of 2014. INTRO EXILE TRIBE - CHOO CHOO TRAIN TOPICS Introduce yourself to the masses General year in review, events you attended, general life events or changes, other…

Episode 25 of the Selective Hearing Roundtable was recorded on November 15, 2014 and is a lengthy discussion about Hello! Party, Morning Musume '14 and all things that went down in New York last month featuring special guests Bryan and Jen Veloso of Hello! Base. PANEL Greg - Selective Hearing Allen - Selective Hearing Bryan - Hello! Base Jen - Hell…

Episode 24 of the audio version of the Selective Hearing roundtable was recorded on September 30, 2014. In this episode the panel discusses Morning Musume's upcoming concert in New York on October 5 and the events surrounding it. THE PANEL: Greg Allen INTRO TOPICS Hello! Party 4 Your previous H!P concert experiences. Advice for new H!P concert goer…

INTRO Cheap Pops and Promos Michishige Sayumi Pink Glowstick Project Layout of the election: 80 girls ranking out of 310 total Aijinomoto Stadium. It was raining the whole time. Everyone had raincoats and set was covered in plastic. Girls put on a concert in rain before election time. Pyramid seating for the rankings What did you think about the Ga…

THE ONLY TOPIC: AKB48 37th Single Election Whoever made those ugly ass paintings should be fired or at least re-trained to draw people properly? Y/N? Really, don’t you think a blind monkey would do a better job? Senbatsu members (選抜メンバー) : Rank 1 – 16 Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) : Rank 17 -32 Next Girls (ネクストガールズ) : Rank 33 – 48 Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ…

OPENING: The Champs – Tequila Topics How was the flight in? Did you get stuck in the restroom during turbulence again? What was the Babyraids 6-shot experience like? Did they sing live or was it canned? What is a checki? Touristy stuff, did you get any value out of it? Advice for those who would like to travel solo in Japan? ENDING: Ludacris feat. …

OPENING: AKB48 – Mae Shika Mukanee Topics Hiro’s May 17 experience at Pacifico Yokohama Greg’s May 24 experience at Tokyo Big Sight Hiro’s May 24 experience at Tokyo Big Sight Default poses (Heart & Peace) How the 2-shot worked for us Was it worth it? ENDING: YuiKaori – Lucky DuckyPar Selective Hearing

TOPIC I: WHO YOU WITH? – Who is on your 2-shot list? – Who are you looking forward to taking a picture with? – Who is your candidate for the lean away? (with optional stink face) – Poses, you got any pre planned or are you going to wing it? Chances you can successfully get any you have planned communicated properly? – What’s your default pose? – Ar…