KCON

a very hype, pun intended, rap track single.

Tracy and I actually got to see them perform this for the very first time at KCON LA, so listening to it definitely took me back.

Speaking of KCON, I know it's long overdue, but our KCON recap is finally coming out this week on Wednesday if you want to tune in.

On Thursday, September 10th, IU gave us a new two-track digital single, Unknown Planet, and the music video released for Dear My Crazy Soulmate.

This is such a beautiful song about female friendship.

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Coming up this week on Bias Bytes, Tracy and I finally sat down to debrief our trip to LA for KCON 2026.

That's why it probably sounds good.

I gotta say, though, I fucking wish this was dropped before KCON.

I know.

It would've been really good.

it was super fun.

I'm sure I mean, there's so many different artists that also are at KCON.

Was there anybody that you met or that you were looking forward to seeing at KCON that you were able to meet?

I mean, this time we've been able to collaborate, doing a collaborative stage with Santos Bravos.

Ah,

Yeah.

KCON.

Yeah.

Award shows, recordings, music videos, solo work, years of American promotions, and R.E.M. even, R.E.M. Oh.

Definitely check these out if you're into more K, R&B.

I was able to see OnePact at KCON, and I think out of all the new groups that I saw, OnePact is the group that made the biggest impression on me, and TAG especially.

I posted about him on TikTok, and somebody let me know that he was coming out with music, and...

I'm obsessed.

On Instagram at Permission to Stand Podcast.

After all of that, I will announce the winner because many of you did enter our KCON giveaway.

I should say my KCON giveaway.

And we, I mean, there was a, actually there was a lot.

I'm actually very impressed.

So just ask them how awesome they were.

They got a lot of cool stuff.

And let's carry on since KCON is over, the twilight of all that is done.

I mean, to be fair...

They had here what's called KCON, which is just basically a Korean K-pop two-day convention of concerts of K-pop groups and stuff.

But that's just about it.

Yeah, so Left Field Media announced on Thursday the launch of KPEX.

uh a lot i'm tired I think my wallet is actually kind of tired, for being honest here.

So I did talk about KCON Day 1 last episode.

I did go to the other two days of concerts.

I did not end up going to the convention at all.

of august um the title track for that one was a korean version of battleground and it's like a compilation of their singles that they've released so like things that they've released as part of skis replay on youtube so now they're available on streaming platforms that are not youtube basically okay um but i said part one does that mean we're getting a part two later this year

maybe just

saying Next, the group Nowz, which I mentioned I saw at KCON, they released a song called Achilles.

It was really good.

... like, that's not what this is.

I think that the day is going to be more of, like, a KCON day.

Mm-hmm.

So I think at some point they might have, like, one of the LA radio stations come out and interview Ateez, and that's gonna be aired-