The Hot Pot

09/19/2022

In case you missed our interview with the incredibly talented and creative Mirabelle Jien, we uploaded it to YouTube to make it more accessible!
https://youtu.be/3FYO0Q1kdfA

Mirabelle is a musician/content creator/photographer based in Calgary, Alberta.Mirabelle's linksOfficial website: https://mirabellejien.com/Twitch: https://w...

09/19/2022

The new direction of our show is announced in this episode! This will be the last episode for a little while, but stay tuned for updates! Enjoy!
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-135-out-of-steam-is-this-the-end/

09/19/2022

Plagiarism or coincidental similarities? Hear our takes on controversial Asian songs on the link below.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-134-asian-rip-offs/

09/19/2022

Maybe you've heard of vaporwave music, but did you know about its ties to retro Japanese music? Listen to learn more about its ties to Japan!
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-133-aesthetically-vaporwave/

09/04/2022

UPDATE
Some of you may have noticed that our recent activity has declined. The truth is that each member of the Hot Pot team lives in a different time zone so we are currently taking a break. However, we will RETURN! Look out for updates in the near future.

INB4 others start noticing that all the cool samples these days come from Japanese music. Here's some cool sounds from some big artists that you probably didn't realize came from Japanese songs! Tracklist: 0:01 spoken word 5:39 Out of Time - The Weekend (Midnight Pretenders - Tomoko Aran) 8:27 spoke...

09/03/2022

Did you know that many artists in North America, including high profile ones, have sampled Japanese music? Check out our show where we talk about the impact and influence of Japanese music on artists like The Weekend and Grimes.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-132-sampling-japan-like-a-costco/

08/10/2022

Too busy to keep up with all the new music? We've got you covered! Here's our roundup of our favorites from the second quarter (April, May and June) of 2022.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-131-2022-second-quarter-review/

08/10/2022

Did you know that HMV exists in Japan and loves old boomer artists? Here we explore HMV Japan's list of top 100 artists.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-130-hmv-japan-is-for-boomers/

07/26/2022

Is J-pop doomed to sound the same forever? Are there any mainstream artists who can save it?
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-129-who-can-save-j-pop/

07/22/2022

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Overrated or underrated?
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-128-kyary-pamyu-pamyu-overunderrated/

07/20/2022

Who are the Takeuchis of Japan and what is this secret organization of musicians conspiring?
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-127-takeuchi-takeover/

07/20/2022

Ever wondered what makes the Hot Pot hosts tick? Here we discuss some of the most memorable Asian songs in our lives.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-126-a-trip-down-memory-lane/

07/09/2022

Who doesn't like a good comeback?
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-125-everybody-loves-a-good-comeback/

07/06/2022

They don't make anime openings like they used to.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-124-old-school-anime-ops/

07/06/2022

No celebrity is truly squeaky clean, but some get caught in some serious heat! Crimes in k-pop!
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-123-kpop-criminals/

06/21/2022

We were honored to have the world class violinist Timothy Chooi on The Hot Pot! On this episode he provides a glimpse into the mind of master of classical music!
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-122-glassical-music-with-timothy-chooi/

06/10/2022

Do you like pizza? Well, this is an episode for you! We spend lots of time talking about our favorite pizza places. Oh yeah, we also talk about music I guess.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-121-variety-power-hour/

05/12/2022

What's the most important entertainment company in South Korea? If you didn't guess SM Entertainment, you're wrong! Find out why they're such a big deal on the episode bellow.
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_hotpot/the-hotpot-episode-120-koreas-most-important-music-company-sm/