K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #1: Danny Im

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🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

1TYM is one of the most iconic first-generation K-pop groups from the 90’s. The group is also one of Vivian’s all-time favorites.

This special bonus episode features an extended interview with Danny Im, the lead vocalist of 1TYM.

Danny talks to Vivian about meeting legendary K-pop producer YG in Koreatown for an impromptu audition, 1TYM’s rise to fame during K-pop’s infancy in the ‘90s and early 2000s, and Danny’s first impressions of Jennie and Lisa -- when the two auditioned for YG Entertainment before becoming members of BLACKPINK.
(originally published April 13, 2023)

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by your local Kia dealers.
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0:07.4	It's the perfect balance of quality, dependability, power, and style.
0:11.8	Learn more at Kia.com.
0:13.8	Kia, movement that inspires.
0:27.2	LAest Studios
0:30.0	Any time I'm with my friends Sarah and Randy, and one of us says the phrase one time,
0:35.8	we all just bust out singing this one song.
0:50.2	The song is called One Time by the group of the same name, One Time.
1:01.0	One time is one of the most iconic first generation kpop groups from the 90s.
1:08.0	They were part of YG Entertainment, and they had this west coast hip hop kind of swagger.
1:13.0	The raps were done in both Korean and English, and the group just had this cool factor to them that made them stand out.
1:19.0	And one time's legacy on kpop today is pretty irrefutable.
1:24.0	They inspired the sound of hugely popular second generation group Big Bang,
1:29.0	which then went on to inspire BTS.
1:32.0	And for me, One Time lives in my personal kpop polyfame too as the first Korean hip hop group I ever loved.
1:39.0	So when I got the chance to talk to one of the members of One Time, my mind was completely blown.
1:46.0	From LAest Studios, this is kpop dreaming.
1:51.0	I'm Vivian Yoon, and in this bonus episode, I will be talking with Danny In,
1:56.0	one of the Korean American members of One Time.
1:59.0	Oh, he's just saying, yeah, One Time Don't Dance, man, right?
2:01.0	So we're just jumping around.
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