Phoebe and Eric Nam Are Idols

Sooo Many White Guys

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Society & Culture, Queens, Robinson, Broad, Female, Girl, City, Glazer, Women, Phoebe, Comedy Interviews, Ilana, Comedy, Dope, Comedian, Black

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

K-pop star Eric Nam is a singer, songwriter and TV host who has become a household name in South Korea. He’s so beloved that he’s even called “the nation’s boyfriend.” Eric joins Phoebe to talk about his surprising journey from growing up as a Korean-American kid in Atlanta to becoming an international idol, as well as some of the less glamorous aspects of the job (like being on a televised bubblegum blowing competition). Plus, Phoebe and Joanie Mitch pitch to Shark Tank.

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0:00.0	So many white guys, so many white guys, so much whiteness.
0:17.0	Oh, over the place.
0:20.0	God damn, so many white guys.
0:29.0	Hey everyone, this is Phoebe Lynn Robinson with another episode of so many white guys.
0:35.0	Holy moly, Joni Baloney.
0:37.0	How you doing?
0:39.0	Oh my god, what an introduction.
0:42.0	Wow, I'm doing good.
0:44.0	I had the great pleasure of just seeing you earlier this week.
0:47.0	Yeah, we had like a little run-in in Brooklyn at the Alamo Drafthouse.
0:53.0	Very fun.
0:54.0	I would say it was even a little scary.
0:59.0	Yeah, we accidentally basically do like a double date and saw the movie us,
1:04.0	but we didn't realize we were there until after we walked out of the cinema, the movie was over.
1:09.0	So Phoebe and Bake Off were two rows ahead of Nick and I.
1:14.0	As we should be.
1:16.0	Two rows apart.
1:18.0	And, um, man, I did not have a great experience at the movie.
1:23.0	It's too scary.
1:24.0	I was too scared.
1:25.0	But the acting was great.
1:27.0	Ah, it was a great movie.
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