​SOUNDSEKERTA is back for 2018. The Monash University Indonesian Student Association (ISA) will present Soundsekerta 2018 “Serenade for The Nation”, a music festival that showcases the great country of Indonesia, home to many of the students. Soundsekerta has been running since 2007. The concept for the festival has changed throughout the years: it…

Five years ago we were approached by a young girl by the name of Olivia Foy. Olivia told us of her passion for music and her love of Kpop groups. Fast forward to 2018 and we were excited to hear from the Melbournian again, this time informing us that she has found a love for county music and has released her debut EP. Based in Melbourne, Olivia is …

APR is once again media partner to the Indonesian Film Festival. In this podcast we speak to Ralf Dudat of the media marketing team to get a preview of tonights event, the one that kicks off the 2018 event, Under The Stars. Want more Asian Pop Radio? Download our free APP & listen to Asia-wide hits 24/7 Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Podoma…

APR is once again media partner to the Indonesian Film Festival. In this podcast we speak to Ralf Dudat of the media marketing team to look back on the history of the event whilst previewing whats to come in 2018. Want more Asian Pop Radio? Download our free APP & listen to Asia-wide hits 24/7 Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Podomatic. News,…

Vogli Bonze is a travelling busker from Japan who has performed all around Japan, New York, Sydney and now Melbourne. Strangely enough we first bumped in to the man in Sydney when crew member Katy go to talking to him about his work, now he's with us in Melbourne and our girl Katy has moved to Japan! Luckily enough translator Taka is with us in stu…

Recently, Andrew of popular YouTube channel Fung Bros. and channel contributor AB visited the Asian Pop Radio studios as part of their world tour. We spoke to the guys about the early days of their venture, their recent travels through Asia and where their collaboration is heading in 2018. Want more Asian Pop Radio? Download our free APP & listen t…

Here's our second ever interview with Kpop Idol Dabit. You may not know but the musician debuted in the boy band 24K, a group that we have supported for years on our 24/7 radio stream. In this interview Siobhan speaks to the performer about his career from day dot, the various ways he has involved himself in the music industry, being a part of a gr…

We are back in podcast form for 2018. Thank you for your patience, with a studio move and a change in our structure its taken us some time to get to where we are today, but we start podcasting once again with a truly inspirational interview with local man Duy Huynh. In this very special Asian Pop Radio podcast, we speak to the man who, with his fam…

Recently in Melbourne, Asian Pop Radio was official radio partner to the Animaga Expo. During the event our crew member Shazz (How to Chopstick) spoke to Japanese illustrator Mel Kishida about his work, including his favorite characters to draw, what life was like at school and whats coming up next. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Rad…

Waan from Mattnimare (Thailand) joins Jay John to chat about their music. Jay John describes their latest record "beautiful and melodic" which is a true understatement! The band have toured Taiwan and are touring Korea soon. Support Mattnimare: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mattnimare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mattnimare YouTube: https://w…

Jhube talks to Soju, a Chicago based drag queen, about her life in drag, her new single "So Juicy!", her YouTube series "Shot with Soju!" and how it has propelled her life and career! Support Soju: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS5IJsGKmsClqyMly6RzgAA Twitter: https://twitter.com/shotwithsoju Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shotwit…

Jhube and Jay John together speak to the guys from Cadence to learn about how they formed and their latest release Fugitives. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes 24/7. asianpopradio.com/listen 3. Via our homepage at asianpopradio.c…

Asian Pop Radio's Cassandra Breadsell takes us through the highs and lows of the recent 'One Ok Rock' Brisbane Concert. Who are we kidding? It was nothing but highs as Cassandra explains it was the best concert she had been to. Head to asianpopradio.com now to see more on the concert. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscrib…

Jay John chat to Juan Ezwan and Jordana Jewel of Retrofocus about their new EP and the Singapore music scene! Keep listening to Asian Pop Radio as we have just added their 5 EP tracks to rotation. You're bound to hear them a couple times each day! Listen to our stream for Asia-wide hits 24/7 www.asianpopradio.com Support Retrofocus iTunes: https://…

Amanda of Intrasia drops by to chat a little about the Animenz Melbourne show next week at the Melbourne Recital Centre. It promises to be a night of good music, colourful cosplay and interpreted Anime tunes from a performer that has modernized classical music for a new generation. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe t…

Joni Sheila has a pretty amazing day job, she spends her time travelling the globe busking, sharing her beautiful voice with street audiences, sometimes in venues back home in Belgium. Currently she is spending a year in Melbourne and that's where Jay John speaks to her now, from the JOY studios on Bourke street where she has just picked up a permi…

Taiwanese cosplay icon Hiko has been a part of the Cosplay world for over 17 years. Recently, she made her way to Melbourne's Animaga Expo. Asian Pop Radio were official radio partner to this years event and in this podcast episode our girl Jenet interviews Hiko one on one. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our po…

Leon Markcus has been singing since he was 15. A Singaporean singer-songwriter whose known for his eclectic sound of pop music, he has come a long way with a variety of participation in gigs, community events and competitions. In this podcast installment Leon returns to Asian Pop Radio to chat to Jay John about the release of his latest track Alive…

Falling Feathers joins Jay John to chat about his music and new release 'Hush'. The musician owns a unique vocal quality, a bright and cut-through vocal tone that can be immediately recognized as his own. Not only does his music consist of compulsive hooks and relatable narratives, his songs also envelope the conventional emotions of day-to-day exp…

Singapore indie-pop band, M1LDL1FE, has released their highly anticipated self-titled EP. The five-track EP is available now on all digital platforms. M1LDL1FE’s eponymous EP is a collection of stories that glows with the residue of loss and change. Following the departure of founding member and guitarist, Johnathan Lim, the band had to readjust an…

The duo Stan Kim and Dominic Lee from Acoustic Holiday come into the studio to chat with Jay John. They have recently released their album "Imagination". It is a 6-track project that are each inspired by different feelings. ACOUSTIC HOLIDAY: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Acousticholiday/ YouTube: https://goo.gl/u2fLW6 Have you checked out our spunky w…

In this episode, Jay John speaks to Kim who not only has become an advocate for Korean group '24k', she's also recently become an intern for a popular Korean Entertainment company, a dream that so many Kpop followers also share with her. Listen to our interview with Kim to learn how it all went down. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Ra…

Meet Edwin, he's a musician come music manager that has done some amazing things in his short time on this planet. He's doing big things to support local Singaporean musicians to have their music heard more broadly across the region whist at the same time giving his time as bassist at The Summer State, a Singaporean rock group that dropped their de…

Buy Tickets Here: https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2017/09/09/chef-come-dine-with-us/ Jay John talks to Angella Kwon, the Artistic Director of the hilarious on-stage performance of "Chef: Come Dine With Us". The play is self-described as a bibimbap of Korean culture! The show is on now at the Brisbane Festival until 16th September. VENUE Power…

Jay John talks with Amanda (Intrasia/E.T.P) who is involved with public relations and events. They talk about the upcoming exciting events Animaga and Animenz. Get up to date Asia-wide news at our website! asianpopradio.com Intrasia https://www.facebook.com/intrasiapr/ E.T.P. https://www.facebook.com/pg/etplanetau Animenz in Melbourne https://www.f…

Max Brown is an Australian Asian actor of Singaporean descent, based in Melbourne and Sydney. Unusually, Max’s career in film and TV began behind the camera, working in production for Australian broadcasters and networks before he received encouragement from Sam Worthington to step across to the other side of the camera as an actor. Beginning with …

Brisbane Festival is one of Australia’s leading international arts festivals, which again this year takes over Brisbane city with an enviable program of dance, film, theatre, music, comedy, entertainment and so much more. This year will see eight productions from the Asia-Pacific countries of Singapore, China, Indonesia and South Korea. Of these pr…

Born in the UK and raised in Singapore, Ffion debuted her ethereal RnB Electro-Pop sound with a surprise drop online in 2016. Her melancholic vocals and chill vibes landed her on Spotify’s viral charts and playlists all around the world, accumulating over 630k streams online and listed as an artist to watch in 2017 by Spotify. Starting as a singer …

Charlie played an intimate solo concert for Brisbane Festival in 2015 and now returns to the festival in full force with his super-band The Mothership. Stretched between acoustic melancholia, neo-soul, post-rock, and electronic-pop – the extremities that mark Charlie’s music – there’s a cinematic gravitas that takes you on a sonic journey set again…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for August 30th, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for …

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for August 28th, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for …

Flashback Interview, APR team member Katy Phillips shares news of Kpop Core, hosted by University of New South Wales on August 12th this year. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes 24/7. Download here: goo.gl/nRFtjy 3. Here online at…

Yes it's true. Recently Jenet announced that she would be moving on from the Jenet and Jay John Show. The duo have worked together for the best part of three years hosting what initially started as a weekly one hour show, later merging into a week nightly show from July 2016. Never fear! Both Jenet and Jay John will continue on being a part of Asia…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for August 21st, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for …

Recently Jenet (former cohost of the Asian Pop Radio Jenet and Jay John show) hooked up with comedian, actor and YouTube personality Peter Noic to make YouTube glory (check out the video below), so Jay John surprises cohost Jenet with a call in from Peter during their program. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our…

Here are some of our recent Asian Pop Radio daily show highlights. Our daily show airs 7pm Australian eastern time weekdays and features news, reviews and interviews with Asian pop musicians, groups, as well as fans and community groups. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an ep…

We truly love this woman on Asian Pop Radio, we speak of musician and fashion icon Ze Rebelle who is one of our most regular interviewees on our radio station and for good reason. This time round Ze has released a new track and she's been kind enough to share a little about the new song 'Hologram', being compared to Madonna by a fan and more. Liste…

Recently we spoke to the event organisers of Animaga Expo to get the low down on this years event. Can you believe these guys are back for a 4th year in a row, bigger and better than ever before? Its true! Whats most exciting is that Asian Pop Radio is this time around, official radio partner to the event, bringing you all the news and reviews of t…

Good news everybody, Bridget and Siobhan of Asian Pop Radio's beloved radio show Chopsticks 'n' BS are back! You'll be able to hear their 'best of' show on our 24/7 stream Saturdays and Sundays with fresh new content coming to our podcast feed very soon! Listen as Siobhan gives Jay John the low down on the program and everything else that the girls…

Calvin, the 26 year old songwriter from Indonesia who goes under the alias PERSONEINVACANZE is a passionate musician who doesn't like to be limited to one genre. That's why one day you can listen to his electro song and the next, you'll hear an R'n'B track from him. Calvin started working on music in 2009, but its now with his release of the club t…

Released in the later half of July, Sky 2’s debut single ‘Heaven & Hell’ is a fresh take on the urban pop genre, signifying the recording debut of the identical twins. Made up of Julien and Brandon Leo, they share, “It's the lasting dull pain you feel months after a break up, when you've moved on but still look back and realise that there was and w…

Since their formation in 2011, the five-piece post-hardcore band, Villes has toured extensively across South East Asia, Japan & Australia performing alongside with local and regional groups, slowly building up a dedicated fan base. The2011 Invasion Tour in Singapore was their first official appearance where they played alongside local bands under t…

For 8 years, KOFFIA has been loved by many Australian lovers of cinema. This year, KOFFIA will be expanding to Hobart and Darwin adding two more cities to our roster. This finally marks KOFFIA's presence in all 8 states of Australia making Korean films more accessible than ever down under. Including a retrospective of one of the top directors of Ha…

Son of a Policeman are an Indie group from Malaysia. best known for their track Euphoria, the group gained wide spreed recognition after their involvement at local competition Tiger Jams which among other exciting things saw them performing and working with Singaporean group Sam Willows. In this podcast, we learn about how the group was formed, wha…

Bless our lucky stars! One of our favorite Malaysian musicians Nadhira is back after a couple years away from the pop scene. Her latest EP 'Julyer' has just made its way on to the Asian Pop Radio playlist and we are loving it. Listen to to our interview with Nadhira as she discusses time away from the music industry, her love of 90's R&B and her ex…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for July 31st, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for As…

Kirstie Maximus is a DJ / Singer based in KL, Malaysia. She is known with her RnB and sensual forte whether she is performing or spinning on the decks. Her performance highlights include performing at the Miss Universe Malaysia Final in 2015 as well as Miss Universe Beijing Finals 2015. Recently she performed at the launch of the BMW5-series and in…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for July 27th, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Top4 ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for July 18th, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Top4 ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes…

Why read the news when you can listen to our daily express news update, news in 90 seconds? Here's what’s making news in the world of Asian Pop for July 17th, 2017. We bring you Asian pop music and news 24/7. Top4 ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes…