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Celebrating the arrival of Spring, we discuss the ephemeral and beguiling majesty of cherry blossom trees along with three sakura themed idol songs: Morning Musume's SAKURA MANKAI, Sakurazaka46’s SAKURAZUKI and AKB48’s JYUUNEN ZAKURA. For the full episode, join us for just five dollars a month at patreon.com/imsopopular where you’ll receive hundreds of hours of paywalled episodes, access to the SIRENS aftershow and membership to the Discord.

Saylor joins to discuss one of the most notorious calamities in the history of idols: the ill-fated Korean reality show PRODUCE 48 where AKB48 and their sister groups are subjected to the trials and tribulations of the Korean idol industry in a survivor style fight to the death. Follow Saylor on X: https://x.com/MichaelMukaichi And join us for five dollars a month on Patreon for hundreds of paywalled episodes, access to the Discord and more: patreon.com/imsopopular

In our continued investigation of Korea's chokehold on global popularity, we discuss two novels by Nobel Prize winning Korean author Han Kang: THE VEGETARIAN + HUMAN ACTS. For the full episode, please join us on patreon.com/imsopopular where you will find hundreds of hours of exclusive paywalled episodes, the SIRENS bonus show, access to the Discord and more.

Jody joins to discuss the legacy of iconic Korean idol group BTS + the 2025 film KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Over 200 paywalled episodes available on Patroen.com/imsopopular

We discuss the career and films of Greek director YORGOT LANTHIMOS. Full episode available only on Patreon. patreon.com/imsopopular

Discussing WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë + three of its adaptations, Emerald Fennel’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2026), the Filipino film HIHINTAYIN KITA SA LANGIT (I WILL WAIT FOR YOU IN HEAVEN) [1991年] and finally the original WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939年). HQ episode only for patrons along with an exclusive episode of SIRENS: patreon.com/imsopopular

This week's episode is available for FREE on patreon.com/imsopopular It’s the biggest night in I’M SO POPULAR history, discussing the 1.5 million word visual novel epic UMINEKO WHEN THEY CRY うみねこのなく頃に by 07th expansion with a full length visual novel prelude experience only for patrons and a three hour discussion of the text. Discussing illusion, love, fantasy, mystery and the fleeting, destructive notion of TRUTH. ANSWER ARC To listen to the essential Prelude and full version of this episode, join us on patreon.com/imsopopular

Right on time for Valentine’s Day, Chi Chi is joined by another single broad in the big city, Kazu, to discuss Netflix’s brand new season of gay Japanese dating reality show fiasco THE BOYFRIEND. We ponder infatuation, masculine coldness, the cruelty of desire and the tyranny of the homosexual top. For even more episodes, please join us on Patreon at patreon.com/imsopopular for five dollars a month. For your patronage, you’ll receive countless paywalled episodes from the I’M SO POPULAR story along with hundred of hours of the gossipy aftershow SIRENS.

Multitalented musician, artist, editor and jewish bodybuilding stud Adam Lehrer joins Maggie and Chi Chi to discuss the new Vince Gilligan Apple TV drama PLURIBUS (2025年〜). For the full episode, please join us on Patreon at patreon.com/imsopopular for five dollars a month. For your patronage, you’ll receive countless paywalled episodes from the I’M SO POPULAR story along with hundred of hours of the gossipy aftershow SIRENS.

Chi Chi and Maggie begin a whole new season of I'M SO POPULAR with an investigation of POPULARITY itself... what it means to be popular, how one becomes popular and why popularity is the magic of life itself. Join Maggie and Chi Chi on Patreon for exclusive episodes of the scandalous SIRENS aftershow along with dozens of paywalled episodes of ISP: patreon.com/imsopopular

Surprise! And happy New Year.... Maggie and Chi Chi recapped literally everything that happened in 2025 in a five hour extravaganza of exhaustion, kpop, online politics, Smurfs, horses and more. Sorry I meant for this to be free for everyone but it's 5 hours long so you have to subscribe on Patreon for the whole episode: patreon.com/imsopopular

On the season finale of I’M SO POPULAR, Maggie and Chi Chi recount a year of violence, heartbreak and political turmoil and look to a more beautiful future beyond the parabola with a discussion of JD Salinger’s CATCHER IN THE RYE (1950) + the murder of John Lennon + Yoko Ono’s SEASON OF GLASS (1981) + Yoko Ono’s GRAPEFRUIT (1964). For the full three hour episode, join us on patreon for just five dollars at PATREON.COM/IMSOPOPULAR

On the penultimate episode of I’M SO POPULAR Season 5, we discuss the internet legend of Densha Otoko and the 2005 film adaptation of said legend: TRAIN MAN 電車の男 + love and actualization of the otaku + escaping the constricted panopticon of the online world. For this week's salacious SIRENS along with over a hundred and seventy five paywalled episodes, join us at PATREON.COM/IMSOPOPULAR

On the fifth edition of Chi Chi’s exclusive Patreon bookclub, we discuss WHEN SHE WAS GOOD by Philip Roth. Subscribe to the Patreon to join us next time: patreon.com/imsopopular

Discussing Karl Ove Knausgård's MY STRUGGLE VOLUME THREE (2009年) + memories from my childhood + mysteries of the unconscious mind. FULL EPISODE ONLY FOR PATRONS: patreon.com/imsopopular