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Internship (June 2022 -August 2022)
Oscar researched interviews, coordinated guests, and produced segments, working on every episode of All Of It during this time period in some capacity. The linked segments are ones with which he had a particularly strong involvement.
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Host, writer, and producer.
On WESU February 2021- January 2024
On ROCU September 2018- March 2020.
A full list of episodes from the show’s WESU era is available below. Visit the show’s profile on Instagram for more information. Contact oscarkimbauman@gmail.com for other questions or recordings of a specific episode.
Recurring segments on The K-Pop Power Hour:
Greatest hits (exploring the career of a specific artist or group)
Themed playlists (Halloween, Christmas, Ballads, etc.)
Annual best-of lists
Producer Focus (greatest hits of a specific producer who has worked with various artists)
The K-Pop Album Hall of Fame (discussing an entire album, track by track)
The Track Breakdown (discussing a single song in great detail)
Episodes in reverse chronological order:
127- K-Pop is for Everyone (Finale)
126- In Conversation With Jeff Benjamin, Billboard Columnist
125- The Best of the 2010s
124- The Best of 2023
123- Rookie Class of 2023
122- Producer Focus: Thomas Troelsen
121- K-Pop Concert Memories, Part 3
120- K-Pop Concert Memories, Part 2
119- K-Pop Concert Memories, Part 1
118- Producer Focus: DSign Music
117- The Track Breakdown- Exo’s Love Me Right
116- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: Dreamcatcher’s Dystopia: The Tree of Language
115- Producer Focus: Collapsedone
114- K-Pop Meets Politics
113- Self-Produced Idols
112- Ateez
111- The Track Breakdown: Girls Generation’s Into the New World
110- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: NCT 2018 Empathy
109- What is K-Pop?
108- Producer Focus: Hyuk Shin
107- Sistar
106- The Track Breakdown: Infinite’s The Chaser
105- Play It Loud (A Celebration of Maximalist, Over-the-top Pop Music)
104- 10 Years of BTS
103- The Track Breakdown: Twice’s Likey
102- Teen Top
101- The Legacy of Produce 101
100- Artists With “Baek” in Their Name
99- The Track Breakdown: Shinee’s Lucifer
98- Ailee
97- Idols/ Rappers
96- Ballads (That I Actually Like)
95- Sci-Fi Stories
94- Best of the B-Sides
93- My K-Pop Journey
92- Best of 2016
91- Dearly Disbanded
90- The Rise of Mixed Idols
89- Producer Focus: The Stereotypes
88- Astro
87- Concept Change-ups
86- Taemin
85- The J-Pop Power Hour
84- Crossover Hits
83- Super Junior
82- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: BTS’s The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
81- An Extremely Abbreviated History of K-Pop: Third Generation (2012-2018)
80- An Extremely Abbreviated History of K-Pop: Second Generation (2004-2011)
79- An Extremely Abbreviated History of K-Pop: First Generation (1992-2003)
78- Listener Request Special
77- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: 2NE1’s Crush
76- Best of 2013
75- Rookie Class of 2022
74- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: Shinee’s Odd
73- Day6
72- Best of 2022
71- Christmas Special
70- K-Pop Album Hall of Fame: f(x)’s Pink Tape
69- Hidden Gems
68- One Hit Wonders
67- Producer Focus: Full8loom
66- 4Minute
65- Pentagon
64- Halloween Mixtape
63- Best of 2018
62- AOA
61- Producer Focus: 13 (Score and Megatone)
60- CLC
59- Got7
58- Producer Focus: Edenary
57- Best of 2015
56- NU’EST
55- Producer Focus: Kenzie
54- TVXQ!
53- Producer Focus: The Kennel
52- Censored Songs
51- Producer Focus: Kim Do-hoon
50- The Rise and Fall of Produce 101
49- Best of 2017
48- Jay Park
47- Music With a Message
46- Summer Jams
45- Producer Focus: Ryan S. Jhun
44- Pride Month
43- Producer Focus: Duble Sidekick
42- Producer Focus: Monotree
41- Producer Focus: Brave Brothers
40- Producer Focus: Moonshine
39- Throwback Mixtape
38- Producer Focus: Sweetune
37- Producer Focus: LDN Noise
36- Best of 2014
35- Producer Focus: Shinsadong Tiger
34- Producer Focus: Black Eyed Pilseung
33- Producer Focus: J. Y. Park
32- Producer Focus: Teddy Park
31- Producer Focus: Yoo Young-jin
30- K-Rave (EDM mix)
29- Anti-Valentine’s Day (breakup songs mix)
28- Best of 2012
27- Emo Night (K-pop meets emo mix)
26- Best of 2021
25- Jonghyun
24- Exo
23- Nine Muses
22- Vixx
21- Wonder Girls
20- Infinite
19- Dreamcatcher
18- Monsta X
17- Blackpink
16- NCT 127
15- Twice
14- B.A.P
13- EXID
12- Eric Nam
11- GFriend
10- Seventeen
9- Red Velvet
8- Winner
7- Mamamoo
6- BEAST/ Highlight
5- f(x)
4- DPR Live (with special guest Son of Paper)
3- 2NE1
2- SHINee
1- Girls’ Generation
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Co-host, co-writer, assistant producer (February 2023 -May 2023)
Behind the Argus: wrapping up the semester with Hannah Goodwin-Pierce and Sulan Bailey
Talking housing selection, religion and sexuality, and finding Oscar’s replacement
Campus Voices: Wesleyan’s most anticipated spring flings (and other things)
Behind the Argus: Carolyn Neugarten on the infamous Connecticut Juvenile Training School
Catching up: spring break recap, upcoming events, and meet our editor!
Behind the Argus: Akhil Joondeph on assimilation in South Asian communities
Winter storms, staff shake-ups, and hopes for the spring semester