Prince Mak Podcast
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAussie popstar Prince Mak rose to fame as a member of Jackie Chan's K-pop idol group JJCC, and he is currently on the rise in China as an actor. He’s quite the quadruple threat; acting, singing, dancing and being friends with Jackie Chan #jealous. Now you can join him every week to hear about his life as a star. He answers your questions through the hashtag #sbspopasiaprincemak on Twitter too, so get involved in the convo!
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Ep 15. Prince Mak's HSC experience and his advice for you
October 18, 2017 00:35 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week Prince Mak talks about his HSC (year 12 exam) experience. He says it was a nightmare. He was always a last minute person so he'd leave his studying until the last minute; he'd study in the few days before an exam, which was quite stressful. He did pretty well considering. Not so well in his English and Physics exam, but nailed his Chinese and Music exam, and did pretty well in Math. His advice for students studying their final year 12 exams now is: don't stress, study study study, ...
Ep 14. Culture Shock in Thailand and what Prince Mak did there
October 11, 2017 00:07 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThis week Prince Mak tells us all about his trip to Thailand; he got culture shock but had an amazing time. The food was great, he LOVES coconut juice. Prince Mak had two fresh coconuts everyday. He loved the food too. He got a massage everyday because they were so cheap; it cost about $10 (AUD) for an hour. The star also did a lot of water sports like snorkelling, jet-skiing and parasailing - you can check out his trip on this week's Prince Mak Diaries! He stayed at some amazing hotels inc...
Ep 13. Prince Mak's best school memory and having to deal with racism
October 04, 2017 01:50 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week Prince Mak talks about his school days. He says he got into a lot of fights, which often had to do with racism. He was a victim of racism a lot. There weren't a lot of Asian kids at his school. But he was a good kid, even though he got into fights. He doesn't have the best memories from his school days...his favourite memory? Prince Mak's dad would bring him McDonalds for lunch three out of five days and the kids looked up to him because they were jealous. The famous star also reve...
Ep 12. Tips on learning a new language
September 27, 2017 01:27 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week Prince Mak gives advice on how you can learn a new language. He says you can begin by learning new phrases and remembering those. His biggest tip is to become friends with someone who speaks the language you are learning, and only that language. It will force you to speak that language (instead of reverting back to English). It's the best way, Prince Mak believes, to learn a new language. The pop star also has some tips for getting more YouTube views...
Ep 11. The day in the life of an actor; Prince Mak
September 20, 2017 00:19 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThis week Prince Mak tells us about his busy schedule, and what it takes to succeed as an actor. Prince Mak goes to a class at 9 am every day; he's not really part of the class but he learns from listening and watching other actors who are part of a drama. The drama is kind of like China's version of Game of Thrones, so he watches the actors learn horse-riding, fighting, acting and script reading. He then goes to his own classes, learning martial arts. He's out until about 9 pm, and gets to ...
Ep 10. Prince Mak shows off his rapping skillz
September 13, 2017 04:23 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week Prince Mak treats you to some rapping. He shows off his rapping, hip-hop skillz. It's pretty funny, but the boy's got skill and can rhyme like a champion. Get your ears ready for a treat.
Ep 9. How to prepare for KCON
September 06, 2017 01:44 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week Prince Mak tells us how to prep for KCON 2017 AUSTRALIA!! He says to get there early; it's open for a long time and you want to try everything. Wear comfortable clothes; you're barely sitting down so you want to make sure you're comfy. Stay hydrated. Expect long lines, especially for panels featuring celebrities - get there early so you're first in line. Go to the toilet before the concert starts because you don't want to miss anything! Stay safe and enjoy your time.
Ep 8. Prince Mak's advice to himself as a single man
August 31, 2017 06:44 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week Prince Mak gives himself some advice about being a single man, especially on Valentine's Day in China. China has multiple Valentine's Days and Prince Mak hates them. He'd say to himself, "Fighting" and "go for it." He wants to know, what do you do for the day of love?
Ep 7. Why Prince Mak goes by the name 'Prince'
August 24, 2017 00:21 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week Prince Mak explains why he goes by the name 'Prince.' His middle name is Prince, and when he asked his Dad why, he explained it's because his Dad is the King. Prince Mak's not sure if that's true or not, but his actual name is Henry, so Henry Prince Mak. He couldn't use the name Henry when he started in the industry because there was already Super Junior's Henry. Also, Prince Mak hurt his neck this week - it's in a brace. Don't worry, he's ok but the story sounds a bit scary!
Ep 6. What Prince Mak ate when he hung out with GOT7's Jackson
August 16, 2017 00:10 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week Prince Mak hung out with his mate, GOT7's Jackson (no, we're totally not jealous...), they ate Two Minute Noodles and packets of chips (still not jealous...) and spoke about what projects they had coming up, and took some funny photos - Prince Mak's going to upload one on his social media soon. Prince Mak says Jackson is doing really well in China! Plus, Prince Mak shares his tips on staying up late to study and what he'd do if he was a girl for one day...
Ep 5. Prince Mak spills some facts about your fave idols that you might not know
August 09, 2017 00:25 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week Prince Mak gives us fun facts about our favourite K-pop idols. Some may surprise you! BTS' Jin has a funny story from his debut stage, Suzy and Rain have interesting audition stories, Girls' Generation's Sunny has a crazy birthday fact and Girl's Day's insured her legs for a huge amount of money. And, that's only just the beginning...
Ep 4. The life of a K-pop trainee
August 01, 2017 03:50 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThis week, Prince Mak spills all the deets about the life of a K-pop trainee. Each company's trainee regime is different, but every trainee will have to stick through some kind of rigorous program in order to become K-pop idols. For Prince Mak, he had to get up at 5:30AM every day and train for the whole day until 1AM. Various lessons will be packed into each day, such as vocal, dancing, acting (which is essential since this is where most money is made), and language lessons. Trainees will ...
Ep 3. How to deal with failure, and audition tips
July 19, 2017 02:45 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThis week Prince Mak let's us know how to deal with failure, and gives his best audition tips. Rejection happens to everyone. Everyone fails, and that's where success grows from. Prince Mak tells us what he's failed at and how he's overcome that.
Ep 2. The difference between K-pop and Western pop
July 12, 2017 05:38 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThis week Prince Mak talks about the differences between the South Korean pop music industry and the Western pop music industry (mainly in America). In Korea singers are known as 'idols' and they don't always have to be really good singers; they have to have a range of skills. Korea's 'trainee' system doesn't exist in America, because the Western pop industry chooses artists' on their talents, whereas in Korea they believe hard work and training is just as (if not more) important than natura...
Ep 1. The life of a foreign K-pop fan
July 04, 2017 03:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThe life of a foreign K-pop fan: The songs are in Korean so you can’t understand them, except for the English parts. If you use an iPhone to translate words from Korean to English, words come out wrong, like 'oppa' become 'oops.' Your non K-pop fan friends think you must be a fan of 'Gangnam Style' because they assume it's the only song that’s ever been released in Korea. The struggle when you're waiting for subtitles; you watch a video without knowing what they're talking about until someon...