K-Pop Stans!

About this episode

Olly and Vivian explore the vibrant world of K-Pop, discussing its cultural impact and personal favorites.

Today, Olly and Vivian take the plunge into the world of K-Pop! We chat about BlackPink, Vivian's personal favs, and theorise on what makes it so gosh darn fun. Topics include: stan political activity, the misogynistic view of the teenage girl, Vivian's like of watching cute girls dancing (in no way connected to that misogynistic view), and how K-Pop feels so different to other pop. Some Links! V&A - KPop Fandom The Guardian - Trump "played" by K-pop fans Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our Books! Buy Holly's Book! Buy Vivian's Book! Fan Of That is now on Patreon! Go support us over there! Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Logo by Moira Daykin, @mecha_moira on instagram This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Vivian Asimos, Holly Swinyard

Guest: Olly

Topics covered

• K-Pop
• BlackPink
• fandom
• misogyny
• pop music
• dance
• teenage girls

Keywords

• K-Pop
• BlackPink
• fandom
• misogyny
• pop music
• dance
• teenage girls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BlackPink, V&A, The Guardian

Books & works: Nowhere Land

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