About this episode

Rachel and Aoife discuss the imbalanced reactions towards male and female idols in Kpop.

The world of Kpop is not easy for any artist. All eyes are on you; however, the reaction is often imbalanced between male and female idols. Today, Rachel and Aoife explore why this may be happening. ALSO… if you hate Jennie or Wonyoung, you're ugly :)

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Tsang

Guest: Aoife

Topics covered

• Kpop
• gender dynamics
• female idols
• media representation
• celebrity culture

Keywords

• Kpop
• female idols
• gender bias
• celebrity
• media representation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kpop

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