[8] The Coalition Power of BTS ARMY w/ Grace of joonsmelanindrop

In this episode of Culture by Culture's Coalition Miniseries, Delia interviews Grace of @joonsmelanindrop! We discuss finding connection and building coalition in K-pop fandom, the power of ARMY, fan culpability, the machine of HYBE and the K-pop industry, and more! Who is your BTS bias? Find the transcript for this episode at: https://culturexpodcast.com/episode/7-finding-joy-in-activism-through-coalition/

*special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/btsabolitionmemes/ for connecting us!*

Song recommendations:

"Paradise” by BTS

“Black Swan” by BTS

“Haegeum” by Agust D

Definitions:

Bias - your favorite member of a group

Lookism - discriminatory treatment of people who are considered physically unattractive

OT7 - “one true seven” meaning all seven BTS members

Sasaeng - an obsessive fan who stalks or engages in other harassing behavior constituting an invasion of the privacy of Korean public figures

Other things discussed in this episode:

• TIME for Kids - The BTS Effect “Fan Favorites” by Connie Gibbs
• Fandom Forward

Guest:

This episode’s guest, is Grace from joonsmelanindrop! You can find her here: Instagram

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Credits: Host, Executive Producer, Editor, Engineer: Delia

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About Culture by Culture:

Culture by Culture is a multidimensional podcast exploration into Black and Asian pop-cultural ties. Part sociology, history, and pop-culture podcast, it covers everything from deep-dives into our favorite gateway media, interviews with experts to help guide us through our historical and current cultural connections, and conversations with fellow nerds digging into our cultural identities and our pop-cultural interests.

Our mission is to understand and foster the unity that has historically existed between our cultures through our shared interests in each other’s pop-culture.