Features
Can Fandom Make Us Better Tourists?
In an era of overtourism, South Korea’s Jeju Island and international BTS fans are building bridges of mutual respect.
K-pop
Criticism
K-Pop’s Demons, Real and Fictional
KPop Demon Hunters has seen massive mainstream success in the U.S. What does that mean for real K-pop artists and their fans?
Features
I Came to Ruin You: The Collecting Practices of K-Pop Fandoms
From photo cards to video art installations, a tour through a recent exhibition showcasing K-pop fans’ communal creativity and cross-cultural exchanges.
Episodes
Episode 140: Miranda Ruth Larsen
The fan studies scholar talks K-pop in 2020—the artists, the media, and the fans.
Episodes
Episode 128: The K-pop Narratives
No, K-pop stans are not “coming to save us.”