Listen "How K-Pop Fans Turn Fandom into Climate Activism"
Episode Synopsis
One of us is fresh off a Blackpink concert high and obsessing over their new banger "JUMP", and the other is still in a BTS and Stray Kids induced haze. But here's the thing about K-pop that'll blow your mind: 150 million fans worldwide aren't just streaming and screaming, they are organizing climate campaigns that are making corporations sweat. We are diving into how fandoms went from bulk-buying albums to forcing Hyundai to drop coal partnerships, why luxury brands are getting called out for "K-washing," and how Indonesian presidential candidates are literally using concert tickets to win elections. From photocard addiction to carbon activism, this is the story of how stan culture accidentally became a powerful climate movement.Credits:Blackpink Toronto Concert Audio, personal.Books by Kim YounaUnboxed: High Fashion, High CarbonTwitter and teargas: the power and fragility of networks protest, by Zeynep TufekciDaughters of the Fragrant Flower Garden, Zhuqing LiHometown Cha Cha Cha, Available on NetflixRacket Boys, Available on NetflixPrincess Mononoke, Available on Netflix
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