Resources

Through an in-depth analysis of American fans of K-pop boy bands, this study explores the racial implication of the popularity of male K-pop idols whose performance of masculinity is different from hegemonic masculinity in the United States.

"Mono isn’t instructive – it never preaches to the listener, never forces them to adopt a certain approach to life. Rather, it shares an experience. A very personal, emotional, and desperate experience of how it feels to be lost."

An introduction to the Korean boy band BTS.

"Hopper has shown in his famous Nighthawks that everyone is lonely since we are all strangers and happen to cross paths. BTS shows that loneliness can create a community in itself through sharing a journey together no matter how many obstacles that may cross their path."

"Together, they have subverted a Western music industry whose archaic practices are often rooted in racism and xenophobia and redefined what a Korean pop act can achieve on the U.S charts” - Bryan Rolli