in defense of the boy band

Use code MINA for 20 off your first SeatGeek order. PODCAST Spotify: Apple Podcasts: for extra content every Wednesday SUPPORT Newsletter: Donate: SOCIALS Instagram: TikTok: Letterboxd: business email: Edited by Israh S. SOURCES The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story Boy Bands and the Performance of Pop Masculinity by Georgina Gregory Multiple damnations: deconstructing the critical response to boy band phenomena by Mark Duffett Unpacking Kpop in America: The Subversive Potential of Male Kpop Idols Soft Masculinity by Jeehyun Jenny Lee Parasocial Relationships with Musicians by Kate Szer Kurtin, Nina OBrien, Deya Roy, and Linda Dam At War for OPPA and Identity: Competitive Performativity among KoreanPop Fandoms by Brittany Tinaliga Beefing Up the Beefcake: Male Objectification, Boy Bands, and the Socialized Female Gaze by Dorie Bailey 0:00 intro 3:40 history of the boy band 16:25 boy band: manufactured 28:28 the fandom