Anisa and Paroma get "greenfields" (Rimi) and "Sicarius" to come tell us why Kpop is invading the world, and how things work behind the scenes in the Korean music industry. (Links under the timestamps)

TIME STAMPS:

00:02:43 - Woes of Being a Kpop fan outside US

00:04:13 - Is Kpop a genre?

00:07:01 - Are Drama OSTs Kpop?

00:11:17 - How did you two come to this fandom?

00:16:59 - What is a Bias?

00:18:21 - Why Seventeen has 13 members

00:21:46 - Are Band dynamics scripted?

00:25:04 - Korean language lends itself well to rapping

00:27:39 - why Kpop rap is different from american/indian rap

00:32:07 - Conflict between an idol and a rapper

00:37:50 - Why are boybands more popular than girl groups internationally

00:40:46 - why do rimi and sica like boy bands more

00:44:24 - bromancey gimmicks on stage

00:46:15 - girl groups subjected to the male gaze

00:48:36 - how fangirls are maligned

00:50:54 - Toxic fandom and sasaengs

00:51:57 - When fans dictate what artists do

00:54:18 - HyunA and E'Dawn leaving Cube

00:55:52 - why companies promote fan obsession?

00:57:52 - slave contracts and lawsuits

01:01:19 - The East Light controversy

01:04:37 - why speaking the truth is hard under Korean Law

01:07:39 - Self produced artists

01:13:53 - opportunities for marginalised artists like Holland

01:17:27 - Do Kdramas portray idols well?

01:19:14 - Drama: SHUT UP FLOWER BOY BAND

01:20:58 - Drama: BEST HIT

01:22:52 - Suga's mixtapes about the idol trainee life

01:25:20 - Favourite Groups

LINKS:

Sicarius' post - http://www.dramabeans.com/members/sicarius/activity/634903/

Rimi's Kpop covers - https://soundcloud.com/user-496240984/tracks

https://soundcloud.com/realgreenfields/tokyo

Drama Over Flowers:

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