Welcome back to BFFs and Boybands, where we talk about “Friendship, Fandom, and the Boybands we love”! Carrie loves One Direction and Muse loves BTS and we talk about the things our fandoms share, how they’re different, and why we’re so invested.

On this episode: We talk about who the boys are, where they’re from, and what we mean when we say we love them.

00:46 So... what did Carrie think of Neva Play from last episode? 

02:58 We didn’t talk about the boys last time, so let’s do that now. 

03:19 Why we call them ‘the boys’, even though they’re adults – is it infantalizing?

05:32 Carrie introduces One Direction and their origin story

07:59 Carrie introduces the members of One Direction (Harry Styles is in One Direction???)

10:00 Muse talks about how Kpop Idol Groups are formed, and BTS came together

12:23 One Direction and the X-Factor house, and how that led to One Direction developing a fanbase

13:10 How BTS made connections with their fans through online lives

14:30 The BTS members, and why there are 600 names for them, and only 7 guys

19:45 The One Direction Hiatus and their solo work

22:32 BTS and their almost-breakup

25:55 Do we love them? And what does that really mean?

28:45 “I think they love us too”

30:58 Is it their personalities, or their music that we love?

34:03 If you could recommend one song... what would it be?

37:26 The Boy of the Week – Mom’s favourite, Niall Horan!

43:00 Closing notes, next show and contact info

BTS Cheat sheet 

Many thanks to the wonderful and talented Daily BTS on Bluesky for the help on this. (Give them a follow, @dailybts.bsky.social!) 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ec2-XnBlKRT2y4hX2hZLhPyXq3h887-J/view?usp=drive_link

Yoongi’s rant about having to learn choreography:

https://youtu.be/6bsrCL53iNM?si=SEQx4Mza-YlDNqHl

BTS performs Mikrokosmos on Jimmy Fallon: 

https://youtu.be/q9kSnTuGEzk?si=0B1iICobPKaKJNT5

“Seesaw” by BTS

“Fool’s Gold” by One Direction

“No Control” by One Direction (Carrie chose this as her favourite from “Four”!)

“Where Do Broken Hearts Go”, One Direction

“Mikrokosmos” by BTS

“Nice to meet ya” by Niall Horan

Listen to our Season 1 Playlist

...on Youtube Music here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9WhMVmTww0BsmXJAZH0FSuXYaeTR1_O9&si=FqHJfIjK4g1tFH2Y

...on Tidal here: https://tidal.com/playlist/bb1a4982-6b7c-48ca-bec0-a09f41851765

...on Apple Music here: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/bffs-and-boybands-season-1/pl.u-PDb44KBTkP6LoK

Our Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Bluesky: @bffsandboybands.bsky.social

Show Credits

BFFs and Boybands is brought to you by your hosts: Carrie and Muse

BFFs and Boybands Logo and branding is by Megan Berry and Jeff Leblanc

Our Theme song is “Light Summer Pop” by SingleFX via Audio Jungle

https://audiojungle.net/item/light-summer-pop/57537454

The “Boy of the Week” logo chime is from Universfield, via Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=125764

And very special thanks to BTS and One Direction for making our lives better by sharing themselves and their music.

Show notes

Season One, Episode one 

“Introductions”

00:43 We introduce ourselves 

03:16 How did we meet?

05:07 How did Carrie start liking One Direction?

09:07 We touch on the subject shame around liking Boybands

10:49 How did Muse get into BTS?

14:03 We talk about how the music finds you at the right moment

16:20 The kinship that comes with fandom, and why this podcast is about two different groups

21:04 Who should listen to this show?

28:19 Community in grief (and excitement), we talk briefly about Liam Payne’s death

30:27 The Boy of the Week!

31:19 What is ‘fan chant order’ and why is it important?

32:26 Let’s talk about the leader of BTS: RM or Kim Namjoon!

39:01 Closing notes, next show and contact info

Additional notes, memes and music:

15:11 Carrie references “The Adventerous Adventures of One Direction”, a fan-made cartoon series featuring the members of One Direction as superheroes. You can find more info here: https://onedirection.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adventurous_Adventures_of_One_Direction

And a Youtube playlist here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0DtPD-wsy90CKvEcei5CsVy0eyG-Sv4

38:06 Muse references the show “Are You Sure”, episode 4 which can be found on Disney Plus

Songs we mention:

“What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction

“Idol” by BTS

“Black Swan” by BTS

“Lonely” by RM

“Neva Play” by Megan Thee Stallion feat. RM

Listen to our Season 1 Playlist

...on Youtube Music here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9WhMVmTww0BsmXJAZH0FSuXYaeTR1_O9&si=FqHJfIjK4g1tFH2Y

...on Tidal here: https://tidal.com/playlist/bb1a4982-6b7c-48ca-bec0-a09f41851765

...on Apple Music here: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/bffs-and-boybands-season-1/pl.u-PDb44KBTkP6LoK

Our Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Bluesky: @bffsandboybands.bsky.social

Show Credits

BFFs and Boybands is brought to you by your hosts: Carrie and Muse

BFFs and Boybands Logo and branding is by Megan Berry and Jeff Leblanc

Our Theme song is “Light Summer Pop” by SingleFX via Audio Jungle

https://audiojungle.net/item/light-summer-pop/57537454

The “Boy of the Week” logo chime is from Universfield, via Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=125764

Special thanks to every single one of you who has listened, offered feedback and support, and generally been kind and generous with your time and your love.

And very special thanks to BTS and One Direction for making our lives better by sharing themselves and their music.