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Finding Our Community
Season One, Episode Four
“Finding Our Community”
00:46 So a lot’s been happening in both fandoms... and we got concert tickets!
02:48 Let’s talk about the community we’re connecting with at these concerts
03:47 How we ended up in the World’s Greatest Group Chats
06:57 The value of finding people who want to talk Boybands with you... at any time day or night
09:10 The wider community (particularly Bluesky) and how it’s been good for Muse’s mental health
10:51 You think the guys know that they gave us this awesome community?
11:49 The hailstorm at Louis’ Red Rocks concert and how fans came together to help
12:50 How ARMY charts songs to send a message
14:19 Concerts and ticketing and how we help one another
15:06 Fan charity drives
16:17 Smaller fan projects that mean the world – flowers and daily accounts
17:09 The nastier side of social media (and why we avoid Twitter)
19:10 Concert Freebies! What are they?
20:31 The phenomenon photocards and Muse talks about what the heck “boypaper” is
21:28 Concert fits and what we are planning
22:03 Fan projects, Kpop light sticks, and ARMY sign time
24:32 One Direction fan projects and how Carrie participated in one
26:45 How fan projects and freebies make concerts more fun
29:00 Rallying behind streaming and voting for our guys (we are so sunk for these men)
30:15 Boy of the Week: Kim Seokjin!
38:17 Show closing and social media
Additional notes, memes and music:
A short video on what an ARMY bomb (The BTS light stick) looks like:
https://youtube.com/shorts/oUjapFTe1RQ
Here’s the fan project Carrie helped with at Louis’ “Faith in the Future” show in Toronto:
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9dmrSvU/
If you’re interested in joining a fan project at Louis’ upcoming tour, we found this listing. Find the show in your area:
https://louis-fan-projects-h-pymv.glide.page/dl/cf772b?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
ARMY charity drives – you can donate online to local charities for US tour stops here:
https://arirangfoodbankproject.carrd.co/
Watch Jin do his famous “Worldwide Handsome” intro on the Graham Norton show:
https://youtu.be/wBEu2Tmy_L4?si=MOdW6ezA7lpo6j5m&t=42
Here’s Jin’s performance of “The Astronaut” with Coldplay in Buenos Aries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqmYc62HUec
Don’t miss Chris Martin’s beautiful introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIQDaeNkVOM
And if you’re curious about Jin’s variety show, here’s Muse’s (current) favourite episode
https://youtu.be/EzJaR8QL0q4
Songs we mention:
“Aperture” by Harry Styles
“Die for Me” by Zayn Malik
“Nuts” by RM
“Please Don't Change” by Jungkook
“Sunflowers” by Louis Tomlinson
“Saturdays” by Louis Tomlinson
“I Will Come To You” by Jin
“The Astronaut” by Jin
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.
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By Carrie and MuseSeason One, Episode Four
“Finding Our Community”
00:46 So a lot’s been happening in both fandoms... and we got concert tickets!
02:48 Let’s talk about the community we’re connecting with at these concerts
03:47 How we ended up in the World’s Greatest Group Chats
06:57 The value of finding people who want to talk Boybands with you... at any time day or night
09:10 The wider community (particularly Bluesky) and how it’s been good for Muse’s mental health
10:51 You think the guys know that they gave us this awesome community?
11:49 The hailstorm at Louis’ Red Rocks concert and how fans came together to help
12:50 How ARMY charts songs to send a message
14:19 Concerts and ticketing and how we help one another
15:06 Fan charity drives
16:17 Smaller fan projects that mean the world – flowers and daily accounts
17:09 The nastier side of social media (and why we avoid Twitter)
19:10 Concert Freebies! What are they?
20:31 The phenomenon photocards and Muse talks about what the heck “boypaper” is
21:28 Concert fits and what we are planning
22:03 Fan projects, Kpop light sticks, and ARMY sign time
24:32 One Direction fan projects and how Carrie participated in one
26:45 How fan projects and freebies make concerts more fun
29:00 Rallying behind streaming and voting for our guys (we are so sunk for these men)
30:15 Boy of the Week: Kim Seokjin!
38:17 Show closing and social media
Additional notes, memes and music:
A short video on what an ARMY bomb (The BTS light stick) looks like:
https://youtube.com/shorts/oUjapFTe1RQ
Here’s the fan project Carrie helped with at Louis’ “Faith in the Future” show in Toronto:
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9dmrSvU/
If you’re interested in joining a fan project at Louis’ upcoming tour, we found this listing. Find the show in your area:
https://louis-fan-projects-h-pymv.glide.page/dl/cf772b?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
ARMY charity drives – you can donate online to local charities for US tour stops here:
https://arirangfoodbankproject.carrd.co/
Watch Jin do his famous “Worldwide Handsome” intro on the Graham Norton show:
https://youtu.be/wBEu2Tmy_L4?si=MOdW6ezA7lpo6j5m&t=42
Here’s Jin’s performance of “The Astronaut” with Coldplay in Buenos Aries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqmYc62HUec
Don’t miss Chris Martin’s beautiful introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIQDaeNkVOM
And if you’re curious about Jin’s variety show, here’s Muse’s (current) favourite episode
https://youtu.be/EzJaR8QL0q4
Songs we mention:
“Aperture” by Harry Styles
“Die for Me” by Zayn Malik
“Nuts” by RM
“Please Don't Change” by Jungkook
“Sunflowers” by Louis Tomlinson
“Saturdays” by Louis Tomlinson
“I Will Come To You” by Jin
“The Astronaut” by Jin
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.