The BTS Theorist

Christine Ma-Kellams is a Harvard-trained cultural psychologist and author of The Band, a novel inspired by BTS. Nancy Wu is an award-winning voice actor who narrated the audiobook version of The Band. The pair joined me in the studio this week to discuss all things BTS and ARMY, ranging from how they became fans to parasocial relationships and beyond.

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Mimi and Yutian from Bangtan Remixed: A Critical BTS Reader join me in the studio to talk about BTS scholarship, being aca-fans, and more.

Check out their book at Duke University Press.

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Tashi Thee Writetrovert joins me to discuss all things BTS & ARMY shadow work and what it’s like to be a writer. Within that, we delve into creative ways of thinking and being, and muse on what we can do as ARMY to integrate our less desirable qualities.

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In this episode, Jackie from JackieInTheSoop answers questions about fandom and BTS.

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In this episode, Jackie from JackieInTheSoop talks about her overnight success and subsequent cancellation.

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Welcome back to season two of The BTS Theorist. In this episode, I am joined by Traci J Reeves, aka Professor Bangtan. We discuss a wide range of events, theories, conspiracies, and scandals that have the fandom wondering if the world is out to get BTS.

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Traci J Reeves - @professorbangtan

Articles cited in this episode

BTS’ struggles before fame

Jin lifts lid on chart manipulation scandal

BTS Chart Manipulation Investigation

Min Hee Jin and her shamans

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This episode has a little bit of this (Namjoon story time) and a little bit of that (reflecting on the power of BTS’ loving relationships with one another) and a whole lot in between. Let’s dive into my wrap-up of all things BTS, ARMY, and me in the month of June. Find me on Instagram @thebtstheorist & @walleaeaglehawk.

How exactly does one become an ARMY? In today’s episode, I explore how to be an ARMY, performative fan identities, as well as who on earth solos, antis, and sasaengs are.

BTS and ARMY are revolutionary. In this episode I unpack what I am calling ‘the love yourself, speak yourself revolution’ that is taking place amongst BTS and ARMY. I introduce my concept of what makes a modern-day revolutionary, as well as ‘practising revolutionaries’, and how each and every one of us are just that… practising revolutionaries. Finally, I outline the components of the love yourself, speak yourself revolution as per my final chapter in I Am ARMY: It’s time to begin.

Head to revoltbooks.com to pick up your copy of the I Am ARMY series.

You can find me on Instagram @thebtstheorist.

Let’s delve into why I believe loving emo music prepared me to become an ARMY.

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