![]() She combines her experience growing up in South Korea, 20+ years following the industry with sociology knowledge to help her international audience better understand and enjoy Kpop. Kpop Sociology is a content creator promoting the critical consumption of Kpop. If you haven’t heard the song that first got me into Kpop, please do yourself a favor and listen to PARTY by Girls’ Generation: We touch on the grueling training process, a concern for idols’ mental health, and why dating is a no-no in Kpop, in contrast to PR relationships in the US. ![]() Kpop Sociology shares what it was like growing up in South Korea, the difference between Kpop in the 90s-00s and now, how content and entertainment is created for global consumption, and how artists are moving toward authenticity. Whether you’re new to Kpop or already a devoted fandom member, you’ll enjoy this episode! Kpop Sociology and I chat about how Kpop and fandom is a unifying force that fosters genuine connection, gives a voice to people discontent with their reality, and makes people feel like they belong. Her Retro Avocado Tiktok/IG is an exploration of millennial memories that unite us all! Janine is a pop culture and nostalgia obsessed theatre nerd-turned-content creator. Important PSA: anyone looking to cast an emo music video, please contact me immediately!!! ![]() We touch on the compelling journalism that is our elementary school journals, what it was like for Janine to style on-set for an emo music video, how I live vicariously through apparently ~everyone~ around me who got to be in an emo music video in the 2000s, and how music was so much more dramatic back then. You’ll find out what mall store has the most accurate Y2K-era clothing that looks like it was literally stolen from our closets, and remember how sending text messages and the Hairagami were VERY expensive!! Our convo is all about channeling enthusiasm and joy into everything you do, from wearing butterfly clips to watching old music videos to making playlists. Janine shares where she gets the inspo for her nostalgic content, her favorite music videos and 90s movies, and which fashion trends & hairstyles that she loves vs. If you had pink, lime green, and zebra print bedroom decor, you are trash!! (It’s okay, we are too.)īridget is the account runner of the literaltrash2004 instagram and lover of all things trashy, celebrity, and chaos!Īrtwork by by by CC available in English and Español We play Trashy or Trendy with 2000s culture staples like Von Dutch, Ed Hardy, Jersey Shore, Playboy Bunny motifs. ![]() If you’ve ever thought about why Paris, Lindsay, Britney, Nicole, Mischa, and so many others were made out to be villains by the media, how fame was so detrimental to high-visibility celebrities before social media democratized access to having a platform, or a time when there was a divide between the public and celebrities, you will love this episode. Not everything has to be ~so deep~ right? We explore how having ‘bad taste’ is really arbitrary, the shadow side of pop culture, tabloid culture, low culture, bimbofication, and how superficiality and vapidness on the internet can actually be fun. Bridget from Literal Trash 2004 is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. ![]()
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