This is how we do game night, K-Pop style!

Check out our guests Megan, Morgan and Traci on their very own pod, Bias Bites!

https://linktr.ee/biasbitespod?fbclid=PAVERFWASw4AdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadulKq8qlk5Zsd-9bNXS6zWaRKkNtCE7IshCkX52tzCOEAyrtVUYKT4NCpSMw_aem_5FVBb3A2CkjZHXwhDd-PJg

Listen to the songs and artists we talk about during our games!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cARS1QlL6NQPLIFQU9KfJ?si=wr_BHCgsQIuIg3Tye4xxbg&pi=SQehPk5cTwKYR

Thank you Kathy and Laura of MIA2K for the K-pop drinking game drinking game which we’ve adapted for our own podcast purposes!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mia2k-a-kpop-podcast/id1602148898

Since we can’t let an episode go by without talking about the way Taemin communicates with cats, here’s his Kitten Interview

https://youtu.be/yHByBt9-e40?si=t8AoZI6b1rr2Q757

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A super fun discussion where we each share things that we would NEVER tolerate people in our real lives saying or doing. But when Ten from WayV says it...

Main topic starts at 8:30 because first we have to gush about our reactions to BTS Arirang live from Busan!

YouTube playlist with some moments mentioned here:

https://youtu.be/cRFWo5vWrcw?si=5dUx9ULWa5pxbDQh

A continuation of our discussion on parasocial relationships in K-pop.

Time Stamps:

2:57 Parasocial relationships in the K-pop business model

10:10 Does it go too far?

31:37 Finding balance

39:00 Fun delulu stories

42:00 Fake goodbye

43:35 Mental health resources

44:55 Community corner

46:33 Call for Lee Know videos

47:00 Real goodbye

References:

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv877746o

Cambridge Dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/parasocial

Stuff You Should Know (podcast)

https://stuffyoushouldknow.com/episode/parasocial-relationships-that-podcaster-is-your-friend/

The Trauma & Mental Health Report Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trauma-mental-health-report-podcast/id1509291842?i=1000760524251

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction

Resources:

12 South Recovery

https://12southrecovery.com/articles/understanding-obsessive-addictive-disorder/

Celebrity Attitude Scale

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft04928-000

Celebrity Worship Syndrome

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-psychology-of-celebrity-worship

Psychology Today (Find a Therapist)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/

Community Corner

The Trevor Project

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

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