Talk! with ARMY is hosted by two Twitter mutuals that became friends through the existence of BTS. Frustrated with Twitter’s inability to facilitate nuanced discussion, Daezy and Delilah felt the need to create a space where those discussions can take place. In this podcast, they’ll discuss what’s relevant within the ARMY fandom, as well as discuss the Kpop industry as a whole. If you feel burnt out from the culture that runs stan Twitter, come hang with Daezy and Delilah! Official Website: ...
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 24 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 63: All About Fan Calls
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Fan calls are a relatively popular event that idols do to communicate directly with their fans, and with Jimin's fan call event coming up, there may be some who are unfamiliar with what exactly it is. Come join us as we talk about how it became popularized, the good and bad about the whole fan call process, and how you can do your best to communica…
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Episode 62: Parasocial Relationships in the Kpop Industry
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The term 'parasocial relationship' has been thrown around on social media for quite some time now, but not many people truly understand what it is. Come join us as we put our psychology degrees to use and break down the term, the pros and cons of having a parasocial relationship, and common misconceptions about them.…
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ARMY Spotlight: BTS vs The Charts (With J!)
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There's a lot of talk of charts on ARMY Twitter and Kpop Twitter as a whole, but how many people truly know and understand how they work? Come join us as we talk with J, who helps run a chart account, to get his insight on music charts, and how BTS is dominating them all.
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Episode 61: The Chaos of Concerting
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With the recent announcement of Yoongi's solo tour, there has been a lot of conversation about everything surrounding concerts such as the location of the concert dates and the type of people that want to or should be attending. Come join us as we explain the concert discourse and give our own thoughts about it.…
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 19 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 60: HYBE Family Tree
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HYBE and Big Hit are some of the most well-known companies within the k-industry (as well as the most successful). And yet when it comes to the history of these two companies, there are so many things that people get wrong, which leads to the spread of all sorts of misinformation. Come join us as we talk about the history of Big Hit and HYBE, some …
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Episode 59: Indigo Album Breakdown and Review (Part 2)
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Episode 59: Indigo Album Breakdown and Review (Part 1)
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It's been a long time coming, but we finally got around to this episode as we promised. Come join us as we talk about everything Indigo and go track by track to analyze the lyrics, the sound, and talk about just how much each song has impacted us.
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 32 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 58: Waiting for 2025
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With the official announcement released about BTS starting their mandatory enlistment and planning to reconvene as a group in 2025, there are a lot of things that ARMYs can finally talk about regarding this 4-year-long discourse, and what exactly this means for both the boys and us as we go into possibly the most uncharted waters we've even been in…
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Episode 57: Attendance Award Shows
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With award season back in full swing, one topic of conversation we have yet to cover is the idea of an attendance award show, or artists getting awards simply for being present at an award show. Come join us as we discuss what they are, why they are bad, and how award shows can do better to properly award artists and not just hand out participation…
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Episode 56: Besties or Nah?
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After Jin's appearance on Youngji's YouTube show, a recent topic of conversation has been BTS's friendships within the Kpop industry after Jin revealed that most celebrities aren't friends with BTS because they feel too pressured. Since then, a lot of people have begun putting pieces together, taking a look at BTS's friendships across their careers…
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Episode 55: The Importance of Fan Etiquette
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Due to some recent incidents of mobbing and stalking during Jin and Jungkook's respective travels to Argentina and Qatar, many people on Twitter have decided to reopen the conversation of fan etiquette, us included. Come join us as we discuss the official fan club rules created by Big Hit, how some people have violated these rules recently, and why…
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 27 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 54: The Phenomenon of Casual Stanning
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We always talk about people who are deep within the fandom, but what about people who know a little bit about BTS but have yet to fall down the rabbit hole? Come join us as we talk about casual stanning, the conflict that casual stans have with dedicated ARMYs, and how we can all learn to get along a little bit better.…
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Episode 53: Raising the Bar
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Something that is a constant topic of conversation when you mention BTS is their incredible performances that are often heads and shoulders above many acts in the global industry. Come join us as we discuss the qualities BTS have as top-tier performers, how they compare to others, and how BTS has raised the standard for what counts as an adequate l…
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Episode 52: Rags to Riches
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When it comes to BTS, the most critical thing that people need to learn in order to understand both them and their music...is their come-up story. Their journey to superstardom was not an easy road, and yet despite all the struggles they've been through to get to the top and how honest they've been about the path they took, some people still get th…
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 28 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 51: Moral High Ground
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Since BTS is the biggest group, they have some of the biggest expectations placed on them by others to never make mistakes. But there are several reasons why this is an issue. Come join us as we discuss the problematic ways in which Kpop fans expect only BTS to be perfect all the time, and why that kind of thing is harmful to BTS and also just down…
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Episode 50: Special Q&A! (Part 2)
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Episode 50: Special Q&A! (Part 1)
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To celebrate 50 official episodes of Talk! With ARMY, we decided to do a Q&A to get to know us better. Come join us as we go through questions submitted to our Google Form and you guys get to hear our silly anecdotes as we answer each one.
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Episode 49: Reimagining The Hiatus
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Ever since BTS announced their temporary break from group music projects, it has been everything but a vacation for ARMYs as we have been hit with release after release and schedule after schedule for both individual members and for the whole group/subunits. This was definitely a first for a lot of Western media outlets/non-fans, at the very least,…
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 32 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 48: We Don't Need Permission
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With the rollout of J-Hope's promotions of Jack In The Box, some people were not satisfied with the fact that there was no CD in the physical version of the album, which is fine. However, a faction of people took that dislike to new heights and began to spew manti rhetoric on the timeline and claim that J-Hope was forced into removing the CD from t…
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Episode 47: The Courage To Be Honest
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With BTS in the beginning phase of their temporary break from group music, there has been a lot of chaos that has erupted from that announcement. Some were surprised, others were supportive, but some were downright angry at the fact that BTS is even taking a break, to begin with. Join us as we talk about why this break will be beneficial for BTS an…
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Episode 46: Lyrics Matter
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Lyrics are a very important part of music and can act as a window into an artist's mind. But a question that frequents the timelines of Kpop Twitter is "do lyrics really matter in a song?" and "if you're a fan of an artist, do you really need to read their lyrics?" The short answer? Yes, yes you do. Join us as we discuss lyrics and why it's not coo…
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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 37 submissions. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 45: Embarrassed To Stan
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With Kpop on the rise all around the world, it's becoming a lot more common to be a fan of a Kpop group in many countries. And yet, even with this rising popularity, there are a lot of people who are ashamed to be a Kpop fan and will also shame others for being openly supportive of their own favorite Kpop acts, especially ARMYs, who are (as a colle…
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Episode 44: The Hyper-consumption of Media in Kpop
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The Kpop industry is incredibly fast-paced; so not only do dozens—maybe even hundreds of acts—debut every year, but with those acts come boatloads of content, both music and non-music content. Join us as we talk about the large amounts of Kpop content put out by groups, the rapid consumption of it by fans, and how this standard has deluded entitled…
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Episode 43: The Purple Police
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Even though it's always good to have fandom etiquette, there will always be some fans who take it too far and make it their job to tell others online what to do and how to behave. Join us as we talk about fandom policing and why we hate when people do it.
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Episode 42: The Kpop Shifting Community
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The shifting community is something that has only recently come up on our radar and as we took a dive into this topic, we thought it would be best to add a third voice to the discussion. Join us in this episode as we chat with our good friend Grace about what (Kpop) shifting is, what kind of things they do in the shifting community, why people shif…
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Episode 41: Paving The Way
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BTS paving the way is not only a fact but it's been a hot topic in the fandom for years ever since the start of BTS' global takeover in 2017. Despite this, it is the most misunderstood discourse in the entire Kpop community. Surprised at ourselves for not yet making an episode on it, we sought to rectify that! Come join us as we discuss what exactl…
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Episode 40: The Problems With Gatekeeping
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Gatekeeping has been a recent hot topic in the fandom with the rise of Tik Tok ARMYs gatekeeping BTS' music from locals and the backlash that they received by Twitter ARMYs for doing so. Come join us in this episode as we talk about what gatekeeping is, why it's bad to gatekeep BTS' music, and the impact it can have on not just the potential fans t…
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