SMNTY Classics: The Feminism of K-Pop

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We break down the terms, history and feminism of K-pop, and how it has taken over the world, the impact it has had, the fandom of it, and the future in this classic episode.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:09.2	Hey, this is Annie.
0:10.5	And Samantha.
0:11.4	And welcome to Stuffman Never Told You, a production of IHeart Radio.
0:28.8	And today we are bringing back an episode that we should come back to, I think.
0:29.5	Yeah.
0:31.0	I think you would agree, Samantha.
0:33.3	But it was about the feminism of K-pop.
0:34.0	Yes.
0:54.5	And I go into a history, because obviously this was for me as well, about the good and the bad of K-pop and feminism behind it. There's a lot going on in K-pop world right now between the K-pop Demon Hunters and BTS coming back and going full throttle with their tour. Y'all, I don't know if you listen to the new album, but I dig it.
0:57.8	But they also have a lot of controversy as well.
1:00.7	But all of that to say, I thought it would be a good time.
1:04.6	We thought it would be a good time to bring it back to kind of brush up on some of the backgrounds of K-pop.
1:10.8	Yes, absolutely. So please enjoy this classic episode. to kind of brush up on some of the backgrounds of K-pop.
1:12.3	Yes, absolutely.
1:14.7	So please enjoy this classic episode.
1:20.9	Hey, this is Annie.
1:21.6	And Samantha.
1:23.9	And welcome to Stefan Never Told You, a production of IHeart Radio.
1:33.8	Annie.
1:39.0	Can we talk about boy bands and girl bands?
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