BFFs and Boybands

Carrie and Muse
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Welcome to BFFs and Boybands, where we talk about “Friendship, Fandom, and the Boybands we love”! Carrie loves One Direction and Muse loves BTS and we talk about the things our fandoms share, how they’re different, and why we’re so invested.

Episodes

  1. JAN 21

    BFFs and Boybands

    Show notes Season One, Episode one  “Introductions” 00:43 We introduce ourselves  03:16 How did we meet? 05:07 How did Carrie start liking One Direction? 09:07 We touch on the subject shame around liking Boybands 10:49 How did Muse get into BTS? 14:03 We talk about how the music finds you at the right moment 16:20 The kinship that comes with fandom, and why this podcast is about two different groups 21:04 Who should listen to this show? 28:19 Community in grief (and excitement), we talk briefly about Liam Payne’s death 30:27 The Boy of the Week! 31:19 What is ‘fan chant order’ and why is it important? 32:26 Let’s talk about the leader of BTS: RM or Kim Namjoon! 39:01 Closing notes, next show and contact info   Additional notes, memes and music: 15:11 Carrie references “The Adventerous Adventures of One Direction”, a fan-made cartoon series featuring the members of One Direction as superheroes. You can find more info here: https://onedirection.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adventurous_Adventures_of_One_Direction And a Youtube playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0DtPD-wsy90CKvEcei5CsVy0eyG-Sv4 38:06 Muse references the show “Are You Sure”, episode 4 which can be found on Disney Plus Songs we mention: “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction “Idol” by BTS “Black Swan” by BTS “Lonely” by RM “Neva Play” by Megan Thee Stallion feat. RM Listen to our Season 1 Playlist ...on Youtube Music here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9WhMVmTww0BsmXJAZH0FSuXYaeTR1_O9&si=FqHJfIjK4g1tFH2Y ...on Tidal here: https://tidal.com/playlist/bb1a4982-6b7c-48ca-bec0-a09f41851765 ...on Apple Music here: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/bffs-and-boybands-season-1/pl.u-PDb44KBTkP6LoK Our Contact Information: E-mail: bffsandboybands@gmail.com Bluesky: @bffsandboybands.bsky.social Show Credits BFFs and Boybands is brought to you by your hosts: Carrie and Muse BFFs and Boybands Logo and branding is by Megan Berry and Jeff Leblanc Our Theme song is “Light Summer Pop” by SingleFX via Audio Jungle https://audiojungle.net/item/light-summer-pop/57537454 The “Boy of the Week” logo chime is from Universfield, via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=125764   Special thanks to every single one of you who has listened, offered feedback and support, and generally been kind and generous with your time and your love. And very special thanks to BTS and One Direction for making our lives better by sharing themselves and their music.

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Welcome to BFFs and Boybands, where we talk about “Friendship, Fandom, and the Boybands we love”! Carrie loves One Direction and Muse loves BTS and we talk about the things our fandoms share, how they’re different, and why we’re so invested.

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  • Creator
    Carrie and Muse
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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