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K-Pop Spotlight: Not Your Average Fangirls

All month long, right here on @kpop on Tumblr, we’ll be highlighting creators from the @blackintokpop coalition of Black K-pop podcasters. Today, we’re highlighting professional fangirls Terrica, Carolina, Cynthia, and Kat of Not Your Average Fangirls—a podcast that focuses on the latest Korean pop culture news, comebacks, and general tea that you might have missed.

Tell us about yourselves. How did you start your podcast?

Not Your Average Fangirls started at an IHOP in Seattle, WA. We were talking about the A.C.E concert we had attended the day before and jokingly said that it would be fun to start a podcast. After a few weeks, Not Your Average Fangirls was born! We wanted to find a way to celebrate the thing that brought us all together: music, and more specifically, K-pop. Our goal for the podcast is to make the listeners feel like they are talking with friends about their favorite music, groups, and anything K-pop-related.

The podcast industry is still largely white and male-dominated. How can we continue to shine a light on BIPOC women podcasters?

Collaborations! By collaborating/networking with each other, we can reach a bigger audience to show that we are here and we are valid. For example, Black Into Kpop is bringing together talented BIPOC with different views and opinions. With more initiatives like this, we are sure BIPOC podcasters will be able to garner the attention that we deserve.

What has been your favorite episode that you’ve created?

We absolutely love our episode Ghosting Chanyeol, which showcases the structure of our weekly episodes. Also, our special episode KPOPCALYPSE and mini outtake reel Deobi vs. Dobby, which you can find on YouTube. 

The K-pop community is a wonderfully inclusive one, but the industry continues to have its instances of cultural appropriation. What changes in the industry do you hope to see going forward?

We hope to see more diverse staff in K-pop companies, especially if they want to better appeal to global fans. It would be wise to hire people who know more about the cultures they are trying to connect with and teach the idols how to respect and appreciate these cultures properly.

When you hear Black Excellence, is there someone in or adjacent to the K-pop industry that comes to mind?

Cha Cha Malone and CHIKK. They’ve both worked on some of the biggest hits in K-pop and written and produced some of our favorite songs from our favorite groups. These two have done a great job at speaking up about issues surrounding cultural appropriation in the K-pop industry while also trying to educate and change these issues.

If you could choose any K-pop idol to appear on your show, who would your dream guest be?

Terrica: Mark Lee from NCT. Kat: Kevin Moon and Jacob Bae from The Boyz. Carolina: Bambam from GOT7. Cynthia: Jae from DAY6.

What can we look forward to from you in 2021?

More fun episodes and collaborations, as well as creative content on both our podcast and YouTube channel. Hopefully, we can do more artist interviews as well, so stay tuned!

Thanks for sharing your stories! Check out more from Not Your Average Fangirls here and stick with us as we highlight more from @blackintokpop throughout February.

I had a "Free Hugs" sign, cause I liked hugging people. Never approached people, they came to me, but not the point.

At one point, I get to a fairly open space and this girl dressed as Lilynette from Bleach spots me, makes a full sprint towards me, and nearly tackles me tp the ground with a hug.

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