Why Dudes Hate Boy Bands and K-Pop

From Internet Impact.

For over half a century, teenage girls have howled themselves hoarse at the sight of male pop stars. For about as long as young females have swooned over boy bands like One Direction, The Backstreet Boys, and the latest K-pop sensation BTS, young males have been (mostly) hating them. Not just ignoring or dismissing them, but actively despising them. Today we discuss where this animosity comes from.

0:00 Intro
1:38 What is a Boy Band
4:02 Mark Duffet catalouges Boy Band Hate
5:56 Misogyny and Inauthenticity?
8:58 An Evolutionary Explanation
12:40 Adolescent Romantic Relations
15:02 Why do YOU hate boy bands?
18:17 Conclusion

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BTS Ticket Sales: https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/03/the-age-demographics-of-the-people-who-bought-bts-concert-tickets

Forbes why don’t we fans: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyblake1/2017/08/09/boy-band-why-dont-we-talk-about-their-rapid-rise-and-the-power-of-young-fans/?sh=627e3bf95b73

BTS vs. ID fans: https://www.synthesio.com/blog/audience-profiles-popular-korea-boy-band/
Reddit poll: https://www.quora.com/Which-K-pop-boy-group-has-mostly-male-fans-than-female-fans