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K-pop Fandom

Julian Yap

02-Jun-21 22:00

K-pop Fandom

With Malaysia being the first Asian country to officially debut The BTS Meal on May 26, local K-Pop fans went out queuing in numbers for what many (non-kpop consumers) might see as a 'normal' Mcdonalds meal. What drives this unique and endearing relationship between their fans and artists? BTS stan Julian Yap joins us this week.

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Produced by: Daryl Ong, Haniff Baharudin

Presented by: Daryl Ong, Haniff Baharudin


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