🚨RAFFLE ALERT🚨 We’re giving away an #ATEEZ album and autographed postcard by #Wooyoung or #Yunho to THREE lucky winners. See here for details on how to enter: linktr.ee/mentmagazine Enter by October 6th. Good luck! 🍀🫰

🧨 It’s a MENT double feature! 🧨 This Sat 9/27, find us in 2 cities at once: the Bay Area Chuseok Festival in SF (11am-4pm)+ Line Friends K-Pop Square in LA (11am-6pm). Come meet our editors + grab a copy of our limited edition inaugural issue before it’s gone.

At MENT, we believe that attending to silenced histories can transform the present. If that resonates, join our conversation. Pitch us for issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #KPOP #WritingCommmunity

#KPOP is more than just sound–it tells stories of selfhood, culture, and connection. How might collage art help us uncover these layers and build new ones around the idols we love? Mixed media artist izumo explores this in MENT Issue 002. Learn more at mentmagazine.com/issue002.

Pitch your ideas for Issue 003 now. See pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... For pitches, please note we encourage full draft submissions but continue to accept shorter pitches as well.

At MENT, we believe that adoration carries agency, and fandom can function as critique. If that resonates, join our conversation. Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

One week later, and we’re still buzzing from the amazing panels, connections, and K-pop dance lessons at our Issue 001 launch event! ✨🫰 Thank you to everyone who came out and created with us. Swipe through to relive some of the best moments here, and stay tuned for more exciting things to come.

🚨TODAY🚨 Join us at dublab LA to celebrate our first print issue. The issue will be available for purchase exclusively at this event! This event will also include conversational panels, a #KPOP dance workshop led by Team BUK, and boba! givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

🚨 Join us THIS WEEKEND on August 17th at dublab LA to celebrate our first print issue. The issue will be available for purchase exclusively at this event, so reserve your spot now: givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

As we lead up to our Issue 001 launch event, we want to continue to celebrate the rich history of Korean Media 💿📺 Today, we’re focusing on #ShippingCulture and its origins in #KPOP. Have you ever shipped two of your favorite idols? Read more: mentmagazine.com/issue002

🚨 Join us on August 17th at dublab LA to celebrate our first print issue. The issue will be available for purchase exclusively at this event, so reserve your spot now: givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

🚨 Join us on August 17th at dublab LA to celebrate our first print issue. The issue will be available for purchase exclusively at this event, so reserve your spot now: givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

Izumo’s mixed media art recasts the dynamism and color of #TAEYONG into a new visual language. Check out this and other artworks in MENT Issue 002 available to read now: mentmagazine.com/issue002

🚨 Join us, the BTS Critical Reader, and GYOPO on August 17th in LA to celebrate our first print issue! ✨Stop by for boba, snacks, panels, a dance workshop, and the opportunity to purchase our inaugural issue in print! RSVP now to save your spot: givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

#Shinee Onew’s solo album undergoes a mixed-media transformation in Izumo’s artwork. How do fanworks re-interpret K-pop media in new directions? How might K-pop offer a new visual language for our modes of self-expression? Watch this video and others like it at mentmagazine.com/issue002

🚨 Join us, in collaboration with the BTS Critical Reader and GYOPO, on August 17th in LA to celebrate our first print issue! ✨Stop by for boba, snacks, panels, a dance workshop, and the opportunity to purchase our inaugural issue in print! RSVP now to save your spot: givebutter.com/bangtanremixed

If the visuals of #KPOP have ever sparked your own creative imagination, don’t miss our conversation with mixed media artist Izumo. Join us as we reflect on artistic growth, fan art as resistance, and why imperfections in art still matter in the age of AI.

From the experience of diaspora to #StrayKids Camille Chong (@camiscribbles.bsky.social) explores the implications of “strayness” and how being a #KPOP fan helped her with her Singaporean identity. When does community inspire us to connect beyond our normal boundaries?

We’re continuing our celebration of the rich history of Korean media! Today we’re focusing on the evolution of digital comics and the introduction of the vertical “webtoon” layout style. Be sure to check out Issue 002 for more analysis like this and follow for more facts about Korean media history

From state repression of the past and present to the quiet power of memorial archives, Yoojin Kim considers how Gwangju’s memory shapes resistance today. When does history interact with the present—and when does it get buried beneath it? Read now at www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/gwangju-memoirs

From revenge-fueled plot twists to moral tests, Sue Hyon Bae unpacks how cancer in #Kdramas script neoliberal selfhood. When does suffering empower—and when does it enforce control? Read now at www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/rev... #MarryMyHusband #LifeisBeautiful

Korean murder rom-coms: just a popular #KDRAMA subgenre or also a cultural mirror? Anisa Khalifa (@anisa.bsky.social) investigates the overlaps between shows like #SuspiciousPartner and #CrashCourseinRomance with real life gender inequality and gender-based violence in South Korea.

We’re continuing our celebration of the rich history of Korean media! ✨ Today, we’re focusing on the evolution of censorship in K-pop. Be sure to check out Issue 002 for more analysis like this and follow for more facts about Korean media history🫰

K-pop livestreams: fleeting connections or intimate labor on demand? Adan Jerreat-Poole unpacks how digital platforms turn desire into work, comparing idols and webcam models to question digital parasocial relationships. When does desire connect and when does it extract?

From the viral rise of #LoveintheBigCity to the activist labor of Brazilian fans, Ligia Prezia Lemos (@ligiaprezialemos.bsky.social) and Mariana Marques De Lima explore how LGBTQ+ rights are defended across borders. When does fandom become frontline? Read now at www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/bra...

Do you have experience in print design, page layout, or translating digital content to print? We’re putting our first and second issues into print, and we’d love your help! DM us if you’re interested in volunteering.

Choco Pie: seductive “Capitalist Cream” or the sweet proof of North Korean “humanity”? Madeleine Han examines how the popular Korean snack embodies Cold War legacies and offers material for reimagining political possibility. 🔗 Read now: www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/cho...

From classical music’s overlaps with #kpop to analyzing musical ‘noise,’ Emma Chang from @reacttothek.bsky.social and our editors dive into the nitty gritty of K-pop’s distinctive sound. Read now www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/rea...

If #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines moved you with its depictions of Jeju everyday life, don’t miss our interview with acclaimed feminist and anthropologist Haejoang Cho. Professor Cho reflects on postwar Korea, the rise of Hallyu, and how fans might “gather and start activities to save the world.”

From resonant #KPOP protest anthems to the clamor of industry “scandals,” our editors (@yinyuan.bsky.social @andreastlane.bsky.social) explore the politics of sonic agency. When does noise resist and when does it distract? Read now at mentmagazine.com/issue002/from-the-editors

We’re live! From #LoveIntheBigCity to #StrayKids and #BTS livestreams—Issue 002 dives into K-drama revenge, Cold War snacks, fan activism, murder rom-coms, diaspora, and more. Read now at mentmagazine.com/issue002

out from me today in @mentmagazine.bsky.social: an extremely nerdy analysis of what I call the murder rom-com. why has murder become so common in #kdrama rom-coms, what makes this trope work (or not)—and what does the trend it say about real gendered violence? www.mentmagazine.com/issue002/mur...

feels like we’ve been teasing this for a long time, but it’s finally here: Anisa’s analysis about the rise of the murder rom-com, why it succeeds and when it fails, and what these fictional threats say about the real gendered violence women face today.

MENT Issue 002 is now live at mentmagazine.com/issue002. From the Gwangju Uprising to the recent protests against Yoon Suk Yeol, from murder rom-coms and cancer narratives to When Life Gives You Tangerines, from choco pies to K-pop light sticks, from Hallyu idols to webcam models 1/2

🚨 It’s coming! 🚨 One more day until MENT issue 002 goes live at mentmagazine.com Make sure you’re following so you know when the issue drops! Which piece are you most excited about? #ment #KPOP #Kdramas

🚨 It’s coming!🚨 Only 3 days until MENT Issue 002 drops on May 12th at mentmagazine.com. Make sure you’re following us or are subscribed to our newsletter to be notified when the issue is live! #ment #KPOP #kdramas #kmedia

The wait is almost over… Issue 002 drops May 12th at mentmagazine.com ✨ #mentmagazine #KPOP #kdramas #digitalmagazine

We’re continuing our celebration of the rich history of Korean media in preparation for Issue 002 💿 Today, we’re focusing on how JYJ fans organized an SM Entertainment boycott after TVXQ filed a lawsuit against the company 🚨Be sure to follow for more on Korean media and updates about Issue 002

As we lead up to the launch of our second issue, we want to celebrate the rich history of Korean media 💿📺 Today, we’re focusing on what’s considered to be the first K-pop idol group H. O. T. 🔥 🚨Be sure to follow for more on Korean media and for updates about issue 002 #ment #KPOP #didyouknow

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 We sat down with acclaimed anthropologist and feminist scholar Cho Hae-joang to talk about political struggle, Korea’s spirit of resistance, and the rise of Hallyu. In a time of shared global precarities, what dangers and opportunities does Korean pop culture bring? 1/2

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 Parasocial attachments, digital labor, and the work of intimacy. Comparing K-pop idol livestreams and webcam modeling, Adan Jerreat-Poole unpacks the complex web of digital desire and exploitation in MENT Issue 002. #ment #kpop #kpopidols #jungkook

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 What accounts for the rise of the K-drama murder rom-com? How do shows help audiences work through ideological contradictions? Anisa Khalifa, co-host of @dramasoverflowers.bsky.social, explores murder rom-coms and gender-based violence in South Korea.

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 How can we use Stray Kids’ idea of “stray-ness” to think through the experience of diaspora? Cam Chong narrates the way the beloved K-pop group helped her navigate her own diasporic identity as both writer and fan. See her piece in Issue 002! #ment #kpop #straykids

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY! 🚨 Our editors sit down with mixed media artist and content creator, Izumo! Tune in for a discussion of her mixed media process, the value of intentional messiness, and fan art as a labor of love ✨ #ment #mentmagazine #kpop #kpopedit

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY! 🚨 Our editors sit down with Emma Chang (Umu) from the popular K-pop reaction channel @reacttothek.bsky.social Tune in for her discussion of K-pop’s musical trends, its overlaps with classical music, and the history of genre mixing. #ment #KPOP #music #react

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 Madeleine Han uses the choco pie to investigate Cold War legacies on the Korean peninsula. How does the choco pie season, stitch, or subvert ties between the two Koreas? What freedom dreams does it make possible? Stay tuned. #ment #chocopie #coldwar

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY! 🚨 Ligia Lemos (@ligiaprezialemos.bsky.social) and Mariana Marques De Lima dive into the intersections of social media activism, Brazilian fanbases, and “Love In The Big City.” You won’t want to miss this one! #mentmagazine #kdramas #LoveInTheBigCity

🚨ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY!🚨 In the wake of South Korea’s recent martial law crisis, Yoojin Kim reflects on what it means to remember and bear witness to the Gwangju Democratization Movement. Stay tuned for Kim’s piece on Gwangju’s literary and material memoirs, coming soon. #ment #gwangju

🚨 ISSUE 002 IS ON THE WAY! 🚨 Get ready for new in-depth analyses of Korean pop culture. Curious about what revenge-driven K-dramas like #marrymyhusband say about our current neoliberal landscape? Stay tuned for a new article from Sue Hyon Bae. #ment #kdramas

Mickey 17’s ending elevates what could have been a straightforward hero’s journey. Do Nasha and Mickey become compromised by their political ascension? Is the detonation of the cloning device another political spectacle like the ones Marshall was so fond of…