<story><title>Build your fanbase using the K-pop method</title><url>https://lulu.substack.com/p/fandom</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ziml77</author><text>Is any of this much different from pop boy bands of the 00&amp;#x27;s? You make generic, catchy songs that are hard to resist. Then have a group of four or five attractive teens perform the song. And then Highlight each individual so people form a parasocial relationship with the band members. The fanaticism follows quite easily from there.</text></comment>
<story><title>Build your fanbase using the K-pop method</title><url>https://lulu.substack.com/p/fandom</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>carabiner</author><text>Real reason for K-pop success: hire the best Swedish pop songwriters in the world and give them carte blanche to create any crazy songs they want. Same with Korean car companies and hiring the best German and Italian designers. Start with money, import talent, then cut them loose.</text></comment>