Jayson M Chun

Professor of anime, K-pop, East Asian popular culture, assorted random knowledge. (That's me with a Blackpink POSTER, not with the real people)

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

ちいかわの可愛さの裏にある不安や孤独については、前からブログで書いてます。よかったらこちらもどうぞ→https://t.co/f4nF9aNmV1 #ちいかわ

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Economistさんから取材を受けました。ちいかわの話、楽しかったです。「ハムスターですか?」と聞かれて「違うっぽいです」と答えたら、英語で"hamster-like creature"。機械翻訳だと「ハムスターのような生き物」で、ホラー映画の怪物みたいで面白かったです(笑)

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A tiny, weeping, hamster-like creature has conquered East Asia https://t.co/43EDOAjUYO

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A tiny, weeping, hamster-like creature has conquered East Asia https://t.co/43EDOAjUYO

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

綾乃さん、記事ありがとう！めちゃくちゃ面白かった。前に話した「弱いヒーロー」の話を、Marvelのキャラクター一人一人まで掘り下げて、あそこまで具体的に書いてくれるとは思わなかった。綾乃さんとの会話からこんな記事が生まれたの、本当に嬉しい。また,ちいかわの話をしましょう！ #ちいかわ

[矢澤綾乃 ㈱KAZAORI 推し活未来研究所˖°⌖ @oshikatsu_labo]

同じちいかわなのに、国によって見えているものが違う。

日本：かわいい、守りたい、自分を重ねる
中国：Digital Ibuprofen（競争社会の鎮痛剤）
アメリカ：？？？

海外の研究者から見た、ちいかわの話。 https://t.co/hemcJIoOec

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

@shiroutosuisan コメントありがとう！ほんとにいい記事だったと思う。書いたのはエコノミストの記者さんで、僕はインタビュー受けて資料渡しただけなんだ。うまくまとめてくれてた。記事のベースになった考え方、前に書いたブログ記事と重なるところもあるから、よかったらこちら↓
https://t.co/f4nF9aNmV1

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[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

@joeykatzen @HNL_RTD @hnldts I just wrote an email to the mayor about this the other day after riding the rail, trying to get to downtown, catching the wrong bus due to poor signage and going back to the airport by accident. Wasted 20 minutes.

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Japan’s best baseball player of the 1950s wasn’t Japanese. Rather, he was an American from Hawai‘i. Guest post by Scott Kikkawa on The Pop Pacific. Read here: https://t.co/i0sL5kXACq Please share or comment to spread the word. #AsianAmerican #BaseballHistory #PopCulture #Hawaii

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

4/4 Perfect for sharing with friends or students interested in how media reflects our collective experiences.
Check it out: https://t.co/40mSOxmwd0
How do you think pop culture reflects the times we live in? 💭
#NeonGenesisEvangelion #Japan #Manga #Education

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

1/4 🧵 Been quiet about our blog, the Pop Pacific, lately, but we've been on an incredible anime journey! Over the past 6 months we've been diving deep into anime & manga, exploring how these art forms reflect broader cultural themes 🎌

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

3/4 Evangelion became more than entertainment—it was a mirror reflecting an entire generation's struggles with identity, purpose & belonging during uncertain times. Written accessibly for anime fans, educators & anyone curious about pop culture's social impact ✨

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Her many identities indicate the complexities of K-pop’s and world pop's transnational character. You can read more in my latest blogpost for the International Institute for Asian Studies. 4/4 #KPOP #BLACKPINK #ROSÉ #IIAS_blog https://t.co/FBjxhX5TdV

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Which nation can claim Roseanne Chaeyoung Park, the K-pop singer who performed the global hit “Apt.” with Bruno Mars? In Western media, she is associated with Korea, for example showing how to make Korean food. 1/4 https://t.co/Cd8OwJxU9x

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Facing limited opportunities at home, she moved to Korea as a teenage trainee to become a K-pop idol and debuted as Rosé, a member of the multinational K-pop group BLACKPINK. In Korea, she occupies an ambiguous position as an overseas Korean who now represents it overseas. 3/4

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Bruno Mars, growing up in multicultural Hawaii, faced challenges in the entertainment industry due to his mixed heritage. Let's deep dive into the social meaning of APT. in my latest blog post 6/6 https://t.co/VKomGM2jGM

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Apt. ”(2024) by New Zealand singer Rosé and American singer Bruno Mars became a major hit, gaining over a billion views by February 2025. It broke records on Billboard’s Global 200 excluding the US chart. What can academics learn from this song? 1/6 https://t.co/1uXJRC5OGS

[Jayson M Chun @Jayson_M_Chun]

Rosé’s experiences highlight the complexities of identity within K-pop. While marketed as a Korean singer today, her life as a teenage trainee in Korea involved overcoming culture shock. Here’s a video of her cooking kimchi fried rice 5/6 https://t.co/aa68qkyWPB