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Jenai Johns-Peterson

A Marxist Take on Idols & Items: Skin to Consume and Rhythm to Exploit

Jenai Johns-Peterson
April 1, 2025
International, K-pop, Music Consumption, Opinion, Political, Reviews
“...Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung, Jung Jungkook, BTS!” Imagine you are in my shoes, or really, my seat. It is 2017 and the BTS WINGS concert in Anaheim, California has just commenced. I was in a craze, v...

Trot: The Perfect Age to Fall in Love

Jenai Johns-Peterson
February 28, 2025
Contests, Creative Writing, Cultural Commentary, International, K-pop, Korean Music, Music History, Reviews
I share the same taste in music as my grandma.  My grandma immigrated from Korea to the U.S., bringing music and culture with her. When I was little, I remember how I would watch her profile sit in front of...

SLCHLD in Seattle: she likes spring, we both prefer winter   

Jenai Johns-Peterson
November 6, 2024
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Creative Writing, R&B
It’s my second year living in California, but Seattle is my home. The bulk of my memories are there, the “growing up” stage of my life still contained in Seattle’s crisp, chilly air. I see my homesickne...

Only in Your Wet Dreams: A Double Feature on Snow Wife & Wet Leg

Jenai Johns-Peterson
April 17, 2024
dance, EDM, indie scene, Indie-Rock, LGBTQ+, Pop, Reviews, women in music
Skydiving off of a building. Skinny dipping with your best friend. Committing arson in the dead of night. Have you done any of these actions that I cannot legally condone? No? Well, neither have I. This, howeve...

PLVTINUM: “HELLBOUND” But Sent to Heaven 

Jenai Johns-Peterson
March 16, 2024
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, EDM, San Francisco
It's not often you come across a crowd of people hoping to get spit on, but that’s exactly what you would have found on Jan. 26 at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco. A night of red lights, chokers and a whole lot...

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