(English) The author is an ethnomusicologist whose main research topics include K-pop and K-pop fandom, Korean music culture, gender, and sexuality. As an undergraduate, Kim majored in violin and music studies with a minor in dance theory. After completing her master's degree in women's studies at Seoul National University, she earned a master's in ethnomusiology (University of Pittsburgh) and a subsequent doctorate (University of California, Riverside). After the publication of her doctoral thesis on K-pop female fandom, Kim has been teaching Korean popular culture (Hallyu) and K-pop subjects to international students at Yonsei University. Since the fall of 2021, Kim has been teaching the class "Artist Gender Practice" at the Korea National University of Arts.