fluffy - Asian Pop Weekly 15th Anniversary Zine

𝓐𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓟𝓸𝓹 𝓦𝓮𝓮𝓴𝓵𝔂’𝓼 15𝓽𝓱 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓩𝓲𝓷𝓮 “𝓯𝓵𝓾𝓯𝓯𝔂”

As Asian Pop Weekly enters its 15th year, the theme “fluffy” encourages us all to embrace the softest parts of us; and for the femmes, to embrace the divine feminine in all of us.

“Staying fluffy” is an attitude. A lifestyle. A conscious choice to stay soft despite the hard things in life. As we grow older, it becomes hard to stay “fluffy”, for fear that others don’t take us seriously, that we won’t be able to progress in our careers or relationships, that we won’t be able to achieve big things in life.

But being fluffy is what helps me to appreciate both the big and little things in life. To cushion the falls, and celebrate every single win.

Many of the artists, themes and discussions in our upcoming zine embody this spirit wholeheartedly as we debate about the complexity of gender issues in various music scenes across Asia, play a fun game, and pick the brains of some amazing artists we've gotten to know:

• Foreword by Jocelle
• Fireside Chat with Pyra - On Un-fucking The System One Bit At A Time
• Introduction to Fluffle - Our New Music Collective for Asian Women/Fem-Presenting Individuals in Music
• Girls (Not Allowed): The Sexist Underbelly of Japan's Music Industry by Meg Tanaka
• Music Discovery Quiz: Which Dragon Lady Are You?
• Noé Solange: 10 Female Producers in Electronica You Should Know
• What's Next for Asian Pop Weekly?
• In Conversation with Sinead & Arya: A Sum of All Parts
• Our Yearbook - featuring friends of APW!

We truly hope you’ll like it, and that you embrace your fluffiness always 🐰 

P.S. First 15 purchases will receive a set of our exclusive 15th anniversary APW x Fluffle friendship bracelets! Fastest fingers!!