Crystal Bell is the culture editor at Mashable, overseeing the site's coverage of content creators, digital trends, and internet culture with a focus on how young people engage with others and themselves online. She was formerly the entertainment director at MTV News, where she helped the brand expand its coverage of extremely online fan culture and K-pop across its platforms. You can find her work in Teen Vogue, PAPER, NYLON, Elle, Glamour, NME, and elsewhere around the internet.
She's exceptionally fluent in fandom and will gladly make you a K-pop playlist.
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These internet darlings are not just cute; they’re social media savvy.
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Yes, BOYNEXTDOOR are watching your fan edits
The K-pop group talks about their latest EP, "19.99," what they watch online, and how "youth is definitely a mindset."
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Oikawa, you will always be No. 1 in my heart.
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The 15 best K-pop songs of 2024 (so far)
The top tracks we can't stop listening to.
By Crystal Bell and Elizabeth de Luna
The Mandalorian & Grogu are headed to the big screen
For Disney and Lucasfilm, this is the Way.
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tripleS' LOVElution like to watch TikTok challenges, ASMR, and videos about optimistic nihilism
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For First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz and HRH Prince Henry, rivalry turns into a heated romance.
By Crystal Bell
Every surprise song Taylor Swift has performed on 'The Eras Tour'
You never know what the mastermind will perform next...
By Elena Cavender and Crystal Bell
'Suzume' review: Makoto Shinkai's healing journey is stunningly personal
The feel-good disaster flick from the anime auteur is strongest when the hero puts herself first.
By Crystal Bell
Did you know Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon have beef? Because they won't let us forget it.
Yes, the girls are still fighting.
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The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022
Now's the perfect time to immerse yourself in K-pop. You'll thank us later.
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"I feel like it's a funny, dangerous, like, amazing, spectacular thing," leader Keeho says of social media.
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By Crystal Bell
Grimes knows she's a class traitor, assures us Elon Musk 'does not live like a billionaire'
"Bro might say a lot of stupid shit, but he does the right thing."
By Crystal Bell
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All aboard the Cat Bus. We're going to Ghibli Park.
By Crystal Bell