Fandom image-making and the fan gaze in transnational K-pop fan cam culture

Authors

  • Muxin Zhang Concordia University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2463

Keywords:

Media migration, Produce 101, Social media activism, Transcultural fandom

Abstract

During the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, K-pop Twitter community used fan cams as a tool to hijack racist Twitter hashtags and sought to reinvent the image of K-pop fans as progressive racism fighters. Situating the phenomenon within the fan cam's history of commercialization in South Korea reveals a transnational link between K-pop fan communities in South Korea and North America and shows how it can be related to discussions on transcultural fandom.

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Published

2024-03-14

Issue

Vol. 42 (2024): Fandom and Platforms

Section

Symposium

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Copyright (c) 2024 Muxin Zhang

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