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“Sasaengpaen” or K-pop Fan? Singapore Youths, Authentic Identities, and Asian Media Fandom.

“Sasaengpaen” or K-pop Fan? Singapore Youths, Authentic Identities, and Asian Media Fandom.

Authors :
Williams, J. Patrick
Ho, Samantha Xiang Xin
Source :
Deviant Behavior. Jan2016, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p81-94. 14p. 2 Charts.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Since the late 1990s, the Korean pop-culture wave has had a huge impact, achieving immense popularity and sustaining a global community of consumers and fans. In Singapore, a significant K-pop fan culture has emerged among youths. In this article, we study the emergence of thesasaengfan—a stigmatized fan identity that refers to individuals who are unhealthily interested in the personal lives of K-pop idols. Drawing on data from mass and social media, participant-observation, and interviews, we map the significance of thesasaengfan identity for Singapore K-pop music fans and focus specific attention on how fans negotiate an understanding of their own “authentic” identities vis-à-vis the mediated identity of thesasaengfan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01639625
Volume :
37
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Deviant Behavior
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
111589659
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2014.983011