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Article

Publication Date

4-15-2026

Faculty Adviser

Cristina Ortiz

Abstract

Fans of the music genre Kpop have been dismissed as juvenile or unimportant by some scholars and social commentators. Existing scholarship tends to focus on how the kpop fandom creates a space where the fans form groups amongst themselves, ex: dance cover groups, rather than how the fandoms influence individual motivations and benefits of participation. My aim with this study is to consider the effects that Kpop fandoms have on how fans identify and present themselves, feel a sense of belonging, and partake in the creative process. By using methods of oral history and content analysis of online social spaces, I demonstrate that Kpop fandoms provide not only a sense of group belonging but also individual advantages such as self-confidence and expertise

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This work was presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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