Taiwan K-pop Fans' Reception and Practice with Korean Supporting Fandom Culture

• Main Authors: LIU, KAUN-YIN, 劉冠吟
• Other Authors: Cho, Feng-Chih
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r5vwva

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 大眾傳播學研究所碩士班 === 107 === In 2009, Korean men's group Super Junior quickly became popular in Asia with the song " Sorry Sorry", and Taiwan also brought a new wave of music Hallyu -- K-pop. As K-pop prevails, a unique fandom culture of Korean idol fans -- Korean supporting fandom culture is also introduced to Taiwan and is accepted by Taiwanese K-pop Fans. Due to the characteristics of fan, Taiwanese K-pop fans began to learn, imitate, practice and innovate on the Korean supporting fandom culture in Taiwan. However, through observation can be found that Taiwanese K-pop Fans are not completely consistent with the reception and recognition of Korean aid culture. The difference in the recognition and understanding of Korean supporting fandom culture caused the difference in the degree of practice among individual fans. Therefore, this study attempts to understand how Taiwanese K-pop fans receive and practice Korean supporting fandom culture, what kind of Taiwan's local supporting fandom culture type has been developed, what kind of difference has produced the difference in the degree of practice? Through in-depth interviews, this study found that Internet technology and fan labor are indispensable ways and support for Taiwanese K-pop fans to receive and learn Korean supporting fandom culture. With the help of both of them, they gradually established an understanding and cognition of Korean supporting fandom culture. At the same time, they perceive the meaning and importance behind the supporting fandom culture, and then develop the practice of local differences in the same situation -- Taiwan fandom supporting model. Under the framework of Korean supporting fandom culture, Taiwanese K-pop fans strive to join the innovative content with Taiwanese characteristics, in order to stand out in the eyes of idols with many different national fans, and Taiwanese K-pop fans have indeed done it. It is undeniable that there is indeed a difference in the degree of practice between Taiwanese K-pop fans. Because of the different situations, values, and differences in the recognition and understanding of Korean supporting fandom culture, Taiwanese K-pop fans have produced different practices in the struggle to form rational and fans’ emotional drives. However, regardless of the degree of practice, Taiwanese K-pop fans have tried to consume idols or fandom supporting sign through the practice of Korean supporting fandom culture, and form a ceremonial effect of spectacle, in order to maintain and express the emotional connection with idols and other fans, and also affirm the self-confidence of the identity of K-pop fan.