• Title/Summary/Keyword: Activating Fandom

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The Online Live Broadcasting and Fandom Formation Process of the Audition-Turned-Star: Phantom Singer 3 Kang Dong-Hoon's Fan Cafe (오디션 출신 스타의 인터넷 라이브 방송과 팬덤 형성과정: 팬텀싱어3 강동훈 팬카페를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Mi-Sook
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.855-869
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    • 2021
  • Since 2009, stars produced through audition programs have appeared through the process of establishing familiar ties with viewers, unlike stars created by entertainment agencies. This study is a case study that examines the characteristics, roles, and identity of internet live broadcasts (Labang) of vocalists Kang Dong-hoon and his fan cafe(fan community) who appeared in JTBC Phantom Singer 3 in 2020. As a result of the study, fans gathered around SNS even before the fan cafe was created, at their request, 'Labang' began. "Labang" is a "freely participating talk show" in which fans actively participate. This brought about the bond of fans, a sense of belonging, and the activation of fandom. Both stars and fans recognized "Live Broadcast" as "a window of communication to get to know each other," and expressed satisfaction that they could see the sincerity of familiar and unpretentious stars, not unrealistic images reproduced on TV through "immediate comment communication." "Labang" consists of a variety of contents, including stars' daily lives, music activities, broadcast appearances, and hobbies, and is showing "aesthetic differentiation" from those who do not watch "Labang" while sharing the daily lives of stars and fans with active participation.