Another Transformative Approach to Fan Identity (opens in new tab)

When speaking of the possibility of K-pop stans transforming their fannish identity and negotiating their identification with their idols, inherent in the discussion is the racism and cultural appropriation of the industry and fandom that affords different possibilities to Black and non-Black fans. While the difference between South Korean and North Korean fans is how the different structure of fandom means a certain relation between the fannish identity and the object of the fannishness, the...