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Idol Fandom

Idol Fandom is a specialized form of fan engagement within Fandom Studies characterized by the affective, ritualistic, and often highly organized devotion to celebrity idols, particularly in transnational popular culture industries such as K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop, distinguished from other fan communities by its emphasis on parasocial intimacy, fan-led content production, and collective identity formation through structured fan activities and digital participation.

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Publications

2.1K

Citations

87

Authors

51

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

32

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Publications

55

Faking it: the quest for authenticity in popular music

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 182 citations

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Beyond the box: television and the Internet

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 149 citations

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Adolescent idolization of pop singers: Causes, expressions, and reliance

Amiram Raviv, Daniel Bar‐Tal, Alona Raviv et al. · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · 1996 · 129 citations

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East Asian pop music idol production and the emergence of data fandom in China

Qian Zhang, Keith Negus · International Journal of Cultural Studies · 2020 · 125 citations · Full text

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Imagining the Fan Democracy

Liesbet van Zoonen · European Journal of Communication · 2004 · 110 citations

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Authors

87

  1. KY
    Kyong Yoon

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  2. LV
    Liesbet van Zoonen

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 138 citations

    2

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  3. SZ
    Shuguang Zhao

    Nanjing University, China

    1 publications · 27 citations

    1

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  4. XW
    Xuan Wu

    Fudan University, China

    1 publications · 27 citations

    1

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  5. AZ
    Alex Zhi-Xiong Koo

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 37 citations

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Institutions

51

  1. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  2. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    138 citations

  3. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  5. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    136 citations

  6. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  8. Renmin University of China

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 413 citations

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  2. Popular Music & Society

    2 publications · 182 citations

    2

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  3. The Journal of Fandom Studies

    JFS · 2 publications · 68 citations

    2

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  4. New Media & Society

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

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  5. International Journal of Cultural Studies

    IJCS · 2 publications · 137 citations

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