Participatory Culture. How the K-Pop Industry and BTS Shaped Fandoms

Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject Musicology - Popular music, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck, language: English, abstract: This paper argues that participating in a fandom helps artists to gain recognition and fans to grow as individuals. This will be done by giving a description of what being a fan is and what the fundamental needs of a community is. Furthermore, the K-Pop industry will be introduced by stating the admission process, the duty of the Korean Idols and a description of the impact of BTS on their fandom 'ARMY' and contrariwise.