The aim of this research is to exploring the psychology dynamics of K-Pop fangirl. Data were analyzed through descriptive qualitative method which obtained through interview. Subject selected based on purposive sampling method. The result showed that: a) Fangirls idolize K-Pop because of Idol music and Idol visual aspects. b) The three subjects are in Intense personal feeling level of Celebrity worshipping behavior. Each of them also feels like have an emotional attachment towards their idol. c) One of the subjects seems like have a sense of owning them (Bias is mine behavior). Subject thinks that every idol who has a romantic relationship towards another girl same as they betray their fans. d) There is also fujoshi behavior (in Japanese) in one of the subjects, a term of women who does like romantic interaction between same-sex (Bromance).
The COVID-19 pandemic that has occurred since the end of 2019 until now has caused various changes in people's behavior. One of the significant changes is the existence of social restrictions, where people are asked to stay at home and avoid activities in a crowd. One of the things that many people, especially students, do to fill their activities at home is watching Korean dramas. Over the past few years Korean entertainment fever has occurred in Indonesia, but during the pandemic there has been an increase in people watching Korean dramas. This study aimed to determine the impact of watching Korean dramas on the psychological condition of respondents during the pandemic. This study used a qualitative exploratory method, in which there were five respondents (4 women, 1 man), all of whom were students in Central Java who watched Korean dramas. The data collected from interview and data analysis used was coding and categorization. The results showed that the five respondents experienced an increase in the frequency and duration of watching Korean dramas during the pandemic. They felt various negative thoughts and feelings related to the pandemic. The impact felt by watching Korean dramas is this activity was seen as a distraction from abundance and stressful information about the pandemic, to entertain, to reduce stress, to improve mood, and help them to stay at home. On the other hand, the negative effects were forgetfulness of time, reluctance to do other activities outside of watching drama, extravagant internet quotas, physical impacts, and frequent fantasies. Nonetheless, the respondents rated that watching Korean dramas helped them through the period of social distancing during the pandemic.
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