The pervasiveness of K-pop in 21st century Indonesia

Langit, P.V.; Astuti, Kun Setyaning; Yuliyanti, A.; Nasution, R.M.

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“…Hence, this research is conducted to gain an understanding of how Indonesian K-pop fans define the concept of 'digital alter ego' as carried by idol group Aespa, considering the pervasiveness of Kpop in Indonesia (Langit et al, 2019;Perbawani & Nuralin, 2021). The focus of this study lies in the intersection between fan studies and digital culture; hence it becomes significant for developing the field of audience research in communication and digital media studies.…”

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Between Human and Virtual Idol: Fans Reception Analysis of Digital Alter Ego Concept

Nuranda,

Purwaningtyas

2023

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The emergence of K-pop idol group Aespa has changed the landscape of K-pop fan culture since the group introduced the concept of a digital alter ego in the form of digital “ae” members. This research aims to understand how Indonesian fans construct the meanings of the digital alter ego concept carried by Aespa. This research is conducted by the reception analysis method. Informants consisted of four Aespa’s fans, each with distinct experience as K-pop fans. The main findings in this research revolve around the different reading positions held by informants, as affected by the distinct framework of knowledge, relations of consumption, and technical infrastructure surrounding their cultural practices as K-pop fans. Aespa’s digital alter ego could be seen in three ways: as another version of the self, a dishonest self-representation, and a polished version of the self. Through these differences, it can be concluded that fans’ construction of meanings cannot be reviewed through a deterministic approach but through a socio-cultural approach instead.

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Between Human and Virtual Idol: Fans Reception Analysis of Digital Alter Ego Concept

Nuranda,

Purwaningtyas

2023

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“…Our rationale for choosing K-pop for the present report is based on the fact that K-pop has risen in popularity in the mainstream music scene, from the meteoric rise in popularity of Psy’s “Gangnam Style” almost a decade ago to the #1 Billboard Hot 100 performance of BTS’s “Butter” in 2021. K-pop is enjoying a more global reach than before, especially in Asian regions (Langit et al, 2019; Sutton, 2018), and thus the emotions expressed in K-pop have implications beyond South Korea. That is, we may be able to read a trail of emotional change at the cultural level, which may lay the groundwork for future research examining more international audiences.…”

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Tracking emotions from song lyrics: Analyzing 30 years of K-pop hits.

Jo¹,

Kim²

2023

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Emotions that are shared by a large number of people could broadly impact affective experiences at the individual level. Here, we used text mining on popular song lyrics-a cultural product that has been suggested to mirror emotions that many members of a society value and prefer-to track the changes in emotions over time. Morpheme frequency analysis and structural topic modeling on 2,962 hit K-pop songs from 1990 to 2019 showed converging evidence for increased positive emotional content and decreased negative emotional content embedded within the lyrics. This pattern of temporal shift in emotions aligned with rapid changes in South Korea in the past 30 years, notably a rise in individualism and ego orientation in a traditionally collectivistic culture, as well as economic growth. More generally, this study illustrates a strategy for tracking emotions that people value and prefer from large natural language data, supplementing existing methods such as self-reported surveys and laboratory experiments.

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The pervasiveness of K-pop in 21st century Indonesia

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Between Human and Virtual Idol: Fans Reception Analysis of Digital Alter Ego Concept

Between Human and Virtual Idol: Fans Reception Analysis of Digital Alter Ego Concept

Tracking emotions from song lyrics: Analyzing 30 years of K-pop hits.

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