Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities
This article puts forward a sustained approach in the perception of the processes of construction of – individual and collective – meanings and identities in relation to the musical (sub)genre K-pop. Thus, contrary to the logic that emphasizes the loss of relevance of the CD, we tried to demonstrate...
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| description | This article puts forward a sustained approach in the perception of the processes of construction of – individual and collective – meanings and identities in relation to the musical (sub)genre K-pop. Thus, contrary to the logic that emphasizes the loss of relevance of the CD, we tried to demonstrate that – as an object of memorabilia and musical consumption – it remains alive within the K-pop culture. In fact, not only the CD, but also other memorabilia items that emphasize the creation of visual and identity narratives, in the sense that they are seen as a means to establish, maintain and cement a relationship with the idol. Thus, in parallel to the fact that K-pop, as a musical genre, has a global character, it also highlights individual, regional and local aspects, mainly due to the variety of products that are produced, following a personalisation logic at the same time as we are facing a mass selling process. Thus, through the use of a qualitative methodology (Guerra, 2021; Pink, 2020), we intend to analyze the memorabilia items of seven Portuguese K-pop fans, in order to perceive the processes of identity creation, but also to denote the symbologies and meanings that are built around the items. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e8918c68b7845da9e7a7c2d94b361f22025-08-20T01:54:40ZengDINÂMIA’CET – IUL, Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial StudiesCidades, Comunidades e Território2182-30302021-10-01Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identitiesPaula GuerraSofia SousaThis article puts forward a sustained approach in the perception of the processes of construction of – individual and collective – meanings and identities in relation to the musical (sub)genre K-pop. Thus, contrary to the logic that emphasizes the loss of relevance of the CD, we tried to demonstrate that – as an object of memorabilia and musical consumption – it remains alive within the K-pop culture. In fact, not only the CD, but also other memorabilia items that emphasize the creation of visual and identity narratives, in the sense that they are seen as a means to establish, maintain and cement a relationship with the idol. Thus, in parallel to the fact that K-pop, as a musical genre, has a global character, it also highlights individual, regional and local aspects, mainly due to the variety of products that are produced, following a personalisation logic at the same time as we are facing a mass selling process. Thus, through the use of a qualitative methodology (Guerra, 2021; Pink, 2020), we intend to analyze the memorabilia items of seven Portuguese K-pop fans, in order to perceive the processes of identity creation, but also to denote the symbologies and meanings that are built around the items.https://journals.openedition.org/cidades/4244identitiesfandommemorabiliaK-popmusicvisual narratives |
| spellingShingle | Paula Guerra Sofia Sousa Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities Cidades, Comunidades e Território identities fandom memorabilia K-pop music visual narratives |
| title | Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities |
| title_full | Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities |
| title_fullStr | Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities |
| title_short | Ultimate bias. Memorabilia, K-pop and fandom identities |
| title_sort | ultimate bias memorabilia k pop and fandom identities |
| topic | identities fandom memorabilia K-pop music visual narratives |
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