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Fandom and Voluntary “ARMY”: Case Study on BTS Fans in Indonesia

Authors
Lusia Savitri Setyo Utami, Septia Winduwati
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Lusia Savitri Setyo Utami
Available Online 12 December 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.105How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Pop Culture, Fandom, BTS, Fandom Culture, K-Pop
Abstract

BTS is one of idol boyband from South Korea. They are now known as a global idol after receiving their first Billboard Music Awards in 2017. BTS has a fandom named ARMY, which stands for Adorable Representative M.C for Youth. BTS fans are one of the influential fandoms among other K-Pop fandoms. Their ARMY is one of the reasons that BTS can climb to the international world. BTS fans in Indonesia or known as Indonesia ARMY, also supported BTS from the beginning. This research shows how BTS fans voluntarily create various forms of support for their idols. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with in-depth interviews and observation fields as collect method data. With fandom theory as a framework, this study tries to understand how Indonesia ARMY has devoted to their idol with their various creative events in Indonesia. They have a variety of projects and events which aim to support BTS. For example, projects related to the environment and society, and then activities, donations, exhibitions, gatherings, and other projects represented by the name of BTS and Indonesia ARMY. They aim to be introducing BTS to others and demonstrating relentless support for them and helping BTS dreams to accomplish higher achievement.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
12 December 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.105
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.105How to use a DOI?
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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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