The Evolution of the Concept of “The Kingdom of Fans” in the Chinese Context

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10.2991/978-2-38476-018-3_2How to use a DOI?

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Chinese context; meaning of evolution; groupies; fans; fandom

Abstract

The phenomenon of fandom has had a huge impact in China, and it has aroused huge social attention. Fans tearing at each other and scolding each other, stepping on and leading to war, and constantly touching the legal bottom line and other chaos have led to their frequent domination of the hot search list of various platforms. But so far, this popular social phenomenon has not been effectively summarized. In the Chinese context, what does “fandom” mean? How has its concept evolved? This article attempts to answer that. After a brief analysis, I found that the evolution of fandom culture in China has undergone three stages: the first group of chasers, the second stage of fans, and the current fandom.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Meihuan Zhao
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/03/01
TI  - The Evolution of the Concept of “The Kingdom of Fans” in the Chinese Context
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 4
EP  - 9
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-018-3_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-018-3_2
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