How K-pop Fans Utilize Conventional and Subcultural Frameworks to Construct Fan Identities: A Case Study of Seungri and the Burning Sun Scandal
How K-pop Fans Utilize Conventional and Subcultural Frameworks to Construct Fan Identities: A Case Study of Seungri and the Burning Sun Scandal
Vinh Trinh Luu J. Patrick Williams a Center for Applied Research (CFAR), Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singaporeb Department of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SingaporeVinh Trinh Luu earned her Master’s degree in Sociology from Nanyang Technological University. She currently works as a research associate at Singapore University of Social Sciences.J. Patrick Williams is an associate professor of sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has published widely on the interactions and experiences of people who self-identify as subcultural and is particularly interested in the social construction of subcultural authenticities. He has authored and/or edited several books, including Subcultural Theory (2011), Studies on the Social Construction of Identity and Authenticity (2020), and Interpreting Subcultures (2024).