Slide 1: The names of Kpop groups and their fandom names --
BTS - Army
BLACKPINK - Blink
Red Velvet - Reveluvs
GOT7 - IGOT7
Stray Kids - Stay
Twice - Once
Monsta X - Monbebe
Seventeen - Carat
EXO - EXO-L
Shinee - Shawol
Itzy - Midzy
Ateez - Atiny
iKon - ikonic
Mamamoo - Moomoo
Slide 2: Fandoms are composed of fans with a common interest and contain large social networks, organization networks to achieve tasks related to the common interest, and subculture (e.g., unique vocabulary, practices, etc.). Even fans that are minorly engaged and do not hold leadership roles spend a significant portion of their time and energy on fandom activities.
For example, K-pop fandoms are spread over multiple social media platforms, and users engage in activities such as photo-sharing, organized voting, translation of content into other languages, and bulk purchasing of merchandise. K-pop artists largely depend on engagement with fans (selling merchandise, tickets, etc.) for success. Certain fandoms are often criticized for aggression towards non-fans, exclusivity, and developing detrimentally obsessive parasocial relationships.