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To trace the development of East Asian pop idol industries and examine how digital platforms have fostered data-driven fan practices in China.

February 10, 2020International Journal of Cultural StudiesOpen Access

East Asian pop music idol production and the emergence of data fandom in China

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To trace the development of East Asian pop idol industries and examine how digital platforms have fostered data-driven fan practices in China.
Historicized the commercial and geopolitical links of cultural production across Japan, South Korea, and China.
Analyzed structural shifts from traditional recording-era supply chains to platform-mediated circuits of content and fan data manipulation.
Identified data fandom as an integral structural component of modern pop music industries reshaped by digital social media platforms.
Demonstrated that fans deploy coordinated strategies to alter digital metrics and traffic, directly benefiting idol visibility while boosting individual and collective fan agency.

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Qualitative industry analysis reveals algorithmic manipulation by music fans in China, highlighting a structural shift from passive consumption to active metric-driven engagement.

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Zhang et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00516f831589f3542dca7c https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920904064

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Qualitative industry analysis reveals algorithmic manipulation by music fans in China, highlighting a structural shift from passive consumption to active metric-driven engagement.

East Asian pop music idol production and the emergence of data fandom in China

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East Asian pop music idol production and the emergence of data fandom in China

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