BTS ARMY fan grubuyla ilgili kanıtlara dayalı olarak Fandom'un Yeni Uluslararası Politik Aktör Olarak Rolü

Year 2023, , 80 - 91, 29.06.2023

Chaewon Kim

https://doi.org/10.59114/dasad.1282671

Abstract

Bu makale, BTS fandomu ARMY'nin küresel ölçekte politik yönelimli hayran aktivizmi ile ilgili iki örneği analiz ederek fandomun uluslararası düzeyde bir politik aktör olarak potansiyelini incelemektedir. İlk örnek, BLM hareketleriyle ilgili fan aktivizmidir. İkinci örnek ise çeşitli insan hakları konularını ele alan sürekli bir yerel hayır projesi olan One-In-An-ARMY platformudur. İki ARMY fan aktivizmi örneğini analiz etmek, fandomun üyelerini bir hedefe ulaşmak için etkili bir şekilde harekete geçirebildiğini göstermiştir. Sosyal medya ve kimlik, fandom içinde politik fan aktivizmini düzenlemede önemli roller oynamıştır. Uluslararası düzeydeki fandom üyeleri, sosyal medyayı etkili bir şekilde kullanarak zaman ve mekan sınırları olmadan küresel konuları aktif bir şekilde tartışmışlardır. ARMY fan aktivizmi, politika ve kültür arasındaki çizgiyi silen ve sınırları aşan politik katılımın bugünkü özelliklerini yansıtmaktadır.

Keywords

Fandom politikaları, BTS, ARMY, Siyasi katılım, Küreselleşme

Fandom as New Transnational Political Actor : Evidence from BTS ARMY fandom

Abstract

This article examines the possibility of fandom as a transnational political actor by analyzing the two cases of BTS fandom ARMY’s fan activism on a global scale with political orientation. The first case is fan activism related to the BLM movements. The second case is the One-In-An-ARMY platform, a consistent grass-root charity project that deals with various human rights issues. Analyzing two ARMY fan activism cases revealed that fandom could effectively mobilize its members to achieve a goal. Social media and identity among fandom have played key roles in organizing political fan activism. The transnational fandom members have actively discussed global issues without time-space limits by using social media effectively. The ARMY fan activism reflects the present characteristic of political participation, which blurs the line between politics and culture and beyond borderlines.

Keywords

Fandom politics, BTS, ARMY, Political participation, Globalization

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