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Imagine just wanting to celebrate your favorite idol’s birthday, but then received hate from an entire nation. Weibo, one of China’s biggest social media platform and microblogging site, recently suspended the accounts of big K-Pop fan clubs in China last Sunday after a fan club for BTS’ Jimin was criticized for paying for a customized […]
Celebrities in China are being canceled as the country makes moves to control celebrity fan culture, which has become “chaotic” according to regulators. Last Friday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued two notices — one stated that the spreading of harmful information in celebrity fan groups will be punished; the other notice discussed the […]
Fans are almost always updated with their favorite personality’s schedules and public life. It’s kind of unavoidable—they want to be the first people to cheer their favorite on in their careers, that’s what fans and fan culture are for. They defend their idols from malicious rumors and false accusations from anti-fans and do their best […]