Research Projects

A list of my completed and ongoing research projects, along with the publication and conference presentations associated with them.

Mapping the Authenticity of K-pop: the reality of the Production Network vs. Fandom Interpretation

Forthcoming January 2028 Digital Humanities
AuthenticityFandomsK-pop ProducersInterpretationTransnational Labor
K-pop Producing project

K-pop Nation(alism): Narratives of Authenticity after the Korean Wave

Forthcoming January 2028 Manuscript
AuthenticityFandomsNationalismGlobalizationNarratives
K-pop Nationalism project

PLAVE: ‘Virtual Idols’ as representatives of K-pop's contemporary struggles

Forthcoming July 2026 Journal Article
Digital FandomVirtual IdolsTechno-OrientalismMeta-AuthenticityAffective Labor
PLAVE Project

BTS x UNICEF 'Love Myself' Campaign: same message, different interpretation from K-pop fandoms

Forthcoming June 2026 Book Chapter
ActivismFandomsGenderIdentificationK-pop
BTS Project Image

French Influencers and the Construction of Korea's Superiority: Social Media Content Analysis and Follower Responses

Completed December 2025 Journal Article
GlobalizationIdentityInfluencer Culture
Fr Influencers Project

K-pop Fandom(s): Divergent Understandings of Narrated Authenticity

Completed May 2024 Ph.D. Thesis
AuthenticityCitizenshipFandomsGenderIdentificationIdentityNational Language
K-pop Fandom(s) Project

When they say they are a K-drama fan, but their first drama is Squid Game: What is an authentic K-drama?

Completed December 2023 Journal Article
AuthenticityFandomsGlobalizationK-dramaSubtitlesTikTok
Squid Game project

Understanding the Korean Fandom of K-pop: Focusing on Its Perspectives on Foreign Fans

Completed February 2017 Journal Article
Fandom CultureFandomsGlobalizationIdentityK-pop
Understanding Korean Fandom Project