A Transnational Comparison of Fan Participation Practices and Experiential Differentiation in the Cross-Cultural Dissemination of K-pop: A Theoretical Study of Cultural Capital Based on the Case of Chinese Fans_Vol. 3 No. 3 (JMSD 2026)_Journal of Management and Social Development (ISSN: 3005-5741)

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A Transnational Comparison of Fan Participation Practices and Experiential Differentiation in the Cross-Cultural Dissemination of K-pop: A Theoretical Study of Cultural Capital Based on the Case of Chinese Fans

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202612305

Author(s)

Yitong Guo

Affiliation(s)

Cultural Industry Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Abstract

Amidst the globalization of K-pop, the participatory experiences of fans from different regions exhibit structural differences. Existing research applying Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital in the field of cross-cultural communication has predominantly focused on macro-level cultural export. There is a lack of targeted investigation into how cultural capital influences the participatory practices and experiential differentiation of micro-level individuals (i.e., fans) within the context of popular culture's transnational dissemination. To address this research gap, this paper primarily adopts the perspective of Chinese fans within the K-pop fandom. Against the backdrop of cross-cultural communication, it attempts to analyze the experiential differences in the participation of contemporary K-pop fans from different regions through the three dimensions of cultural capital theory.

Keywords

K-pop; Cultural Capital Theory; Cross-Cultural Communication; Fan Culture; Transnational Comparison

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