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Who are BTS?      BTS is a seven member Korean pop band better known as K-pop. The members consist of RM, Seokjin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. They debuted on June 13, 2013 and has been continuously growing in a global phenomenon. However, BTS were not famous right from the start. It took them two years after their debut for people to recognize their talent. BTS has performed in many famous American award shows like Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. So far BTS has won various awards from Billboard, American Music Awards and much more and their newest song Butter is currently nominated for a Grammy award.  Fanclubs      One behavior of fan participation is joining their official fanclub. People who join the fanclub have special perks like hand-written birthday notes from BTS and early access tickets to their concerts (Wade, 2020). It costs about $22 for the regular army membership and $150 for the army membership...

Ian Keefer The Fans of the Man who created the Answer               Figure 1 Douglas Adams (Betcher) In 1978, the entire world of science fiction and humor was changed forever by one little radio broadcast on BBC Radio 4. This little radio broadcast was called Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by the British satirist and genius Douglas Adams (see Figure 1). Adams then took his cult broadcast and made it into a five- part novel series. This series of books have been made into countless tv shows, movies, novels, and even a holiday or two. Douglas Adams may have sadly passed away in 2001 but the legacy of his masterpiece has never left the pop culture bubble. One of the most important acts of fandom is how much famous and non-famous authors have added to the literary canon. Like I said before, Douglas Adams wrote five novels in the series and then tragically passed away. After his death, another author emerged with the sixth installment of the series. ...

Before He Was Famous. Michael Wilson “Hardy” grew up in a small town called Philadelphia Mississippi of about 7,500 residents.  He then graduated from highschool and began his journey at Tennessee State University to pursue his songwriting degree.    Before getting his name out the door in 2018. “Hardy” was a country songwriter for many well known country singers over the years. Some popular ones include, “Simple” by Florida Georgia Line, “God's Country” by Blake Shelton, and “More Than My Hometown” by Morgan Wallen, “Country again” by Thomas Rhett, etc. These are only a few songs he helped write that brought him many fans to support his work. Figure 1: Picture of Hardy and his cover album. Big Loud Records. Big Loud Records is based out in Nashville, Tennessee. Wikipedia mentioned, “It was founded in 2013, and has grown ever since”(2021). They have many record deals with many young country, rock, and pop singers just like Hardy. Due to “Up Town” being a great hit. Hardy ...

SPNFamily The CW’s television show Supernatural has had a dedicated fan base since the beginning of the show. Supernatural is about a pair of brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who travel across the country tracking and hunting monsters and demons. They are often helped by an angel, Castiel, as well as many other characters along the way. The show, which began in 2005, has recently ended on its fifteenth season. There are many ways that the Supernatural fandom, or as they call themselves the SPNFamily, remain active in their support of the show. The most common of these being writing fanfictions, which are fictitious stories written by fans about the characters and events of a show. One of the main themes throughout fanfictions for Supernatural is to “ship”, a term meaning to imagine or create a romantic relationship between two characters, Dean and Castiel. Because of this common theme, the writers of the show did end up making this happen, but not until the show was almost over. As...

       I remember the first time I fell in love with Damon Salvatore. It was his epic dance moves and dark humor that caught my attention, but it was his love for his family, and his hidden kind personality that made me stay through all 8 seasons of the show and I was not the only one. Vampire Diaries is one of the most watched and loved shows with a huge fandom base. The show has millions of followers on instagram, facebook where the fandoms dress up and talk about the show, and twitter. The show first aired on September 10th, 2009 with 4.906 million views ("The Vampire Diaries wiki", 2020) on the pilot alone and 12 years later the fans still can't get enough of the cast and still obsessing if you were team Delena or Team Stelena. Vampire Diaries is a show about a bond between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon who moved back to their hometown to go to high school for the 20th time. During this time Stefan falls in love with a girl who happens to be the same gir...

          Sailor Moon is an anime from the '90s and is still very popular today. There are many sailor guardians within the anime with unique powers and work together to save the world. Since there are so many characters to choose from, people have a variety to pick from. A very popular way for fans to show their love for the show is to cosplay. Cosplay is when people dress up as their favorite character from a show, movie, book, etc. Comic-Con is a big event for people to cosplay any characters they want. The event has anime, so people will participate in cosplaying. There are people that make Sailor Moon costumes for fans to buy. They can be expensive because they are custom made and you choose how you would like your costume to come out. People on Etsy make Sailor Moon costumes , this shop makes all of the Sailor Moon Characters.     There are many fan websites where you can find any information you want. There is a fan wiki page dedicated to e...

     Figure 1 Scott's Profile Picture When it comes scary, interactive gameplay and a horrific, yet compelling story telling, Scott Cawthon's Five Nights at Freddy's is a series that hits all the marks. Five Nights at Freddy's is a horror game where you, a security guard, works the night shift at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. As the security guard, you have to monitor the actions of four animatronics known as Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. At first, it seems as an easy job, but there is a twist. The animatronics are possessed by dead children and are seeking revenge on their killer. You have to survive the entire shift from 12am to 6am. Figure 2 Characters of FNAF 1     Even though it's a horror series about mechanical animals trying to kill you by stuffing you in mechanical suit, the fans, including myself, have found a way to love each character regardless of the fact. There are plenty of ways that fans show love for their favorite "furry" animatronic ...