BTS Army Fandom and Fan Translation (방탄소년단 팬덤 ‘아미(ARMY)’와 팬번역)

cho won seok (조원석); Sung Eun Cho (조성은)

doi:10.15749/jts.2021.22.1.010

BTS Army Fandom and Fan Translation

The Journal of Translation Studies
Abbr : JTS
2021, 22(1), pp.247-278
DOI : 10.15749/jts.2021.22.1.010
Publisher : The Korean Association for Translation Studies
Research Area : Humanities > Interpretation and Translation Studies
Received : February 7, 2021
Accepted : March 4, 2021
Published : March 31, 2021

cho won seok ¹, Sung Eun Cho ¹

¹한국외국어대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study will examine the transcultural BTS fandom to understand what role the ‘affective translation community’ (Hu 2010) of dedicated fan translators play in promoting BTS content and what is at stake in fan interactions for the community. These dedicated fan translators have taken on the role of contributing ‘affective labor'(Lee 2019) for their 'transnational commutiny’ (Pérez-González 2019) and have facilitated a flourishing sector of cultural production and knowledge sharing. In particular, the study will examine interviews with fan translators from various sources and analyze particular cases of fan translation among the BTS ARMY fandom. The study will also observe fan interaction on popular subreddit communities to analyze discourse surrounding translation or non-translation of BTS content provided by BigHit Entertainment.

KEYWORDS

BTS, Hallyu, Korean Culture, Social Media Translation, Audiovisual Translation, Transnational Fandom

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