The Perfect Man: The Ideal Imaginary Beauty of K-pop Idols for Chilean Fans

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dc.contributor.authorMin, Wonjung
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:14:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:14:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to determine why Chilean fans of K-pop enjoy the incompatible aesthetics of K-pop idols. It will analyze the variation of the ideal of beauty according to socioeconomic level in Chile and fans' perception of the beauty canons of K-pop. Hypothesizing that the relationship between race (rather skin color) and class in Chile affects K-pop consumption, this study will delve into why the canon of beauty attracts Chilean fans, despite the contrast that exists with the Chilean canon of male beauty. Latin American culture is constituted by sexual roles marked and determined by gender (Cristian Valenzuela 2015); these roles perpetuate male superiority based on the figure of the male. Specifically, the hegemonic masculinity present in the region stands out for having such characteristics as strength, rationality, seriousness, domination, heterosexuality, and sexual activity. Asians are often called Chino, and K-pop fans are considered strange. Though Chileans tend to conflate all Asian pop cultures, they are particularly suspicious of the sexual identity of K-pop fans. Based on a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with sixteen upper-class and twenty middle-lower-class Chileans, this paper investigates how Chilean K-pop fans consume and negotiate with the aesthetics of K-pop in a conservative, European-oriented, oligarchic society.
dc.description.funder2020 Kyujanggak fellowship grant
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn2331-4826
dc.identifier.issn1225-0201
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94479
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000673280300007
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final194
dc.pagina.inicio159
dc.revistaSeoul journal of korean studies
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectChilean K-pop fandom
dc.subjectK-pop idols' masculinity
dc.subjectshy confession
dc.subjectclass distinctions
dc.subjectflower boys
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectbeauty canon
dc.subjectcultural products consumption
dc.titleThe Perfect Man: The Ideal Imaginary Beauty of K-pop Idols for Chilean Fans
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen34
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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