The purposes of this study are as follows : First, this study aims to find out new marketing methods, which can be supplementary to STP or 4P, through the analysis of popular music fandom phenomena based on the complexity theory. Second, this study ta...
The purposes of this study are as follows : First, this study aims to find out new marketing methods, which can be supplementary to STP or 4P, through the analysis of popular music fandom phenomena based on the complexity theory. Second, this study takes aim to understand various cultural needs of performing art consumers by examination on popular music fandom using netnography.
The characteristics of the complexity theory in this study are six : coherence field, butterfly effect & attractor, bifurcation, feedback loop, fractal, co-evolution. They elucidates the flux of Son HoYoung fandom, the object of this study, that haven't been explained clearly for past seven years the subject has been active. And the corollary of it is that artistic environment is complexity and diverse characteristic of the complexity theory can be very useful marketing tools.
This study utilized netnography to analyze fan community's activity and fandom phenomena. As a result of fandom analysis, when the public join in a cultural life, they want to gratify religious, psychological, social reform, fun, and feminine needs. As these needs are sufficient, cultural consumption and activities in fan community are getting strenuous. Besides, it was found that the consumers' role is increasing in marketing field.