When appreciation becomes attachment: celebrity fan and young people in the social media era
CAO Yuhan Celebrity fan refers to a series of emotional investment, community interaction, cultural practice and consumption behaviour generated by…
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Retrospective Refuge: In the Torrent of Algorithms, We Are Collectively Fabricating a Past
Jiang Peiyi History has never been presented to us with such vividness, nor has it ever felt so profoundly artificial.…
Dressed to Conform: How Fast Fashion, Social Media and Algorithms Killed Creative Rebellion
ZHANG SHENGJIE I. Introduction Is fashion just about what you wear? Hardly. As Elon Musk posted on X in March…
The K-pop culture: From Korea to the world
YUAN Linying Source: K-pop Landscape In 2012, a music video featuring a dynamic dance and a man wearing a bow…
Living for the Algorithm: Why Our Best Moments Are Now Someone Else’s Content
Jiaxin Chen What is true? Is it the emotion you really feel now, or the screen in front of you?…
AI-Generated Music as Copyright Exploitation
Chen Yiyun What would happen if the next hit song on the chart was not composed by a human artist,…
Why the Media’s Pivot to AI May Damage Online Writing More Than It Improves It
Li Tianqi The shift to an AI-based production model for digital news would be a change that could have significant…
The Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Released: How Did a Middle-Aged Man’s Solo Meals Attraction Audience for 14 years?
WEI JIACHEN On April 3, 2026, Season 11 of Solitary Gourmet (孤独のグルメ) returned on Tokyo Television’s “Dorama 24” slot. It…
Fast Fashion: When Speed turns Style into Waste
Guan QiuYu You’re scrolling through your phone late at night when a new dress appears on your screen. It costs…
Do K-pop idols have the right to date?
REN Ren The love affairs of Korean idols have always been of particular concern in recent years. The exposure of…