Celebrity idolization among Singaporean adolescents : materialism, self-esteem and life satisfaction. by Poo, Yip Ling.

“…This study aims to examine how adolescents’ media use is related to their idolization of entertainment celebrities through parasocial interaction. …”
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Seung-ri and the burning sun scandal: a study of K-pop idol reputations and identities by Luu, Vinh Trinh

“…Others are under the impression that the idol really did commit the crimes he was committed of. …”
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The relationship between TCS stars and teenage TV viewers in Singapore : are TCS stars role models or idols? by Chiong, Vivien.

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Producing 'glocal' reality programs : a project on the localising strategies of Singapore Idol and the future propects of English reality programs in Singapore. by Kwon, Han Sook.

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在中国的韩流软实力: 以跨国流行音乐偶像为例 = The "Hallyu" soft power in China: case study of transnational pop music idols by 陈薏妃 Tan, Claudia Yi Faye

“…These transnational idols were all under SM entertainment while promoting in South Korea. …”
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中国大陆文化软实力对台湾政治安全的影响 ：以偶像养成类综艺选秀节目为案例分析 = The influence of mainland China’s cultural soft power on Taiwan's political security : a case study on idol survival variety programmes by 王凯义 Ong, Kai Yi

“…As a platform that creates influential idols and idol groups that in turn wield soft power, the socio-political impact of these variety programmes should not be underestimated. …”
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SASAENG by Ang, Ching Hui

“…Based on the above-mentioned South Korean idol fan-culture and set in Singapore, the story focuses on a ‘private fan’ (sasaeng-fan) whose obsession with her idol escalates as time passes. …”
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From H.O.T. to GOT7 : Mapping K-pop's fandom, media, and performances in China by Sun, Meicheng

“…Secondly, the current study uses the Chinese fandom of the male idol group GOT7 as a case study to examine contemporary Chinese K-pop fan practices from the perspectives of fan consumption and fan production. …”
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偶像、粉丝、养成 ： 韩国真人秀在中国的传播与影响 = A study of the influence and impact of South Korea reality shows in China by 蔡绮芸 Chua, Qi Yun

“…Later in 2018, Idol Cultivation reality shows also became a trend in China. …”
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Investigating the presence of a prototype face for abstract social groups: a study on the prototype face effect of the K-pop group seventeen by Goh, Bei Jun

“…Participants completed a yes/no recognition task where they were presented with randomised faces of Seventeen, Seventeen prototypes, non-K-pop idols, and non-K-pop idol prototypes. The results revealed that while K-pop fans demonstrated high accuracy in recognising the real faces of Seventeen, there was no statistically significant difference in the false recognition rates of Seventeen prototypes between K-pop fans and non-fans. …”
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How does the search for meaning lead young Singaporeans to pursue an unconventional life path? by Toh, Jia En.

“…I study Singaporean girls who aspire to become Kpop idols in order to uncover one possible process. In this paper I find out how they perceive the life they aspire to have, how they perceive the life they currently have and apply concepts of sacred and profane experience (Graburn 1989). …”
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Uncovering the other side of fanboys : a study of AKB48 fanboys and their activities in relation to hegemonic gender norms by Er, Michelle Wen Xuan

“…The world of idol fanboys has been a largely neglected one even with their increasing visibility due to the recent rise in popularity of mega girl groups such as the Japanese group AKB48. …”
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K-pop fandom & sasaeng fans : an exploratory study of hardcore Singaporean fans. by Ho, Samantha Xiang Xin.

“…In particular, it seeks to uncover the motivations behind their decisions to travel to Korea to search for K-pop idols, as well as to examine the meaning-making in their consumption and experience of K-pop in Korea. …”
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Tools for analysis of large-scale networks (II) algorithms, analytics and visualization by Chua, Wee Hang

“…People are using them widely be it “stalking” their idols who post tweets regularly on twitter or reading tweets that are currently hyping the world. …”
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Negotiating fan identities on Facebook : the case of AKB48 fans by Wong, Stanley Wei Shuen

“…This study focuses on fans of AKB48, a Japanese idol group, and seeks to understand how they construct their fan identity within these spaces. …”
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Exploring participatory fan culture of Korean pop fans in Singapore by Koh, Vanna

“…Ultimately, I conceive of the K-pop fandom as an imagined community that bond over their common interest in K-pop idols and highlight the significant role of social media in creating a shared culture for fans across borders.…”
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Rhythm of the nation: evaluating Singapore’s pop music scene since the sixties by Muhammad Hidir Bin Sulaiman

“…More specifically, when one mentions pop music in Singapore, certain common themes such as censorship and Singapore Idol emerge alongside notable singers such as The Quests and Sezairi Sezali. …”
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Implementation of an intelligent web-photo album by Lin, Elmer Weijie.

“…Face Detection and Recognition has been popular in the recent years and since many people are interested in their similarity between their friends, families and even the celebrities that they idolize. We often see people that are similar to another person but we do not know how similar they are. …”
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Questions to heaven = 天问. by Leow, Hou Teng.

“…The ancestor tablet serves more than just a record of the ancestor’s name, birth and death date but also represents the spiritual presence of the deceased, an idol of worship for their descendants. These are normally placed in ancestral halls, bearing only the family surname. …”
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Per / cent by Lee, Ginnie Ziqi

“…Overseas, dancers are gaining more and more popularity due to the pop culture in these countries, where dance reality shows and idol survival shows are popular. This allows dance in some countries to be seen with more importance and hence more validated and acknowledged. …”
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