Fan Expression & Behavior

Through fandoms, the entirety of love teams flourish. However, offering one’s support and love comes with the expectation of developing certain fan behavioral traits. By definition, fan behaviors are actions, attitudes, and engagements exhibited by fans towards their favorite celebrities, including love teams. Some of the well-known practices that could demonstrate fan behaviors include affirmational activities, gift ceremonies, and transformative works. These have the ability to build fan experiences such as the romantic excitement derived from watching the performances of their favorite love team. Fan expressions strongly determine the opinion of a fan and their relationship within the fandom and the affiliated celebrities.

This section will introduce the various fan expressions and behaviors.

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Written by Juliane Abaya

It's time to acknowledge those fan edits as a legitimate creative expression that appear on our For You Page on TikTok. Those flashy transitions and slowed-down footage to emphasize their mesmerizing expressions.

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POV: Fanfiction

Written by Mane Chavez

You have probably heard of the term “fanfiction” everywhere– especially in the social media space– and probably read one yourself. Fanfiction (fanfic) is a body of creative written work by fans of a particular source like movies, shows, or video games.

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