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This chapter presents the case of fans censoring and regulating the media industry through fan labor as a way of maintaining the moral economy of K-pop. By discussing the history of music chart manipulation and related legislation, it aims to explore how fans have gained their status not simply as eager promotors of their favorite singers but also as investigators who monitor suspicious media manipulations conducted by rival companies. K-pop fans investigate and report suspicious media manipulation acts to practically secure their fandom while morally keep the mutual fidelity with their idols. Fans make their financial support indispensable in an idol’s career and maintain their dominance over the industry by policing and legally reporting rival companies’ chart manipulation.
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