How do Kpop parasocial relationships impact teenagers’ mental health, daily lives, and ideology?
Project by Polygence alum Sheila
Project's result
My project outcome was a podcast on the different parts of what makes Kpop parasocial relationships unique. In my podcast music, speaking, tone control, and interesting stories are all discussed in my podcast. I also have created a script for my podcast that with some editing can be turned into a paper on the different parts of Kpop parasocial relationships. In the process of creating this podcast a surprising outcome happened, the creation of a logo, which adds a creative factor to my informational podcast. I hope everyone can enjoy listening.
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Summary
Kpop, or Korean Pop, has gained a substantial amount of global attention in the 21st century. With the popularization of social media, Kpop parasocial relationships has become a trending topic of discussion. This research explores how kpop parasocial relationships impact teenagers’ mental health, daily lives, and developing ideology. Using interactions from social media and other research, a podcast will be created to better understand the effects of these relationships on developing teenagers around the world. In addition, the neurological and physiological underpinnings of celebrity idolization will also be investigated. In each podcast episode we will discuss a different subset of parasocial relationships in relation to Kpop.
Chloris
Polygence mentor
MS Master of Science
Subjects
Arts, Psychology, Medicine
Expertise
speech-language pathology, psychology, health, video editing, music composition
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Sheila
Student
Hello everyone! My name is Sheila and my project is on Parasocial Relationships in K-pop. I have always been wanted to discover what it is about Parasocial Relationships that makes it so prominent in K-pop; I also wanted to learn about how Entertainment Companies take advantage of this human nature. After my project is complete I hope to create a new season of my podcast.
Graduation Year
2027
Project review
“The mentor guiding me through each way really helped. I really enjoyed scrolling on Google Scholar at 3am in the morning trying to find relevant articles towards my topic. This experienced helped to understand how to work on a project that mostly just for yourself without any merits added to it, no body told me I had to do this it was up to my own will power.”
About my mentor
“Chloris is a very sweet and kind person, she is always willing to respond to questions. She also always takes the time to research with you, and knows that if there is anything she is not sure about or doesn’t know she will always find ways to confirm. Also she has a lot of knowledge on how to create a podcast so if you ever want to create a podcast she is the perfect mentor.”
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