The Teenagers’ Lifestyle of Popular Culture Fans

Abstract

During the period of identity formation, teenagers are looking for role model as their references. Those references may come from the involvement as certain popular culture fans. Several activities can be done for admiring the celebrity and consuming the popular culture products. The aim of this research is describing the teenagers’ lifestyle of popular culture fans. The subjects were 16–18 years old teenagers as the certain popular culture fans (N = 137). It was found that most of the subjects are Experiencers, Believers, and Survivors. It means that their involvement in fandom and related activities are motivated by self-expression and ideals.