Purpose This study aimed to understand the characteristics of LG Twins fans and Doosan Bears fans and identity the influence of BJ by analyzing the comments on the polarized broadcasts of Afreeca TV.
Methods Two popular BJ’s comments from three matc...
Purpose This study aimed to understand the characteristics of LG Twins fans and Doosan Bears fans and identity the influence of BJ by analyzing the comments on the polarized broadcasts of Afreeca TV.
Methods Two popular BJ’s comments from three matches were selected by systematic random sampling method. Result As a result, LG's pride was strong, and the comments of 'slander self-team' category decreased compared to the past, but it was relatively higher than Doosan's. It can be seen that Doosan had a gentle cheering culture as in previous studies because of the low level of slander. The difference from Doosan's past is that many of its ‘slander opponents’ has disappeared. This is not because of Doosan's characteristics, but because of the nature of polarized broadcasting. BJ's influence was directly confirmed by the ratio of 'conversation between BJ and viewers' category, and indirectly, it was also influenced by other categories such as 'slander my team' and 'cheering my team'. Conclusion This study examined the characteristics of LG Twins fans and Doosan Bears fans in 2019, and analyzed how changes in the platform affect viewers' comments. In addition, this study suggests that the role of BJ in a new era is important in establishing the right fan culture. It has the significance of knowledge expansion in that it is possible to know the fan propensity different from the past