"In it for the show, baby." by Grisclair (PG)

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Hello! My name is Larky, and this month I will be introducing you all to the wonderful world of Super Junior fanfiction!

Super Junior is a 15-person South Korean boy band, part of the "Korean wave" or "K-pop" music phenomenon. It was created in 2005 by SM Entertainment, and its members are a bunch of lovable, talented goofballs. Although Super Junior is a boy band, it's not considered a "bandom;" instead, it's usually called "k-pop RPF."

I plan to post three times a week, although I don't have a stricter posting schedule than that. Sometimes I'll post three days in a row, sometimes it will be more spaced out.

Let's begin with a rec for today!

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Fandom: SUPER JUNIOR
Pairing: Kyuhyun/Zhou Mi
Length: ~4,000 words
Author on LJ: grisclair
Author Website: fumerie
Why this must be read: I always rec this fic first, because this is the fic that finally got me interested in Super Junior fandom (after months of my friend trying to lure me in). It's an excellent introduction to one of the most important aspects of super junior/k-pop fandom—how the entertainment companies produce an idol's "image," including their pairing assignments. This fic is a discussion of "what's real" in k-pop fandom, and the side of it that we don't always get to see. On a technical level, this fic has subtle character interplay and character growth, and tight, excellent writing.

In it for the show, baby.

Comments

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm adding a super junior tag for your use moving forward. Would you consider reposting your fandom overview directly to the community so that we can archive it with the other overviews? Our posting guidelines are pretty loose (our philosophy being beggars can't be choosers), but we do require the overview to be posted here.

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Sure, I can do that, although I'd most appreciate it if you could look over it first and let me know if anything about it is wrong/should be modified/should be removed. I'm really worried about it ._.

[alchemywow.livejournal.com]

Ah, Suju on Crack Van, glorious day!

I look forward to seeing something I might not have come across before!

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I'll do my best to surprise you, although I make no promises ;_; glad to see other suju fans here though!