The importance of this paper aimed at exploring celebrity influence audience reception especially to adolescents. In addition to relations with family and peers, adolescents often form secondary attachments to figures they encounter in the popular media (Boon & Lomore, 2001). The idolization of celebrities simply is an unavoidable part of growing up for all adolescents. They lined their bedroom walls with celebrity’s posters, girls swooning over Jennifer Aniston’s stylish outfit and boys memorizing their favourite basketball player’s name. According to the research from University of Calgary, 60% of college students perceived their idols as influential in shaping their beliefs, attitudes and personal values (Jacobson, 2013). Celebrities are
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Celebrity idols frequently served as idealized self-images for the young generation as they possessed qualities or traits which their admirers would like to develop in themselves (Boon & Lomore, 2001). By having para-social relationship with their favourite celebrities, adolescents may have enacted a variety of behaviours like changes in their physical appearance, personalities and values which bring aspects of themselves more in line with them. In addition, people form bonds in their mind with the person whom they admired so much, they are able to assimilate the celebrity’s characteristic and personality in themselves. In fact, research shows that low self-esteem people can obtain para-social relationships to view themselves more positively. The concept of para-social relationships means one-sided relationships that people established relations at a distance, without any face-to-face interaction and who have not met (Horton &Wohl, 1956). People developed a deep emotional connection to their favourite celebrity which let them able to counteract rejection from real relationship. Besides that, young people with strong attachments to their celebrity also demonstrate social facilitation effects (Gardner & Knowles, 2007). Compared to their performance when alone, they will show facilitation effects and tend to perform better on well-practiced …show more content…
Kris earned ‘Best New Actor’ and ‘2015 Weibo King’ due to the result of the ‘2015 Chinese Social Media Influence Report’ (Blacksesame88, 2016). In addition, celebrity plays a significant role in cultural diffusion (Hou, 2013). Hou (2013) observed that Chinese audiences are able to follow weekly billboard rankings; Hollywood films are launched in cinemas around the world and even translated into local language. Yet, Kris Wu seemed to have a great achievement in the field of entertainment industry. He has filmed in nine movies in just two years and some even went on to top box office charts. His song ‘Bad girl’ which he penned the lyrics has let him won ‘Best Broadcast Song of the Year’ and ‘Most Influential Male Singer of the Year’ in the Fresh Asia Awards 2016 (Blacksesame88,
Celebrity idols frequently served as idealized self-images for the young generation as they possessed qualities or traits which their admirers would like to develop in themselves (Boon & Lomore, 2001). By having para-social relationship with their favourite celebrities, adolescents may have enacted a variety of behaviours like changes in their physical appearance, personalities and values which bring aspects of themselves more in line with them. In addition, people form bonds in their mind with the person whom they admired so much, they are able to assimilate the celebrity’s characteristic and personality in themselves. In fact, research shows that low self-esteem people can obtain para-social relationships to view themselves more positively. The concept of para-social relationships means one-sided relationships that people established relations at a distance, without any face-to-face interaction and who have not met (Horton &Wohl, 1956). People developed a deep emotional connection to their favourite celebrity which let them able to counteract rejection from real relationship. Besides that, young people with strong attachments to their celebrity also demonstrate social facilitation effects (Gardner & Knowles, 2007). Compared to their performance when alone, they will show facilitation effects and tend to perform better on well-practiced …show more content…
Kris earned ‘Best New Actor’ and ‘2015 Weibo King’ due to the result of the ‘2015 Chinese Social Media Influence Report’ (Blacksesame88, 2016). In addition, celebrity plays a significant role in cultural diffusion (Hou, 2013). Hou (2013) observed that Chinese audiences are able to follow weekly billboard rankings; Hollywood films are launched in cinemas around the world and even translated into local language. Yet, Kris Wu seemed to have a great achievement in the field of entertainment industry. He has filmed in nine movies in just two years and some even went on to top box office charts. His song ‘Bad girl’ which he penned the lyrics has let him won ‘Best Broadcast Song of the Year’ and ‘Most Influential Male Singer of the Year’ in the Fresh Asia Awards 2016 (Blacksesame88,