The term "fan" was originally used to describe sports fans during the nineteenth century and was later adopted by science fiction fans in the 1920s. The term “fan,” however, is used to describe a type of person who is enthusiastic or fanatical about a particular topic. Popular fan culture, nicknamed “fandom,” has become an integral part of society in many countries and has brought together people who share a common interest through online communities where they can freely discuss fan-related topics. The most popular fandoms today include Directioners, Beliebers, and VIPs. People who are part of fandoms usually show their devotion by attending fan conventions such as Comicon, writing fan letters, creating fan art, or promoting their interests to others. Being a fan also comes with the responsibility of changing your lifestyle to dedicate time and energy to the fandom. Fan culture also offers people the opportunity to become passionate about something or someone to satisfy emotional needs that are missing in everyday life. A fan in today's world is usually characterized as the result of the "star system" represented in society due to mass media where the lives of media personalities are constantly emphasized on a daily basis. The Internet and society are obsessed with news about celebrities and knowledge about their personal lives. Today's social media keeps fans constantly updated on celebrities, giving fans the illusion that they know everything about that celebrity and are connected in some way. This type of mass media has made the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behavior of fans less clear (Lewis 11). These types of fans, the pathological fans, are also classified as "or...... middle of paper...... among online fans it is not uncommon to come across conflicted fans. In One Direction's fandom, a very large and powerful fandom, there would be conflicts regarding whether one was a "true fan" and whether they were not a fan of the boy group from its beginnings starting from X-Factor rather than they were not a true fan fandom is very powerful when dealing with large fandoms. One must refrain from offending fans because if you offend a fan or insult his interest, then he will defend his fandom by all means. Fans tend to being very loyal and loving when it comes to their fandom. “Although they were stereotyped as brainwashed consumers, the fans were anything but passive: when they shouted they celebrated themselves, their freedom, their youth. , their power didn't drown out the performance: it was the performance” (Lynskey 5)