Hi Armys!

I’m an Italian army studying translation and conference interpreting in Milan.

I’m currently writing my Master's Degree thesis, which focuses on how translating and interpreting contributes to generating global and cultural phenomenons. To be more specific, my dissertation explores the sociocultural role of online communities, focusing on the worldwide impact of BTS and ARMY.

The main goal of my thesis is to analyze and explain how fan translation and fansubbing in the army community allowed BTS to become the global phenomenon we all know.

As part of my research, I’ve made a questionnaire directed to army translators, to find out more about the translation strategies, challenges, and main issues in translating bts content. The questionnaire is completely anonymous and very straightforward. It's divided into two sections: the first section includes questions about demographic data (age, country, work, number of languages spoken, etc.); the second is more technical, with questions about translation strategies, opinions on AI translation use in K-pop platforms, and the overall impact of translation in creating the bangtan phenomenon.

As a translator, I’ve always admired those who dedicate their time and energy to making bts’ content and message accessible to all. I truly believe translators are the backbone of this community. I will forever be grateful to them for allowing many, including myself, to cross that natural language barrier dividing fans from our artists and their message.

I have a huge problem. I’ve been trying to contact translators on Twitter but I’ve been unsuccessful; unfortunately, I’m only a small account and don’t have the numbers to reach them. Because of this, I'm here asking for help. If you happen to be a translator and could dedicate five minutes of your time to answer this questionnaire, it would mean the world to me.

And if you’re not, can I ask you to spread the word?

Also, if you have any feedback, input or personal consideration about my dissertation, I would love to hear it!

For any further questions about my thesis or the questionnaire, you can ask the comments and I'll gladly answer!

Thank you for your attention! Here’s the link to the questionnaire:

https://forms.gle/HQA66aAF7vJVBT1w7

by honeygirltales