If you stan a group with 10+ members... (2 Viewers)

[centen]

Do you actually follow all of the members' activities equally? Like check out all of their CFs, all of their acting gigs, listen to all their solo and subunit releases, their project releases, mixtapes, special stages, red carpet appearances, etc.?

And if yes, how do you keep them all straight??

 

[Pirioca]

The J-Pop group AKB48 currently has 43 members. I don't stan them but following every member would be a full-time job.

I didn't stan a group with 10+ members so far. Dreamcatcher had seven members and I rarely followed every member's activities. I listened to their solo releases and watched their vlogs. There was no need to know every detail of their lives.

 

[centen]

The J-Pop AKB48 currently has 43 members. I don't stan them but following every member would be a full-time job.

I didn't stan a group with 10+ members so far. Dreamcatcher had seven members and I rarely followed every member's activities. I listened to their solo releases and watched their vlogs. There was no need to know every detail of their lives.

I was updating my cards list for NCT and was like "who is this person and when did they join." I don't even follow everyone's activities for my faves in much smaller groups.

So I'm curious about those who actually care to try, much less manage to!!

 

[Snailmin]

I stan tripleS! They are 24 members and I try to follow each member equally. But I prioritize Kotone and Sohyun!

 

[Ahsoka]

Nah, I don’t follow all equally. i check out the main stuff like mvs, but everything else varies

 

[lexus]

I don’t stan any groups with a lot of members, but if I did, I don’t think I could keep up with all of them. I’ll just stick with my small groups

 

[LoveforYe_na]

It is quite hard...., I watch all releases from the official group channels, any content they post, and check out individual posts and releases, i wont e buying any merch unless its from the group tho

 

[pinkmelodies]

As NCT are my ults, I try my best to keep up with them. I can tell you it is a workout

 

[RandAlThor]

When IZ*ONE was active i really really tried equal.
Now there is no way, its just too much.

 

[RandAlThor]

The J-Pop group AKB48 currently has 43 members. I don't stan them but following every member would be a full-time job.

I didn't stan a group with 10+ members so far. Dreamcatcher had seven members and I rarely followed every member's activities. I listened to their solo releases and watched their vlogs. There was no need to know every detail of their lives.

And its Japan so its crazy hard to get subbed content and just any information.
it just too much effort and the cd's are crazy pricy.

atm i like the 01's Zukky, Yui Yui, Erii, Miu, and Naru mostly. the new gens have some interesting members.

 

[centen]

When IZ*ONE was active i really really tried equal.
Now there is no way, its just too much.

Yeah, it's one thing when they're all mostly in the same group, but it's got to be crazy when they're all off on their own activities now!

And at least for me, once the members split off, I'm not necessarily guaranteed to like the new music as much as the OG group.

 

[BlingyBlinger]

I'll follow SVT solos and units but anything else is a nah. That being said I don't really care about anyone's cfs/red carpet looks/etc. If I hear about special stages I will watch

 

[Villains]

i don't have the energy for all that 😭
i used to be a fan of NCT and SVT but i didn't follow all the members' activities, let alone everything by the entire group
but now since xdinary heroes is the only group i stan, i follow everything

 

[Selfmate]

I used to fav izone and ioi however they've since disbanded and I check their solo content every now then but it's hard to follow their solo aactivities

 

[Harmony_Starz]

I stan groups with 5 members and barely follow their group activities, if u wanna know when their last or next comeback is, I definitely dont know

 

[Pirioca]

And its Japan so its crazy hard to get subbed content and just any information.
it just too much effort and the cd's are crazy pricy.

atm i like the 01's Zukky, Yui Yui, Erii, Miu, and Naru mostly. the new gens have some interesting members.

If you can't read Japanese and aren't part of Japanese music communities, it's almost impossible to know Japan's music scene to a larger extent.

I know quite a few artists and do my best to follow them. It's also great to have subreddits where I can discover new artists and don't need to translate song titles.
But I still have the feeling that I'm only scratching the surface of the Japanese music scene.

 

[Harmony_Starz]

If you can't read Japanese and aren't part of Japanese music communities, it's almost impossible to know Japan's music scene to a larger extent.

I know quite a few artists and do my best to follow them. It's also great to have subreddits where I can discover new artists and don't need to translate song titles.
But I still have the feeling that I'm only scratching the surface of the Japanese music scene.

I wanted to stan a jpop boy group but the content had no eng subs but they look so cute, lord knows what all im missing out on

 

[Pirioca]

I wanted to stan a jpop boy group but the content had no eng subs but they look so cute, lord knows what all im missing out on

It's a pity because it's rather difficult to support these groups. I'm often thinking: "Hello? You have international fans too!". But the problem is that many Japanese don't speak English. There aren't also enough English teachers in Japan.

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[Harmony_Starz]

It's a pity because it's rather difficult to support these groups. I'm often thinking: "Hello? You have international fans too!". But the problem is that many Japanese don't speak English. There aren't also enough English teachers in Japan.

The REAL Reasons Why Japanese People Can’t Speak English | Live Work Play Japan

why does Japan have such low rates of English ability compared to countries that spend less than half the time in school and far less money on education?

liveworkplayjapan.com

I heard Japan is not very interested in appealing to International audiences? that they already havea good enough audience in japan so why bother about international appeal? Atleast thats what I got when I was asking why the heck Doraemon is SO POPULAR and I cant find it in one place translated properly in english

 

[Harmony_Starz]

It's a pity because it's rather difficult to support these groups. I'm often thinking: "Hello? You have international fans too!". But the problem is that many Japanese don't speak English. There aren't enough English teachers in Japan too.

The REAL Reasons Why Japanese People Can’t Speak English | Live Work Play Japan

why does Japan have such low rates of English ability compared to countries that spend less than half the time in school and far less money on education?

liveworkplayjapan.com

I hope I get those auto translating earbuds in my life-time, I dont wanna miss all the japanese gems just cuz i dont know it