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[Administrator2]

That's why I'm not a fan :D

 

[yminsane]

That's why I'm not a fan :D

typical reply from a suga hahahahahahahahaha

 

[Pilot]

Kpop fans may be crazy/weird, I am with you Google.

 

[yminsane]

Kpop fans may be crazy/weird, I am with you Google.

that's not the answer i was looking for but anyway

 

[Pilot]

that's not the answer i was looking for but anyway

I'm sorry

 

[multifanboy]

at least from what i see, kpop and kpop fans are complex and can't be explained through so little words.

kpop has its high points (for example: amazing music, people, and performances) and its low points (for example: trainee life, overworking and diets). kpop fans are sometime toxic but also they can be some of the greatest people. the kpop fandom is just like any other. sadly people seem to only see the disrespectful, clingy and obsessive fans. what they don't see is the fans that are uplifting, compassionate, and use kpop to make beautiful art (whether that be inspired lookbooks, fanart or dance covers etc).

 

[Evergreen]

LMAOOOO

are you kidding me? im in the soccer community and they aren't as nearly as toxic as kpop stans

I don’t where you are from but in Europe they can be really toxic, well-known to have their sexist, racist and homophobic bannerson them for the matches. And they can be pretty violent too IRL.

 

[whatever]

Fan can be fanatical...

But what I find interesting is the business behind fandom and kpop...everything is marketed to sell an "ideal/romantic boyfriend or a hot bad boy" for BG or a "sex or cute doll" for a GG, with a pretty and addictive packaging (song with catchy sounds, aesthetics, gestures...). Thus the importance for these groups to be sold as single (and not "taken"). That's why you see idols talking with their fans and telling them they "love" them....in a way, it's like "courting".

The phenomena of sasaeng is quite telling. There is also this logic of possession and pride because of the idea of "I've had paid to have that and I've so much invested (financially, emotionally, a lot of time) in my group that I cannot be wrong".

This logic of addiction (developed through fandom) combined with the competitive mindset, companies are playing with that to have a reliable source of money...

Perhaps for some groups it is more subtle but down below, I think it always comes to that...

lol basically Kpop is at the same time a poison and a drug, exploiting the desires of its consumers (and the narcissic dream of glory and celebrity of its idols) or creating new needs.

I sound very pessimistic, isn't it ?

 

[Mayday]

LMAOOOO

are you kidding me? im in the soccer community and they aren't as nearly as toxic as kpop stans

Oh come on, I used to be in soccer as well. I think we were all toxic at one point.

 

[yminsane]

Fan can be fanatical...

But what I find interesting is the business behind fandom and kpop...everything is marketed to sell an "ideal/romantic boyfriend or a hot bad boy" for BG or a "sex or cute doll" for a GG, with a pretty and addictive packaging (song with catchy sounds, aesthetics, gestures...). Thus the importance for these groups to be sold as single (and not "taken"). That's why you see idols talking with their fans and telling them they "love" them....in a way, it's like "courting".

The phenomena of sasaeng is quite telling. There is also this logic of possession and pride because of the idea of "I've had paid to have that and I've so much invested (financially, emotionally, a lot of time) in my group that I cannot be wrong".

This logic of addiction (developed through fandom) combined with the competitive mindset, companies are playing with that to have a reliable source of money...

Perhaps for some groups it is more subtle but down below, I think it always comes to that...

lol basically Kpop is at the same time a poison and a drug, exploiting the desires of its consumers (and the narcissic dream of glory and celebrity of its idols) or creating new needs.

I sound very pessimistic, isn't it ?

your last line summarize it all
you sound logical , and u did cover almost the entirety of the issue

 

[jasque]

Cancer reddit

I like that one

Kpoppies are harmless though

We just try hard to be edgy

 

[yeji]

justlook through twitter and you will have an answer

 

[jasque]

Cancer reddit

I like that one

Kpoppies are harmless though

We just try hard to be edgy

I meant int fans though, knetz are professional

 

[raymondchouku]

To be frank, a lot of fans are pre to mid teenagers, which is an age where people tend to think and/or act irrationally.