5 reasons im a better kpop fan than you (1 Viewer)

[Drew_B]

1. My favorite group hasn't released a song in six years and they are still my favorite group by 10 million miles. Most fans will be lucky to hold out two years before they give up and move on.

2. I buy physical albums of my faves instead of streaming. If you say you love your faves then put your money where your mouth is. Casuals put music videos on repeat on YouTube and then go do house work. Real fans don't.

4. I can name at least 75 kpop groups off the top of my head right now. Can you even list 15?

5. I stopped listening to kpop regularly in 2020. Before then I would check out every comeback (girl group) because I still had some interest left. Now after two years of nonsense I only listen to 3 comebacks a year tops. I acknowledge kpop has declined in quality and I refuse to continue to support something that refuses to bring it's A game every single time. I can't support an industry any more that puts more money in MVs, dance choreography, plastic surgery, and chances of going viral on tiki tok than music quality.

I'm a superior kpop fan than you and you know it.

 

[tai]

Okay, I can't even argue with you on this because it's not even wrong.

While I don't agree about the superior part, which is probably a joke.

 

[tai]

But you are right with them putting more energy into other things than the music itself, to a degree.

 

[athenaaa]

I buy physical albums of my faves instead of streaming. If you say you love your faves then put your money where your mouth is. Casuals put music videos on repeat on YouTube and then go do house work. Real fans don't.

This one particularily rubs me the wrong way. Sometimes streaming is the only option some fans have. Some maybe aren't making their own money, parents control their spending, some are living paycheck to paycheck. But they're still trying what they can for their faves. Shipping for albums are not cheap, especially being outside the US.

 

[Chaeee]

2. I buy physical albums of my faves instead of streaming. If you say you love your faves then put your money where your mouth is. Casuals put music videos on repeat on YouTube and then go do house work. Real fans don't.

Buying album ≠ being a better K-pop stan. i don’t care for stream culture but it’s the best way kpop fans who may not have the money to or access to buy albums can support their fave groups. Minors especially who may not earn money regularly. It’s not their fault

 

[Choiv]

I have to admit you are sure are a kpop genius and a great kpop news reporter everything about u slay drew

 

[Drew_B]

This one particularily rubs me the wrong way. Sometimes streaming is the only option some fans have. Some maybe aren't making their own money, parents control their spending, some are living paycheck to paycheck. But they're still trying what they can for their faves. Shipping for albums are not cheap, especially being outside the US.

I get it if you just dont have the money or the means. But all I've heard from ARMY is how BTS got ALLLL groups kpop albums into stores in the West like Wal Mart and Target. And everything is easily accessible online.

 

[Drew_B]

I have to admit you are sure are a kpop genius and a great kpop news reporter everything about u slay drew

Lol I'm nowhere near a genius. But because kpop has declined musically I prefer to go backwards instead of forwards and continue to discover and learn about previous groups.

 

[tai]

Buying album ≠ being a better K-pop stan. i don’t care for stream culture but it’s the best way kpop fans who may not have the money to or access to buy albums can support their fave groups. Minors especially who may not earn money regularly. It’s not their fault

this

 

[athenaaa]

I get it if you just dont have the money or the means. But all I've heard from ARMY is how BTS got ALLLL groups kpop albums into stores in the West like Wal Mart and Target. And everything is easily accessible online.

In the US it is much easier to get albums, here in Canada not so much. I have to order online and shipping alone for one album can range $30-40

 

[eclipsoul]

If you say you love your faves then put your money where your mouth is

i'm not spending $200 on songs i can get for free

 

[Drew_B]

i'm not spending $200 on songs i can get for free

That's fine. Do you. But don't complain or act surprised when your faves disband because you chose not to support them financially.

 

[Drew_B]

#3 got edited out by a mod. Now it looks like I dont know how to count. Thanks mods.

 

[Choiv]

I prefer to go backwards instead of forwards and continue to discover and learn about previous groups.

yes I agree with that

 

[songeuna]

another hit thread

 

[eclipsoul]

That's fine. Do you. But don't complain or act surprised when your faves disband because you chose not to support them financially.

one album isn't going to save a company that already went broke once lmaooo

 

[Soogi]

#3 got edited out by a mod. Now it looks like I dont know how to count. Thanks mods.

you make a much stronger case w/o that one anyway

 

[Drew_B]

another hit thread

Maybe. If so I guess that just means people like reading about facts.

 

[Drew_B]

you make a much stronger case w/o that one anyway

Possibly. I probably should have elaborated on it more. I was referring to because I don't stan those groups then it proves I'm not persuaded or influenced by any outside sources. Meaning a get the impression a lot of people like those groups the most because "hey everyone else likes them so I guess I will too."

The FOMO effect in a way.

 

[Bopper]

I can tick off two and four, which makes me 50% of the way there