Do you think entertainments and idols should start calling out bad fan behavior? (1 Viewer)

[Myco]

 

[Ahsoka]

Yes
To an extent of course
But violent fans yeah

 

[yeji]

some idols do that already.
entertainment companies are a different story. They mostly care about money and that‘s what any kind of fan is.

 

[planetarium]

Absolutely.
Dumbasses (especially those that risk other peoples' safety) deserve to be called out. If there are those who can't follow the rules given, then let them hear it. It may actually be even more effective if the idiots hear it straight from the idols right there and then, and not from the company afterwards, lol.

 

[AmysTeri]

Yep. Increasingly, in fact.

While I don't hold the big wigs and idols accountable for the actions of their fans (unless they are directly or indirectly but obviously encouraging the bad behavior for the sake of monetary gain or whatever), I do think it should be a common practice for them to check some of their behavior. Huge negative hashtag trending against a group? Check that. Photoshopped images spread depicting murder or making fun of someone's relative, alive or deceased? Check that. Hate campaigns launched on the false accusation of sajaegi (whether it's an idol, idol group, or solo artist not as well known by i-fans)? Check that.

It's harder to check regular internet trolls, regardless of what kind of fandom (sports, comic, k-pop, what have you) you're in. Trolls are trolls. I think, though, that there are certain behaviors that transcend being a troll, and that is something that should not be encouraged...or ignored. True, folks are gonna do what folks are gonna do regardless, but at the very least the companies/idols/groups/whatever don't have to be all "I just work here" about it.

Small change is better than no change, methinks.

 

[trulychoi]

Yes. As entertaining as it would be to see an all out fanwar between EXO-L's and ARMY's in the streets- people are crazy nowadays. If fans won't listen to anyone else, they'll definitely listen to their idols telling them to stop. But tbh it doesn't just have to be violence; if idols notice that their fans are saying certain things or bothering other idols they should speak up against it. Even one tweet or IG post can stop a lot more than people think.

 

[kookheon]

of course

or at least be more strict, companies say that stalker fans will be blacklisted from events but still allow them to interact with their groups makes me

 

[wayvoutsold]

Not calling out other’s behavior is sometimes more toxic than the behavior itself.

 

[arieam]

imo they don't even have to do it explicitly. like just make exo and bts collab and that'll sort out 90% of the problem and make my life
but for the most part i wish they'd do more to curb toxic behaviour in fandoms...
on the other hand tho in a lot of cases toxic behaviour gets them more money...so are they inclined to call it out? idk

 

[Akpopstar]

They should but they won't, these obsessive fans are the one giving them the most money so sad to say, kpop is a business after all.

The Korea government also can prevent it by making stalking a serious offence but they too have so far been quiet and slow to act about the issue, most of the crazy sasaeng fan have only been fined and jailed for afew weeks.. They just resume stalking their idol afterwards which is plain stupid....

 

[springglust]

i wish they would but i don't think the companies allow it sometimes.. but it'd be really nice if they could cuz i think the fans would straight up listen.

 

[lexus]

I think they should, but I don’t think it will anytime soon. After seeing how Army’s and Blinks act, I wish something could be done about it.

 

[amourpinks]

yes, it would probably stop the toxic fans from making tweets that are dumb...

 

[Bopper]

Chanyeol’s done it numerous times on instagram, but it’s fallen on deaf ears

 

[Evergreen]

Some idols tried but nobody listened to them at least in the long run and sometimes they were criticized for it like Chanyeol. I think that it’s an uncomfortable position but idols. Companies should do more about this matter.