I feel like a lot of kpop fans get peer pressured into groups (1 Viewer)

[GodKingTeshub]

Not deliberately but more like "oh, this *popular group* is performing/coming back, better check'em out". So a bunch of other people who aren't fans or not interested will just increase their views and buzz.

On the other hand I almost never follow any popular kpop groups since the 2nd gen, I wasn't interested in SNSD, 2NE1, Big Bang, BTS, BP, etc. They were never my cup of tea, so despite their increasing popularity I never even spent 1 second on them after becoming familiar with them and finding out they weren't for me.

 

[Hoemantic]

I always check out what other groups release for the simple reason that I could be missing out on good music. You can be a casual listener, it's alright.

Though, I do ask myself if sometimes multi-stan actually stan all these groups or they just do it to look good (or out of pressure).

 

[dark_tranquility]

2ne1 were epic in my view.
Their songs were catchy and they had a great presence musically.

I was mostly interested in the gens of kpop when psy collaborated with hyunA.

 

[Drew_B]

It's the FOMO effect.

 

[Deleted member 74]

I don't feel obligated to stan any groups but as a casual listener I'm definitely the type to get curious about groups if people say their songs are good and check them out~ always on the lookout for songs to add to my playlist

 

[tai]

I agree. But me personally, I don't really feel pressured to stan groups to look 'good' if I like the music, the members, the vibe. I'll stan.

 

[Abeamus]

Well a lot of people are very loose with the term stanning and if they like 2 releases they'll stan a group but then they'll unstan them the moment they have 1 comeback they don't like so

 

[PWSwan]

I don't feel obligated to stan any groups but as a casual listener I'm definitely the type to get curious about groups if people say their songs are good and check them out~ always on the lookout for songs to add to my playlist

The problem is that when everyone says the songs are good and I hate them all, I end up not liking the people who recommended them.