Okay, real talk. (1 Viewer)

[tai]

YOU DONT MAKE NO 'CENTS'

 

[hxney_jun]

a 14 y/o called me old the other day. ffs im 16

 

[izcream]

everything is old when you're at that age

 

[PloryWinxyMYBlnk]

Why do younger kpop fans... Like 15 and down... Be calling anyone over the age of 16 'too old to be into kpop'


Like???


A 13 year old kpop stan told me I was too old to be into kpop??? I'm literally only 17

What is the logic behind this and how can i stop it

Usually, in KPOP, girls and guys are scouted when they're pretty young, like 10 to 13, and they begin to get trained from those ages until debut. That's why, if you look at some members' biographies of groups, one or a few of them have similar long years of training. And others have less training years.

For example, Jessica Jung trained for 7 years, from the age of 11 to 18, until she debuted as part of Girls' Generation.
And I think, not sure which one, another member was trained for 6(?) years.

The reasons labels do this are since they invest Heavily [ or as much as they can, if companies are small ] to make sure the groups have strong foundations in their vocals, dancing, sometimes learning languages like English, Japanese, Chinese to appeal to broader audiences, and ultimately reach success.

For smaller companies, they do the best they can to provide everything with less time because of money reasons.

And, as you may know, after being scouted by labels as trainees, some girls and guys get put in TV shows like Produce 48, etc., and they are narrowed down to a specific number of members the labels deem would work. In those shows, I think they might be in their early teens, from 13 to maybe 20.

 

[tai]

Usually, in KPOP, girls and guys are scouted when they're pretty young, like 10 to 13, and they begin to get trained from those ages until debut. That's why, if you look at some members' biographies of groups, one or a few of them have similar long years of training. And others have less training years.

For example, Jessica Jung trained for 7 years, from the age of 11 to 18, until she debuted as part of Girls' Generation.
And I think, not sure which one, another member was trained for 6(?) years.

The reasons labels do this are since they invest Heavily [ or as much as they can, if companies are small ] to make sure the groups have strong foundations in their vocals, dancing, sometimes learning languages like English, Japanese, Chinese to appeal to broader audiences, and ultimately reach success.

For smaller companies, they do the best they can to provide everything with less time because of money reasons.

And, as you may know, after being scouted by labels as trainees, some girls and guys get put in TV shows like Produce 48, etc., and they are narrowed down to a specific number of members the labels deem would work. In those shows, I think they might be in their early teens, from 13 to maybe 20.

This isn't about kpop idols. It's about kpop fans who are called old.

 

[Chiara]

That girl needs an attitude adjustment. Nobody's too old to listen to K-pop; even my parents, who are in their LATE SIXTIES, listen to it a little.

btw this reminds me of when I revealed my age in an Army Amino chatroom. The other users started calling me grandma and wouldn't stop. As I left, I saw a message notification that read "and she was my grandma, too" - I was THIS CLOSE *gestures with thumb and index finger* to making a retort, but I decided not to. Never did go back there.

 

[PloryWinxyMYBlnk]

This isn't about kpop idols. It's about kpop fans who are called old.

I really need to pay attention to what I'm reading. Thanks! : buries head in sand ::

Please ignore what I said previously, I apologize.

In answering your question now ~ it shouldn't matter to anyone what type of music you enjoy. As it's been said numerously, music is universal.

I remember watching a video of Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook TV show, where an older male fan, who revealed he was in his 30's, was asked why he enjoyed Girls' Generation's music and he said because he loved the cheery, happy vibes their music gave him and before he went to work, he'd put the music on before driving to de-stress and it gave him energy to face the day. When asked what his favorite song from them was, he said, "Heem nae [ Way to Go ]."

I'm sure you know they're probably playfully teasing you about liking KPOP.
Who knows. Maybe some of them enjoy it too, but they just won't admit it.
Or in a year or two, their taste will begin or change to liking KPOP.

You probably already know and do all this, but try not to waste time with them and just ignore what they're saying and enjoy what you like.