I have noticed this, as someone who has been a fan of big bang and T.O.P for several years that some of the fans are extremely elitist. They will claim to have been OG VIPs then I will look at their bios on Instagram and they’re like 14 or something lol which means they weren’t even alive long enough to be OGs.
Anyways the toxicity I have noticed is from said fans towards newer fans of T.O.P (Choi Seung Hyun). The newer fans being ones that found him through his character portrayal of Thanos from squid game.
I see comments all over social media where people will praise his acting or Thanos the character and then theres so many bitter big bang fans in the comments replying under the positive ones, just hating on others for being new or liking Thanos, bashing them for not being VIPs. Like theyre yucking on others yum, and have this weird superiority. These toxic fans also have insane levels of delusion, basically begging T.O.P in his comments to return to big bang when he has explicitly made it clear he doesnt plan to and is releasing a solo album.
Disclaimer: I do not believe all old fans to be toxic, as I myself was a fan before squid game as well but I notice it is generally fans who liked him in big bang that this elitist behavior comes from.
They seem to have levels of superiority in their own minds since they found him before squid game allegedly. Its just a weird level of parasocial obsession and hostility.
Personally, I am just happy to see him making new friends and being successful, Big Bang or no. He is human like the rest of us and deserves peace and happiness. And if new fans like him for Thanos from squid game, at least he’s getting the well deserved appreciation he needs.
TLDR
Some fans of TOP/ Bigbang are outright hostile and elitist towards newer fans of his who found him through his acting career and squid game
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