There are no solid statistics on this, but based on the online and offline interactions I have had over the years, I think it’s safe to say there are more multistans than single group stans in the international Kpop space. For me, stanning goes beyond just being a fan. It means following most of their content, buying albums to support them, and attending concerts whenever they come to my area. There is a certain threshold of time and financial commitment I actively invest before I consider myself a stan.
I havent been stanning a group for a few years now, but I do have several groups I actively follow. I watch some of their content during promotion periods, check out their albums (without buying them), and may or may not attend their concerts if they come to town without making it an absolute priority. I generally like those groups, so I guess you could say I am a fan, but I would not consider myself a stan by my own standards.
I saw a post earlier about someone saying they are currently stanning 12 groups, with 4 of them being ults. In my head, I’m thinking, how? How do you possibly have the time outside of your life obligations to keep up with them both in terms of time and finances? It has made me wonder if my definition of “stan” is not quite aligned with what many others consider nowadays.
How do you guys define stanning? Am I mistaken in thinking the word stan is used too lightly in Kpop?
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