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Are K-pop fans (“sometimes”) delusional?
One thing I’ve noticed in K-pop fandoms is how some fans interpret literally every small action an idol does as…
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I didn’t expect Seventeen to pull me back into K-Pop
I’ve been a part of the K-Pop community for six years now and I don’t think I’m alone — nor…
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REAL Korean K-pop fans: What’s your opinion on non-Koreans debuting as K-pop idols?
Specifically Non-east Asians: Southeast Asians, South Asians, Blacks, Whites, etc… Do you think K-pop is losing its “K” or are…
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Trying to discuss BTS rapline without downplaying Black American hip hop
I saw a thread comparing BTS rapline to Western rappers and I felt like some people in the comments were…
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Hanroro – singer-songwriter artist who wrote songs for nmixx and txt and have occupying several spots in top 10 on Korean charts since 2025
(Sorry for posting about non-kpop artist but firstly she contributed to k-pop as a songwriter so k-pop fans might be…
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MEOVV’s BITE NOW Era Feels Like a Warning and a Dare
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MEOVV’s second EP album, BITE NOW, arrives like a sharpened glance: sleek, shadowed, and impossible to ignore. With teaser images and…
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What if you could learn Korean from K-pop videos you already enjoy?
Link https://linko-client-liart.vercel.app/ Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about how many K-pop fans start learning Korean because they want to understand…
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When did GD’s international reputation among K-pop fans turn so negative?
Because I swear he was pretty beloved internationally in the past. People literally crowned him as the King of K-pop.…
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1.5 / 2nd Gen Fans, WHERE YOU AT?! 😭✨ I need to share my excitement seeing groups like SEEYA & JEWELRY popping back up lately!!!!
After seeing groups like KARA and BABY V.O.X return over the past few years, I swear us older K-pop fans…
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Who among male K-pop fans here is a boy group stan?
Actually I became fond of boy groups lately since I came here to recommend some BG songs and I want…
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To all the adults who were K-pop fans when they were teenagers/young adults, how did you overcome your obsession, and how did that obsession transform as you grew up?
Of course, I know how companies create fandom and idol culture, and that’s the image they build. That those idols…
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K-pop fans “not caring” about the vocals is a myth.
Full disclosure, I’m not saying that people care only about the vocals, or even that there is no other factors…
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“I want to change the idol industry” something about kpop fans not wanting the industry to change
In le sserafim debut film, Yunjin said she wants to change the idol industry, something I can agree was a…
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Can’t take vocals discussion from K-pop fans seriously ever since Lily got hate for singing good
I just can’t take them seriously anymore, and find them slightly stupid to keep discussing them, bc this has been…
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UNCHILD: K-pop’s Rule-Breakers Just Arrived
in FeedsSix girls. One name. No rules. K-pop’s newest rule-breakers just landed on the cover of GQ Korea — and they’re…
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What’s your most “pretentious” K-pop opinion?
When I mean pretentious I mean an opinion that’s coming from someone who’s been a K-pop fan for a while…
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Yeonjun Turns Miu Miu Into a Mood
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Photo Credits: ELLE Japan + Miu Miu + BigHit Music TXT’s Yeonjun steps into ELLE Japan’s May 2026 Special Edition…
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Park Jeonghwa Turns Fashion Into a Second Language
in FeedsPhoto Credits: WWD Korea + Banana Culture Park Jeonghwa’s new WWD Korea pictorial arrives like a quiet statement with a…
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Gaming and anime collabs bring more exposure to K-pop groups than American shows and music festivals do
Most of the people tuning in are already fans in the first place, and the average American doesn’t really care…
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Would Girls’ Generation’s discography be more popular among Gen Z and younger K-Pop fans if their Japanese albums were available on Spotify?
I always thought that people write them off as not really having strong b-sides (which is untrue even if you…
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is this a phase and is this healthy as a teenage girl?
I’m 16F this year, and ever since I got back into Kpop last year (I was already a fan in…
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As a K-pop fan some K-pop fans are really creepy and obsessive….sometimes
I’ve been listening to K-pop for about 7 years now and one thing Ive noticed about K-pop is that a…
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Grateful to K-Pop Demon Hunters for being my intro to K-Pop
I know lots of K-Pop fans say KPDH is not real k-pop and get frustrated when it gets mentioned—especially in…
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Many K-pop fans complain constantly but make no effort to find good music.
I wrote the title that way to provoke attention, but it honestly reflects how I feel. For example, some fans…
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IVE x Cosmopolitan March 2026: Six Power Covers, One Global Fashion Era
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Photo Credits: Cosmopolitan Korea + Starship Entertainment A New Kind of Group Cover: Six Stories, One Vision IVE’s Cosmopolitan Korea March 2026…
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In Defense of ITZY’s Sneakers (…Sort Of)
The title isn’t really accurate, or at least not exactly. This isn’t a defense of the song itself, because I…
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The more time passes, the more I get the impression that K-pop fans are no longer listening to the music but listening to the numbers…
I think K-pop fandoms are constantly chasing records and forgetting the essentials: K-pop is first and foremost music, art, and…
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Yuqi’s Year: i-dle Star Owns Cosmopolitan China’s February 2026 Power Cover
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Photo Credits: Cosmopolitan China Cube Entertainment Opening: A Homecoming in High Fashion Song Yuqi of i-dle steps onto the February…
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Wouldn’t the stans of a group be angry if one of their song won a Grammy for SOTY? Because the Grammy for SOTY is only given to the songwriters, and as far as I know, K-pop groups rarely write their own songs.
Because yes, technically the group didn’t win SOTY; the songwriter won. So, knowing some K-pop fans, this could spark a…
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It really annoys me when people call everything K-pop.
There’s always a gray area in every genre or style, but honestly, when I look at some of the groups…
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the inability to identify set up posts/accounts
I guess this isn’t really specific to K-pop fans but I still wanna talk about this. K-pop fans are really…
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are there any songs you’ve shown people who aren’t k-pop fans that you didn’t expect them to like, but they did?
i used to skip love 119 by riize when it came up on shuffle in the car with my boyfriend…
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My thoughts on the KIOF issue at this point
Speaking frankly, I don’t know what their critics want at this point. I understand that the controversial live broadcast could…
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k-pop fans don’t know about good music and it’s hard to communicate with people who do not listen to music outside of K-pop and care enough about it to talk about it within K-pop
i’m not a hard-core K-pop like I used to be, but I still ingest and listen to SM’s music mostly…
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“Joohoney’s INSANITY: MONSTA X’s Tiger Roars with New Mini Album”
Photo Credits: Starship Entertainment Joohoney of MONSTA X is set to electrify K-pop fans worldwide with his second mini album,…
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k-pop fans NEEDING their idols to be gay
I’ve noticed this w so many groups that they NEED to call and idol gay and it’s mainly just for…
