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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
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Six 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…
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What are some of the most delulu things K-pop fans have said?????
The topic is the question guys, so I’ll start. (Also I didn’t use the full word because I already have…
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K-pop fans really needs to stop using gen no. to describe a group
Why are kpop fans so obsessed with what gen an idol is? Is there really a difference between second and…
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Hi Fellow K-Pop Fans❤️ How Do You Guys Handle Other Mean K-Pop Fans?
Idk where else to post this, but I had a post that caused a lot of anger and deleted it.…
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Kpop stans being mad at BTS for not being “cancelled”
Sometimes I’m surprised by how vile K-pop fans are towards BTS, but honestly, their reactions don’t surprise me. The industry…
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Many K-Pop fans are kind of forgetting that comebacks are not just about the music.
Obviously this is not all or even most K-Pop fans. A lot of the talk now is just about the…
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New-gen K-pop fans and the habit of glazing idols…
I just came across a TikTok video of BM Ahyeon singing Golden at MAMA, and honestly, the performance didn’t sound…
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ITZY Ryujin’s Marie Claire Korea December 2025 Editorial: A Bold Aura of Modern Glamour
Photo Credits: Marie Claire Korea. JYP Entertainment In the December 2025 issue of Marie Claire Korea, ITZY’s Ryujin emerges not…
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How can K-pop fans shape the success and image of their favorite groups?
Hi guys, I’m new to K-pop and still exploring. I’ve been diving into Black Pink, Katseye, and Twice, and I’m…
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Malaysian PM shares G-Dragon’s APEC stage: “K-POP FOREVER”
G-Dragon performs during the welcome dinner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.(Courtesy of Yonhap) When world leaders gathered…
