Sorry if this topic has already been talked about before, but I just feel really frustrated and needed to get it off my chest. I’m honestly so sick of trying to enjoy Illit content and every comment section turning into NJ talk. On TikTok, instagram and Twitter, I’ll see Illit clips that have nothing to do with NJ, but people still spam “I miss NJ ” or call Illit “NJ 2.0.” Illit are constantly being treated like stand-ins instead of their own group. Some even say Illit help them “get through” NJ’s absence, which just ends up projecting NJ onto them instead of appreciating Illit for Illit. And fans who claim to support both groups often still favor NJ, turning Illit’s space into more NJ talk. Sure, comparisons happen in K-pop all the time, but this feels completely different because of everything surrounding NJ the legal mess, the drama, the fandom wars. It’s like all of that baggage gets dumped onto Illit, even though they aren’t the ones involved. What makes it worse is how endless it feels. NJ haven’t been active for a while and people still won’t let it go. If it’s like this now, five years from now it’s probably going to be the same thing. It really feels like Illit will never be free to just stand on their own. I just want to enjoy Illit for Illit their songs, their concept, their performances. Not as a replacement, not as a shadow, not as anyone’s coping mechanism. Just…Illit. submitted by /u/SwordfishOk4948 [link] [comments]
