Which idols did you get confused when you were new to a fandom?

I have seen and heard a lot about fanbases in South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong etc. but till today I have never really delved into Taiwan's K-Pop scene. All I know is that idols still continue to do concerts there (which apparently sell out fast). Is it super popular across the country (perhaps even on par with J-Pop and Mandopop)? How common are public dance covers and random play dances? And where are some good shops to find albums and idol merchandise? (Southeast Asian here, so I'm no stranger to idol groups and their music being played everywhere) submitted by /u/RandomCarGuy26 [link] [comments]

ranking based on how often I listen to them not really in touch with 5th gen music submitted by /u/Zincarbonite [link] [comments]

remember the female voice in the bridge for GOT7's If You Do (THE angst anthem)? that's Lily submitted by /u/fried_chicken03 [link] [comments]

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? submitted by /u/Acrobatic_Prize_7749 [link] [comments]

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Why does MNET awlays close the voting sessions after a performance?! After the Rising stage performance, so many contestants started getting attention, Jiang Fang, Wonjun, Aoshi..ESPECIALLY Andrew because of his intro that went viral. If only the voting would've been opened during that week, Andrew easily would've made it to the top 20. Who ever keeps making this bad decision..WHEN I FIND YOU BRO, SWINGING ARM. Most of the contestants who got eliminated were from the Rising sun teams, and the few who survived were ranked SO LOW?! Our choices can easily change after a performance, i never even considered voting for Andrew & Wonjun until Rising Sun, i was full on ready to start voting for them even if that meant not being able to vote for contestants I've been rooting for since Day 1 anymore. IM GONNA CRASH OUT 😭💔 submitted by /u/42_Yudoz [link] [comments]

I just got into K-pop this year (hi from the US!). Before this, all my ads were in English, with the occasional one in Spanish. But ever since I started listening to K-pop, I’ve been getting so many ads in Korean on YouTube, Hulu, Peacock, basically everywhere. I still get a good chunk of english but the amount of korean ads I get is surprising. It’s like my algorithm went “Ah yes, you listen to K-pop, therefore you must be fluent in korean now.” Anyone else have their ads change because of K-pop? submitted by /u/OutrageousString2652 [link] [comments]

Let's imagine a kpop version of Katseye, it uses the same training system but they mainly promote in the west, since the korean entertainment industry behind the scenes is very questionable and problematic. The group does sing in Korean and they are very Kpop-esque. Would the group be granted more freedom and leniency than a standard kpoo group, or would they just be branded as nugus, crash and burn? I feel like it would be more normal for groups to debut as adults, have less strict diets and be allowed to do whatever (party, date, swear, drive). Or would the mere fact that they are korean hinder them from accessing such freedom? I don't think the kpop scene is gonna be less toxic any time soon (not that the west isn't but its literally picking the lesser evil), so maybe this would work. Plus more non-east Asians/non-southeast Asians can get a chance to debut. submitted by /u/Enticing_Cockroach [link] [comments]

Hi everybody! Me and my bestie watched kpop idols (the show on Apple TV) yesterday and I kinda fell in a rabbit hole afterwards. To make a long story short- what even is DR music??? the documentary made them look very incompetent and divided😭 how do they even exist anymore and how does blackswan survive?? they don't even follow fatou with the official account or the blackswan account despite her supposedly being the creative director of the group? Idk I don't want to be mean but it seems to be very messy and I don't get how they function, does anyone get what they're doing? submitted by /u/redrobinsweat [link] [comments]

I need to lock in and be an academic weapon. What songs would yall recommend? submitted by /u/otaku_hotgurl888 [link] [comments]

I've been staning ateez since 2020 , I still remember when i listened to wonderland , I could never stop stanning them from then on , but over the years I've found something odd. I don't who is managing them , but who ever is doing the job needs to be sacked immediately! Literally their b-sides are way more better than their mv's ! They posses a lot of potential and they can do better on charts but if things aren't well managed in the future then they won't be remembered like another group ! submitted by /u/Additional_Gap3728 [link] [comments]

4th gens groups ⬇️ Stray Kids / Tomorrow x Together / Enhypen / Ateez / P1Harmony / The Boyz 5th gens groups ⬇️ ZeroBaseOne / BoyNextDoor / Riize / Xikers / Plave / TWS / Nct Wish / NEXZ / KickFlip Sorry if there are any groups i did not mention. I may not know them since i’m still fairly new in the kpop world. If there are any groups i missed, please let me know so i can list them in the next one. Also please don’t repeatedly vote from the same group, give other groups fair chances as there’s only 9 spots. Also comment once to give fair chances as well. Group members ⬇️ Vocalist - Jongho Dancer - Wooyoung submitted by /u/rikistale [link] [comments]

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Hi KNetz and Kpop fans, I'm streaming online and searching for fun contents of idol groups and as also a Running Man fan. I'm not just into a groups dance & music but I fell inlove more when theyre doing something that is way beyond their field and show their varieties of personality and etc. I love when idols making contents about them being competetiveness, stamina and teamwork. This are the idol groups with Running Man's name tag ripping game that I watched so far; Ive Ateez Kep1er StrayKids Do you have any other group or your favorite group recommendations where they doing a "name tag ripping game" or anything similar with it. I would be glad if youll share it in the comments. komawo ❤️ submitted by /u/Usual-Range8617 [link] [comments]

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Like, I'm sure there's some hardcore K-pop fans annoyed at the influx of new people thanks to K-POP Demon Hunters, but I think any door is one that can be taken earnestly, and over the last few days I've developed a genuine interest beyond just the songs from the movie, getting into aespa and Dreamcatcher and i-dle just to name a few, and I don't see that I'll lose interest as the movie hype fades. This music is great, and I can't wait to find more Also, sidenote, I'm also a guy who's really struggled trying to find my sense of fashion here in America, and men's S Korean fashion is really speaking to me, so it opened that door for me too, and I'll be diving into that more Now, I understand being a K-pop fan is much more than just listening to the music. Like, what else is there? Asking genuinely submitted by /u/lava_draco [link] [comments]

i think healthy obsession is okay but she keeps on saying how she will get to meet him one day and he will fall in love with her. i know kpop is marketed to make fans obsessed with the idols and think they have a chance but it’s really worrying me because she already rejected a guy who asked her out on a date because she said if she won’t date the idol she won’t ever date in her life. i’ve been telling her how unhealthy this is and she just won’t listen (also she is not a teenager but a 25 year old…) is there any other way to help her? submitted by /u/sunsetky [link] [comments]