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Do you ever feel like it was easier being a kpop fan back in the day? I don't necessarily mean 10 or 15 years ago.. even 5 years ago, I find it was less hectic and more about music than streams and what not. Seriously, I get so anxious after seeing twitter threads and ig posts. It is all about streams, views, wins, sales etc. Not to say that wasn't a deal before - it was and always will be, but social media engagement just amplifies this to a level where, as a kpop fan, I feel anxious and nervous every time my favorite group or soloist makes a comeback. Cancel culture, debates on who is better, solo stans within the same fandom, popularity comparisons, companies being sh*tty and all this has always been tiring. Honestly, I just want to enjoy the music, MVs and performances and share that with people, but it has gotten really tough. I mean y'all telling me I cannot like other groups/soloists and that is betrayal? The hell is up with that??

But I think this attitude right here is what OP is talking about. OP isn’t saying don’t stream, don’t buy albums, just that some stans take it so seriously that it ruins the enjoyment of it. And I totally feel this, I had to take a step back from kpop because some stans just take it way too seriously with fandom wars and trashing other groups/soloists that they don’t like. When I got into kpop like 6/7 years ago, stuff like that really wasn’t prevalent.

The first post, the first sentence on my dash this morning was “Yongguk left TS” and honestly? My first thought was “he’s free”.

“B.A.P will continue to work as a 5-member group*”

“Everything I have and do is only for B.A.P and all our fans.”