Some toxicity of KPOP fandom that you should have known
Kpop fandom might become a solid group that cheer up about their favorite / bias group, yet sometimes it took a wrong turn and break the limit that make it into a bad influences with full toxicity. Kpop fandom, despite all the wisdom and glamour on the stage, the bonding between fans and the members themselves tends to bring the "ugly" side of human being. We might see how powerful some fandom are Kpop world, for eg the most famous one is "ARMY", bts fandom. The other one probably "EXO-L", for Exo, and Blackpink is Blink. They're powerful, they could trend anything instantly, sold out any venue or product like a piece of cake. They can make someone resign from a position because of how powerful they are... the powerful of the mass.
Possessiveness, entitlement, and a feeling of superiority are the three main ingredients in the toxic fandom stew. Possessiveness means that the toxic fans feel like they own the content they're fans of, that it belongs to them, and only to them. They see the thing they're fans of as a territory or property they own. The non-toxic or respectful fan instead recognizes that the fact that they appreciate something doesn't entitle them to ownership of it.
A good example of possessiveness is seen in the toxic fans of pop idol girls in Japan. The girls are stalked and harassed by fans who act entitled to control the girls they are fans of. So if a girl makes a decision that displeases the fan, the fan will attack, threaten, and harass the girl. This is bred out of a mentality of possessiveness, control. A good fan will respect, admire, and praise something or someone, without attempting to control the persons behind the thing they like.
Yet, it seems as though all of them want to be responsible for every idols life instead of their own life. They sometimes think and decide what good or bad for the idols, and thinking that they know the real self of the idols because they watched every single videos about the on the internet. They comments every section with their own believe and sometimes make fight with another fandom and start the fan wars.
In addition to fierce competition, Korean idols must face Sasaeng. What is Sasaeng? Sasaeng is a nickname for some Korean fans. In contrast to fans who generally admire and support his idol career, Sasaeng actually acts out of bounds. Not only fanatical, Sasaeng also did extreme things that were quite disturbing and even endangering the idol. This term originated from Sasaenghwal which means personal. Sasaeng itself has meaning, those who are obsessed with interfering in the lives of their idols. In short, they are people who are too fanatical to want to know everything that the idol does.
Instead of this, healthy fans accept non-fans and don't mind the fact that different people watch or like different things. The toxic fans' sense of their own superiority to non-fans and casual fans comes from an association by them between fandom of the thing they like and intelligence or depth. The sad thing is that the fans who screech the loudest about how smart liking something makes them are actually the least intelligent of the fans of that thing. But they're also the most likely to get media attention, even if they're a small minority within the fandom.
The conflict creates a sense of self and community that is tied to the in-group, the 'safe haven' of the fan community. Online, these groups pat each other on the back for liking The Thing, and not only that, but having the group's particular orthodox opinions on it, and for participating in conventions, contributing art and fan fiction, and so on. People get addicted to the attention and validation these online niches can give them, especially if the outside world is less friendly. That leads them to extreme in-group loyalty and extreme out-group hatred. They can get so caught up in their fandom that they stop caring about people outside of it.
The toxic fans might think their Bias group success as theirs... which is not quiet true, maybe it's the time for them to taking care about themselves and live in real world for a moment.
Possessiveness, entitlement, and a feeling of superiority are the three main ingredients in the toxic fandom stew. Possessiveness means that the toxic fans feel like they own the content they're fans of, that it belongs to them, and only to them. They see the thing they're fans of as a territory or property they own. The non-toxic or respectful fan instead recognizes that the fact that they appreciate something doesn't entitle them to ownership of it.
A good example of possessiveness is seen in the toxic fans of pop idol girls in Japan. The girls are stalked and harassed by fans who act entitled to control the girls they are fans of. So if a girl makes a decision that displeases the fan, the fan will attack, threaten, and harass the girl. This is bred out of a mentality of possessiveness, control. A good fan will respect, admire, and praise something or someone, without attempting to control the persons behind the thing they like.
Yet, it seems as though all of them want to be responsible for every idols life instead of their own life. They sometimes think and decide what good or bad for the idols, and thinking that they know the real self of the idols because they watched every single videos about the on the internet. They comments every section with their own believe and sometimes make fight with another fandom and start the fan wars.
In addition to fierce competition, Korean idols must face Sasaeng. What is Sasaeng? Sasaeng is a nickname for some Korean fans. In contrast to fans who generally admire and support his idol career, Sasaeng actually acts out of bounds. Not only fanatical, Sasaeng also did extreme things that were quite disturbing and even endangering the idol. This term originated from Sasaenghwal which means personal. Sasaeng itself has meaning, those who are obsessed with interfering in the lives of their idols. In short, they are people who are too fanatical to want to know everything that the idol does.
The conflict creates a sense of self and community that is tied to the in-group, the 'safe haven' of the fan community. Online, these groups pat each other on the back for liking The Thing, and not only that, but having the group's particular orthodox opinions on it, and for participating in conventions, contributing art and fan fiction, and so on. People get addicted to the attention and validation these online niches can give them, especially if the outside world is less friendly. That leads them to extreme in-group loyalty and extreme out-group hatred. They can get so caught up in their fandom that they stop caring about people outside of it.
The toxic fans might think their Bias group success as theirs... which is not quiet true, maybe it's the time for them to taking care about themselves and live in real world for a moment.
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