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SarahD

(1,732 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2024, 06:47 PM Mar 2024

K-pop fans maybe too intense?

Wow! This K-pop star is the subject of fan hatred because she might have a boyfriend. Different cultural norms, I guess. Rabid fans of American pop stars sometimes go crazy, but not in droves or hordes.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/asia/karina-aespa-kpop-apologizes-dating-intl-hnk/index.html

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K-pop fans maybe too intense? (Original Post) SarahD Mar 2024 OP

K-pop is an all-around shitty industry. RandySF Mar 2024 #1

RandySF

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1. K-pop is an all-around shitty industry.

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 06:52 PM

Mar 2024

In this instance, actors are considered beneath singers in Korean pop culture. I have no idea why.

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