Atp every male kpop idol and their mother's seem to love him. Like ever since the bts thing came into light ive been finding out a lot of my favs apparently like him too? Which is so insane and im even considering leaving kpop even though it brought me so much joy

I stan ateez, txt, skz and enhypen. Its confusing to me that these grown men are in the spotlight and western stuff is pushed onto them so much so of course they have to know about these things right? How can they not?

Ateezs wooyoungs post has chris brown song on it. Its also like recent like it happened in 2025 and 2026 too from what ive seen on X

Txts yeonjun and taehyun saw him live at a concert. Theyre my ult so I really wanted to defend them. I saw some moas saying that they apologised or that they were young and like honestly I cant find where it that apology is or where they said they were young (im sorry the live was really long i didnt wanna watch it fully esp if i cant find an apology)

Heeseung (yes I know hes not part of enhypen anymore but I want to include him in this post) recently covered chris browns song. Did his fans even do anything? I didnt see anything

This one is old but bangchan recommended chris browns song back in 2023. Ive heard he considers separating art from artist but how do you then tell your fans to go support him? And hes also austrailian so it doesnt seem right to me that he DOESNT know about his abuse

I just wanna find out where they apologised or if they even did because I dont wanna leave kpop. I loved these groups a lot but I dont wanna support people who go against my morals.

They think hybe is this all powerful entity with control over the media and everything, when they can't even get the media to stop parroting lies about their biggest artists. And I mean this in general. Anyways I'm curious what ppl think abt this narrative

As a fan of Wonyoung since her IZ*ONE days,i believe she deserves more recognition as a artist; her detractors act as if she overshadows every other K-pop idols and as though her fellow members have to "put up with" her presence (they even accuse her of bullying them), yet she shares her endorsement deals with them—and with the agency's rookies—and always prioritizes group activities over her own career. No one should have to turn down an invitation to Cannes Lions; in the end, it was Starship’s vice president who went in her place.

Starship absolutely does not deserve IVE (they have mismanaged the group), let alone Wonyoung: they have used her as a revenue stream for brands without planning for her future career. Yet, even major Chinese magazines waited two years to reach out to her, and Bulgari waited four years before ambassadorship with her.I can notice starship trying their best for balance ive popularity also her members are more free and allowed to done more diverse opportunities.Yet this is kinda tired to get only brands contents as wonyoung stan when she said ton times she wanted trying other fields.

Wonyoung has written excellent songs as the sole lyricist, such as Blue Heart, Shine With Me, Mine, and OTT. Her first solo project was rushed, but she co-wrote Attitude, XOXO, and Bang Bang; she has all the potential to grow as an artist.

She has repeatedly expressed her desire to explore new fields—music, variety shows, or even acting—but she hasn't secured anything concrete compared to the other members over the past three years.

I dont forget her own sucessful collab brand with medicube for a hair comb.This is sold out in numbers of 100k in 2 months even that was exclusivity in japan.Her fanbase is so solid for support her especially chinese fanbase.

The fact,she win 3 awards in big ceremony in china for her unofficial solo .(that was charted high on a biggest chinese music platform top 10 on QQ music )

I believe she will flourish as an individual artist and entertainer—perhaps as a soloist or actress—if she makes the right choices. I recall several IVE producers stating that she deserves her own solo album given how much effort she puts in.In 2022, numerous articles reported that directors wanted to cast her as an actress, but Starship turned down these offers in favor of the group's longevity.

I feel wonyoung is so limited and under pressure in ive and as starship artist.Maybe she is scared to get stupid accusations if she accept ton huge opportunities .We need wonyoung under other company in 2028.

RM who was inducted as a male role model in 2024 has been removed citing issues with Chris Brown interaction. The article states they were emailed regarding this in mass number and they waited for a response before taking this action.

Can we stop acting like people who have been no good for anyone having a stage, fans and even celebrity supporters is normal? It is not normal. The situation is not complicated, the ethics isn't layered and sophisticated enough to require more essays than your high school degree. Only reason why it gets sticky and complicated is because us, the fans, do let people get away with too much. I have no idea what Chris Brown fans are smoking but it genuinely is so scary how what is right or wrong get so blurred out when a man is on stage singing and dancing, like GIRL, that man ain't innocent. Please. I don't care if you think he is cool and talented. I truly couldn't care less. So stop supporting your idols by saying oh they just listen to it, oh they just recommended a song, oh they just mentioned him as a mentor, NO, NO. LEARN SOMETHING from ARMY. Keep your fave responsible. Don't turn it into fan wars. You will be much happier if those monsters would fear stepping into kpop spaces due to the amount of hate they would get. I know you can all hate someone until they just give up, so where is this energy when there is someone like Chris Brown, so comfortable with all of our faves? If that was a dating "scandal" you would have eaten that girl alive for no reason. Use your evil powers for good lol.

I've been noticing for a while how some knetz react to posts bashing girlgroups on anon kforums by turning the comments section into a lesserafim roasting party, usually with the mentality of "this has to be written by a (male) fearnot". It bothers me mainly because the reaction to seeing women being bashed seems to be bashing more women in return, instead of collectively calling people out for being weirdos online.

I once brought this up with someone (not here on reddit and definitely not to a south korean), and they told me that kfearnots are (or were, I'm not sure) a real pain in the ass of a fandom. It left me genuinely confused because I've never been able to find much actual proof of that, while a lot of what iI've come across has given me pretty much the opposite impression.

I'm inclined to believe that if a fandom has a certain reputation, there is probably some reason behind it, and I don't want to assume people just made it up out of nowhere. At the same time, i do wonder how much these reputations can become a convenient justification for attacking a group people already dislike, especially on anon kforums where the discourse can get really toxic.

I'm not really interested in defending or attacking kfearnots (or any fandom in particular tbh) here. I'm more curious about where this particular reputation actually comes from, how widespread it was/is, and whether there is some context I'm missing. I'm also wondering how much of it is based on actual fandom behavior versus general fandom war rhetoric.

So i'm curious if anyone here has followed kside fandom spaces for a while, especially during lesserafim's earlier years, and has some perspective on this. I'd genuinely like to understand where the "kfearnots are terrible" reputation came from and whether there is substantial history behind it (and also, if it still somewhat persists, since i know a lot of them report having been banned from kforums since 2024 for, well, obvious reasons).

any input is welcome, just please be respectful to the group (or groups!), since they got nothing to do with any of that, truly. i'm mostly trying to make sense of the conflicting things i've come across rather than argue for or against them.

This is not a reason for people to go and harass the people behind the pixel project, they've laid out their reasoning pretty clearly.

They clearly like CB and now CB is well aware too. What makes anyone think they're gonna wanna face the embarrassment of back-stepping and apologizing after they already went to the great lengths of taking a picture with him and hyping themselves in the concert crowd? It's clear they're doing the classic "keep your mouth shut" pr move because let's be real here, you could insert any other Kpop idol here and they'd do the same thing.

What's so absurd is that I saw many Armys saying "if they're not gonna acknowledge or release an apology or statement then I'm gonna unstan."

Like what?? No! It hasn't happened yet and it will never happen! Like do yourself a favour at that point and simply unstan. Remember, you can still be a casual listener of BTS without having to be Army.

A quote from the article about Galaxy Corporation (currently G-Dragon and Taemin's label). They call themselves an "enter-tech" and "physical AI company", planning to use robots as backup dancers and cover performers.

>“We’re planning three to six K-pop concerts daily, over 1,000 shows annually,” Choi Yong-ho, Galaxy’s chief executive and self-styled “chief happiness officer”, tells reporters. “By the end of this year, We’re planning to take them on a world tour.”

>The broader vision involves deploying K-pop performing robots to places where human stars cannot easily travel, including war zones. Once choreography is programmed into one robot, all robots worldwide can instantly learn and perform it, enabling concurrent shows across multiple countries.

I better not see some of yall at those robot shows. Also... I can't tell you what to do, but of you attend GD/Taemin's concerts or buy their albums, you give money to THIS.

I bought tickets for the BTS concert that's happening this week, and I've always been a huge fan of them for a decade. Now that the date is approaching, I'm having second thoughts.

Ever since two of the members took pictures with Chris Brown, a known abuser/woman beater, just thinking about going leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

On one hand I've always wanted to see them perform for the longest time, I was a crazy fangirl since middle school and letting that huge part of myself go kind of hurts, no matter how dramatic that sounds. As time went on however, I started becoming a casual listener, I was not really up to date with them on anything, because, I have a life now. But when I saw that they were hosting a world tour, i jumped right back on the bandwagon and listened to every one of their songs. On the other hand, going to a concert of someone who willingly associates themselves with a woman beater just does not feel right at all (specifically those two members since they would preach about female empowerment), especially since I am a woman myself and it pains me to see other women is that position.

My dad already booked the flight and hotel and bought the tickets for me, so even the financial burden of it makes me feel obviously guilty for wanting to resell tickets. I just want to clarify that I am awfully grateful for my dad for supporting me financially for this to even happen, I am not some ungrateful brat that's willing to throw all his efforts away so carelessly (saying this because I made the same exact post on another subreddit, and I got called irrational and sensitive).

I know this post is giving champagne problems, but it's been consuming me for the past few days I was so hyped for this man

Even though I’m very skeptical about the transparency, honesty, and therefore the actual value of these awards, I still find it absurd that Lisa got 4 nominations with an insignificant song that disappeared completely from everyone’s radar like “Dream,” when there are artists like Le Sserafim Illit or Aespa who absolutely deserve much more.

I was a really big fan of BTS back then, but then got more casual as time went on. Even before the CB incident, something felt a bit off about them to me. For some reason, they gave me the “ick” and I still can’t put my finger on it as to why. I went to one of their Arirang shows and it felt kind of blank to me and I sold my ticket for one of their upcoming shows. I was telling my friend how they gave me a weird feeling, but I can’t really put it into words. Does anyone else feel this way?

Note: Just to make it clear, I don’t hate them. I just have a weird feeling about them that I can’t explain. Please do not post weird hate comments on here about them. I still love their old albums and have attended a few of their past shows as well.

I get that they are down a couple members but I really wanted a more mature look for them. Lemonade was a great opener but the other songs besides walk did not keep the momentum going enough for me. Why can’t we get ayo and designer? 2 baddies and kick it again? Come on sticker and whiplash would’ve been better. I get that they were throwing it back to their earlier days as a group but their energy is not young anymore. That sexy back cover was too dang good I could see them performing it as well. Top 5 and v for vision sound like demos sm would’ve bought as b sides. What is their performance director doing? Mark is gone but Jaehyun is back make it special put on a show. lol am i being extra what do you guys think?