fyi, i've been a kpop fan since i was a kid. no lies or whatsoever. kpop was a part of my childhood. i stopped when i was in the 4th grade and came back to it when i was in 6th grade.
i've been a kpop fan long enough to know about the do's and don'ts of being a fangirl.
and one of them is, respect other people regardless on what fandom they are in or who they stan.
the thing is, the opposite happened to me last week.
i was with my friends. the two of them are ARMYs long enough and the other one.. not so much (we're gonna name the one who's not a fan for long.. ARMY 1) so we were waiting for our teacher to go out since we have to present shit.
they were dancing to 미지막처럼 and then suddenly, "let's dance fire for once." and they did. i am not much of a dancer so i just stood by and watched.
and then ARMY 1 started to do the footwork of Boy In Luv after dancing Fire. she stopped midway and said, "you won't relate because you aren't a fan of BTS."
it sounds petty but for someone who have known kpop longer than her, that can be an insult. i, for one, became an ARMY a while back. i still listen to them since i like their songs but i'm not a proper stan.
you see, i'm known as the girl who only stans seventeen, nct, monsta x, and day6. but underneath that, i know a lot. i'm just not for one to show off or to showcase my faves. yes those 4 groups that i mentioned are my ult groups (i'm never loyal to begin with) but i love underrated groups so much.
people might attack me but, the reason why i left the ARMY fandom is because i can't handle the fandom so well. my friends are ARMYs and i respect them. but what she said about me not relating to anything that's bts really caught me off guard.
for me, that's disrespectful. i just went along despite being a little hurt because she's my friend.
though i don't tolerate that shit, i went along because i don't know her that much. she doesn't know me that much either. so for her to say that is really.. idek.
just because you stan one group doesn't mean you have the right to attack someone who isn't really a fan of the group you stan.
is it wrong that i'm not an ARMY? that i'm not a kpop fan no longer because i don't stan them?
it ticked me off because there are people like her. nonetheless, she's a new fan so i'll just understand that she's just like that.
just because you are a fan doesn't mean you can get cocky that you know shit about other people.
remember, a fandom reflects the group. so as much as possible, be respectful because this can turn off anyone whether they are a fan or not.
this also goes for anyone who has been really patient and understanding with those people like her. i respect you. and for those who has been a kpop fan long enough and encounters shitty situations like this, i know the feeling of bandwagoning fans ruining shit for others.
it sounds so petty imma kms but respect each other. kpop fan or not. ARMY or not. besides, you learn these shit at school why not apply them to your daily life instead of worrying about your grades or again, disrespecting other people.
the next time this happens, i'm gonna pull out a powerpoint presentation cus i'm gonna lecture the shit out of them.
(i'm gonna pull out the truths of kpop because it isn't exactly rainbows and unicorns)
thanks for withstanding this shitty rant. this is from me to you ❤
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