They believe that the current generation is freer.
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In the world of K-pop, culture and trends are constantly evolving.
Now, with the fifth generation of idols, many have begun to see the differences between the current idol fan culture and that of the past.
Recently, an online community post drew attention to the differences between idol group fandoms today.
“Title: During EXO, INFINITE, WINNER and iKON, people would be shocked if we even looked at other idols… but now…
…it’s the era of ZEROBASEONE, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, &TEAM, TWS, and NCT WISH, and there are many fans who support these groups and also watch other idols’ videos.
I’m also a fan of one of the groups mentioned above and listen to other idol songs and sometimes watch live performance videos. Currently, I like BOYNEXTDOOR and NCT WISH’s songs.”
Korean netizens agree that times have changed and K-Pop fan culture has become more flexible.
- “Nowadays, fans support one member of one group and another member of another group… there are also a lot of lonely fans, which is nice.”
- “Fans used to really hate lonely fans.”
- “Yes, there is a lot of flexibility nowadays.”
- “I agree that there are a lot of lonely stans within groups now.”
- A lot of people listen to all the songs and like them all.”
- “The multi-stan era is so beautiful.”
- “I agree. Once upon a time, you would have been criticized for even batting an eyelid at another group.”
- “Back in my day, if you liked another idol outside of your fandom, people would unfollow you.”
- “This is natural since there are far fewer K-pop fans than before.”
- “You also broadcast this topic, so it became much easier to do so.”
- “The multi-stan era.”
- “I also see there’s been an increase in multi-stans.”
- “Yeah, there’s a lot of multi-stan these days. There’s a lot of people who are stanning who’s hot right now, and they’re constantly changing.”
- “During the second and third generations, people were silent when they appreciated other groups, but now everyone does it freely.”
Do you agree? Are you a multi-stan?
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