What's the definition of a company stan?

1)stans everything that comes out of the company

2)defends the company with their soul and is a shooter for the ceo

3) praises anything the company does

all three conditions must be satisfied to be labels as a company stan

If you like majority of the acts from a company. Is one definition and I go by this definition.

The other one is where you defend the actions of a corporate entity.

People think these two things are different but in my observation the ppl in category 1 are also in category 2.

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I see it used all the time, but what do y'all mean with it?

Do you think it means someone who defends a company?

Or someone who stans all the groups from that company?

Or do you have to fulfill both?

Or is it just a useful insult for arguements since the opposition usually gets really offended?

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It's mostly the last I think these days? But all definitions seem to work!

Seems like the original meaning was just someone who tended to like groups from the same company - like I like BigHit production, concepts and music a lot, so I have a big bias towards their groups. That can be true of SM, YG, etc. Pretty simple.

These days tho' it's often used in the trenches of fanwars both in and outside fandoms, where it's used as an insult to suggest someone is defending an agency blindly and is just a company bootlicker. Tiresome, but as ppl don't want to be seen that way it can be effective like you said.

I would say that one likes a majority of the groups within that company

Someone who is a fan of all/the majority of groups from one company.

In the past it was the person who stans all artist from one company which is usually from so called Big3.

I think it evolved to a person that stans those companies.... which is weird .

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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I mean, I think the original definition of company stan doesn't actually suggest anything horrible, it's well noted that companies tend to have a signature sound. SM has always had similarities within their groups, and it has even specifically been said that the song could have gone to another artist. YG, JYP, and also have similar traits.

As for the bootlicker, I'm sure there are some of them, however it's just so rude to suggest, and it's so taboo in kpop, that it's lost all meaning and sorta becomes a basic insult if you want to ignore what the other person is saying/write them off. It's a really good if you aren't great at arguing/don't know what to say, as literally everyone hates it, not just a couple of fandoms.

Agreed! It's kinda a lowest common denominator insult now bc it paints the person as someone who cares more about the company than the individual idols, and tries to shut down the conversation.

I think it's gotten to the point where it's even become shameful for many to admit they like a house style because of the connotation? (Despite it being completely natural bc of that signature sound you mention)