Most k fans stanning only one group while most i fans stanning multiple groups isn't what you think it is

So do you think that in SK they are considered as an idol, and on the international level, they are considered as an artist?

u may have a point there.

while i like and listen to a ton of groups. i make small investments in the one or the other group. but only for one group i have the fanclub membership or investment with 4 digits.

I'm inclined to believe kfans doesn't even stream any group besides their faves actually. Maybe they do listen casually if they like a song, but definitely not in the same way as iFans who listen constantly their favorite groups

The reason why I think this because idol groups catalog is REALLY abysmally in terms of streams, once the song left the top 100 the GP really stop to listen them, which is okay, GP only listen the top 100 anyways.

However if kpop groups had a healthy number of casual fans (listen to them, but do not purchase their albums, attend concerts and buy merchan) their catalog streams would be much stronger

So yeah, iFans stan multiple = Buy albums from one, two, or none, but consistently stream a lot all their faves

Kfans stan only one = Literally only buy and listen to one group and is top 100 listener of other groups

Ugh, the definition of "fan" for koreans is sick. This looks more like an abusive job rather than a hobbie. Sad

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Some aunties?

Yes. I don't know if there is still a way to see the artist listeners demography on Melon, it was possible a couple of years ago, but surprisingly most of girl groups listeners were people above 30, 50-50 male/female. The group of people over 40 also used bigger than the group of 10-20

This highly imply their listeners were not fans, but random users using Melon top 100 playlists

When a group is more nugu (don't chart at all in top 100) their listeners are more skewed towards female audience and the group age of 10s or 20s

That's why I think in Korea fans only listen their one favorite group (or two, if they are fans of two). They don't listen other groups regularly, except when they are browsing the top 100 playlist. And definitely stop listen once they leave the top 100

I feel like I don't stan any group by Korean standards. I just wanna listen to music by multiple groups

Maybe

unless they reveal their methodologies of how they collected the data we wont know

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Only thing you need to know is that neither fans nor gp streams Shinee

I guess our favs have sth in common then

good for korean fans. fans JUST go around and support every group and HOARD up their house with album after album of RANDOM groups. not normal, lots of problems up in that HEAD. people SHAMING korean fans for staying LOYAL? they angry that can't stop BUYING, and WASTING money on SO many groups? americans got LOYALTY problems. UNLOYAL people in this world, unloyal PEOPLES....gots to get HELP, gots to.....MUSIC kills your ears, that's why we DEAF. #TRUTHS