It's not the fault of any particular fandom, but I've noticed a tendency of Kpop stans coddling their idols, especially during collaborations with Western artists. This type of behavior often involves portraying their idols as more naive fostering a narrative that implies Western artists will "spoil" them. This could be due to the carefully manufactured personas that are common in the Kpop industry. IDK though, this is just my opinion. Why do you guys think this happens?
Why do Kpop stans baby their idols so much?
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It's just more convenient to think that way.
Anything that may taint the image of a perfect human idol.
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The way I knew someone would comment this...like I am sorry even the members cannot help it ok
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Yeah, I've definitely noticed some fans take the idol-babying thing a bit far sometimes. It is kinda weird to see grown idols still referred to that way after so many years.
gotta let the "babies" grow up at some point, you know? I'm sure the idols find it strange too.
At the same time though, I get where some of the protectiveness comes from. These companies do cultivate really innocent public images early on. And streaming culture can get pretty intense/toxic nowadays too.
Anyway, as long as fans still respect the idols as professionals first and foremost, I don't think the affectionate nicknames necessarily cross a line.
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