Do you like kpop?

Kpop was just a phase for me, I'm staying here for the drama

Yes, I still do.

I was into kdramas from 2017 I guess if I remember correctly. Then in late 2019 I have searched in youtube the person who played a doctor in Descendants of the Sun, which is Onew. But back then I didn’t know how to properly search since I was young, but I just watched my favourite osts from Gummy and Ailee, and in the show called the Call, I saw very handsome guy who looked same as Onew, which is definitely not, because I didn’t know back then to differentiate asians. However that handsome guy was his bandmate the Lee Taemin(which I didn’t know for 2 more years lol, since I was interested in his music only). I was too stunned to speak when I saw move and want. Like I lost my words for like 2 months, I watched all of Taemins performances. Then I took a break for 2 years from both kdramas and kpop, since I was studying a lot in high school. Then in late 2023 I again started watching kdramas and listening to kpop. Artists which were in the top of Spotify before my kpop era are not even in top 10 now. So I’m now in my kpop and kdrama era. So I love kpop, and even if I leave K-pop I won’t leave Taemin and Shinee and probably Aespa.

No. Im here just because i like seeing weirdos fighting for stats of people who dont even know they exist. My true passion is the khoomei

i got into kpop in 2018 through BP and since then I tend to go through phases where I only listen to kpop for months and will listen to every new release. But like any of my other hobbies I will take a step away from the kpop community sometimes and focus my interests elsewhere.

Like last year my top 5 on spotify wrapped was all rock music, this year it will 100% be 5 kpop songs.

Yes.
I have been a casual listener for a long time but thanks to BTS, I became an actual fan.

Also, stream and support quite some other groups.

To me it's much more interesting to me than Western pop.

Western pop I just consumed passively by hearing it play somewhere.

You read about scandals and who breaks up with who.

Kpop is much more interactive and has angles that you don't see in Western pop, like interactions in the group, them having their own variety shows etc, which make it much easier to get to know the artists a little.

No, not really. I like few songs of some groups here and there. It is hyper sexualised and I find fandom cultures and arguments absolutely stupid, there are many detailed aspects which I find stupid but I am not in the mood to type those out.

i got into kpop in january of 2018 through bts save me and i've been a fan ever since. it's basically the only music i listen to

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I understand your reasoning 1000% but if you don't like the music except for a few songs, how did you end up here lol? Not judging, just genuinely curious how you ended up finding us, as I do see you are a newer user!

Mhj, lol

I listen to a lot of different genres of music and honestly, K-pop has never been on my top list. There are a lot of good graters, but these are just good tracks, no K-pop group compares to American music or British music. I've been listening to Lana Del Rey for 10 years now and I never get tired, I always experience the same feelings. There is not a single K-pop track that is even 1/2 close to her work, there are many tracks that are good to listen to, but they do not evoke the same emotions.

The problem with K-pop is that all groups have an assembly line product.

Sure - but in recent years it's often a better experience on a 75" TV with the volume off.

Not as much as I used to.

I'm missing some of the things that got me into K-pop in the first place, and that made K-pop fun, entertaining and exciting in those days.