A call for AKP unity to fight the common enemy: K-pop YouTube

I support this as a my even tho I have been their fan for only a year! Their rookie years were hell on earth! Be it Reddit, Twitter or YouTube everyone bashed aespa a lot!

Even in Russian kpop sphere they were a lot of hate videos about them! I don’t think any girl group received that much hate for a long time!

We need to take down those hateful yt channels

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I've been seeing a major problem that plagues the K-pop multiverse. It is K-pop YouTube's perpetuation of negativity for views. Are we going to let our faves and our fandoms be used and abused for clout like this?

Instead of fighting each other, we need to combat the real enemy, the common enemy: K-pop YouTubers who constantly shame, ridicule, and bash our favorites, even spreading misinformation and disinformation in the process.

They may portray their content as "just reporting what the Koreans/K-netizens are saying," but the fact that they purposely use unflattering images of our faves as clickbait is extremely disrespectful. It's as if they're indirectly shaming them, using the quotes of netizens as a cover. These YouTube channels need to be stopped. They know exactly what they're doing, yet they pretend they're innocent. The following are examples of what I'm referring to. I'm putting them in a spoiler because they're potentially triggering.

Examples of YouTube channels' subtle shaming of idols

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Then, there are the K-pop YouTube channels whose objective is to "critique" while exaggerating the situation, using negativity as bait. This is why I fight so hard for MEOVV. Whether or not you like their debut is preferential, but it definitely doesn't imply whether or not it's failed debut. They're doing just fine.

K-pop YouTube hopping on the MEOVV hate bandwagon

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Let's take a look at LE SSERAFIM. They became a target for these YouTube channels shortly after their Coachella appearance, but in reality, they're still loved by K-pop fans worldwide. Chaewon is still "that girl."

Examples of YouTube channels jumping on the LE SSERAFIM hate bandwagon

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They're also sensationalizing the NewJeans situation as if to demonize the girls for speaking out, calling this their "downfall" when that's far from the truth.

K-pop YouTube's negative sensationalism of the NewJeans situation

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These are just some examples, but such content exists pertaining to basically everyone's favorites. To emphasize, these YouTubers are arguably worse than those who hate on K-pop; they're misusing idols and taking advantage of fandoms for views.

We should not let this slide. It's time to put an end to this. It doesn't matter what fandom you're from. We need to unite in solidarity for a common cause, in alliance to fight the common enemy.

Vive la révolution.

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I rather agree with these YT statements except body-shaming.

Idk those, I prefer the trolls that post shorts

They are funny

welp I don't see any of them on my youtube homepage, and they probably never will

best way is to put them on ignore by clicking the 'Not Interested' button or the 'Don't recommend channel' button.

it's useless giving them a dislike on the video or leaving comments

just flat out put them on ignore

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welp I don't see any of them on my youtube homepage, and they probably never will

best way is to put them on ignore by clicking the 'Not Interested' button or the 'Don't recommend channel' button.

it's useless giving them a dislike on the video or leaving comments

just flat out put them on ignore

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this is the way.

I don't see them on my YouTube either, occasionally one or two pop up and you just "Dont recommend the channel" and its a good riddance for a good while.

Rage bait works, any kind of attention is good attention for them so I would rather not interact at all.

I dont really watch videos like these very often but I do always see the clickbait titles and roll my eyes. Though I suppose its no different than how users here make sensationlist titles and drama threads to draw engagement.

You hate to see it but thats what sells in the kpop fandom and really within celebrity culture in general. In general I find a lot of them harmless and just ignore it, but some that you posted are pretty disgusting and take it too far. Like the body shaming stuff is just weird.

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I've been seeing a major problem that plagues the K-pop multiverse. It is K-pop YouTube's perpetuation of negativity for views. Are we going to let our faves and our fandoms be used and abused for clout like this?

Instead of fighting each other, we need to combat the real enemy, the common enemy: K-pop YouTubers who constantly shame, ridicule, and bash our favorites, even spreading misinformation and disinformation in the process.

Links?

I have seen the opposite problem, people reacting to songs and they always say the song is a bop, you would think that once in a while these people would watch a MV / listen to a song and say, 'I did not like it' or something, that is why I don't think the people that react to videos are honest.

(then again, I do not watch reaction videos to songs that I do not like)

Just my opinion.

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Then, you're the enemy.

I'm kidding. I respect your opinions.

The issue is the disingenuous nature of these YouTube channels. They're clearly doing this not because they're passionate about K-pop, but because they want to manipulate people and take advantage of us.

I don't watch them anyway.

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Chaewon is still "that girl."

I'll say. I'm getting spammed on TikTok again by reactions to her newest clip:

I've also been getting Youtube recs for videos from the "Nasty Little Cvnts in Kpop" crowd and their newest target of "shes gotten fat" body shaming...

Natty of KioF...

The sam fuck?

Oh and I've found the ones on TikTok are WORSE than the Youtube ones.

I kind of get the Youtube ones having to make almost misleading looking titles and title images, because in the modern YouTube market, thats what drives clicks and engagements, even if the content isn't actually as awful as the title and image makes out.

But Tiktok ones are just outright toxic (and c-link for clear skin!)

I agree. They act like they're being objective, but in reality, they're just pushing their own preconceived opinions/agendas against these groups 🙄

Sometimes they are right, even with groups I like, sometimes lyrics can be weird, nothing wrong with pointing that out for clicks.

I don't see us changing anything when people can't behave here either. Some of those titles or pictures could be from users here. I for one don't like it but I don't see people changing.