I think the main reason hybe stans are still so delusional and defensive about the company is because hybe is still pretty new

I can’t speak about the Korean side, so I’ll say this from an international fan's perspective.

For now, many hybe stans simply can’t grasp the reality that no huge corporation is saintly and that they’re on the evil side. They still think the company is the legacy of their idols, when in reality, idols are just mere slaves to the corporation. They’re in denial, thinking everyone is just jealous of the faves and wants to bring the company down to sabotaging the success of the group.

They remind me of the old Big 3 stans back in 2nd gen and early 3rd gen. Those stans used to be unable to handle any form of criticism about their company and were very defensive especially sm and yg stans who used to be insufferable before. These days, Big 3 stans are more chill and don’t really defend the companies over idols anymore. Obv there is always exceptions but the volume is not as huge as before. They criticize the companies and no longer see these corporation as all rainbows and sunshine. I guess hybe company stans are still in that phase. So, I’ll let them be because, just like with the Big 3 stans, reality will hit hard, and they’ll realize hybe isn’t worth defending whole this times when it’s their faves’ turn.

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Honestly speaking?

I feel HYBE stans are mostly ARMY who treat every single attack towards HYBE as an attack to their faves.

They are unable to separate their faves and the company because BTS did build the company up from BH. So when people criticise HYBE they feel that they are targeting BTS and their legacy or whatever

Watch HYBE crumble in pieces the moment BTS decides to leave if they ever do choose to

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Yeah, I agree with this too, which is why they remind me of the early Big 3 days. Fans feel like their idols really made the company what it is, so they take it personally and start seeing the company as their idols’ legacy. Interestingly enough, I don’t really see this as a big issue with Jyp stans. There are exceptions, of course, but Twice fans, who basically saved the company from bankruptcy, never really have that savior, ride or die mentality as strongly as the other 3 companies do for jyp.