Let's be honest, kpop has a bad reputation. There are many reasons for that but the main one is annoying/immature/crazy/hardcore kpop stans. The worst thing is that many people think that kpop fans are all the same
So I feel like that without hardcore fans, kpop could be less stereotyped and more popular
But at the same time, maybe without this kind of fans, kpop wouldn't as huge as it is now.
If you think about that... They are the ones who:
- stream like crazy
- bulk buying albums
- spend most of their time on promotion of their faves
- do twitter things
- etc.