How has k-pop changed your life

They made me listen to better music

im having a breakdown over men and women in their 20's instead of studying for my exams

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They made me listen to better music

it helped cure my depression. No lie.

I feel like I have something to care about? Like an idol to keep up with and stuff, makes me feel happy to actually care about something that garners a fandom for once. Kpop is really very social I feel like, whenever I used to mention kpop in a public setting all the stans would start screaming about their favs and it was just such a fun chaotic atmosphere that I always wanted to be a part of. The downside is that I feel I've gotten more aware of people's looks, which is something I'm working on... not doing anymore? lol but yeah!! Mostly good things have come out of this discovery

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I've started my kpop journey in 2017 with bts and bp and slowly got introduced to other kpop acts. It helped me during that time I was dealing with personal and financial issues. Also, I was tired of western pop being all sad and depressive and saw kpop as a more cheerful and free-caring.

The only con of this is that I became more self-conscious about my appearance but I decided to turn my insecurity into motivation to improve myself (and by that, I don't mean starving myself but rather start exercising and gaining muscle weight. Due to covid my plans on going to the gym are ruined so I exercise at home ).

In a bad way or in a good way?.........Anyways

Good way: I listen to good music and spend great time with Kpop

Bad way: I listen only to Kpop and spend to many time with Kpop

It gave me a distraction from real life and problems. Helped me feel happy when I was stressed with things like exams. However, it also made me distracted when I should be focused on other things. But I guess I would find another thing if it wasn't Kpop. Overall positive from me.

It helped me to through my boring days to better

It keeps me entertained and makes me want to actively look for new music, which is nice.

Also, sometimes when I'm said I would just play a variety of my favorite idols being their usual goofy selves and cheer up, so I think that's nice.

- made me $57,000 in debt

- made me lose all my online friends

- caused me to breakup with my ex-gf

- reason why i often cant get a good night's sleep

yet im happy

No it hasn’t. My daughter has changed my life, not listening to a bunch of K pop songs. It did give me a better appreciation for Korean culture and listen to a different genre of music.

It made me get closer to some friends but what I specially like about what Kpop changed for me is being more open minded to different things. I was a try hard rock fan who always made fun of pop in general considering "just music to please the masses" but once I got into Kpop I started to see the appeal. You don't need to go full intellectual for everything and just have fun sometimes.

I still don't consider Kpop the best kind of music ever and I still like rock better but nowadays I don't have issues with other stuff in general. I wouldn't say Kpop is bad nor a guilty pleasure and even I can admit their MVs are really visually stunning with many symbolic stuff thrown around which makes my mind go nuts by thinking of many theories or giving my interpretation about it.

It changed my playlist a little bit and killed my time when I feel bored.

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No it hasn’t. My daughter has changed my life, not listening to a bunch of K pop songs. It did give me a better appreciation for Korean culture and listen to a different genre of music.

Funny, my stepdaughter, who I helped raise since she was 4, ruined my life but K Pop had a HUGE role in me getting my life back on track.

Didn't change my life as much as Hip Hop did but you never know. Sometimes, it's the little things that make the biggest difference.

It gives me positivity and eyecandy bc everyone is so beautiful & handsome

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It gives me positivity and eyecandy bc everyone is so beautiful & handsome