Kpop stan imposter syndrome? ( serious )

It's completely normal,especially if you've been actively engaged in k-pop for a long time.Things always feel more exciting when they're fresh.

I only recently got back into k-pop after about a year of straying away from it.While my interest in it did reignite I'm still not the super enthusiastic fanboy I used to be,but I think that's okay.Things change and more importantly,people change as time passes.

How long have you been into Kpop because it's the same for me. I listen to Kpop since 2011 and I was hyp for every comeback and watch really everything from my fave

But now I'm to lazy and I don't have the power for this......It's normal

tbh idg why people particularly feel like they need to be a "super fan" when it comes to kpop. you're allowed to just casually follow groups and not keep up with every last activity that doesnt rlly interest you. doesnt make you less f a fan of that artist.

I go through peaks and troughs.

I was a VIP from 2011 to 2012 before Big Bang went on a long ass hiatus. Back then I had no idea about YG and their...marketing. To me, Big Bang was the same to me as any Western artist. So, I cared about them but not about KPOP in general.

2012-2014, I was a casual listener of KPOP. I checked out BAP (first concert I ever went to), heard this new group called BTS , and listened to EXO. But I was not a KPOP fan, and only occasionally listened to these groups.

2015, I became an EXO-L. This was my true entry into KPOP. I was obsessed with them, and that made me check out other groups.

2016, dropped EXO for GOT7, and this is where I learned true obsession. But, I was still wading shallow. I only listened to title tracks, watched MVs, and started watching YouTube content.

2017-2019, I joined Allkpop and was super active, and the rest was history. Being on this website feeds my hobby and attention to KPOP. I start buying albums, voting, participating in fan arguments, going to concerts, and obsessively checking Twitter about my faves. I start learning about the companies, my faves and their personalities, and so on and so forth.

But any regular person with a normal life cannot maintain that level of devotion.

2020-2021, I disappear from KPOP for 6 months. Don't listen to any new releases except my faves. Don't even listen to my faves albums. Just watch the MVs. Why? Because life. I just wasn't as interested.

2022, back on this website, but still not 100% back in KPOP. Listen to my faves, and check out newer groups every once in awhile. Just recently caught up on Twice albums. Have not caught up on ITZY or GOT7.

So yeah. TLDR: Your interest will come and go in the midst of everyday life. KPOP is a fun hobby. Not a job, so like it and consume it as you see fit.

It's completely normal especially for long time fans. I feel a bit the same way and I've been a fan for eleven years this year. You get to a point where you get a bit blase and impartial towards a comeback. The hype isn't there anymore especially if the song isn't that good. I still like the groups but don't go spaz over a comeback like I used to. It's also normal as we get older.

Oh, my friend.

I can relate to you.

I remember being extremely excited about everything when I first got into k-pop, but since 2019 my hype has been lukewarm. It kinda hurts because we get accustomed to be in this thrilled state, but I have realized that it's pretty normal.

Remember that we live in a world based on duality, we can't stay forever in white, eventually we will go black and then go back to white. :')

Flow with it and try to not overwork yourself!

kpop isn't that serious my friend

enjoy it when one enjoys it and when one doesn't or not as much c'est la vie

I would say I'm very casual about the groups that are my faves I watch little content by them I mostly only super Stan my ultimate bias but also like he tends to disappear for small periods of time and I se other stans of him going a bit crazy waiting for him to show up again and we'll for me I never felt that bothered I'm still excited about everything he does u don't have to super Stan anything

i feel like that is completely normal no need to force yourself just enjoy it at your own level. Just because someone go to extreme lengths doesnt make you less of a fan

It's a hobby so don't feel guilty and pressured. You are free to support whoever you want in a way that you want. Kpop should be a source of enjoyment in your life.

I can understand that

It's all up to you, don't force yourself. And not being able to catch up with everything doesn't make you less of a fan.

Either you'll get back up later, or you'll come across a celebrity/soloist/group to ignite your fire again, or maybe both.

yeah, I feel you, I'm completely going through this long phase we're I can't even stand kpop songs, like it sounds weird, but like, I'm so burned out from kpop, and stanning, and finding new groups, that I'm tired of kpop! I'm really not a fan of anybody but stray kids and aespa and honestly I don't even feel like a fan because I don't vote, stream, buy albums, everything! I think the best thing to get over this is to take a break from kpop for a bit.