You can be a fan of as many groups as you want from the same Kpop company unless they're from Hybe/Bighit

All I see on this forum are users who stan two, three... groups from the same company and it's "normal". Well, I agree that it really is N-O-R-M-A-L and there is absolutely nothing to argue about it. So why do the views change drastically when it comes to Hybe/Bighit? What's so problematic about it?

Fans move between groups from the same company since the beginning of Kpop. There are a lot of people who simply like music and are open to getting attached to artists who captivate or please them.

I can see that the so-called "big 3 privilege" exists and it extends to Hybe/Bighit nowadays. Debuting under these 4 companies gives groups great exposure that may resonate on an early fanbase but it's up to the group themselves to grow their audience. This is the reason why some groups take some time to become successful and others don't. For some reasons (mainly sonically or aesthetic factors) they fail to connect with fans of the previous groups and need to conquer a new audience.

So TXT and Enhypen aren't successful because of BTS, they're successful because they captivated an audience that was open to them. They're not reinventing the wheel, they're just serving what the public wants from them.

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i honestly think this argument applies to pretty much any company with more than three groups. but yeah i agree, but with most the ending about where txt/enhypen's success comes from

I just don't understand what's the problem with being an army and liking other Hybe/Bighit's groups. The audience of this forum is a great example that someone can enjoy two, three, four or even more groups from the same company and this is normal and natural.

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Enhypen is a different league since they’re from a survival show. But at one point of their career all groups from big4 have their one fanbase and demographic target. But let’s not act the big4 gives a big exposure.

Txt may their own fanbase and doesn’t rely on BigHit/BTS anymore but there were selling 100k at debut tho

The point is that there's nothing wrong about stan two or more groups from the same company but when it comes to the BTS related groups kpoppers think it's a crime.

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It's okay to stan multiple, even all, groups from the same company. I don't get the problem.

It should be.

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Well, I'm an army who likes Enhypen

I'm sure you didn't force yourself to like them.