1. “Why practise y'all heed to K-Pop? You don’t fifty-fifty know Korean.”
If y'all really desire to annoy an international fan, state this! Some people exterior of the fandom don’t empathise how non-Korean-speaking listeners tin bask K-Pop, but music is a universal language. The melodies, the raps, the vocals, what’s non to love? Plus, there’s this space-age conception called Google. Present-day international fans tin await upwardly translated lyrics much to a greater extent than easily than fans could inwards the 1990s or early on 2000s.
2. “K-Pop is simply a fad.”
Actually, it’s a multi-million dollar manufacture that has been unopen to for decades. K-Pop may simply live coming into the western mainstream (thanks largely inwards business office to BTS’s popularity) but it has been an international music staple inwards Japan, China, as well as many other countries for years. Some may intend of PSY‘s megahit “Gangnam Style” every bit a one-hit wonder, but forthwith that K-Pop is genuinely breaking into the mainstream, it’s hither to stay!
3. “He looks similar a girl.” / “She looks similar a guy.”
Oh boy. Not this again! While it’s truthful that some idols, like NU’EST‘s Ren, have pushed the boundaries of traditional masculinity/femininity, this is even then a huge generalization to make. Anyone who says this either does non know, or chooses to ignore, the fact that Korean beauty standards differ from western ones.
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Ergo, K-Pop men don’t accept to accept beards or live super jacked (although they tin be!) to live considered “manly”.
f(x)‘s Amber has likewise proven that women don’t demand to accept long pilus as well as “feminine” wearing clothing to live beautiful either.
4. “They’ve all had plastic surgery.”
Yes, some idols accept gotten plastic surgery, as well as there’s cipher incorrect alongside that. In fact, some idols, like MOMOLAND‘s JooE are really opened upwardly almost the operate they’ve had done.
That said, many idols are “natural beauties”, whose stunning looks are simply the results of expert genes as well as flattering make-up. Plastic surgeons can’t believe how gorgeous BTS’s V‘s human face upwardly is, but that perfect human face upwardly is 100% natural!
5. “Do y'all accept ‘yellow fever’?”
“Yellow fever” is a derogatory slang term for a individual who has an obsession alongside Asian people as well as civilization that may or may non live sexual. Just because a non-Asian individual loves K-Pop it does non hateful that they are fetishizing Korean people or Korean culture.
6. “You shouldn’t pass coin on ____.”
Hey, if a fan wants to blow their hard-earned paycheck on K-Pop albums, concert tickets, as well as merch, that’s upwardly to them.
Unless, that is, it’s actually your money. Then, that’s a problem.
7. “They all await the same.”
It’s slowly for novel fans to confuse members, specially when a grouping has a uniform concept like B.A.P did, but that doesn’t hateful that all idols are carbon copies of each other.
Even idols who are very similar to each other, like Jungkook (BTS) as well as Sungjin (Day6) even then don’t await exactly the same…
…except for perhaps Boyfriend’s Kwangmin and Youngmin, who are real-life twins!
8. “Why are y'all buying the album when y'all tin download it for free?”
This is essentially similar saying, “why pay for it when y'all tin pocket it”. Without monetary back upwardly from digital as well as physical sales, K-Pop artists wouldn’t brand whatever coin as well as they’d likely cease to attain music.
To back upwardly their favourite groups, many fans past times both digital tracks as well as the album. Plus, lots of albums come with bonus goodies, similar an awesome photobook as well as a collectible photocard!
9. “Are those guys/girls gay?”
Non-fans, specially international non-fans, may non realize that same-sex skinship is perceived differently unopen to the world. K-Pop guys as well as gals are known to live really huggy alongside their members, but that doesn’t hateful they are gay. Even if they were…is that anybody’s business?
10. “You solely similar them for their looks.”
While idols are definitely a feast for the eyes, fans stan them start as well as initiatory of all for their music. After all, good-looks volition eventually fade but bang-up music is forever!
