• phar
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    I…don’t understand this sentence at all

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      “Jennie is my favorite member of BlackPink, but I dislike being a fan of this group because it’s so toxic”

      I did have to look up ‘bias’ to make sure I was using it right. Kpop fandom is… it’s own little microcosm of slang and conceptual worldviews. Very weird phenomenon to look into, I highly recommend it.

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        Isn’t it just bronies that moved from Japan to Korea?

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          Oh no, it’s way bigger than the bronies ever were. BTS ARMY (the group name for the fans of the group BTS) (depending on source) either equals or exceeds the Swifties (taylor swift fans) in sheer numbers. It’s nuts.

          Edit: BTS alone is projected to be responsible for fully ~0.5% of SK’s GDP

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        Jennie (an Idol) is my Bias (Favourite Idol) from BP (the group names Blackpink), but this fandom (another word for fan base) is a prison (a place of holding prisoners, used here metaphorically)