True Fanship
My Thoughts on True FanshipHi anyone whose reading this~
I'm posting this on my wall in hopes that the EXO and Girls Generation bashing will stop.
Before Korean fans who can read English well misunderstand me, I'm ONLY trying to stop the bashing kay?
I am an international fan of EXO and Girls Generation, now I don't know how it feels to be a Korean fan but we're all fans of EXO and Girls Generation.
(You, personally, might like one group more than the other but it doesn't matter.)
Right now I'm not going to speak as a fan, but as a person who's watching this chaos unfold.
When EXO Baekhyun's and Girls Generation's Taeyeon decided to reveal their relationship, I was honestly expecting many people congratulate them both but the feedback from the fans was the exact opposite.
Both Baekhyun and Taeyeon were getting hate for...being happy.
Now, I know international fans are kinda used to idols/celebrities dating in their own country (maybe some aren't) but Korean fans aren't used to it. 2014 is a new year, so new possibilities are endless.
Many EXOtics are still shocked by Kris' lawsuit and I'm sure many SONES are still a little shocked by a lot of the members' dating other. But this is no reason to bash.
The bashing HAS to stop. From fans that feel betrayed by their idol to EXO fans and Girls Generation fans declaring war, THIS HAS TO STOP!!!!
To the fans that feel betrayed, I'm sorry you feel this way and I also know that you feel completely wronged but there is no reason to act like this. If you feel wronged by your idol, you shouldn't see this as a reason to hate them! But even if you do hate them you shouldn't go take drastic measures and create chaos around them! Idols are also human, they make mistakes, they fall short of their goal, and they do everything they can to please their fans!
I know that if some fans read this they would say,"But they broke their promises,... They took the fans for grant it,... They only care about themselves and not their fans,... Then why would they do this to use if they want to please their fans,... I want them to break up,..." and so on.
Again I'm writing this as someone who is only watching this unfold.
I, personally, feel like the fans who say the things mentioned earlier don't realize what they are saying.
Idols are human, I'm 99.9999% sure everyone who reads this have broken a promise and/or lied before.
Humans make mistakes, and there isn't a time machine invented yet to re-do them.
Idol CARE for their fans, it's true, but they don't have the ability to please every single fans they have.
If your talking about how they only care for themselves and not the fans, then your sending mixed signals. Your saying idols only care for themselves, but you (the fan) are only making it worse by saying to the idols "You should care more about ME (fans)."
They did this because they thought they WOULD please the fans!
There isn't anything wrong with wanting them to break up, but actually acting on those feelings of hatred will only label you as an anti-fan or a crazy-psyco fan.
To the EXOtics and SONES going to war against each other, I understand that you feel upset and wronged by the person dating the your idol. But understand that bashing the idol your idol's dating isn't going to do ANY good.
If anything, the fans who are going to war, you should support your idol as much as you can instead of bashing another idol. By the way, if your idol is dating and you are bashing the idol he/she is dating then, in reality, that won't really support them at all.
Again I'm writing this as a bystander watching this war.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it stop already.
Bashing won't support your idol group, it won't help you get even with them, it won't help you save someone's life by hurting someone else.
Idols are humans too, therefore they have feelings as well.
What EXO really needs RIGHT now is support. Let them know you STILL support them, they are still new to the K-pop scene but the fans supported them enough that they made their way to the top of the K-pop world.
What Girls Generation NEEDS is also support. They have been around for a long time but fans still continue to give love to them. Now, they are (and have been) at the top of the K-pop world.
Let BOTH groups know that a lot of fans still love them by sending kind messages and love from the fans because they and still WILL cheer you up when you're sad and their music will STILL touch peoples hearts.
But it's sad when the fans repay their idols who have done so much for them by hurling insults and calling them names to their faces.
This isn't fair to the idols who have worked hard to make it big.
To both Korean and international fans, please stop bashing and just support/love your idols. It won't do any good to fling insults and name call.
I wrote these posts to help stop the bashing and insults.
I would like the people reading this to know that I am an EXOtic AND a SONE. I am NOT ashamed of saying Baekhyun is my EXO bias and Taeyeon is amazing as well.
I am NOT ashamed of saying I still love and support EXO and Girls Generation because my love for both groups is still solid as a diamond and my adoration for both groups will continue to shine forever.
(I am sincerely sorry for any hurt feelings I have caused among you. Although I am sorry I will not take it back because this is my belief about true support and love as a fan.)
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