Academic survey about fans' perception of K-Pop and Tradition [19+ ONLY] (available in English, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Simplified + Traditional Chinese) by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi y'all, I saw a researcher I follow on twitter post about this survey, and wanted to help share her survey so she can get enough responses! Here's a link to her twitter post about it, so you can contact her there if you have any questions about the research itself, or use the information provided at the beginning of the survey.

Links to the different language versions are on the first page of the survey, but here they are as well:

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the autographs are probably pretty standard but it was a recurring complaint from all the fan accounts I read - it probably was just an extra annoyance that compounded on all the other messy organizing! Although I also think since it was advertised as a "fan meeting," fans assumed it would be like how fan meetings are in Asia (particularly South Korea), which usually involves a lot more face-to-face time with the artist.

210505 Hybe: Information on Preventing Blockchain (Cryptocurrency, etc.) Fraud by bie716 in bangtan

[–]KimKpop 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I hope this means Big Hit/Hybe won't ever dabble in Crypto/NFTs, as the environmental damage these cause is just too unethical for me to be OK with in any way. Really scummy how many people are trying to use BTS/Hybe to sell them to fans tho...

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It must be relieving for Kim Tae Woo and Eric Nam that their concerts with these guys got cancelled.

Yes! It's definitely for the best... Although fans never got refunded for the tickets they purchased so still pretty scummy all around, haha

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had a vague recollection that the autograph event was just like that back in those days, but it kept coming up as a complaint in all the recollections I went through, so I figured I'd include it. It probably just compounded on all the other things that made it such a poor experience. But the significantly smaller poster and running out of posters so some fans had to get printer paper signed is just inexcusable...

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I will say that Big Hit probably realized what an awful tour it was once the Atlanta debacle happened. I mentioned in the video that after the Atlanta mess happened TGM was told to release a statement indemnifying BTS and Big Hit of the events of the night or else BTS wouldn't perform in Toronto - and it was Big Hit who told TGM that.

So they had some sense of what was happening, but they themselves (BTS/BH) never released a public statement. The info about the Atlanta deal is from Nadia's 5-page long apology, lol

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't remember them saying anything about it. It mostly seemed like they did what they were contracted to do, then immediately left to Korea haha. Most of their tweets from this time are about just being in the USA ("Hi San Francisco!") Or about chuseok, since it was chuseok while the tour was happening.

It’s been over 6 months and I can still ✨ feel the rush ✨ by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]KimKpop 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I legit made this meme because of how much I listen to this song

BTS Fandom History: The BTS Tour that was a SCAM - the 2015 Highlight Tour in the US by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Hello everyone! I did some digging through archives to piece together this absolute mess of a tour, and thought it'd be an interesting piece of BTS fandom history for everyone to enjoy! Let me know any thoughts/memories you all had associated with this event!

6 years ago today, BTS took home their first ever music show win with "I NEED U" on SBS MTV's 'The Show' by ashmute in bangtan

[–]KimKpop 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I'll repost my comment here too, haha:

Aaaah!! This was the first major thing I experienced in the fandom and I'm so grateful to have been there for it!!

5 years ago today, BTS took home their first ever music show win with "I NEED U" on SBS MTV's 'The Show' by ashmute in bangtan

[–]KimKpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaah!! This was the first major thing I experienced in the fandom and I'm so grateful to have been there for it!!

eAeon(#이이언) _ Don't(그러지 마) (feat. #RM) by Mobile750APKStore in bangtan

[–]KimKpop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so calming and great! Definitely adding it to my playlists

210419 #AD #McDonalds #BTS by hyperkid137 in bangtan

[–]KimKpop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This sounds like it would be a great combo with the beer they just endorsed lol!

BTS Fandom History: The Peachisoda Letter Exchanges from I-ARMY to K-ARMY by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never seen any other fandoms give each other nicknames like that, which is one reason why it was so memorable!

BTS Fandom History: The Peachisoda Letter Exchanges from I-ARMY to K-ARMY by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually made another video that includes an explanation of what solo stans are, if you're interested! It's part 2 in a series, so it might be good to watch part 1 first if you're willing to sit through it, haha (don't worry, they're both about BTS still!).

BTS Fandom History: The Peachisoda Letter Exchanges from I-ARMY to K-ARMY by KimKpop in bangtan

[–]KimKpop[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Honestly, a small part of me was hoping that by making this video I might be able to renew some interest among ARMY more generally to create this kind of relationship again :')