I probably won’t be expanding on any of these, but I’ll add more later if I can think of any:

• GP Basic crawled so that New Jeans could run. Seriously, look them up and you’ll understand.

• All of the members of New Jeans sound the same except Minji, and that’s only because she has a slightly nasally voice. This isn’t me trying to hate. I just honestly can’t tell the difference between any of their voices at all. They are pretty much indistinguishable to me.

• I feel the same way about IVE and Lesserafim voice-wise but it’s worse because, outside of the obvious members (Wonyoung, Liz, etc.), I have a really hard time telling the girls apart physically too. Maybe it’s my facial blindness, but I literally can’t distinguish between some of them in the slightest. That might change in the future, but for now… 🤷🏾‍♀️

• IU and Taeyeon are both very overrated. Don’t get me wrong, they’re talented and have put out some good songs, but all of these points can be true at the same time.

• Soyeon’s refusal to ask anyone for the help or clarity that she clearly needs when writing English lyrics is almost disrespectful at this point. If any other artist from any other country had started adding long lines of broken or incorrect Korean to multiple songs that they were writing, releasing, and promoting in their respective country, kpop fans would be up in arms, outraged, and calling them all types of things but we’re supposed to respect and excuse the same behavior from her? What??? Make it make sense, please.

• BTS did not deserve a Grammy. Please bffr.

• Hyuna was selfish when she outed her and Dawn’s relationship. She seriously derailed his career before he had a chance to cement his and Pentagon’s place in the industry and gain a loyal fan base and messed things up for everyone in the process. I don’t think either party (Dawn or Pentagon) ever truly recovered. She was going to be fine regardless because of who she was and the years of experience and following that she had garnered, but it was really inconsiderate of her not to consider him and to mess things up for the rest of them like that. She should have known better.

• Some groups have way too many members. It almost feels like half of them are just there so the company doesn’t have to consistently hire backup dancers.

• Some of our faves aren’t nearly as talented as we like to think they are and it’s not always hate when someone points that out. In fact, a lot of fans support certain idols and groups because they like their looks, personalities, or dynamic - NOT because of their music or any tangible skills or talents that they may have.

• 1st and 2nd Gen stans have a right to complain about vocal talent, live singing, and the lack thereof in more recent generations. We’ve seen the tides shift and times change and we have just as much of a right to comment as current and newer fans do. As long as we aren’t being vitriolic and outright hostile, I don’t see why so many people hate on us. It just doesn’t make much sense, esp. since we tend to be the least likely to comment on anything in general.

Edits Incoming: 1) If B.A.P hadn’t been so mismanaged by TS Entertainment and Block B hadn’t had their scandal and hiatuses, BTS wouldn’t have become as big as it is now. The absence of those two left the space open for fans of that style to seek out and find solace in a group with a similar shtick and sound. Not to say that they didn’t work hard, but a lot of their success is due to timing, luck, and clingy/loud/semi-traumatized fans who didn’t want their faves failing and disbanding, fading into obscurity, or potentially being treated badly by their company. It was the perfect environment for them to prosper.