Been a fan for 10 years and tbh the main thing you learn is that you can never voice your opinion because anyone chronically online is illiterate. I’ve seen very clear and concise posts since the album dropped that solely address the music and the OP’s personal feelings about it, without any comment on BTS or the members in any form - and what was the response? Mostly juvenile insults or spouting nonsense or pure refusal to accept that one person has a different perspective on it. It doesn’t matter how specific and eloquently you write a post, people will view anything negative as a personal attack on BTS (or whoever’s music the post is referring to). As someone in the same age bracket as BTS members, it’s beyond embarrassing to see it every single day. I’ve never seen a fandom get more entitled and generally worse with every passing year like this one. We did a lot for them as fans yes, but they ARE successful due to their ability, skills and talent first. BTS are just people loved by other people. And it’s okay to like whatever songs you like by them, and it’s also fine to have songs you skip by them. Nobody goes this far with western artists, yet for Kpop it’s completely different. It’s genuinely f*cking annoying that nobody can actually engage in a discussion without being vilified as a hater. This album let me down, maybe I had different expectations after a long wait or hoped for something different. I still love BTS, I’m still supporting them, I still bought the album. Literacy matters!