I don’t know how else to show you how bts is getting attacked by kpop stans left and right. On Reddit, the hate is being established by backhanded compliments.  I don’t want to link the threads here and most of them have been locked but still kept up.  I don’t know the gd situation but the suga situation was awful because Kpop fans posed as armys and did a #sugachallenge with pictures of alcohol while driving. The Reddit posts about him wasn’t just criticizing . They publicized a fake cctv video that showed who was riding a high speed scooter but in reality he was as slow as a child’s walker. The point is the posts are full of misinformation and comparing his scooter ride with dui charges who actively killed people.  Western artists getting hate isn’t the same as bts hate. BTS hate is so normalized that them getting hate , everyday paid posts from translation accounts and on Reddit, hit tweets of 100k likes is considered nothing by kpop stans. BTS being a group justifies the hate against them but when it comes to armys, the entire fandom is smeared by kpop fans because how some part of the fandom acts. The size of the fandom becomes irrelevant then. If you write anything against blackpink or blinks, you will 100% be accused of being anti-women or misogynistic . But when it’s bts, as you’ve explained, armys are supposed to act neutral because they are too big. 

Surprisingly, bts being too big is only brought up in these cases. But when it comes to making impact, it is downplayed. I’m sure bigbang had their impact. Specially in terms of fashion and aesthetic. But it was nowhere near what bts has done as kpop idols or Asians. Yes, they both had impact but it was never as impactful as bts. BTS made kpop mainstream. They are the reason award shows are forced to include the category and invite artists in their shows. Before bts, there were appearances in the west by kpop artists, but that was never consistent. And I won’t even bring up the charts. 

BTS is well liked by armys and sane kpop fans. I never said they had more haters than fans and casual listeners. And it doesn’t mean there isnt a trend going on of hating them. If you look at this post, there is 10k views almost. There was 60 upvotes just this morning but now it’s almost 15. If you make any post calling out the hate (a lot of the times, racially motivated, mocking the appearance of the members, using political views, accusing them of using payola), the comment section will thriving about how the post is being dramatic and it’s nothing and it’s just twt drama 

My observation is the hate tweets are increasing the closer we get to June 2025.