How The BTS ARMY CHANGED Fandom Culture! (Reaction)

[@tellyshadden3840]

Suga started that idea by giving the bags of candy with a hand written note at their fan meets, if you recall.

[@carolann9775]

I would call ARMY a community not a fandom. They fundraise, perform outreach and charitable activities. They respect the seven artists in the band - they support their interests and the issues they advocate. The ARMY community uplift each other. At things like Lollapalooza the event staff noted how ARMY tidied up after themselves, were respectful of staff and encouraging of other artisis while they waited for J Hope. BTS are socially conscious and inspire that in their supporters. Not by telling them to do it - they lead by example.

[@weareforeverbulletproof9585]

My first ever fandom was the BTS Army .

[@laurahilliker5336]

@weareforeverbulletproof9585, My very first Kpop fandom BIGBANG and than in 2013 I saw BTS and fell down that Rabbit hole !😍💜🙏🏼BoraHae 💜

[@lixjoonhoneymt7149]

i can’t say that since i’ve been a fan of kpop and this part of kpop fandoms for longer than BTS has existed, but i’m so glad that the tannies were your first because they truly are a warm blanket

[@natashambulo3510]

Me too

[@zion9486]

Same , but they are A family to Army more than a kpop group cus no matter what they do BTS and Army will forever be family 💜💜💜 personally they are my youth ,my comfort zone,my blanket,my pillow to cry on I will forever be by their side and I am happy to see their future works if they choose to continue,if not I wish them all the happiness in the world in their personal life and journey.But for me BTS will always be BTS my first and my last ,my beginning and my end in this world 💜💜💜 my second chance to live in this world I am so thankful I wish they knew that 💜we Are Armys we never go down no matter what we will make it together with BTS love yourself speak yourself 💜we are young forever 💜

[@just_exo02]

Me: EXO, but not that long I discover BTS way back 2013 as a BTS average Enjoyer and not a Fan/Army I became a true fan/Army since 2019 but not a Die Hard Fan, I'm just a fan of their Hardwork and dedication and love to their Music(In Hip-hop Side)

[@knjsdimpIe]

I actually became a fan of bts before we received our fandom name…I was also 11 at the time. Army is the first fandom I joined😊 I joined bts fandom at 11 and now I’m 21…loud and proud of not only the boys who have grown into beautiful beings but bc of our fandoms good causes since a few years back💜

[@chesiresays]

You must feel so proud of the boys😭

[@laurenaurora5897]

thank you for staying with them for so long 💜

[@khushir6340]

Thats great!!!!... I have also been an ARMY for almost 9 years now

[@zion9486]

😢ur so lucky I became a fan in 2018 ,but as suga said the time when you become an Army that's when we debuted for you love y'all my family AFBF💜💜💜

[@mapol8088]

omg same, but i became a fan during boy in luv era, if i remember correctly i saw them on a yt series called "Amercian hustling" and i was so intrigued because they were so funny and cool so i started searching for them and found their mv boy in luv as the lastest music at that time. I immediately clicked into it and listen and eversince then i became a huge fan, i literally cried when they finally won their first daesang i was so proud, i remember making multiple accounts to vote and stream their mv's and lot's of other things. I remember jimin saying "once you Jim IN, you can't Jim OUT." I'm very proud how far the boys have come even though they are not here now I'll wait patiently until they comeback again because there is no other group and fandom for me other then BTS and ARMY. BORAHAE💜💜

[@Kookiepookie2025]

Army for 5 years 💜 you said it all but still other fandoms refuse to let go of "armys are so toxic " phrase that it comes to the point we don't care anymore 😂

[@CelesteKayla13]

I have been an army for about 7 years now and just recently started to stan another group. This other group isn’t unknown at all but when I tell you I was so shocked by how unorganized it was to join the fandom. This is absolutely no hate to them because everyone I spoke to was very kind and helpful but I was shocked by the lack of streaming accounts and translations. It made me realize how instant Army usually are and kind of how spoiled we have become. Even month old lived don’t have translations yet and I have yet to find a good account 😭

[@cold_machaA]

armys are the one thing im proud of being part of..

[@Coeidwo22]

Since I learned about BTS through dynamite in 2020, I have only listened to BTS songs until now. Before that, I had negative notions about BTS, but now I have become a fanboy promoting BTS to others. 💜🔥🔥

[@jeanettasheehy3018]

I was seriously NEVER in a fandom until I found BTS and became ARMY in 2014 at the age of 42

[@amberpearce710]

Another interesting thing that I have learned is that for a long time and for some fandoms the international fans didn’t always get along with the Korean fans. However with BTS and ARMY that isn’t the same. Korean fans label the international fans as I-Lovelies and the international fans call the Korean fans as K-Diamonds…this probably changed for the different K-pop generations but I thought this is an interesting thing to add…

[@stayville-connections]

from my experience as a multistan, it really depends. but bts army is the most consistently organized and united globally. for example, i-stays and k-stays have this kind of petty siblings vibes with their arguments, but can usually get along well, while k-atiny are hated by the rest of the fandom for never actively supporting ateez. it really is a fandom thing and one of armys biggest strongsuits imo! ^-^

[@NamGiJinS]

@@stayville-connectionsyeah same with i-engenes being TIRED AS HELL of k-engenes (also a multi but bts ult)

[@cg558]

K stans never saw the point of interacting with int fans before army. I-army showed how we could be useful when working together. Now some fandoms at least try to work as a team or communicate.

[@maizatulummira8050]

​@stayville-connections omg! And they called themselves as ateez fans? They don't even deserve it! I'm pissed reading this. Not a fan but I know how hard they are climbing to the top(ateez) and they are talented too, just like stray kids.

[@maizatulummira8050]

I see. Thank you for the info. Now I understand what i-lovelies and k-diamonds mean

[@dear_bangtan5490]

I was,am ,and will be proud to be an ARMY.....THIS IS MY FIRST FANDOM AND IT WAS THE BEST DECISION 💜💜💜💜💜💜APOBANGPO

[@anitaherbert1037]

I challenged a toxic person pretending to be a BTS fan. When I challenged them saying no real ARMY would behave like them. Go to any BTS concert you will meet the nicest people. They broke and admitted they hated BTS. I have begun to think those people giving ARMY a bad name are not even ARMY. ARMY will protect BTS but they will not attack for no reason. They are not toxic. There are a tiny minority of people behaving badly but can you call them fans if they do not listen to the message BTS gives.

[@jennymabelparrameneses829]

A nuestro fandom ARMY ya no le importa que nos llamen tóxicas, hay de todo en ARMY ya que está compuesto de gente de todo el mundo y de toda las edades no son solo chicas de 15 años o menos yo tengo 50 y soy ARMY un poco antes de la pandemia mi gran compañía fue BTS mis queridos jóvenes y mi querido fandom siempre apoyándonos y con un cariño en común hacia los chicos es como tener una familia mundial son increíbles. Amo a bts ARMY por siempre 💜💜💜💜

[@jaynegreen7097]

My first experience with army is when my 13ye old ( army) was battling cancer ans another child (army) was also facing the same battle .going through blood transfusions chemo etc Bonded over bts .bta music and this young girl helped my daughter through THE worst days ..which touched my heart...and I'm very proud to say she's healthy happy the bond of them is amazing..and yes I'm army too..( or7.. jk bias lol) ARMY ARE JUST AMAZING ...💜💜💜💜

[@lauryn2868]

I think a lot of army including myself feel like we love them and when they have time off they should feel comfortable to do what they want. It’s like we are all thinking that if we where off the clock and saw our boss, nobody likes that, not that we are their boss but it’s an expectations thing. Expectation being put on someone is hard for them which is why we sorta want to keep it to a minimum so they feel comfortable.😂😂

[@tammyaustin-wz8kv]

The Purple Ribbon is what I remember the most. They have started charities that were in the members names.

[@Coeidwo22]

Also, I think "Rise of bangtan" is the best bts documentary. 👍

[@kimyoung3160]

Some people purposeful provoke armys so they can say "see how toxic they are"

[@EverRoxas]

It's not always others provoking...

[@blossom6693]

​@@EverRoxaslol just now people call v pedophile, guess why? Bcz he wear round glass and blonde hair and Jeffrey dahmer also have that , Is it not unprovoked? If we say the same thing abt other artists that you guys have said abt them , we are toxic but when you did its opinion.

[@jellyjellywowie]

​@@EverRoxasI agree. Like stray kids got praised and they got attacked

[@whysi502]

@@EverRoxasthey didn’t say it’s always. Stop trying to start something.

[@blossom6693]

@@jellyjellywowie straykids has a history of media play using BTS, And guess what straykids official fanbase called them 1 St k act to headline lolla while Jhope did it before and guess what double audience than straykids,

[@ZariDV]

Bora made a very good point. People try to paint ARMY in a particular light based on a loud minority who are so loud that they are seen as the majority. However if the true majority of ARMY were as toxic as the few, it would be pur pandemonium in the fandom spaces online. It would be unimaginably worse. Most ARMY aren't even online like that in the first place. Most are adults living their lives and taking care of their responsibilities, not engaging in fanwars with bots and trolls. There are millions of us. The internet is far too tolerable for the majority of ARMY to truly be the ones acting up.

[@NamGiJinS]

That’s it. I need to start showing boracity vids to my mom so she can finally understand what’s up.

[@pambarab5506]

I found kpop in 2010. I had never seen fandoms like the ones that kpop has! I joined some and when BTS debuted I became Army. In 2015 BTS was becoming popular around the world (more than most other groups) a few of the other fandoms concentrated their hate/jealousy?? on BTS and Army. The hate towards BTS was unreal, and the fanwars were terrible. By 2016 I had dropped out of all other fandoms except Army. We sorta isolated ourselves from other fandoms. I still listen to other kpop music, but I don't get involved with the other fandoms.

[@jughahaha0613]

ARMY is going to be my first and last fandom. I have no idea when it will end, but as long as there's BTS, I'll be in this Bangtan sht forever.

[@Mrs.Ian97]

Same

[@avznicole_]

yooo the giveaways is so true! i got more freebies than the freebies i gave out when i watched d-day in bangkok (it was also my first ever bts concert..sort of) 😭 when i watched other kpop concerts, i only got “freebies” from the people i handed my freebies to 😭

[@edzaida25]

Army ❤ BTS BTS ❤ Army On Sugas last concerts in SK, Suga rented the coliseum beside his concert venue for Army to stay instead of staying outside.. to make sure Armys are comfortable while waiting for the concert venue to open this is due to the heatwave that was ongoing in Korea at that time..

[@jg5615]

WOW!! I knew I love them for so many reasons!!

[@thegeekoutgirl]

24:16 Dude, I remember when some bts members were near my area indoor skydiving and golfing, but I didn't go searching for them hahaha I did hope to run into them, but I wasn't going to go searching.

[@donnacorley9188]

My first fandom was Supernatural. BTS is my second. Answer from BTS fandom change video 11 months ago.

[@Yoonji9212]

Same! I swear I've never been that invested in anything like in SPN and BTS. I liked other bands/artists but I didn't care about them much. I just listened to music. Same with TV shows/movies. Supernatural just grabbed me and didn't let go. I watched all seasons 4 times already and it will not be my last time😂And I'm in this Bangtan shit for life💜

[@robwebnoid5763]

The last fandom I was seriously in before was for the 1990's alternative rock band, Dishwalla. A lot of my activity was posting on the Dishwalla website forums. And also attended one concert. But for me that did not quite end well & I also lost some interest in the fandom, as well as lost some interest in the band, all that by the mid/late 2000's, because their main vocalist quit, who really was considered by many as the embodiment & "sound" of the band. Actually, probably at least one fourth or one fifth of the fandom also left because of that. Heck, maybe even half the fanbase left. That was like 2 decades ago. Dishwalla is still around, but they are not as huge as they once were around the Y2k era. I was also into alt.rock Matchbox Twenty & Googoo Dolls etc, but I was never an active part of their fanbases, I only listened to their songs at home. While I have never been to a BTS concert (yet?), I am active in the fanbase, though it's mostly just commenting on KZbin, lmao. But what I am doing now as an ARMY is like hundreds times more than what I was doing in the Dishwalla fanbase those 2 decades ago, because interest in the BTS band is still going strong & the sense of community & positivity I sense with other BTS fans, even though it's only through words & sentences on the computer screen. And there was no KZbin yet either, 2 decades ago, heh.

[@SuperCupcake2010]

My first experience is with BTS ARMY. I love music and have always loved music, but this has been insane and I have never communicated with people on different platforms like this just because we were interested in the same thing. I didn't know groups of fans had names and even if I heard one in the past I didnt register it as real to be honest, thought it was just fan made and kind of crazy, just being real. But when something moves you, you move for that something. Thats all I know now. I will say that even though fandoms come as a group of people like you said are "like-minded" we still have to remember not to generalize the entire fandom. There are good people and there are bad people and ANYONE can rock up and put a name tag on and claim they are part of a fandom and something wild on the internet...like ANYONE. I choose to look at humans as individuals and sometimes we have a lot in common, especially when we like the same band, the same music, the values in which that band partakes in, things of that nature. We vibe with those ppl, work with them, uplift them and enjoy things together in a community. But if you just like the music and are a horrible person on the side, then you just a fan boo boo, like I am TIRED of people saying "all them" are this and "all of them" are that, because who you talking to. People see one or two comments from the same fandom and automatically think thats how we all roll and I cant stand that type of generalization. People can also love music and not be on the internet like that, quietly listening, quietly voting and watching their fave artists succeed while consuming their content. And thats EVERY fandom. I see it a lot with mine but thats because I mind my own business and stay on the my side of twt and YT. But I am sure that there are ppl quietly wondering why ppl are always fighting or got something negative to say all the time. Thats why it feels like sometimes you are only receiving negative comments, because ppl who are sane are busy living life and ppl who are miserable are too busy being loud and mean on the internet. Starts to give a bad reputation to certain fandoms and tarnishes the name and I think thats sad. Some people don't want peace but problems. Wow am I ranty today. Needed to say it but you basically covered most of these points. Thankfully I follow a group who sees their fandom for what they are, individuals, they know our hearts, the reals ones, the ones here for their music and the ones that share the message that they have been spreading for years. They know us even if we are on the quieter side, they see through the negativity and how we are portrayed by mainstream media because they dont trust those publications any more than we do. This brings me peace. This is long sorry about that, I guess I just needed to say it somewhere.

[@kimyoung3160]

Im from the Philippines and when i first became an army i met this other army from VA online and she taught me the ins and outs of being an army and about bts . Until now we talk alot and i call her my army unnie.. and if coincidentally i might be moving to VA so i finally get to meet her but anyway that is the first thing that amazed me how armys can be friends and connect with other armys around the world

[@wwhjinnie5969]

Ill always be an army till the end ... as long as im alive I'll be in bangtan forever

[@emrykin7127]

Star Trek and then the Harry Potter fandom for me 🤣 then ARMY fandom after those two but ARMY has been life changing. Here since 2015 with no regrets 💜💜

[@ZariDV]

Harry Potter was my first fandom as a kid back in the day. It was the first time I remember seeing such a huge number of people who loved and supported the same thing I really loved.

[@mimz_]

As somebody on twt once described it to me, army is a government in itself 😂

[@aymenjaved2224]

Best part is that army always acknowledge their mistake.. Like last time how everyone said Sorry to Namjoon and jungkook. They admit their mistakes. And changed. 💜

[@ishita11683.]

That's what makes me love this fandom so much💜i agree that we have a small part where fans are toxic but millions of us are not. There may be fandoms of different artists who have big fandoms like Michael Jackson or Justin bieber but the only fandom which is the most supporting respectful and caring about everything is Army not ither fandoms and you have to agree with it

[@carolinesch.]

Dont know which idol it was but a few weeks ago I saw a video of them getting into a car and a fan managed to walk up to them and hug them, like imagine if they had bad intetions, thats do dangerous

[@chxr_]

Yea Jackson Wang

[@chxr_]

They then checked if he was okay bc the girl was reportedly carrying a blade or something

[@aishwaryaahirrao]

Jackson wang...he doesn't deserve such disrespect

[@christinealejo5985]

Impressive video so well explained and well thought out your reactions, thank you for sharing. I am a first to be part of Army. Still I am happier than I have been since childhood. Being Army is a blessing. ❤❤ I am proud Army.

[@magacofi]

Bruh my first fandom experience was One Direction and that was insane in retrospective. I had fun, sure, but so much unhinged stuff XD Both ironic and unironically

[@noranorangel6357]

Soy ARMY desde el 2017, ya paso los 40, nunca fuí fan de alguna boy band, era oyente casual, prefería el rock que el pop ya que en mi país México los grupos de chicos o chicas eran malos, prefabricados sin alguna preparación. Solamente seguía al grupo timbiriche desde mi infancia (que curiosamente eran 7 también). Mi música favorita durante universidad era coldplay, heavy metal, rock y también me interesaba mucho desde niña con los animes, mangas y música japonesa hasta la fecha, hasta que caí en los encantos de los k-dramas por el 2010, ahí empecé a oir OST y obvio me interesé por grupos que cantaban. Finalmente caí primero por grupos de rock coreanos.. FTisland soy primadona, y posteriormente y después de analizar bien caí por BTS al ver que no son un grupo prefabricado y que les dijeran que hacer, que cantar. Creo que como ARMY lo seré hasta la tumba, aún si ellos disolvieran la agrupación, o decidieran hacer carreras por separado, seré army porque es demasiado desgaste emocional, desde que los conocí y seguí han sido de cierta forma parte de mi vida donde me he preocupado por ellos, reído con ellos, llorado con ellos, esos sentimientos no los tendría con otros grupos. Es suficiente desgaste emocional por 7 personas, no lo haría por otro grupo, ya que a estas alturas no es solo por la fama que tienen el seguirlos, es porque realmente te importan ellos como personas.

[@MD-fm5nv]

Same here. First ever fandom. As per experience, I feel alive 💜

[@yatidemawakagedara2991]

Im here army since 2015 ❤ i am proud i am one of this fandom💪🏻

[@toxicbhaiyt7758]

I’m army who don’t want to change to another group 😊💜💜💜😎

[@TheTwil1]

My first experience with ARMY fandom was very positive. I asked questions and the answers I received were given with factual references. Funny as hell and the memes are top tier. Professionals lending their expertise within the fandom to enrich it and make it a rewarding experience, and a pleasure to be associated with.💜Borahae my family 💜

[@Scrapbooksista70]

I was in the New Edition Fan Club

[@tattolourrys]

I was a really big fan of One Direction and 5SOS so I was a Directioner and a 5SOSFam so it was a really different experience being an Army.

[@sandriuxga]

when i was younger i loved Backstreet boys i bought any magazine of them, search tv shows of them, their MVS, etc. But now all is so fast that sometimes i need a rest of social media, i am still ARMY-Shawol

[@nadineobering1051]

One Direction ❤ but i started being really invested in them in 2014 and we know what happend in 2015 and yeah that's that. After that it was sports like football and F1. And i can't remeber if it was 2020 or 2021 that i started to listen to kpop, especially bts. And i loooove them. They are funny and their music is sooo good❤ ( 7:31 i was NOT talking about these crazy things)

[@shamaliwije4872]

Sooo….we paved the way too?? 😄

[@stayville-connections]

My first fandom i was active in was percy jackson. ive always been a huge bookworm lmao

[@Godknows07]

We respect them because they respect us..We Love them because they Love Us

[@xiBlaaZeD]

Im a casual music listener until I meet BTS first and probably the last group I will always stand APOBANGPO 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@just_exo02]

4:25 Me as (not a fan era/2013) BTS enjoyer vs Army arguing about BTS genre

[@princesskmorgan682]

One of my best decisions in LIFE was becoming an ARMY🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jespyjeonglee3782]

ojala fuera verdad lo de la toxicidad pero bueno todo fandom tiene gente detestable. Espero que la parte cuerda y buena onda sea la que prime en cada fandom y los haters sean eliminados o bloqueados

[@maarleenmoon4706]

💜ARMY💜🐨🐥🐱🐯🐿🐰🐹💜BTS💜

[@Shelbie.91]

Armys should never bash on other idols or groups. Bts wouldn't approve of that behavior. Armys are respectful, kind, charitable, and supportive, we protect each other and we protect our 7 always. If you come across someone claiming to be Army and they are spreading hate on others or being disrespectful, hating on other members except the one they like, harrassing members at airports or any of that type of behavior ..they are NOT Armys💜

[@TheTwil1]

The fandom is still here and just as strong, but with BTS increasing fame, some creeps have been creeping in with their own private agendas, other fandoms that were the ones tearing BTS down skulking in ARMY twt minding ARMY business trying to continue treating BTS the way they are used to treating idols. Bossing them around, blaming the company, picking at the smallest things. No WONDER some idols ended themselves. It’s NOT going to fly here. It’s not going to fly with ARMY. (So watch yourselves 😠😑)

[@maarleenmoon4706]

💜💜ARMY💜💜

[@QuallaTheBTSArmy]

I been army since 2014

[@thegeekoutgirl]

4:20 I mean, I've been into so many things since I was a kid so I don't remember what was my first interaction with a fandom. Maybe anime? Or Star Trek? It would've been interactions via tumblr and fan fictions. It was fun talking about things I enjoy with people online especially since people I know in real life don't really share my same interests. As I got more and more into more things, I got more into some fandoms. One being Supernatural. Tbh that's where I learned that fandoms can be very great and helpful and nice and communal, but I also learned that there could also be toxicity. Then comes army hahaha. Now, I've been part of anime, Star Trek, Marvel, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and etc etc fandoms, but Army has gotta be the biggest, most organized, and most determined hahaha. And I've met some of the greatest people via army and we've had so much fun enjoying BTS together. People make fun of us and think so little of us and yeah there is the toxic loud minority, but overall, my army experience has been the greatest and I'm happy and proud of what we've been through or accomplished.

[@RamatuBah-ro9gy]

Army is the best

[@bellamiatirasol3689]

ARMY is "NOW" not a fandom its a COMMUNITY.

[@lovejaimo]

Wow, you weren’t lying 😂😂😂 you do almost have 3k videos

[@BTS_lovesweet]

Ooo yes I like this video 💜💜💜

[@expensivepink7]

ur funny asf i’m loling at u might f around and become a politician i been there with those thoughts lol

[@QuallaTheBTSArmy]

Army is the only fandom i claim

[@laylisajeniane3657]

Guys will you believe me if i tell you i din't know The Kim Taehyung has siblings until i watch this video i only knew that J-hope has a sister like lol it not really my business so 😅🤣😊

[@carolinesch.]

The governent thing continues literally tomorrow ther is this concert with kpop idols and tgey literally stopped soundcheck because of the weather and they cancelled a music bank and got the idols tobperform ther me with a 2 days notice because politicians said so

[@arishachain8481]

hi im sorry i cant really understand what you are saying

[@carolinesch.]

@@arishachain8481 Heard of everything that is going wrong with the jamboree kpop concert? Its a mess

[@arishachain8481]

​@@carolinesch. Oh i had no idea, thank you for the info 💜

[@amberpearce710]

Is this the same concert that the govt wanted BTS perform but of course they can’t right now so Hybe sent them photo cards instead?? Idk if it is this but I saw people talking about something along these lines.

[@carolinesch.]

@@amberpearce710 jup it is, we will See If it even happens because of the thypoon weather warning

[@tatfitmomb4461]

Having fans like US and this fandom thing is so different than US. The fandom war stuff with K-pop is annoying to me. When it’s good it’s good

[@highheeledfagin]

Same. As a collective, army are amazing but I just can't a lot of the time 🤷🏽‍♀️🖤💜

[@amberpearce710]

It is pretty crazy the different fandoms are from the western to eastern.

[@namjooningOT7]

Doja and cardi fans were eating eo up 💀 and nicki was brought in as well, fandoms can act cringey in general, but yes difference is in how people act they own kpop artists love lives, and are like toddlers

[@tatfitmomb4461]

Yes all of you on point.. we in the US just don’t have fan obsession wars like they do in K-pop. I honestly think the fandom stuff shouldn’t have been started. You can still connect with the artist without all the toxic.

[@tatfitmomb4461]

@@highheeledfagin same as me being a STAY.. it’s just too much at times.

[@Santia5a]

Army the biggest MALE K-POP GROUP fandom, but not THE BIGGEST fandom in entire world

[@yuuukiji]

Of all the fandoms I've joined GC with, no offense with those who are not like that, but Blinks bro, they fight with themselves and belittle every other groups like BP is just the talented K-idols. Like, they just talk shxt almost everyday they made me leave the fandom. Dont get me wrong, I joined a lot of GCs with Blinks - Because I wanted to believe they are not that toxic, but you would be surprised that there are almost more than half of the fandom thats fxcking rude and create the biggest fights out of nothing. For yall Blinks who are sweethearts, love yall. But the rest of your fandom bro. Why are they like that lol

[@Yoonji9212]

Blinks are the reason it took me years to even listen to BP. I "met" maybe 20 Blinks that are chill. I still don't like BP music but what really keeping me far away from even watch BP clips in kpop compilations are Blinks.

[@iamhere1384]

My first experience with my fandom (army) was the existence of taekookers 💀 like idk why their recommendation videos pop up the most for baby armys but once I saw one particular video I’ve always hated them and have been an advocate for no shippers ever since. Not the most pleasant way of getting to know the fandom- but I’m here for the music and bts anyway so 🤷

[@ingrida913]

its your algorithm😂 you like something few times , you comment something on specific topic , linger to read because you interested or annoyed … and now you stuck in the loop 😂 new fans usually bit more curious so when they see taekook or other ship they read about what are these ships what they are all about and here you are stuck in infinite cycle😂

[@iamhere1384]

@@ingrida913 it was most def not my algorithm lol everything I searched up was about bts, who the members were, introduction videos, funny clips, etc and somehow I was recommended a taekook video. I watched it and was immediately confused as to why people actually thought these boys were dating based of the things that were shown in the video. Ig bc I was an adult when I saw the video so I wasn’t easily swayed but after seeing the comment section I immediately hated them and never watched a shipping video like that ever again.

[@natashambulo3510]

I saw those too. I found them gross and glad I never fell into that toxic narrative

[@ArmantoAlex13]

So. No one’s going to talk about what a Fricking mess Army is since hiatus?! Pretending there aren’t problems isn’t going to make them go away! And I don’t want to hear that fans who became ‘solos’ are not true Army because that’s a cop-out! EVERYONE was Army until the solo careers began and it became evident that both the company and ‘Army’ (supposed OT7) are showing favouritism to certain members (one in particular)! So to pretend Army is still what it was before the hiatus is disingenuous and everyone knows it…including other fandoms. If you say Army is not highly divided right now, then you’re just lying- sweeping it under the rug is NOT going to make the problems go away! There HAS been unfair treatment and sabotage of solo careers and the receipts are ALL there for all to see!

[@blossom6693]

Kpoppies has been exposed to have group chat to act like akgae or solo and token stan one member to create division within fandom btw , And abt company treatment I would like you to understand that BTS members themselves choose individual promotion and I WOULD LIKE YOU TO WATCH BORACITY MAGAZINE VIDEO ABOUT BTS VS INDUSTRY, industry Don't want a non English act on top , and even if they did it have to be a English songs and actually BTS has been SABOTAGE so much that a little better seems like privileged

[@ArmantoAlex13]

@@blossom6693 I’m DOUBLING DOWN on what I said! And by the way, your comment was one big mess of a run-on sentence - not a pleasant read! And we ALL are aware about the xenophobia in the U.S., the sabotage and what BB did to BTS to try and keep them down - I’ve watched the video by Boracity too. And they’ve done the same thing to our member with the historic 1st BB win, coupled with a blatant lack of support by BH, the fandom who call themselves OT7 and nasty, vile groups within Army (especially Tkkrs - shippers)! So I repeat: I’M talking about the toxicity that exists within Army - the favouritism by fans who call themselves OT7, the vile bullying of other fans and their biases, the company favouritism….and on and on - Army IS a mess. And as far as the members’ solo debuts, NO they did not each have full control over their promos! JM made that very clear during a Live and in an interview that he didn’t get everything he asked for and his promo was too short! Meanwhile other members had so much more! You can pretend everything is fine within Army and the members were treated fairly and equally but that doesn’t change the fact that AT LEAST one was not.

[@blossom6693]

@@ArmantoAlex13 I WILL LIKE TO BELIEVE BTS MORE Than ASSUMPTION When JIMIN get exact treatment as life goes on bcz it was a Korean songs that topped billboard chart, no other members topped the chart with a Korean songs, it have to face every possible bad things bcz they don't want a non English language song to be at top.

[@jellyjellywowie]

I'm so over these types of videos especially by these clearly biased channels. Like let's stop giving all the credit to one certain group and Fandom when that's not the case at all. What about the actress from the seven mv? The things she's getting called is crazy. Plus misinformation is spread like crazy with these types of video. Also, let's stop saying army isn't an kpop fandom it literally is. Why not do videos on other groups?

[@JesusOurLordandSavior]

Why, is this video giving false information?

[@katherinecordero472]

They're an army so of course she's gonna make videos about BTS, plus other fandoms in KPOP haven't done anything good. Most things are led by ARMY and copied by other fandoms or never picked up by other fandoms. For example, donations and charities are not something other fandoms do. She didn't lie in her video, you're just mad people are not spreading the "ARMYs are toxic" narrative you K-pop fans are obsessed with. ARMYs are the biggest fandom in the world, so obviously there are toxic fans but it has never been the majority. Y'all provoke ARMY and then play the victims on Twitter when ARMYs return the energy towards your favs. If ARMY were like other fandoms y'all would actually hate us. ARMYs are not the ones doing projects to sabotage comebacks, projects to report the member's Instagram account, we don't do hate campaigns, we don't vote for other artists for the sake of making another group lose, we don't camp under other group's posts, we don't go around trending hateful hashtags, we don't call other idols ped0files, rap1sts, etc. or make unprovoked hate tweets about other idols. No matter how much y'all hate ARMYs or BTS, it won't erase the fact that no other group/fandom gets as much hate as us, and yet we really don't give y'all the same energy. Also, as for the actress of the SEVEN MV, it's sad she's getting hate from shippers and weird ARMYs, but also go check when a lot of those accounts were made. Some of those accounts are literally brand new accounts cosplaying as ARMYs.

[@jellyjellywowie]

I'm not reading all that. I said what I said and my point was proven by your comment especially how you claimed other Fandoms don't do any good and copy armies. Don't wanna accept yall start sht a lot just play victim. Literally saw armies putting down stays and other fans for praising their favs

[@JesusOurLordandSavior]

@@jellyjellywowie I just asked was the video giving false information?

[@jellyjellywowie]

@@JesusOurLordandSavior and I already said yes. I didn't even tag you

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[@princesskmorgan682]

One of my best decisions in LIFE was becoming an ARMY🎉🎉🎉🎉