I'm about to go into work, so I'm not looking at anything on else on here after I say this, and I know there are going to be people getting mad at me but hey what can you do.
You don't have to fucking stream. No matter what group we are talking about.
I could talk all day about people like me who have full time jobs and other responsibilities they have to deal with, so they cant reasonably be expected to put in all that extra effort (and yes it is an extra effort.) But its not even just that.
Kpop is a music genre, and groups are literally just that. musical groups. I understand wanting to support them and be a good fan, but don't get pissed at people of they don't take all the same steps you do. For example, I have bought every. Single. Ateez album. Every. Single. Version. Thats a shit ton of money for one person to give, and I know I am not the only person who has done this. If thats the way I choose to support them then don't be a dick about me not doing this other thing too. And even that is a bit excessive, some people just don't have the money, or resources to actively support a group beyond listening to their music, and that is ok.
I'm not saying avoid the streaming content completely, I have watched all the kingdom videos several times just because I like seeing it, but I dont have a "goal." I'm just watching for the enjoyment.
And I know it will never happen, but the whole idea of using views in that show is to see which performance was most enjoyed by the audience, but streaming just turns it into which fan base has more time and resources to make that happen. So I think that it just straight up shouldn't be allowed in shows like this.
When it comes to MVs I honestly understand why you do it and I will actively support your actions, just once again dont get mad at other people if they can't or simply don't want to. It doesn't mean they are a bad fan. It just means they got other shit going on.
Some of yall turn being a kpop stan into a full time job and that is
Unhealthy
