Ok but really, can we take a moment just to assess this? All kpop groups know who they areâmainstream pop artists targeted primarily toward the teenage/young adult audience. This is ground for some type of hate against them by, well, everyone. Theyâre cookie cutter, Theyâre manufactured, theyâre talentless, theyâre this or thatâthey know what haters say about them. Thatâs why a lot of them go on masked singer and immortal song to break the âidol stereotype,â in chenâs own words.Â
However, no group really has it as bad as exo. Theyâre not only constantly accused of having things handed to them on a plate and accused of 100 things during award shows left and right, and having to always prove to everyone how GOOD they actually are, they face some of the most discrimination from kpop fans and non kpop fans alike, simply because of their name.Â
EXO are pretty much the one direction of korea, in the sense that plenty of people know them and really love them, but god, their haters are far and plenty, because theyâre just soâŚ.present all of the time. Theyâre everywhere, theyâre mainstream, and we all know when 8/10 people turn their nose up at one direction, ariana grande, or whoever else is popular on the radio, simply because of the false stereotype that they drag along with them.Â
EXO knows this, and EXO feels shameful not of their âfansââ sometimes questionable actions, but of themselves for not being good enough. EXO is already barreled by hate left and right, and this is yet another thing for them to feel down about; they know that whatever they do, someone is going to demonize them because theyâre exo. Do good 10 times and screw up 2, and that number 2 turns into 200. Break a record, and people scoff because they donât want to hear it. Win every award, and people are quick to point fingers and yell cheater.Â
And you know what they do?
They feel sorry for us. Us because sometimes a fan will hesitate to admit they like exo. Us because a male fan in particular canât say jack shit, for fear of being bullied. Us because theyâve dedicated nearly their entire youth thus far to give us perfection, and they still donât feel good enough.Â
If that doesnât make you want to cry I honestly donât know, but do know that this only makes them stronger. This will only make exo work harder, put out something better every year, and love their fans with even more enthusiasm than they already do. All we have to do is to keep loving them with all of our hearts!Â
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