Ash-Pikachu 51,270 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Fights, brawls and invasion of personal space. Fan behaviour's gone wild! Fansite managers aren't official press photographers, yet we appreciate and share their photos. Sometimes we even support them by buying merchandise such as dolls, calendars and stickers. However, as much as we love the photos they take, have they now gone too far in wanting to get that perfect shot? Recently, there have been numerous incidents of fansite-nims behaving badly at Asian pop events. (We'll just name a few). 2016 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) Some fansite managers stuck their large camera lenses into where the idols were sitting and caused a bit of a ruckus at the AAA. They were a little too close-for-comfort to MAMAMOO, with one member moving to a different seat. SEVENTEEN members have been used as camera rests. Being treated as temporary tripods... Fansites also rushed forward during EXO's winning speech, taking over the empty seats designated for celebrities in order to get better shots by being closer to the stage. Click here to view the Tweet Got7's concert in Hong Kong A physical brawl broke out at Got7's "Fly in Hong Kong" concert earlier this year between the manager of a Korean Got7 fansite and a Chinese fan. Supposedly the fight broke out when the fansite-nim put her DSLR on the Chinese fan's shoulder to take photos. When the Chinese fan brushed her camera off, accidentally knocking off her glasses, the former reacted violently in retaliation. Click here to view the Tweet Outside Music Bank - artist arrivals Another altercation - this time between two Cosmic Girls fansites - was witnessed by the idols themselves. The two were seen physically shoving and elbowing each other out of the way as they competed for the best angle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6rq3lQLCWo The girl group was obviously shocked at seeing the fight and one member even said, "Please don't fight!" in Korean. Click here to view the Tweet With all these recent incidents, have fansites now become the self-glorified and self-proclaimed paparazzi of K-pop? Is our support of their sites and goods encouraging this sort of aggressive and intrusive behaviour? Should there be more policing and regulation where fansites are penalised for their actions like being banned from future events or having their sites shut down? Would you boycott them? It's difficult to rely solely on security at events because security guards are only human too. They can't control every situation (nor should they be forced to, in reality, if fans behaved properly). One person versus thousands of fans is no easy task. This is not just an issue with fansites, but with fan behaviour in general. There’s recently been a lot of negativity around fan behaviour at award shows like the Melon Music Awards last weekend; lightsticks were turned off during artist's performances to show the fans' lack of support. Other fans complained vocally about groups winning certain awards. This begs the question - What can we do to encourage better fan etiquette? I sometimes wonder if I am part of a fan club or a fight club. K-pop is supposed to be fun. Idol groups get along with each other so why can’t their fans too? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaissehun 2,912 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 lmaoooo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6rq3lQLCWo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucier 245 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Honestly,and thankfully, this is still not as bad as first gen fans. They were INSANE. Who puts glue into a drink meant for their bias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crycoba 330 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 %he sad part is when you realize some of these people are in their 20's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snatched 1,599 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 lmaoooo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6rq3lQLCWo what's that Twice member doing there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crycoba 330 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Honestly,and thankfully, this is still not as bad as first gen fans. They were INSANE. Who puts glue into a drink meant for their bias?that wasn't a fan, that was an anti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucier 245 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 that wasn't a fan, that was an anti! Was it? Sorry, thought it was a sasaeng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYUZAKI 10,284 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Honestly,and thankfully, this is still not as bad as first gen fans. They were INSANE. Who puts glue into a drink meant for their bias? Don't forget tampon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crycoba 330 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Was it? Sorry, thought it was a sasaeng.No, they were out for blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaissehun 2,912 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 what's that Twice member doing there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snatched 1,599 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 what? (I'm confused) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazal Exol 667 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 lmaoooo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6rq3lQLCWo Lol that was funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazal Exol 667 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 what's that Twice member doing there? You mean jungyeon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revanche 2,733 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 what's that Twice member doing there? Sweet Xiao was urging them not to fight while her evil girlfriend, Eunseo, tells them to fight. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carat 7,426 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 K-pop is supposed to be fun. Idol groups get along with each other so why can’t their fans too? yesss this stan one group forever and only one group logic is nonsense why can't you like more then one group and support many? korean fans insult international fans for being multifandom but I'd rather support many then have my eyes blinded by one group and miss out on so many great groups out there.. :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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