[NB] Is fan culture moving from teens to twenties/thirties?

[PALEMOCHI]

Article: Fan culture changes: 20s and 30s are on the move~!

Source: 10asia via Naver

1. [+831, -10] As long as there aren't psycho sasaeng fans!

2. [+709, -13] Probably because people who were fans in their teens are older now

3. [+564, -19] I think a lot of fans age with their favorite idols. It's not like there are no teen fans nowadays. I think junior high school students focus on idols and high schoolers focus on actors or models. 

4. [+519, -24] It's good to see fans age with their favorite singers. They're also more respectful than teens. 

5. [+324, -189] I think teens these days are too busy studying, they don't have time to like idols or celebrities ㅜㅜ I feel so bad leaving for school at 7 am and coming home at 10 pm.

6. [+128, -3] They're just aging with their idols...

7. [+121, -9] Teens may seem like the main fanbase of idols because they're everywhere on the internet but you realize that the real financial power behind singers are the older fans when you go to their concerts.

8. [+102, -3] Not necessarily a change in fan culture but rather fans naturally growing older. 

9. [+96, -5] People need to start recognizing 'fangirling/fanboying' as a hobby culture. To others, it might just seem like they're spending time and money on a singer but in the end, it's all for their own happiness. Some people save money to go on trips, to go camping, to go shopping... and others spend it on singers. For guys, it's the same as gaming or playing sports. I've been a fan for five years and I don't want people thinking I'm weird for liking idols. It's a hobby like anything else.

10. [+83, -4] I know fans who work at high profile companies, draw webtoons for a living, own their own businesses, work as scriptwriters, teachers, college professors, etc etc. They all live successful, competitive lives. 

11. [+77, -3] I think anyone who was a fan in their teens just continued being a fan as they grew up, especially with groups like SuJu or Shinhwa who've lasted a long time.

12. [+71, -4] I was an elementary school student when I started liking Shinhwa but now I'm graduating college next year...

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[amber oppa]

6. [+128, -3] They're just aging with their idols...

[TaeyeonHK]

This makes me feel warm.

[aripod]

Definitely getting old with them.

[Nokuto]

1. [+831, -10] As long as there aren't psycho sasaeng fans!

 

2. [+709, -13] Probably because people who were fans in their teens are older now

 

4. [+519, -24] It's good to see fans age with their favorite singers. They're also more respectful than teens. 

 

6. [+128, -3] They're just aging with their idols...

 

Well, what the comments said basically.

[Си�у Пак]

Oldie VIP and Winjumma here!!!

 

Its really a nice feeling to grow up with your favorite bands.

[versace]

as long as they got money i dont see it as a hindrance

[Guitargeekette]

 

 

 11. [+77, -3] I think anyone who was a fan in their teens just continued being a fan as they grew up, especially with groups like SuJu or Shinhwa who've lasted a long time. 

 

[silicon soul]

They're growing older and groups are more appealing to a broader range of people thus attracting mew (older) people.

 

Same thing happened with video games - they were basically for kids to play around on but up until xbox/ps3, gamers are now mainly adults who either grew up with older systems/games or are new to the scene. As a result, nowadays games are primarily adult oriented with stuff like more violence and mature stories and the industry as a whole is massive now.

[Pink Shadow]

Pretty much : ))) Soon we'll have fans in their senior years cause I know I'll probably be a grandma and watch yoona's dramas and she'll play the cute halmoni of the family or something 

[Tadpole.]

Yup its the aging thing.

[Honey Thighs]

Aging along with their idols definitely makes sense. 

 

I wonder if when the 3rd generation of idols starts up years from now (when all the current idol groups go into their late 30's), all the fandoms will sorta "restart" and be full of whoremonal tweens again? XD 

[stinashawol]

let's age with our faves everyone~~

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9. [+96, -5] People need to start recognizing 'fangirling/fanboying' as a hobby culture. To others, it might just seem like they're spending time and money on a singer but in the end, it's all for their own happiness. Some people save money to go on trips, to go camping, to go shopping... and others spend it on singers. For guys, it's the same as gaming or playing sports. I've been a fan for five years and I don't want people thinking I'm weird for liking idols. It's a hobby like anything else.

tell them

[twinky]

fan totally aging along with idols

it's been almost 8 years since the first time i fall in love with kpop

[lunatrigger]

9. [+96, -5] People need to start recognizing 'fangirling/fanboying' as a hobby culture. To others, it might just seem like they're spending time and money on a singer but in the end, it's all for their own happiness. Some people save money to go on trips, to go camping, to go shopping... and others spend it on singers. For guys, it's the same as gaming or playing sports. I've been a fan for five years and I don't want people thinking I'm weird for liking idols. It's a hobby like anything else.

 

Random anecdote because Iawtc :p

Sister's Boyfriend was trying to make fun of me for liking idols before and when I started comparing it to him choosing to spend his (measly) wages on going all the way to the capital to watch rugby, choosing to hang out in pubs he didn't even like just to watch rugby matches with his friends and so on... well, he got grumpy and refused to talk to me anymore, lol. It was funny because he was drunk at the time, so he went from ranting to just quietly grumbling about women talking back to him 

[Candykiss]

Fans don't stop being fans once they turn 20 or even 30