are u a fan or stan???

[TheOfficialPimpwife]

Hehe

[hipthrust]

eh i thought both of it was the same

[shaishaix]

I'm a fan then I became territorial

[Aegyolk]

i call myself a fan but when someone call me a "chorong stan", i reallu dont mind it. 

[jaecutie]

i'd call myself a fan but i'm in denial of being a stan

 

so i'm a stan

[Bang]

eh i thought both of it was the same

Fan is just a supporter and someone who loves the group and understands that the bias is human and will make mistakes.

Stan is someone who is blinded by love (no matter what mistakes the bias does the stan doesn't see it), thinks the bias is all perfect/ flawless and the best ever at everything and noone can compare to him/her.

[Starlight]

Well, I usually think of myself as being a fan of my bias groups, but if someone asks what groups I stan then I answer with my bias groups, so I guess I use the terms interchangeably in some cases~

[Regina]

Stan, so much to the point where I question if I would become a sasaeng if I lived in Korea. It's frightening.

[A Boy Like Troy]

Both

[Anh]

u're a fan of Winner, while I'm a stan of them

[jay234]

fan

[Miekos]

Ehm, I think a fan? Never knew there was a difference between a fan and a stan.

[FAME]

I'm questioning.

[alllysone]

Fan. I can see my bias's flaws and learn/learning to accept them. They are not my everything.

 

Stan sounds a lot more hardcore and maybe a bit delusional to me.

[YaniBear]

I think fan, is just like a casual supporter. I mean you like the group but don't follow their whereabouts.

 

While a stan is following ur biases activities etc. Being updated. It doeant necessarily mean that you are a sasaeng or what.

[Teru]

only kpop fandoms seem to differentiate between fan and stan, they're the same thing elsewhere, so I don't care what people call me

[Athena]

I think fan, is just like a casual supporter. I mean you like the group but don't follow their whereabouts.

 

 

While a stan is following ur biases activities etc. Being updated. It doeant necessarily mean that you are a sasaeng or what.

That's what I always thought the difference was.

 

Like if you call yourself a SONE, ELF, VIP, Blackjack you are a stan...

 

Where are people getting this "blinded by oppar" thing from?

[NinjaRong]

i call myself a fan but when someone call me a "chorong stan", i reallu dont mind it. 

Eyy you're a stan!

[Little Eight]

What's the diff?

[Aegyolk]

Eyy you're a stan!

 

can be.. but i really dont differentiate the two. XD fan, stan. stan, fan. STAND FAN. lol

[YaniBear]

That's what I always thought the difference was.

 

Like if you call yourself a SONE, ELF, VIP, Blackjack you are a stan...

 

Where are people getting this "blinded by oppar" thing from?

IKR, People making things complicated and dramatic.

 

In my case, I'm a fan of Sistar and BAP. I enjoy their music and appreciate them.

 

I'm a fan of EXO but I only stan Lay.

I'm an ELF, meaning i stan the whole group.

 

EDIT: lmao, what's w/ the negs. Seriously.. tsk... tsk...

[Bom]

No difference.

 

You guys are making up your own definition. 

[I Was Pon This Wei]

I'm stans of my 3 bias groups + KWEEN KYARY <3

 

Whereas I'm just a fan of the groups I have marketplace lightsticks of~

[Regina]

eh i thought both of it was the same

 

Fans simply like said group/idol and support them. Stans are much more obsessive, vocal, they spend more money on merchindise, and are known to be protective over their bias group/idol. I definitely think there is a difference as stan means stalker fan, while fan is just a general term for anyone who likes something.

 

only kpop fandoms seem to differentiate between fan and stan, they're the same thing elsewhere, so I don't care what people call me

 

Not really. There's Gaga fans and then there's Gaga stans. There's Beycone fans and then Beyonce stans. There's Lana Del Rey fans and then there's Lana Del Rey stans. This that and the third. Though, it seems like the word stan is much more commonly used within the gay community. I've never seen a One Directoner call herself a stan, but I see this word used all the time on ATRL and Youtube videos for certain female artists.

[Persona]

I am a fan.