Dear Fellow Idol Fans:

Dear fellow Idol fans:

Look, it’s 2019, I sure hope most of us have realised that idols are human beings and that they should be treated as such.

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Please, don’t sexualise members until they are at least legally adults. Personally I’d rather not sexualise idols ever, but I understand that sharing your thoughts with fellow fans is often part of the appeal of these fandoms. Now to specify what I mean by sexualise, I’m not saying it’s not okay to acknowledge that idols are attractive, what I mean by sexualise is can we please not comment unnecessarily vulgar things under their posts, if you wanna say they look great in their outfit be my guest, but please don’t live out your personal fantasies somewhere so “in-their-face”, they read our comments and I bet my kidney that most idols would much rather hear a kind compliment rather than a stranger’s fantasies and so, even if they probably to do not read fanfiction forums and such, could we avoid smutty fics about minors please? Even if it’s legal in your country, please respect the artist’s culture. (In South Korea the legal age is 20, not 18. Twenty in Korean age that is, which is [current year] minus [birthyear] plus 1. Example: 2019 - 2000 + 1 = 20)

Idols are going to date whether you like it or not and they should. It should be within their rights. Please respect their decisions. Sigh, dear fans who truly believe they will marry their bias someday, sorry to break it to you, but they do not owe you their “romantic” loyalty in any way, f*ck that unwritten rule. Yes, there is humour in saying your bias is already your partner, after all most of our standards have probably risen wayyy too high thanks to Kpop. But in the end, you can date whoever you want to and still be a fan of that Idol, I think it’s only fair that they should be allowed the same, after all, how else are they supposed to sing so many love songs? They’ve been training extremely hard since their teen years. At some point in their lives, they too will have crushes or even fall in love with someone. They deserve to have fun and be happy too don’t you think? Just because they have relationships does not mean they do not value their fans, you by no means have any right to criticise the person they date, they chose to do so and they👏should👏be👏allowed👏to👏. Note: their relationship and personal lives (unless they decide to share it with you) are none of your damn business, show some respect, please.

An Idol’s physical or mental health should be a priority / Remember, the visuals are a bonus, not a necessity. The Kpop industry puts alot of pressure on idols to maintain Korea’s(and/or other asian countries’s) high beauty standards, this means that many will go under the knife, work hard to their limits, go through torturous diets and work-out regimens to look like the seemingly flawless people we worship them to be today. So if an album is delayed, if an idol takes a break, or if they miss that one high note live, don’t be so hard on them, trust me, you value their lives more than you value that one moment. Don’t pressure Idols to lose/gain weight/muscle, their entertainment companies probably already have a plan that may be stressing them out.

On Biases(in Idol groups). Sure it’s fine to have a favourite, But This Is A Package Deal. Don’t discredit other members or compare members to each other, they are all unique people with their own talents, every member has their place in the group. Please respect all the members, they all have something wonderful to offer the world which they worked hard for, so please appreciate that.

here it goes, Dear “Airport Fans”, please don’t harrass idols. This should go without f*cking saying but please let them walk comfortably to their destination, it’s an honour to even see them in real life. Why do you need to take your own pictures if you have the HQ pictures from professional photographers? I don’t know, I may be an ignorant fool, but please, respect their personal space and avoid shattering their eardrums.

Lip Syncing, you guys… idols sing and dance for hours on a stage, it doesn’t always matter how talented or well trained they are, they remain human. They work hard to deliver to you the best performance they can give in their then-current state. Don’t act like an Idol or Idol group is inferior for lip syncing, these are still their voices, whether they’re pre-recorded or not (sure there may have been some editing backstage but that doesn’t make it anymore right to judge someone’s voice based on whether or not they lip sync).

Dear Hardcore Shippers®, remember that these are real life people that have relations with other real life humans in real life, this is not a storyline, they are not fictional characters with a certain determined plot. Don’t go overboard, remind yourself that it may very well not be true and that if Idols do have romantic feelings towards someone that that is their business, their lives are not some television show contrary to how it may seem, so for the sake of my cringe-intolerance please, don’t force that into their faces, they are people not characters. This especially goes for LGBP+ shipping, being LGBTQIAP+ in South Korea is already hard enough as it is, trust me. If an actually closeted Idol were to hear rumours that suspect them to be LGBTQIAP+ it can be incredibly terrifying. LGBTQIAP+ people exist, they are human and humans that are still widely discriminated against, not just characters for your BL fantasies. Please don’t disregard the existence and humanity outside of your fanfiction.

AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE KIND, EMPATHETIC AND RESPECTFUL TOWARDS EACH OTHER, GOOD DAY.