Jan 5, 2021 · Millions of people love BTS, but some of the most diehard ARMYs began as anti-fans who didn’t want anything to do with the group or K-Pop. On Reddit, a user by the name of Ideasforgoodusername asked former BTS antis to share their stories. Here are 5 of them. 1. From 2nd Generation anti to 3rd Generation fan.

May 2, 2021 · Gallup cancelled its yearly posting of South Korea's most preferred idol after being harrassed by akgaes of other BTS members. When Jimin emerged as the top idol in 2019 (two years in a row), the...

Mar 24, 2023 · A guide to music’s biggest stans and what they stand for: BTS’s ARMY, Beyoncé’s Beyhive, Taylor Swift’s Swifties, Justin Bieber’s Beliebers, Cardi B’s Bardi Gang, Harry Styles’s ...

Jun 15, 2021 · STAN culture is accepting of fans obsessing over their stars, supporting them and in some cases developing a sense of entitlement towards them that could be unhealthy but we will get there.

Jun 18, 2024 · ARMY refers to a stan of BTS but you may also see “Armchair” or “Armywhale.” EXO stans are EXO-Ls but outgroup stans may refer to them as “Eggs.” Then there are the idol nicknames. Jennie from BlackPink is insultingly referred to as “Seoul Cycle” by a certain section of K-Pop stans who are upset that she has dated popular male idols.

His stans are definitely the craziest in BTS, most of them treat him like he’s a child even though he’s over twenty. There are usually two types— either the ones who blindly preach love or the ones who treat him like he can’t have a life (like what happened last year in the tattoo scandal).

Feb 7, 2020 · In the 2000 music video for the song Stan, we see a fictionalized version of a devoted Eminem fan who sends handwritten letters to the rapper, attends all his concerts, and alters his physical ...

Jun 25, 2020 · Ria, who is 16, based in the US, and whose favorite K-pop group is the boyband BTS, heard about the plan to prank Trump from other K-pop fans on Twitter, though she was aware that the idea...

Jun 9, 2020 · Even before news of BTS’ seven-figure contribution was made public, its stans who call themselves the ARMY—an acronym for Adorable Representative MC for Youth—had already started coordinating...

Sep 23, 2019 · The BTS stan subculture on Twitter and social media encourages some pretty unhealthy behaviors. Here are some tips on how to not lose yourself.