Here's a Kpop "scandal" for you: http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/10473086.html
1. the comments are just random (crazy) comments from English-speaking fans on Tumblr, not an accurate survey of Korean netizens or anything like that 2. the girls in the photo, or maybe another set of girls in a different photo, were harassed off Instagram 3. this attitude is the reason Kpop idols are not supposed to take photos with fans 3a. or maybe the rule against not taking photos with fans is the reason fans are so crazy-possessive when it comes to photos in the first place 4. lots of harassment by Korean fans of other Korean fans is territorial - making sure the new fans understand the ground rules for being a fan 4a. these ground rules are designed to protect the reputation of idols so they won't lose fans 5. you can see how 4. and 4a. are circular thinking 6. there's no Korean scandal in this case because the Korean fans know very well that these aren't "fans" but extras in a music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1zRzl1d5vNU) 7. the conservative schizophrenia of idol fan culture (in Korea or abroad), where it's okay to have girls in bikinis in your music video but not in "real life" 8. these harassing fans have got to be pretty young, no?
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1. the comments are just random (crazy) comments from English-speaking fans on Tumblr, not an accurate survey of Korean netizens or anything like that
2. the girls in the photo, or maybe another set of girls in a different photo, were harassed off Instagram
3. this attitude is the reason Kpop idols are not supposed to take photos with fans
3a. or maybe the rule against not taking photos with fans is the reason fans are so crazy-possessive when it comes to photos in the first place
4. lots of harassment by Korean fans of other Korean fans is territorial - making sure the new fans understand the ground rules for being a fan
4a. these ground rules are designed to protect the reputation of idols so they won't lose fans
5. you can see how 4. and 4a. are circular thinking
6. there's no Korean scandal in this case because the Korean fans know very well that these aren't "fans" but extras in a music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1zRzl1d5vNU)
7. the conservative schizophrenia of idol fan culture (in Korea or abroad), where it's okay to have girls in bikinis in your music video but not in "real life"
8. these harassing fans have got to be pretty young, no?