Really random opinion but I have seen this happen very frequently.

There are these compilations on YT or twitter about multilingual idols. Fans like to brag and talk about how their faves speak 5 languages. Out of which in maybe two or three they can do a bit more than greet and speak a few basic sentences. That is not the equivalent of actually speaking the language.

I saw a showdown in a comment section where one user tried to correct a Blackpink Lisa stan and tell her that Lisa is only fluent in Korean, English and Thai. So it doesn’t make sense to say she’s fluent in Mandarin when she had to use a translator for almost all the promotions and episodes of Youth with you. The stan got so mad defending her.

Like if your faves don’t speak, they don’t speak. I mean you cannot just make it seem like they are fluent when they aren’t. Especially in difficult languages like Mandarin which probably take years to get to an intermediate level. And thats not only with Lisa, I have seen the same bragging from fans of a lot of multilingual stans.

Fluency in Japanese is also one thing that is kind of overestimated. I mean a lot of idols are really good because they have been trained but it is essential to consider the level of fluency.

So yeah, thats it. I am not saying they are bad or downplaying their efforts. It takes hard work to learn a language but that doesn’t mean you kind of just label anyone and everyone fluent for the sake of it.