First of all, I'm generally thankful of all Kpop international fans. They've helped spread Korean culture to the world.

But some ifans.....need to be more respectful. I've seen so many of them bashing Korea for its "toxic culture" or kfans. They demand for idols to speak English and spam Youtube videos with "plz eng sub" comments. They act superior to Kfans because they think international popularity is more important then domestic popularity, when in reality they're both important, and because they think they are morally superior because they accept idols even when they do drugs and have scandals. Drugs are illegal in Korea, people, no matter how they are considered in your country. As for the scandals, the barrier between Korean culture and International fans seem to create the different reactions, but I won't elaborate. It's just cultural difference, not "crazy posessive Kfan saesangs." Attacking idols is wrong, but it's not like Ifans don't attack idols at all. They can be just as delulu. It's not just a "kfan thing".

Kpop started in Korea. Korea took a part in creating Kpop. Therefore if you are a fan of Kpop, I think you should at least have some understanding about Korea's culture. Not the "Korea's culture is so toxic because of this" kind of "understanding", but "Koreans see this differently from us because of this, and it's okay" kind of understanding.

Please understand that Ifans are guests enjoying Korean culture. Don't force your own cultural views on it, calling it "the right answer". This is not your country. No matter how many international fans the fandom has, Koreans will always come first, because Kpop is Korean first then international.

Edit: why has this turned into a attack-korea-all-you-want post? I overestimated kpop Reddit, apparently. We know what's wrong with our own society, seriously. You don't need to tell us. Also, when have I ever told you to accept the flaws of our society that I didn't even mention? Im just going to ignore those stupid comments as illiterates who can't read.

Second edit: Wow....a gold award? I definitely don't deserve it, but thank you to everyone who read my post correctly and didn't make assumptions right away. Every positive comment down there makes my day. View Poll