[ SECRET POST #6481 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6481 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I wondered this a lot when I was actively participating in the kpop fandom.

So many fans who I wondered how they afforded all the merch, VIP packages at all the international concerts/fan meetings.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't understand how or why people find things like this strange. There are loads of people out there who have lots of money to spend. Is it really so weird that some of them might like spending their money on stuff like that?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT
Just from my personal POV, it's a lot of money. Don't get me wrong, if I had the means to afford all of that I would participate with idols/groups I really like.
It was a bit of a culture shock to me how much merchandising goes into the fandom. I have to save a lot and work a lot to get minimum experiences (buying an album or going to a concert once a year), so to see fans be able to go all out is enviable.
Not trying to shame anyone for how they spend their money, just from my POV, it's a lot time and resources and I was unaware how multilayered the whole system is.
For one example...
Like, to me, I thought it was "enough" to buy a new album because I thought buying one album equates to one album sale. But there are incentives to buy albums in bulk. Photo cards. Raffle tickets to enter for fan meetings. Trying to get your idol to win a competition on a certain showcase. Etc.

It's similar to other fandoms (I have siblings who are into Magic the Gathering and they have huge cards/decks/dice collections), but before I got into the fandom I had no idea how much you can spend both in time and money on even just one idol or group.
Someone else upthread said when they were unemployed they had the time but not the money for the thing they got into. Now that they're working they have the money but not the time.
I feel similarly to them. I wish I could have both the time and money/resources for a fun hobby, but it's a balancing act between time and money.