The company is already stuck with a lot due to the issues in the past, and watching that toxic fandom fight furiously over popularity on a women-centric forum yesterday really made my skin crawl. When a member from BTS, whether as a soloist or as a group, tops the Billboard charts, isn’t that all a part of BTS’s glory? (A) can top the charts, but they absolutely can't stand it when (B) does—it's ridiculous. Objectively, (B), who has lasted longest on the Billboard charts, is the most talented in BTS. Acknowledging this fact, there really is no reason to be upset, but they refuse to accept it and end up distressed. (B) is so skilled that other artists often request collaborations, and the company pushes (B) a lot in the U.S. If I were the CEO of the company, wouldn’t I push the most talented individual to break into new markets? Honestly, other countries don’t have AR live performances like we do in Korea; wouldn’t they promote the most skilled person? Yet, the toxic fans keep chanting that (B)’s achievements are all due to excessive promotion everywhere. They don’t stop there; they dig up personal records of (B) to the level of stalking and scour all kinds of foreign sasaeng accounts to link everything together. They casually post false information on forums, trying to bury (B) completely. When (C) receives a good response from the public, they shift their nasty tactics from (B) to (C). Seeing this mess on the women-centric forum yesterday was utterly frustrating. Those toxic fans' favorite, (A), is not someone who gets pushed down within BTS. When the group performs together, all the songs are modified to fit (A)'s vocal range, making it hard for all the members. This has led to controversies over live performances, especially since the ballad controversy that started from the first concert of the tour was widely discussed and archived on online forums. Back then, fans of (A) dragged (B), (C), and (D) into the fray, severely bashing them, causing many fans of (B), (C), and (D) to turn their backs on the fanbase. It didn’t stop there. (C), who is somewhat popular among the general public, is famous on social media and appears on various broadcasts and even shoots commercials. Fans of (A) can't stand seeing this. While they ignore the individual activities of other members, they throw tantrums and protest whenever (B), (C), or (D) tries to do something. Even when (C) landed his first commercial, they called the customer service to complain and sent protest emails to journalists—all done by fans of (A). When it comes to belittling (C)'s looks, they pretend to be fans of (D) and write posts on communities comparing their appearances—this has been caught before. Since (C) has a colder expression, they bring all sorts of memes mocking his expression to different communities. Yesterday, when the sentiment seemed to favor (B) as the more popular member, they suddenly started dragging the previously hated (C) into their attacks against (B). Originally, fans of (A) hated (C) the most because they adored the (A)-(B) relationship, while the (B)-(C) pairing was as famous in the scene. Therefore, they always detested (C), and when asked who the most popular BTS member was, fans of (A) and (B) were quickest to respond. As (C) topped the Instagram followers list with (B) in second place and (A) significantly behind (B) and (C), they now sheepishly claim that (A), (B), and (C) are all popular. Before (B)’s solo career took off, those toxic fans used to claim that (A) was number one everywhere. Now that (B) is gaining popularity in the U.S., has successful music streaming globally, and is hot worldwide, they use (C) to attack (B), which is simply disgusting. When (D) becomes popular in communities, they harshly criticize him too, making derogatory comments about his dancing skills. But in reality, (D) is not incompetent; he’s just low-key. He sings ballads almost as well as (B). Each member has their strengths, but what (A) does well is exaggerated two to three times more and promoted everywhere, while the talents of (B), (C), and (D) are downplayed and criticized, with fans placing them in weird frames—it's utterly tiresome. Even with the ambassadorship, promoting hierarchy based on popularity is a madness unique to this fandom. Other fans don’t care if another member becomes an ambassador, shoots a commercial, or does a photoshoot—they just say, "Oh, well" and move on. So, when (D) first shot a commercial, everyone thought it suited him well (the commercial shared similarities with the member). However, once (A) became an ambassador for a high-end brand, fans of (A) started trashing other members’ shoots with lesser-known luxury brands, especially (B) and (C), harshly criticizing them, particularly (B). The symbolism of the brand (B) was promoting was ignored, and they ridiculed it, even though (B)’s brand wasn’t high fashion but was something that only the hottest icons of the time endorsed. (C) was also harshly criticized, but once (C) joined a higher-tier jewelry brand as an ambassador, the bashing stopped. The reality is that the ads featuring (B) and (C) are well-received by the public, while (A), despite being an ambassador for a brand with many ambassadors, is often considered the least suitable by the public. If they had written their comments more kindly, such feedback might not have occurred. They even bashed other idols who were ambassadors for the same brand, ruining their reputation, and later faced backlash. Now, with suspicions of chart manipulation arising, they suddenly claim that (B) is part of a cult, supported heavily by the company, while (A), (C), and (D) are the members without their own studios and are not pushed by the company and are not part of the cult, according to the posts they spread across communities. It's utterly revolting. (C) says he wants to be free and doesn’t need a studio, and no one hates (C) as much as the fans of (A). But now, they tie him down as a member with no push and no studio, blaming everything on (B) and continuing their toxic behavior—it's just too awful to watch. The cult frame that emerged was also because fans of (A) were trying to take down (B) by digging up everything related to a bracelet (B) wore, which led to this whole mess. However, (B) is actually a member who is not interested in religion. Fans of (A) are just tiresome. They even filed complaints about hidden advertisements involving (B), leading to an investigation that proved (B) was not at fault, but they continue to chant about hidden advertisements even until yesterday. Despite years of pleas from fans of other members to the company to sue, they haven't listened, and amidst this mess, they’re still engaging in vile fan wars—it makes me want to vomit. Writing this out has kind of calmed me down a bit, sorry for venting my emotions.