#idk what any of the 4th gen groups are up to so if its wildly different to 3rd im out of touch b

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i definitely think in kpop it's a lot easier for (most) fans to keep it entirely a divide of "this is a separate entity" because a lot of fics are based off of music video concepts (though . there is a lot of shipping and analyzing every interaction that happens💀) it's just easier for them to keep it separate

also because . there is no way in hell these korean men know about ao3 dot org .

agree and disagree? i dont think that divide has to do with fics being based off of mv concepts <- those're usually just used for worldbuilding/narrative purposes and not necessarily character, though it depends on the group to what degree this is true (e.g. bts' hyyh era). honestly i could talk about this all day in detail now that ive thought about it but Whatever not relevant. the point about them not knowing about ao3 is crazy real though i can. maybe see it happening. maybe not i think their pr teams would kill them if it ever came up.