K-Pop Boy Group Brutally Friend-Zones Their Fandom - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

K-Pop and parasocial relationships go hand in hand, and some agencies have even marketed their groups with a boyfriend or girlfriend concept.

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Embarrassing teenage #libertarian me (with his #cringe takes on #friendzones & #niceguys) would have actually been so relieved if a savvy #feminist had told me "Hey, all that misery about being 'man enough'? You can actually be a man anyway you want! & you can get women to sleep with you without changing everything you like about yourself!"