The 7 Levels of K-Pop Fans (Which Generation Are You?)

From an Oscar-winning cartoon all the way back to a 1992 talent show where the judges gave K-pop's founding song the lowest score of the night, this is every generation of K-pop fan, newest to oldest. Which level did you walk in on? We start with the class of 2025 and 2026, the rookies the internet is already fighting to call the sixth generation, then work our way down through the fifth-gen countdown clocks, the fourth generation that debuted into empty rooms, the third generation that filled stadiums worldwide, the second generation that turned fandom names into membership cards, the first generation of white and yellow balloons, and finally the trio that started it all. Featuring CORTIS, ZEROBASEONE, Stray Kids, BTS, BLACKPINK, BIGBANG, H.O.T., Seo Taiji and Boys and more. Drop your level in the comments: where did you start, and how deep do you go? Subscribe to Everything K-Pop for fandom deep-dives, group explainers and K-pop history.    / @everythingkpopkr   #kpop #kpopgenerations #kpopfans #kpophistory #BTS #StrayKids #BLACKPINK #BIGBANG #CORTIS #KPopDemonHunters