KOL and BNF
May. 4th, 2022 08:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silverwindRPF fandom next door kinda imploded due to a certain video yesterday, and it's a bit scary even to me as an observer.
In relation with that, though...
Man, being professional fans sounds so tiring though. No one knows me anymore now, but maybe, MAAAAYBE I was a tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny bit of a BNF in 2.5D back then? No? LOL Anyway, even THEN it WAS exhausting for sure. Being told to use influence for 'the good of the fandom', and share privilege (and goods and merchandises LOL). EXHAUSTING.
In relation with that, though...
You know, when I first heard the term KOL used in relation with fandom, I was really surprised. (And I was also whining, dear God, I've heard it everyday from the Marketing Dept, now I have to listen to it used in FANDOM too?)
Thinking about it further though... Well, why not? Fandom IS an industry and has been industrialized more and more these days, especially in certain areas and related with certain medias.
But to be honest, I guess we are already familiar with KOLs in fandoms actually, we just know them as BNFs HAHAHAHAH. And well, to be fair, those BNFs were (maybe?) not as professional as what KOLs are now. 😅
But to be honest, I guess we are already familiar with KOLs in fandoms actually, we just know them as BNFs HAHAHAHAH. And well, to be fair, those BNFs were (maybe?) not as professional as what KOLs are now. 😅
Man, being professional fans sounds so tiring though. No one knows me anymore now, but maybe, MAAAAYBE I was a tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny bit of a BNF in 2.5D back then? No? LOL Anyway, even THEN it WAS exhausting for sure. Being told to use influence for 'the good of the fandom', and share privilege (and goods and merchandises LOL). EXHAUSTING.
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Date: 2022-05-04 06:12 am (UTC)That aside, I have NO idea about whatever originally sparked this although I have seen other references to it 😂
(Mostly people being like lol, idols being fanservicey and feeding the people that ship,them is not new)
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Date: 2022-05-04 06:33 am (UTC)I was like, "THIS KOL USAGE HAS BEGUN TO NAUSEATE ME."
Seriously, there's no need for us to know anything about it, but just in case you reaaaaaaaaaally want to know, this twitter search. www
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Date: 2022-05-04 06:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-04 07:13 am (UTC)