Kpop fans over 30, how does the music/fandom fit into your life?

Hey guys,

I’m a bit curious (and don’t want to feel like I’m the only 30+ kpop fan on the planet 😅). I’m a bit of a weird case as in, I’m not a young kpop fan who grew up but instead I only discovered Kpop well into my 30s. And it’s been a wonderful but kinda strange journey so far.

Here are a few observations about being a 30+ Kpop fan: - I am the only person in my entire social circle that listens to kpop and I get the most baffled stares when I say I’m a kpop fan (not that I mind a lot but it’s a thing 😄) - I’m very interested in the music, I find kpop is incredibly varied and experiments with music in a way I havn‘t seen much in the west - I don’t seem to connect to the ‚ fandom‘ aspect of kpop that much. I enjoy some of the memes and funny clips but aside from that, socials, following the artists lives, rumors, merch, tiktoks… not really for me - I would say in average I listen ~60 min a day usually on the train or walking somewhere - I find for some reason kpop really destresses me and by now I have an album for almost every mood. Walking through the city at night playing „Canyeols - Blackout“ album is a real magic moment for me

• Im having a lot of fun going to concerts (going to see P1Harmony live next year, just saw KARD a few days ago) but I’m noticing that I am usually older than the average. I’m still having a great time but sometimes Im a bit jealous of the teen/young adults there cause they have a group to go crazy with and part of me kind of wants to go crazy too at a concert but it feels a bit weird when you’re surrounded by younger people. Is that just me? 😖😅 Fans under 30 do you notice? 🤔

TLDR: Anyway that was a lot if text. I kind of just wanted to ask (if there are any 30+ fans here) how does kpop fit into your adult life? Anything I talked about sound familiar?

Thnx for indulging me in advance guys 🤗

Edit: thank you all so much for your responses. I’m… I kind of didn’t fully realize how much it would mean to feel I’m not alone in this experience. 🥲 I’m getting a bit sappy (guess that also comes with age 😁) thank you guys 💕