Seek Profit Through Fan Fanaticism

EXO (Instagram @weareone.exo)

JAKARTA - Twitter's number one trending topic caught our attention as K-pop fans. The word 'Jenny' came out on top for two consecutive days. When we saw the word, it was implied in our heads that the BLACKPINK member, Jennie. We were wrong. The Jenny in question is an ordinary human being who is a fan of the K-pop group, EXO.

As fans of the same group, we are familiar with the name. He is known for often going back and forth to participate in the activities of the group made by SM Entertainment. Starting from our country to countries in parts of Asia and in the hometown of EXO itself, South Korea. If you say children now, it's like going to a shop.

Jenny also filled the activity by selling print prints with K-pop smells. Aware of its large mass, its merchandise related to EXO always sell out successfully even before its release (pre-order). We ourselves have never bought from the online shop even though we have visited the ready stock several times to see what we are interested in buying.

Jenny's activity turned out to be a good signal. He often participates in autograph sessions (fansign) with EXO to the point that some members still remember his name when he returns to the autograph session for the umpteenth time. However, the name trending is not for something good but because of a thread of a number of netizens who tell of their experiences on a concert travel tour made by Jenny.

Jenny has long been making concert tours where she can provide fans who want to join EXO's concerts in other countries. However, the peak of his customers' anger was only now around. A netizen with the username @sforsnuffles combines all threads into one intact thread so that curious netizens can open the thread link.

Most of the netizens who write the threads write about unpleasant experiences in joining Jenny's concert travel tour, namely JennyTour.id. Some others regretted the process of buying K-pop goods that was not smooth, including burning down people's down payments or adding money that did not match the initial price.

collection of threads of jenny's victims — a thread—

- jen pyutipul (@sforsnuffles) January 5, 2020

Speaking of fanaticism, every fan has experienced it. However, the level of fanaticism varies from person to person. We cannot blame a person's level of fanaticism because no one can measure it. However, we as fans have the right to spend our money anywhere. Moreover, there are not many K-pop stalls officially circulating in Indonesia.

However, fans who want to provide support through material, when they want to make a transaction, must look at the seeds and the weight of the seller or service provider. Must be vigilant also if someone does something that is out of bounds. Ensuring what we receive is what we pay for is very important.

Likewise people who provide a service. They must prioritize the welfare of their buyers when they have been given trust. Albums, concert tickets, light sticks, or whatever, you must have a price that is not cheap. Fans who decide to buy these items must have already considered the ability to support their idol group.

In South Korea, printouts and physical albums are still being chased by fans. That's because they still use physical album sales as a benchmark for a song to enter the charts. This made fans flock to order the album before its release date.

In Indonesia, the name EXO already has a fan market. Remember in 2017, an online shop from Indonesia created by fans received more than 15 thousand orders for The War album and this is only in Indonesia. The receipts that fans brought to the autograph session made EXO members surprised. So, don't be surprised by the fanaticism of K-pop fans in Indonesia who often scratch the heads of netizens.