Ah, so I think it's time for me to say goodbye as well. You know, I was in the middle of writing another analysis when I suddenly felt tired of doing it and I decided to just scrap all of it. I'm mostly inspired by the thought-provoking discussion we had
in this thread about a week ago and the other posters who had left this forum. Thank you
@Frozenrose for initiating this small community we have, I think it's time for some of us to move on. I'm grateful to have known so many like-minded people here, this is like a milestone for me. Like every other great milestone, I believe this path will lead us to a better place and a better state of mind.
Before I leave, I have some confessions to make. Although a bit embarrassing, this could be a lesson for anyone trying to debunk or analyze Kpop products like I used to do:
I never watched RV's MVs or even knew each of their name before coming here and writing down some analyses (this is the same for other groups that come after 2013)
I'd left the Kpop scene a few years back. I was almost entirely unexposed to the whole thing except for some stuffs that I accidentally encounter. I'm aware about the evilness in Kpop but I was never bothered to do anything about it, or to react. I've always been a passive reader of conspiracy web sites. The whole analyzing thing started changing me though, I felt like I needed to know about some things that are not beneficial for me; the things I should have avoided instead knowing all the dangers that lurk there. I started keeping up with the latest news of RV and other groups just so I could include them in my analysis.
Writing analyses stole most of my free time
Like trying to solve a great mystery in a detective story, I think I became heavily invested in what I did. Sometimes I lost sleep over writing a piece of analysis.
I rarely spent time learning about my religion
yet I kept talking about how we all should keep our faith in God alive.
The songs I analyzed started messing with my head
and they're not even good... lol. In order to analyze, there's a pattern you need to follow, and repetition is one of the steps there. Remember when I used to tell you to watch the videos in mute? I didn't do it myself! Well, sometimes I did, but most of the time... I didn't. I used to believe that I had to listen in order to understand the underlying messages behind the songs, not a wise idea. What it caused me... oh well, the songs I disliked started sounding catchy the more I listened to it. I didn't go to the extent of adding them to my personal playlist, but I kinda enjoyed "accidentally" being exposed to the songs at some occasions.
I started getting familiar feelings
like when I was still in my teenage years, still heavily exposed to the entertainment products. It's like I was back to being a fan of some Kpop artists due to the research I did to support my analyses.
That's all I wanted to say. I really don't recommend anyone to try doing what I did. I think we have gathered more than enough evidences already, thanks to all the contributors here.
For upcoming users or guests coming here, treat this thread as a milestone, a process, not the destination. It will help you a lot to overcome your attachment to Kpop, realizing that you're not supposed to stay exposed to this bitter truth for too long. Never take the analyses done here on personal levels, if you have no idea about the groups listed here, don't do a research. Don't take things personally, it won't harm you when it never gets on personal levels.
Once again, thank you for each and every member on this thread. It was nice meeting you, now I must take my leave.
