r/kpopthoughts is a subreddit with 287k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses kpop, wish there was, fans, worst, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review kpop albums, kpop song, and kpop album.
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Popular Themes in r/kpopthoughts
#1
Pain & Anger
: "99% of K-pop fans blaming promotion are just coping."
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How do labels make money if they do not do stuff to earn it?"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "How can boy groups from the big 3 start being globally competitive again?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/kpopthoughts
#1
Kpop
48 posts
#2
Wish There Was
20 posts
#3
Fans
13 posts
#4
Worst
13 posts
#5
Looking For
10 posts
#6
Hate
10 posts
#7
Idols
10 posts
#8
Tired
9 posts
#9
Groups
8 posts
#10
Annoying
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/kpopthoughts
Kpop Albums
602 reviews
#1
Red Velvet
5.0★ from 44 reviews
#2
TXT
4.8★ from 25 reviews
#3
Aespa
4.8★ from 22 reviews
Kpop Song
137 reviews
#1
Red Velvet
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
EXO
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Billlie
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Kpop Album
78 reviews
#1
BTS
5.0★ from 10 reviews
#2
Enhypen
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Stray Kids
5.0★ from 6 reviews
Flair Used in r/kpopthoughts
#1
Discussion
: "99% of K-pop fans blaming promotion are just coping."
43 posts
#2
Appreciation
: "I was just thinking if you had told any kpop fan a couple years ago that NMIXX would be the only JYP girlgroup consistenly charting in Korea all of us would have thought they were insane lol things went so strangely in so many ways for JYP GGs and it somehow landed us here"
11 posts
#3
Awards + Achievements
: "BTS achieves their Highest Grossing Boxscore with $57.5 Million!"
5 posts
#4
Observation
: "It is difficult for boy groups to top Japan with the typical kpop sound (re: &TEAM)"
4 posts
#5
Thought
: "Injury made me wonder how idols deal with chronic pain"
4 posts
#6
Charting
: "It's interesting how the narrative around IVE and NMIXX's songs have really changed compared to release day"
2 posts
#7
Company
: "JYP'S AMERICAN OBSESSION FOR KPOP DURING THE EARLY 2000's"
2 posts
#8
Theories + Predictions
: "We are almost in November: which songs do you think have a shot at winning SOTY at the 2026 MAMA awards ?"
2 posts
#9
Rankings + Ratings
: "October comebacks ratings and mini reviews (this month was too packed, I've several stuff yet to check out)"
2 posts
#10
General
: "How old is everyone here? Insecure about being an “older” male fan"
1 post
Member Growth in r/kpopthoughts
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+28k members(10.8%)
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Last updated: October 30, 2026