r/bangtan • u/hbmc117 • May 13 '22
Theory about Biases Theory
So I’m a baby ARMY (around a month). When I discovered BTS, I was at home recovering from surgery. I’m an older ARMY (in my 40s). I quickly realized my bias - JIN. Now, I didn’t have anyone to talk to about my new obsession so I was bursting when I finally went back to work.
Luckily I work at a school, so I quickly found the ARMY pre-teens and we started gushing. I’ve never seen them so animated! They asked me who my bias was and I told them. They all shrieked in judgment and collectively tried to convince me that liking Jin is weird and that Jungkook was the ONLY one worth talking about. (Teenagers, LOL)
First of all, I was shocked bc I didn’t know how popular Jungkook was and that a Jin bias is a bit of a minority (maybe?). My solo discovery into the BTS realm led me to believe the only obvious bias was Jin.
During this hot discussion, I saw one girl jumping down my throat. I asked her what she thought. And in a totally serious tone says - “It makes sense that you like Jin, he’s the oldest one and you’re the oldest person at this school.” Brutal! She proceeds to tell me that older people like Jin and young people like Jungkook.
So tell me - is her theory true? Do you’ll think that younger ARMY lean towards Jungkook and older ones to Jin?
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u/rjcooper14 Hyung will do it May 13 '22
I am Jin-biased too and honestly, one of the things that endeared him to me is his big brother energy. I'm also an old fan myself (I'm 37!). I especially love his dynamic with the youngest, JK.
So in a way, I kinda understand what the girl was saying. But I don't know if it's common enough to be a theory or a rule? If there's one thing I've learned since getting into Kpop and BTS is that there is enough diversity in the fandom to not be really bothered about why people like what they like! It's fun hearing about people's stories. :)