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Hello oppar I’m doing mostly fine, except I keep forgetting I have a shit body so the past month(since spring is entering the north hemisphere) I’ve been going thru a cycle of Waking up>difficulty breathing>panic>remembering sinusitis is a constant in my life and alergic rhinitis that gets worse around this time>relief so like. Not great on that area but again, at least I’m alive and still covid free lmao

I just got a trial job at a video game company. Didn’t know that that was even possible.

not great, super lost in life i dont enjoy anything so what do i do to even stop being so bored. i feel like there’s nothing else that i can get from life anymore sohow are you?

Considering my ass is hurting because I got hemorrhoids removed the other day and all I can do is lie on my side and do this shitty survey I’d say pretty fucking well. Thank you very much, asshole.

Hello sir! I am good, just keep getting headaches. On the other hand, I painted my bathroom this past week (which included stripping the existing wallpaper, using spackle to fill in holes, sanding, and priming — my husband helped a little bit and coached me here and there but that was the extent of his involvement) so now I feel like I have a better shot at contributing to society over my lifetime than my previous not-able-to-paint-walls-with-any-competence self did.

I’m Brazilian. How do you *think* I’m doing?

I just watched the 4 hour Justice League cut and that’s 4 hours I could’ve spent sexualizing Wonho that I’ll never get back.

Hi oppar! I’m doing good. I believe this is my 5th year of following the Kpopalypse blog, and now you’re basically my only source of Kpop updates. I don’t even bother keeping up with any other sites/forums anymore because your blog is already comprehensive, clearheaded, and hilariously entertaining to boot. Cheers and thank you for doing what you do!

Came across your blog last Feb, it broke my infatuation with idols (damn the companies behind them know how to tailor loyalty, huh?).Got into KPop last November.  Realized Loona was my ult last January. With Red Velvet, IU, and Twice catching up as faves.  What brought me to your blog was a Google inquiry on whether LOONA had slave contracts.  I wrote a little about KPop for my local newspaper, which was syndicated by the Korean government here.  I tried to put some trufax, but I admire how you do it in your writing style and voice. Like many of your readers, I wanna say what’s on my mind, but I’m largely terrified of cancel culture.But please keep doing what you do, chief caonima!

Hi! I haven’t really felt that good in a while, but it’s getting better. A lot of people in my life have been pretty terrible recently, which sucks but then, what can you do.I’m grateful that my family and I are healthy, as the situation recently got worse where I live and everything was closed again. Online classes suck tho, and I hope things get better next year.  Hope you and your girlfriend are doing great.

I just got a traumatic brain injury, rear ended, so I am getting stronger at home fueled by kpop rage haha.

i unironically have corona

I hate this question every single time. Internet says majority of introverts do so. But you are kpopalypse therefore i dont mind writing a few lines bc you actually have good replies to any stupid or not stupid comment unlike most humans.  Btw not great, but as always the so-called k-pop world drug makes me forget temporarily about every problem of mine just like a drug i guess.  I wanna ask how long was the longest answer to this question u have read through, and how long was the longest answer u have included in your posts im asking Bc i feel bad for writing this much.(If my answer will appear to the public pls oppar feel free to omit anything and correct any kind of mistakes )

Happy that I don’t seriously stan groups. More power to fans of my age but y’all are revolving your schedules around these idols who do see y’all as ATMs. Do not lose sleep over them. Also lack of standing means when someone turns out to be shit I just cut out the music (or at least the legal way of listening to it if I’m feeling hypocitical). Is it possible to cut out everything problematic in my life? No. But I try. I’ve also come to terms with being jobless in the future coz I’m doing a drama degree lmao. Can’t even be a streamer, only white/pale girls can make serious money doing that. Proud of their hustle, just know I wouldn’t belong.

I started a new job last week, and honestly I’m feeling a bit discouraged. I’m old enough to know that I don’t know everything, and the first few months at a new job will always be intimidating. But I already want to quit and run back to my old job, because at least that was familiar. I’ll stick it out, of course, because I got a $10k a year raise and I have girl groups to support, damn it, but I just wish I didn’t have such low self-esteem when it comes to my qualifications and positive attributes.

I’m literally so depressed and anxious but my boyfriend is so fucking hot and has an eight inch dick AND i’m super good at math so it’s fine; tell ur cat i said hi !

I am okay. I am currently in the application process for an exchange year to a (actually very good) Korean University again (the last year got cancelled due to current circumstances). Let’s hope it works out better this time.Outside of that, I am writing course papers, one about the relationship of educational opportunities and poverty development in India. I saw a very interesting documentary recently about a project trying to find high IQ pupils in poverty-stricken areas and paying to get them into a prestigious school. The dichotomy between their extremely poor environment and their new opportunities was very interesting to me, so I took that topic and made it compatible with my course (which is basically, but not only, Statistics). My docent had her fair share of doubt if I could find enough sources on it, but I was surprised just how much research there already is about poverty and the Indian case. India is a very diverse country with a high GINI (measurement for income inequality) of over 0,5 (let’s compare it to Australia and my home country of Germany, both with just about 0,3). With India being the biggest country of southern/ south-eastern Asia and a country with quite a significant economical development with some specialties attached (caste system, e.g., which reproduces status and class much more than in other countries), I can now see why many scholars chose to study it. Now I am there as well and look at the question of intragenerational social mobility of poor children through educational means. India has set the goal of providing all children with access to schools many decades ago, but they still haven’t met that. Can the expansion of access to education in India help children get out of poverty? That is what I am concerning myself with, currently.Other than that, I don’t have much to do. I passed all courses for my major (Korean Studies) that I can pass and just need to get to Korea to get the ECTS I can only get there since the exchange year is integrated into the curriculum of Korean Studies at my uni – I have to go there to graduate. I am glad I still have good contacts to Korean friends that have been exchange students at my university, so I at least have people to talk to so I don’t cripple my Korean level. Exchange students, who have been a big part of my student life due to my field of study and my part-time job at the university’s International Office, are far and few in-between nowadays. Also, my University made the switch to online learning very quickly and well (which is great), so there was no need for me to stay where I study. I am at my family’s now, sitting in front of my computer the whole day. I read articles, I write my paper and I try to learn languages more (which is hard without actually talking to people in my opinion). Can’t go out, there’s nothing to do there, no one to meet. The last two semesters have been like that now. Learning becomes really tedious and even if I actually learn, there is no real interest in it if you have to do it like that for a long time. It is not like I lack general interest in what the courses are about, but the repetition of sitting in front of my computer all day long is just really straining. Writing a paper is much better, I can assign myself the topic and a question I want to answer and don’t have to rely on how the professor wants to present the information I need. I don’t want to sound dramatic or overtly sad or something. I am still quite well and I am glad to be in a stable financial situation. Some fellow students lost their side jobs and have to resort to asking their family for financial backing. I am glad I don’t have to do that. My family is well, too. I am probably better than most. I have friends I can talk to, I have a topic to spend time with that actually interests me, and I don’t need to worry too much about how I will pay rent next month. In absolute and also in relative terms, I’d say, I am quite okay, but I’d wish things would go smoothly again. Thank You for Your time, have a nice dayI tried sending this thing several times now, why is everything so miserable

hi kpopalypse! firstly thank you for your impeccable work that brings me much joy, especially during a hard personal period. i can’t focus during the online lectures, which shows with how my grades have dropped since the pandemic. do you have ant tips on how can i stay focused for a long time? and don’t click on a random Youtube video or so? thanks in advance and keep on doing what you’re a master at, trolling the whole kpop community.💕

Idk if you care, but a while back, I sent a qrimole about a girl and now we’ve been dating for almost two years so thanks caonima.

I live in Brazil, so yeah, not great as long as we still have a genocidal president and a surprisingly big number of people who still support him.

I’ve been continually spiraling into some heavy depression this past few months. Online classes are just pure torture, and not seeing my friends for the past year took a toll on me. Now half of my family is down with Covid and I’m just waiting for everything to get even worse. On the bright side, my cat has gotten even cuter lately, she learned how to open my bedroom door with the assistance of my mom’s dogs, so sometimes I get a furry surprise when napping during the afternoon.

Not so well but I hope you’re doing better than meMy days have been repetitive and mundane and I am struggling to keep my depression in check – in therapy for 5 months and still no progress- do you have any advice for me so l can keep going?

At one point you made a statement that you tried very hard to avoid people having a parasocial relationship with you. While I appreciate that you don’t try to encourage the fiction that it is a two-way relationship, I really don’t think my/our parasocial relationship is up to you — after all, when people “get to know” people in a TV show it’s not because they really think these people are their friends or like them back. Rather, it’s the simple presence of these characters in your thoughts that makes this relationship happen. Given that your posts have been a presence in my life for over half a decade I can’t help but feel like you are a real person who is in my life. Sometimes I see something and think “oh, k-pop bloger [that’s my name for you. to bad, it’s a one way relationship] would probably think this interesting” or tell one of my friends “k-pop bloger taught me what the word fuckboy means” and if you continue to put up content (and don’t block my ip or something) there is really nothing you can do about my having this relationship. By answering people’s question about personal matters you make yourself even more real. This isn’t a problem, but I don’t think you should pretend we aren’t out here having connections with your writing just because you aren’t playing some sort of stupid “my fans are my lover” game.Also, I’m OK. I’m writing something for work I am grumpy about, but that’s why it’s something they pay me for rather than something I do for free. Hopefully it is less intense soon.

thinking about chuu

Fine. i got back into kpop and discovered stan twitter. It’s hell. To one side the fans of the group attack the other members, other fans are waiting to cancel the groups by being woke and all play this fake edgy persona It’s dumb, is all performance (i hope, because with the bulling scandals some fans started to confess some creepy shit) and it doesn’t make sense.

Hello oppar, I’m half okay, half not? I quit my job due to crippling and horrific mental abuse in January. It was so bad that I had enough of a case to take legal action if I wanted, but ultimately decided against it because I just wanted out. Since then it’s been 3 months, and apart from the occasional freelance gig I’ve not even been looking for a job – what surprises me is that I don’t feel bad about it? I wasn’t finding work for 2 months once and it made me so anxious I needed to take medication for it, but now I just cannot be arsed. I see so many people suffer professionally and mentally these days that I feel we’re all in the same shitty boat, and whenever I do hear back from potential employers, I recall all the suffering at my old company and somehow cannot find the heart to torture myself all over again. My family is supportive of me and I paid off a year’s rent already, maybe this is why I feel at peace? This state of mind is very new to me which is why I’m confused. Should I go back to applying for jobs with more gusto? Do I try and get a virtual masters degree? I don’t know, but I’m ok with whatever lol

I’m living in Taiwan which is practically the safest place to live during Covid 19, but finding a job that I like here is hard. All I can really do are just teaching jobs at some training centers and I’m getting burned out with having to act energetic with kids all the time. I’ve been thinking about getting into another line of work but it might take going back to the US and I really don’t feel like doing that. I have a new teaching job waiting for me, so at the very least I’ll have a steady income again.

Hello Kpopalypse, I’m glad and grateful that your site still lasts.

Do you really read all the replies to this question?

This is actually not optional lmao but I really never have much(or any) feedback to give? Like the posts I do check always mrs so yeah, I don’t have much to say other than godspeed kpopalypse oppar  However, I’m so mad that australia is almost in “covid who” territory while the rest of us in quote unquote developed nations have to live with this garbo for at least another year

Please fill your Pornhub channel with softcore CockHero videos.

I like you stop talking about boobs

Your site is awesome and I love reading it. Never stop your snark.

Serious answer to the QRIMOLE question: you just seem like a normal, reasonable person with life experience and a clear perspective; in this day and age where everyone seems to jump at your throat at any perceived slight, it’s nice to be able to talk to someone who doesn’t judge you. This isn’t advice but I wanted to write it nonetheless.

I do recommend people to read this blog all the time, but not one of them will get past the “problematic” aspect of it. Read the old posts, I mean. (Lots of history and knowledge there). The current publications are mostly, and I say this with love, shitposts. But I know Kpopalypse oppar is working hard to show us his mature charms and a new aspect of himself this time. I will expect you fondly as you pleasantly surprise us with posts unlike those of rookies. Hwaiting!

sometimes i wonder what kpop would be like if actual producers read your reviews and did something to change it up

please mention at some point the weird focus on feet and butts in the love shake video. is that normal????? dang so many dancing shots where they cut off the girls’ heads

how the fuck did you have the time to write this longass survey???

Been reading your stuff for years, think this is the first survey I’ve filled for it lol. Love your stuff though, man, keeps me sane in some of the Kpop bullshit that goes on lol

You show more solidarity with kpop idols than any of their fans, both you and them do an activity that’s soul draining for the enjoyment of others. They perform, and you listen to hours of boring trash music.

say hello to your girlfriend from another polish person (as i recall she’s polish too?? or if i’m wrong just say hello and hug her for putting up with kpop crap when she’s not interested)

I don’t know why you dislike BTS-pop, they have very stable vocals and lots of talent. I was watching their show and the vocals just jumped out, yolo. You’re clearly just doing this for clout, you old hag, please like and subscribe.

As a stupid faggot bitch that I am, I demand more fag content, oppar! Post about queer-baiting in kpop groups, please?

Your writing is utterly refreshing.  I spent a few hours on a weekend afternoon reading some of your posts (including a favourites one), and that was enough to make me feel revitalized and want to reimagine some things in my life, as if I had gone on a trip (double meaning intentional).  I’m still trying to figure out *why* your writing is so refreshing.I think you nailed part of it in your favorites of 2016 post, where you said that your style is to “teach a man to fish”, and I definitely agree that it is. When I read your posts, I feel like I’m having a bunch of realizations and learning to think, which is why I feel like my mind has been expanded.  And yeah, anyone who thinks that your writing is only condescending isn’t, actually reading its full of smart thoughts. In fact, when you roll your smart thoughts in among condescending bullshit and jokes, it probably makes people think harder when they read, which I imagine results in a pretty critically-thinking readership.The vast majority of people have nothing new to say, nor interesting ways to say it, whereas you have both. I have a blog myself (that I rarely post on), and I’ve been working on putting together better ideas and writing them with a great voice without copying yours. Its hard.  And of course, your writing is just funny. K-pop is so ridiculous that one can only write about some of it properly by using satire. Thanks for writing, it makes a lot of our lives significantly better.

Honestly your blunt, to-the-point advice in QRIMOLE is great because it’s realistic and impartial in many ways. You have no idea who I am, so you don’t give a fuck about anything…. and this in turn makes your advice perfect because there’s no overthinking involved. Thanks.

you should start an ass post similar to the boobs posts

As someone who has recently discovered they are an Old, I visit your site frequently so I can enjoy the ravings of another Old who has both broad and deep taste and knowledge of music, a well-developed snark gene, entertaining writing, and cat fanciness. The only people I come in contact with who give a crap about K-pop are, like, 12 and become either horrified or enamored the moment they learn we share some interest. I enjoy spending time rocking on the virtual porch of someone in an adjacent spot on the Venn diagram of life/music appreciation. Plus, satire is my jam. RE: QRIMOLE questioners – I’ve never asked anything, which is as one might suspect. But I do have a bit of a soft spot for this feature. I find it both fascinating and amusing that K-pop fandom has chosen a curmudgeon for its agony uncle, and you tend to give reasonable, no-bullshit advice. I imagine many of the people who send questions really need more of that in their lives, and you don’t make them feel stupid for asking, even when you’re an asshole. Lastly: Did you HAVE to mention SPEED? Now I’m depressed. What a damned waste!

It was a bit hard to choose just one reason to dislike BTS and their toxic fans honestly.

Are you really Australian? You say Cunt too much, yet you never say G’day. It’s suspicious.

How could you forget about Solar releasing an English OST song?

GO FUCK YOURSELF!

How much ad revenue do you think AsianJunkie gets on his site?

who the fuck does invert Y axis, moving your mouse up should mean looking up you dumb cunt

Thanks! Love boobs and music theory!

Your blog is great, mate. I think you’d be an interesting person to know in real life. I don’t agree with you on everything… but I think what’s nice is you don’t seem to care about that. I like that you’re confident in your views, and even in the authority of your knowledge… but don’t think any of it makes your opinions definitive… just worthwhile. There’s nothing better than a reviewer who lays bare their own biases. I really appreciate that. Reminds me of why I always liked Margaret and David’s movie reviews, y’know?

More Nugu Alert articles please, and I don’t give a fuck that it is the least viewed article on your site, more Nugu Alert please.

You were spot on about the shit mobile ads that Asian junkie cunt uses. For the love of god ask him to use normal ads instead of the titty pornhub style

WAY’S GIRLS: WHERE ARE THEY?

You made me curious about the content you publish under another name but unless you drop some big hints I will calmly remain oblivious.

I occasionally ask questions on your QRIMOLE and it’s usually music related like regarding being in a band or teaching guitar and what not and I appreciate your feedback because I know you have experience in the industry. So, that’s all cool!

I actually considered recommending your technical posts to friends that know nothing about kpop but ultimately didn’t because I thought it would be difficult for them to get around the kpop/kpopalypse inside jokes. Still a way more likely recommendation than anything by AJ/Soompi/<insert bad guys here>Would appreciate less kpop-based content (unlikely though, I’m aware).

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