The BTS fandom, "ARMY", is facing backlash for hateful and unjustifiable behavior towards critic Kim Young Dae.

It all started on July 1 when critic Kim Young Dae wrote a positive review of the NewJeans fan meet in Japan, but it had to be deleted shortly after receiving hateful comments from BTS fans. Kim Young Dae's post that is now no longer visible read as follows:

“Min Hee-jin is experimenting and completing the ultimate point that K-pop has long aspired to reach through NewJeans. It’s a universal and transcendent modernity shared in everyone’s minds and emotions, devoid of time, space or context. It can be nothing yet everything at the same time, possessing absolute compatibility. What’s remarkable is that this is achieved not through technology or systems but from an aesthetic perspective, and in a way that is easy for everyone to understand.“

The theqoo post regarding this became a hot topic with over 45,000 views as of the afternoon of July 1st. Below are some comments from Korean netizens.

-“Do critics need to cater to them, too? Seriously, c’mon.”

-“Why are they doing that to Kim Young Dae?”

- Why did another fandom leave hate comments on a review of NewJeans’ fan meeting?

- That fandom again…

- BTS’s fandom is basically crazy.

- Why are they acting like this? It’s a critic’s personal impression.

- There’s nothing wrong in the review. It’s well-written. What’s the problem?

- Fandom Sh*t. That's why I stopped supporting the group and distanced myself from the fans.

-“I am a fan of both BTS and NewJeans, and what I can’t understand is why international fans think HYBE = BTS. It’s so frustrating because I think a lot of international fans misunderstand this to be true when it isn’t.”

What do you think about this controversy? Do you think the fanaticism is starting to get out of control?