Reactions <\/a>included:<\/p>\n“How many subscribers does my idol have, I wonder. I hope they\u2019re earning a lot.”<\/p>\n
“My favorite comes all the time, I\u2019m so grateful….”<\/p>\n
“Getting Bubble messages on payday or right before payday somehow feels real\u3160”<\/p>\n
“My favorite barely sends messages\u2014maybe once a week if I\u2019m lucky\u2014so whenever I see stuff like this, I used to want to smack them. But after realizing some crazies treat them like emotional dumping grounds while paying just 4,500 won, I\u2019ve just started thinking of it like buying a tube of Churu for a stray cat that drops by sometimes.”<\/p>\n
“Easy money.”<\/p>\n
“Seriously, easy money.”<\/p>\n
“Maybe they don\u2019t even see that as real money?”<\/p>\n
“My idol comes more often than I do. They come every day, even multiple times a day. I sent 10 messages to my idol today and got 1 reply\u2026 I hope my idol earns a lot of money.”<\/p>\n
“Hope they earn even more. Bubble is honestly amazing..”<\/p>\n
“Easy money.. Please come every day… This really means you should come often, damn. If you don\u2019t, it\u2019s basically job neglect.”<\/p>\n
“With a lot of overseas fans, 10,000 subscribers should be easy.”<\/p>\n
“I just really hate the whole concept of paid communication…”<\/p>\n
“My favorite has a good public image, but only comes once a month? Or once every two months? Seriously frustrating aside from their looks.”<\/p>\n
“Over a million subscribers would mean earning 6 billion won a month?”<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m glad I canceled Bubble first when I started losing interest.”<\/p>\n
“My idol probably doesn\u2019t even have a thousand subscribers.”<\/p>\n
“My idol comes three times a month \u314b\u314b\u314bugh\u3160\u3160 please just come a bit more often.”<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s easy money, so please just send something… Are you going to send anything this month?”<\/p>\n
“If you have a conscience, you should at least show up three or four times a week…”<\/p>\n
“I signed up for a few idols I like, but I\u2019m planning to quit after this month. Some come often and I\u2019m thankful, but others haven\u2019t shown up in over two weeks and I\u2019m really not. Feels like it\u2019s all pointless. I like celebrities, but I think I need to keep more distance. My life comes first.”<\/p>\n
“Some celebrities might not want to do Bubble, and that\u2019s fine, but if they only show up once or twice a month, they should at least tell their company to shut down their Bubble. Taking fans\u2019 money but not wanting to do the work?”<\/p>\n
“People defending this are hilarious. If they don\u2019t want to do it, then don\u2019t. It\u2019s not a matter of ‘how could they not,’ there are plenty of idols who don\u2019t. If you\u2019re getting paid, you should work hard. ‘It\u2019s not much so I\u2019ll just do the bare minimum’\u2014would you be okay with that if this was your coworker? Even if they\u2019re just saying what they ate on Bubble, fans still love it.”<\/p>\n
“No matter how busy they are, I bet they still make time to talk to their significant other or family. So why don\u2019t they message fans? Feels like they lack professional ethics.”<\/p>\n
“But seriously, is getting 10,000 Bubble subscribers that hard? Is the trend with concert and merch sales different from Bubble?”<\/p>\n
“If you have a conscience, please come more often.”<\/p>\n
“Getting paid millions just for chatting? That\u2019s easy money.”<\/p>\n
“The more I think about it, the weirder to ask fans to pay for communication.”<\/p>\n
“Only top idols probably get 10,000 subscribers. And at that level, they\u2019re already raking it in with ads and tours, so Bubble revenue is nothing. If 1,000 subscribers mean 600,000 won a month, and they have to constantly think about Bubble to make that\u2014honestly, I\u2019d rather not take the 600 and just rest. Bubble is just a service. And there are tons of idols who don\u2019t even have 1,000 subscribers.”<\/p>\n
“So jealous…”<\/p>\n
“In the end, idols do all the work and third parties take all the money. Even if the agency is considered part of them. DearU gets a bigger share? People rage over Baemin food delivery fees but not this?”<\/p>\n
“Do you seriously think delivery workers and idols are being exploited under the same conditions?”<\/p>\n
“Looks like they get paid less than you\u2019d think, considering the Bubble subscription price and the risk of receiving malicious comments.”<\/p>\n
“Saying a few things and making hundreds of thousands\u2014easy money.”<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m honestly amazed at people who say once a week is enough…”<\/p>\n
“People saying it\u2019s not much money are hilarious\u2026 They\u2019re making hundreds of thousands a month just sending a few texts. My idol comes twice a month^^\u315c”<\/p>\n
“100 subscribers = 60,000 won per month
1,000 subscribers = 600,000 won per month
10,000 subscribers = 6 million won per month
But realistically, only top-tier idols could reach 1,000.”<\/p>\n
“I want to do Bubble too. Anyone want to subscribe to mine?”<\/p>\n
“People defending this by saying they don\u2019t make much\u2014what\u2019s wrong with you? Are you brain-dead? Fans who don\u2019t even make 96 million a year are defending idols who ignore them. Pathetic.”<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts?<\/p>\n
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