While this might be the most convenient and advantageous for some K-Pop fans, it is actually considered as an action that should be put to a stop. Kpopmap had come up with 3 reasons on why you should begin to avoid such illegal streams as it can be harming to the K-Pop community in the long run. 1. Effort in preparing and planning for stagesThere is no denial that we like free things but when it comes to supporting your favourite idols or groups, you might want to consider paying for the official streaming services.Some might feel that the ticket of the online concert or fanmeeting are too expensive and wonder the reason behind such prices. When it comes to preparing online stages, many might have neglected how the preparation starts from stage sets, costumes, make-up, styling, streaming staff and more come together to put up one performance.To show the appreciation and effort that K-Pop idols and the staff had put it, it is only right to purchase the official live stream. 2. Official broadcasting stations might reconsider overseas streamingThere are many occasions when K-Pop fans who are residing outside of Korea do not get the chance to attend offline events prior to the worldwide pandemic. For some groups, they also provide live streaming through V-Live or even other streaming sites.However, if many fans were to share an illegal streaming link, organizers and officials of the event might even reconsider holding online streaming in the future since they are making a loss.Eventually, it might be the fans who had to suffer from such consequences. 3. Inaccurate gauge of a K-Pop group’s popularityWere you ever in a situation where you noticed how there is a huge amount of K-Pop fans watching the illegal stream but lesser audience in the official stream? Well, if you were to think in the long run, the organizers of online programs would only know the amount of online audiences based on the official stream. They might assume that this group might not be as popular as what they had thought so and even think about holding back future events!Hence, especially for small or rising K-Pop groups, it is even more important to make use of the official stream so that their agency would have a rough idea of the size of their fandom in future content planning. Get Your K-Pop Cravings Satisfied With Daily Updated Live Stream Schedule For January 2021 KPOP STORIES|Dec 21, 2020 35th GOLDEN DISC AWARDS 2021 (GDA): Lineup FESTIVAL & AWARDS|Dec 15, 2020
