Explanation Time! 1. Fanmeets began as a way to get people in S.Korea to buy more than one album. The more albums you buy the better your odds of getting into a fanmeet. They were meant as rewards to die hard fans willing to purchase hundreds of albums for a chance at meeting their idols. When International fans started participating in this system of rewards, they started fancalls. When the pandemic happened, fancalls became the norm. (International fans run GOs, where they convince people to buy albums through them and they cover the cost of shipping or they give you the photo cards you want in order to stack up those album sales for themselves.) 2. These are marketing tools. The more you buy, the more you are rewarded. In the States, you have artists being paid millions of dollars to perform at rich kids' birthday parties. Same system. In the olden days artists had to have patrons in order to make a living. Really the system has just evolved, but it's the same system. If you want to succeed as an artist you have to put up with rich people treating you like their personal performing poodle. 3. Some music suppliers now run their own "GOs" and they give the little people who can't afford to purchase hundreds of albums a chance at winning a fan call. These winners tend to be a lot more grateful, a lot more respectful and just in general a lot more fun to watch. BUT if you get caught posting a fan call online, you can be banned for life by the label. So the ones you usually find online are filmed by either those rich kids who aren't worried about being banned or people that have multiple fan accounts; so in short, not your average regular person. You are already proving yourself to be a bit extreme if you're willing to risk posting your fancall. 4. I have won a few fan calls with my smaller groups and in general my calls have included me thanking them for doing a fancall, telling them how much I appreciate their music, and that I can't wait to see them on tour. See, pretty wholesome! 5. Sir, you have a platform and an audience. I'm sure if you reached out to JYP you could probably arrange an interview with SKZ or any other group you would like to interact with. I've seen plenty of reactors interacting with groups. Now sometimes, the bigger groups don't do interviews with KZfaq personalities, so my suggestion would be to seek out the smaller groups or groups just coming back from the military, as they are trying to build their fanbase.

I dont even want to be on a fancall with my fav idol, I wouldn’t know what to say it it would be just awkward quietness 😂 “uhm hi? How was your day?”

vernon has the most honest face in the world, can't hide any emotions

The Han fan call makes me feel sick. Not only did she say his voice is sexy. She was also wearing LINGERIE 🤢 Poor guy

i just don't understand how people can dehumanize another person like that. like obviously idols are very talented and attractive and all, but at the end of the day your bias is literally just some dude. a normal person. just treat idols like normal people ffs 😭

Watching fancall recordings alone is simply torture for me, but with your review it’s bearable ":)

if I was on a fancall with my fav idol I'd be so nervous and be like "uhm so yeahhh.. do yk ateez?"

like with anything, a minority tries to ruin the whole thing, but most of the fan call stuff i've seen has ranged between fine and really wholesome actually

the way most of these people are grown ass adults makes it crazier

You definitely need to check out some actually wholesome fancalls , especially that one where Han had a fancall with a fan in a horse costume dancing to Maniac xDD

this was a tough one ngl

yeah I don't think fancalls should be a thing. The worst part is that the only calls we see are the ones that get posted by the fan. I also know that there are really fun ones out there (like the girl who danced Maniac in a horse costume for Han), but I believe it just isn't worth it, even with the extra albums sold.

I paused after 45 seconds, i need to drink water and prepare myself mentally to continue this

I dont get how anyone has the NERVES to be weird and cringey during calls LOL. Ive had one fancall and I was SO shy and awkward. Luckly he was super sweet and kept the conversation going for me hahaha

It's always Felix... I remember that one girl making him act like a kitten and do weird stuff to the point his eyes got teary. It was painful to watch and I'm so sorry for my poor Lixie that he has to endure all that bs. I wish they could just hang up whenever they feel uncomfortable.

The sad thing is that idols are instructed to satisfy whatever fans ask for as much as possible. Staff never interrupts awkward calls and does not help the idol in any way to get out of an uncomfortable situation. After all, the fans paid a lot of money for a bunch of albums to win this calls and it is believed that therefore it is necessary to please them. I think this approach is inhumane towards idols. But companies have a different opinion.

You would love seventeen the8's response to these types of fans hahaha he essentially tells them to wake up to reality and that he hopes they find "real" boyfriends straight to their face💀you should do a the8 vs carats reaction

Next time someone asks me for advice imma pull a Max “dude he doesn’t like you like that”😂✋🏽

The Vernon one still makes me cry

imo they should scrap fancalls as a whole, i've seen grown individuals act weird on fancalls plenty of times so making them 18+ wouldn't really be of help and i feel like besides that there's nothing left (other than maybe allowing idols to hang up when a fan crosses a boundary but they'd probably get a ton of hate for that if they did). there's definitely been a lot of cute and funny moments that have come out of these fancalls but at what cost? a lot of these 'fans' are too comfortable and don't realise that they don't actually know these idols and vice versa. idk i've always just thought that fancalls weren't a good idea lol

Hey! Experienced fancaller here. You can win these fancalls by buying albums of a specific store during a specific timespan. The more you buy, the higher your chances. Some stores will also remember past winners and who were uncomplicated, and will let these people win again a bit easier. I’ve had a couple of fancalls with different groups and some of the same group. For some members, you can definitely tell that they have their guard up for the first 20-30 seconds at times. I am guessing they check out if the person seems like they’d say anything weird to them. Luckily all my fancalls went really well so far. I always ask about their latest comeback, their favourite tracks, how their day has been etc. when there’s still time left I start to play some games with them.. rock paper scissors or this or that. It’s my top priority to make the fancall enjoyable for both the idol and me and I can tell that they become a lot more relaxed and open after exchanging a few sentences with me I have to admit the adrenaline and extreme nervousness can get to you.. but from my experience it’s always alright to just say “sorry, I am so nervous right now”. The idols will always be understanding and take it from you. One member even admitted that they’re nervous as well. I hope more people who genuinely just wanna have a chill and nice conversation win.. and I do hope these people who make them uncomfortable like this get blacklisted 😭

I’m terrified of that one Hyunjin fancall, please let’s everyone forget about it

When the fan communicated with Han, she was in lingerie. So he turned away from the screen.

That's why every idol should be one Lee Know in this situation🙂 They should set boundaries

The companies need to have boundaries in place so the idols and fans are all on the same page with stuff like this, BEFORE any fancalls are done. Anything s3xual in nature should be automatic blacklist from everything. Like, you can never get another fancall or attend any events like fanmeets or concerts, and get banned from any fancafes and blocked from commenting on any of their socials. Aside from that, definitely make them 18+ and give the idols the ability to flat out hang up if people are making them uncomfortable. Unfortunately, i think the companies oftentimes ignore bad behavior because it comes from fans that will spend a much time and money as necessary to get these interactions. The companies allow it to keep happening bedside they're messing money from it.

A little information about fancalls, as far as I understand, you can call an idol if you win it: when you buy music albums, the albums act as such lottery tickets, in which the prize is just a little time with the idol

Parasocial relationships can get scary so fast. I feel bad for these celebrities having their fans put them on the spot and make them uncomfortable with their advances.

The truth is, there are sasaengs/stalkers who pay A LOT of money to get these fan calls, and they might be banned to participate in the competition to win one but manage to get around it by buying someone else's ticket or prize. And yes, they are truly "delulu"... Not all fans are like that though, but they exist in all fandoms.

You also have the anti delulu idols really fun to watch ! Some idols really don't care about being "nice" they just want their boundaries respected, jin ans the8 are the one I think automatically for being real, anti delulu and not wanting playing that shit 😂love them

Bro I can’t get on a fan call, if I’m meeting my fav idol, it has to be face-to-face 💀 Like I know damn well they don’t even wanna be there

I've done two fancalls with Jongho from Ateez and it was MORTIFYING. It's not his fault, he was actually very professional and I noticed he had his boundaries ready while being friendly and lovely to me, but in those two minutes you can't think. Jongho was ready to take the reigns of the call, though he was just as cool letting me ramble on about loving him for two minutes straight while shaking and losing my mind, and he very politely made sure to end the call on time. I made him laugh though so!!! Score!!! I like that they exist; I''ve been a kpop fan for over a decade and never dreamt that I would have the chance to talk to any of my idols, but I think overall it's super harmful. It encourages gambling, mass spending because each call has its own POB and usually the highest buyer wins, addiction because believe me- you'll either love the rush or feel like you didn't do well enough and need a redo- and situations like this where the idol is open to...whatever some of those people were doing. I think it would be better if there were harsher rules (where a fan can be hung up on) and only one entry was allowed per person, and one win per era or store.

A lot of the fancalls are usually quite sweet and funny for both the idol and fan but like with anything you get that certain group of ppl that cross the line and make them uncomfortable 😭 It's such a shame bc we know how much they love connecting with their fans. I would love it if they were able to just hang up the call and call it quits when things start getting out of hand but then again these calls usually only last about a minute so they probably just find it easier to grin and bear it 😅 There's been many cases where in situations like this the idol politely but firmly sets their boundaries and i love to see it! Just wish they weren't put in that position in the first place.

I have been lucky enough to participate in some fancalls with a group called Trendz but I would never even think it's ok to act like that. I literally just talk about their music and the future plans within the group. Maybe some other things if they bring it up but I would never ask them to do anything, at the end of the day they are humans and not there to perform for you. Sometimes people really do scare me.

When it comes to weird fan calls, I always notice the mention of Felix, he seems to attract people who have absolutely no sense of tact and banal respect for another person :(

Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries. Meaning, comapines and idols need to learn how to draw clear, kind, non-judgemental lines defining what is ok and what is not ok, and being very matter of fact about upholding those boundaries. When you have clear standards, and enforce them without anger, without defensiveness but just with a kind, practical reminder that "This behavior is not acceptable" you will only lose a small fraction of the worst offenders. Some of these awkward calls are by folks who simply misunderstand what is ok, or who watch those thirst trap videos so much that they think that icky behavior is actually expected/normal, or just get nervous and spazz out on a live. Clear boundaries would help school those sorts of folks into acceptable, non-cringey behavior. And for the ones who are completely out of touch with reality, or actively like to make idols uncomfortable, there should be a clear line to cut them off. Sorry, I don't care how much money someone spends, you should not be able to buy our way into rude, invasive, or nasty behavior.

I would love to see you react to SEVENTEEN in the going seventeen episode called “talk get-together.” in this episode, the members go from being all 13 to halved to halved again and again, so you see the member’s different dynamics depending on how many people are there. it’s especially interesting because each group has such a different mood depending on who is there. it’s a content focused solely on just talking to eachother instead of playing games or something so i think it would be a good fit. Especially since one of the groups seems to be a little awkward and others don't, I'd like to see why you think that is. since you said last time that you would like to see the smaller groups, I thought it would be a good content for you to react to. I would love to see your analysis.

I can't sit still while watching these videos like every molecule in my body is saying "ABORT!!!" so I can't even imagine being the idol. It'd be cool to see you react to a positive fancall compilation as a kind of palate cleanser lmao

Meanwhile San: -Fan: “is San mine” San: “hmm..in your dreams it’s ok” -Fan tweeted: “omg San remembers me🥺” San: i know you, bc i saw you yesterday (her 5th fancall in less than 1 week)

most of the people who make fun of/try to flirt with idols on fancalls are over 18 so no, an age limit wouldn't help 😭

Please do a best fancall compliation to balance the weird out next! 😂

These K-pop idols should not be put through this, it attracts all sorts of crazy people.

Your face of sheer terror at times was hilarious 😂 But it's actually a really sad thing :( Thankfully, there are also a lot of wholesome and nice interactions, but some of them cross the lines way too much!! Like you, I always try to understand why someone would do it, and I still don't understand... I think some of them are so obsessed that they don't even notice how uncomfortable their idol is :(

Ngl I was SO scared when jimin and yoongi both said they’d be doing fan calls because I’d seen a lot of the cringey ones. But thankfully, most were pretty okay and we never heard about anything too bad. So I’m relieved 😭 I do feel so bad for the other idols that are put in super uncomfortable positions

To get a fan call people have to use a code you find in albums, some people buy like hundreds of albums to have more chances to get a fancall, it's a whole business. So obviously most of the time it's the most obsessive fans who win the fancall

there is reason right there why im not telling people that im kpop fan, cause they might think i act like people at those fan calls haha

God people who watch these compilations on KZfaq are so strong lol .. I can't even handle watching a reaction video on it , its too much.

"Fans" can be so Freaking messed UP!!! As you said, If I EVER got a fan call with HAN I would just highly praise him for his amazing music and incredible talent and thank him for his incredible impact on my life... How much his music is impacting my everyday life and how thankful I am for his hard work and the huge love I have for him and his talent. I REALLY don't get WHY people use these calls to talk SH!T to the Idols and humiliate them, or sexualize them... They work so hard and put out amazing music, working so hard for their fans, and instead of congratulating them on their work and the impact that they have on people's lives, they choose to use nasty words and make them feel really uncomfortable. It's really sad to watch, very disrespectful. It makes me really mad sometimes... Those guys just really need a hug and lots of love for putting out with these crazy A$$ "FANS"

I have a love hate relationship with fancalls. I have seen some really sweet ones that make me glad fans are able to share their appreciation and show love to their favorite idols in a more personal way. I have seen videos of idols tearing up from hearing heartfelt speeches from fans on these calls, and seeming genuinely happy to talk to the people who adore them... And then there are some that are calls that are weird, creepy, or downright sexual harassment. I wonder if idols actually enjoy doing fancalls overall or not.

HELPPP THE FELIX ONE

There are very few times I’ve ever seen an idol turn down one of their fans during a fan call. The only ones I can think off the top of my head is Mingyu of Seventeen hanging up a fan call and Ricky of Zerobaseone saying no to calling a “fan” their master. I appreciate the bravery and honestly self respect these guys have in order to do this. There’s a chance of being shunned by their fans and the general public but they stand up for themselves anyways. And I love that for them.

Max, I’d love to see your reaction to “stray kids having fun while making music.”

Crazier thing is these are the fancalls that the public has seen. These are all uploaded by the people who had the calls. IMAGINE the ones that weren’t posted. 😬

Man!!! I love it how you defend your boy Han 😂😅❤

I don’t understand why these fans can’t just be normal and say “Hi, I love your music so much and you’re such an inspiration to me”

*the filter on ur face threw me off lol. And lmao ur reaction to Han’s voice being called sexy and then her calling him Baby. Ur like NAWWWW 🖐🏼 🤣🤣💀 ur ready to protect ur boy. True Stay. And I believe a lot of those ppl that win multiple calls will by tons of albums just to get those calls. Then they get turn around and just sell those albums so they get get some money back anyway. And hehe that would be cool if u get a fan call with Han. You would be one of the more respectable and cool fan calls he’s gotten and I think he’d be happy with it 🫶🏼 LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN. That last one was funny, with Joshua playing along. And THAT my friends is a taste of how he is the biggest cheater on GOSE. Cuz he’s smooth af (if he gets away with it 🤣🤣 which in this case he didn’t.. but you get what I mean.) but speaking of GOSE Max, it would be fun if u reacted to one of Seventeen’s GOSE episodes. Maybe one of their Mafia ones.*

MAX eres increíble , ojalá que puedas cumplir tu deseo de hablar con HAN

real cursed part is i used to be mutuals with the weirdo that did the han call... i distanced myself long before that ever happened, but when i eventually heard about it happening, i was NOT surprised in the slightest.

Please watch the one Call where a fan asks Felix to pretend to be a kitten. It is so hard to watch but so funny at the same time. It is so weird 😅

On the flip side I would love to see idols that are the ones flirting back or are more wholesome and sweet!

i swear to god they are all better people than i am😅

1:37 And this, children, is why you don't use discord memes as pickup lines. He hates it so much LMFAO

NAHHH the girl cutting her hair while on call is TOO MUCHH 😭😭😭

Fancalls will always continue to be a thing because that's how groups get overinflated album sales, by milking that parasocial connection that is so prevalent in kpop. People buy thousands of dollars worth of albums to be in with a chance to win (the more you buy the higher your chances, which is why the same people keep winning as they have the resources to) and these people don't get blacklisted for bad behaviour either because its good business.

Han is on the list of favorites. That's why I'm here😂 Thanks for reviewing this funny video💜

I think the problem here isn't fancalls itself, but fan culture in general. Idols are supposed to worship fans and give in to everything, which makes fans feel like they can do these kind of things. Imo, it should be normalised for idols to shut down fans who make them feel uncomfortable. And normalise being able to call out fans. I've always thought it didn't make sense that fans had so much power. If there were clear boundaries like this, fancalls shouldn't be a problem and it can be really wholesome

I think fan calls can be very fun. I've seen many positive and sweet interactions. I don't necessarily want them completely gone bc there is a positive aspect, but i definetly think there should be more regulations. Only actual fans allowed. If it's uncomfortable to the idol they have the abaility to hang up and move to the next caller. Also, the option to block certain people from ever winning one again.

If I had money I would have bought a lot of albums by all of my favorite kpop groups just to talk to them.

I don't understand how fans can do this to their idols. Everyone would know that behaveing like this would end in an uncomfortable situation. Can't people just talk like normal and keep their fantasies to themselfs?

15:04 I definitely agree that sometimes fan calls are crazy and uncomfortable, but as u said, u ARE only seeing the extremes right now. I recommend that u watch some wholesome or funny fancall moments. I’d love to see u react to it aswell to be honest, because it would show u how most fan calls are actually very nice to see

I’m an older fan. I would still be excited to talk to the members of a few groups. I have questions about singing and dancing, or comments about what I like about them. I hear many people trying to”pick up” lines which have mistranslated idioms, and with the combinations of languages involved, the end result just fails. Why are they saying pick up lines any way? Maybe they don’t know. I had a guy explain to me what a pick up line was when I was in my 20s. I thought I had received a sincere compliment from another guy and nothing more. Since there’s no age limit, I think there should be fan call etiquette taught by examples. All we see are the worst ones on KZfaq . Also, the idols should lead by starting the conversation, in my opinion. If the fan has a performance, such as a song or flirty comment about sexiness, the idol could say, Oh that was great 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 it was nice to meet you, and treat it like the rehearsed performance it is. The ones who come back have spent a lot of money buying albums to guarantee a spot.

the sunghoon fancall here 14:08 was so frustrating to watch, especially that those girls in the call posted on twitter calling sunghoon the R word. like wtf???

Best thing was when seventeen Mingyu hung up a fan call after they asked them to show his abs. Respect to Mingyu

I really want to watch your reaction on this, BUT I REALLY COULDN'T BEAR WATCHING THE FANCALLS 😭✋

Max's eyes getting progressively wider as the fan comments start crossing more lines is simultaneously incredibly relatable and incredibly funny 😂 and so honest too like SAME I also want them to hang up the call after the fan says hi daddy Personally also not a fan of the fancalls- I believe that there's a lot of normal ones that are super valuable to the fans (obviously) and there's the extra album sales from people trying to get a fancall. But the rich element to obtaining a fancall kind of skews it in a weird direction, and I think idols shouldn't have to choose between these kinds of creepy interactions, and potentially getting annihilated online if they stonewall a fan (although again, I believe that most fans are normal- but the crazy section does tend to be disproportionately loud about their unasked for opinions). Also Max getting excited every time an idol he knows pops up, also relatable and hilarious, stan Max tbh Suggestion for next reaction? This is a link to a Stray Kids special video (from a Japan release DVD I think?) called SKZ Museum where the members take turns sitting like statues and the others talk about them- personally I just think it's funny: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pN6peql4tpiuhHU.html

I cringe so hard at these, my goodness! This was a great video though.

Poor hyunjin, that woman literally harassed him and idols can't stop the fancall

From what I know, you should spend like A LOT of money on albums to win a fan call.

Dying of second hand embarrassment! 😳 Honestly some of the shit these guys deal with from "fans" is just insane. Like you said it must be traumatising for them. I think it would be amazing to get to talk to these guys and there are of course people who are respectful and kind on these calls, but unfortunately there's always gonna be people who take it too far and spoil it for everyone. The idol's safety and mental well-being should be top priority. I really wish more of them would stand up for themselves and just be like "no this is not acceptable". I wonder if there are some compilations with nice interactions on fan calls

I don't understand why someone would want to waste the limited time they have to interact with their idol by treating them like they're children or being inappropriate. When did people stop asking questions like what book theyre readjng or how their pets or families are? ✌️💜

Most of the frequent fan call users are kinda crazy cuz they spend lots LOTS of money buying so many albums for them to increase the probability of winning, also they buy in different stores so they can win different fan calls one in each store. They crazy T.T

Yeahh they should definitely put some rules for the fancall. I just wish they can just CUT OFF the call when there are some disrespect people or at least warn them 'you've crossed the line'

It’s always Felix😭 there was also another one where I think Felix was supposed to act like a cat😬 (correct me if I’m wrong)

I think fans should be throughly warned that an idol WILL end the fancall if they make weird comments/they are uncomfortable. And I do think that decision should be in the hand of the idols themselves, because the company staff might be ok with pushing boundaries just a little more, OR, on the contrary, try to cut a call short when fans are simply trying educate an idol on an issue, which is something that actually happens often

if you wanna see an idol that sets healthy boundaries you should watch seventeen the8/minghao compilations! i love how he's so real with fans

Honestly I would love to have a video call with my faves but seeing these make me second guess it.

I can't watch these again they give me second hand embarrassment 😂 love your content tho ❤

I think you should now do a video reacting to wholesome fan calls for all of us to recover

I would have a heart attack and just cry the whole time if i got into a call with my bias lol

lol i cant wait to watch this

Why do they put themselves in these embarrassing and strange situations? I was on vacation in a certain country and I saw my favorite idols in the mall and he was so close to me that I passed by him and did not greet him or anything because it is clear that he is on vacation with his girlfriend and I do not want to embarrass myself or him.idols are just humans so respect them and respect yourself 😂😂😂😂

Max, once Seventeen had a fan call event too. Mingyu was talking to this one Carat. I can't remember what she said to him and he got a bit annoyed, because it was an uncomfortable thing she said. Before the time was over he just ended the call. The whole incident went viral! It was maybe the first time an idol did that. I feel like they all should do it when they get uncomfortable with the remarks of these fans.

And also I miss your seventeen videos a lot hope we can get one 🥺❤️

9:03 not us having the same reaction like the voice and the commentary was literally so sick and twisted 😭

As someone who has done multiple fan calls I , personally, also know people who get in regularly and not everyone is like this, thankfully. However i am confused about who let these calls keep going after the first cringe or messed up thing cause theres like 10 paragraph essays on all fancall sites basically saying all the million reasons they can end a fancall at any moment. Hopefully since these fancalls happened those specific stores have become more strict. Also some comments on the pinned comment: i dont personally remember there being fancalls before the pandemic. I remember them starting during the pandemic as fansigns (in person) were no longer possible. But the reason they are still a thing is cause the companies realized just how much extra $$$ They could make if they continued to do fancalls as well as fansigns. Also it gives international fans a chance they wouldn't otherwise get to talk to their idols. For me its been a blessing and a curse 😂 as i do feel a bit closer to the idols i talk to then i feel the need to collect more of their stuff 😅 then i have less $$$. I think fancalls should 100% be 18+. But maybe I'm just biased being that I'm over 30. Either way I do think these conpanies and idols, during these fancalls, need to be more strict and just hang up on people who are disrespectful or too cringe. And of course, ban anyone who is a problem.

Vernon can't hide his facial expressions and I love that Like you're being cringe sis

why would you put us thru this??😭😭

Time to watch good wholesome interactions now to make up for this..... Balanced as all things should be. ⚖️

i remember that one fancall someone forced felix to act like a cat and he literally cried because of embarrassment and awkwardness

Hey!! Any more twenty one pilots coming up?? Loved that reaction of yours and would love to see more

also, I was thinking to myself yeah why do they still do these?? I'm not sure why since these interactions are stemming into the saesang/ stalker obsessive behavior. I don' know the statistics on good healthy interactions with fans on fancalls in comparison to creepy uncomfortable interactions with fans on fancalls, but this definitely got me thinking..