Needless to say, Pinoy K-pop stans had a lot to say on the story of “Bea” and her recent feature on KMJS.
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While it’s is perfectly reasonable to stan K-pop groups and idols by just listening to their music and watching their videos, the experience often isn’t complete without buying merch. There’s a whole culture and system in place when it comes to buying K-pop merch, especially albums and the much-coveted photocards. Entire markets have been set up just to facilitate this often expensive hobby. People can go to great lengths to collect them all like Pokรฉmon. However, that dedication can turn into an obsession that can lead down a dark path. And that’s what Bea (not her real name) sadly fell into with her story sending Pinoy K-pop Twitter into a tizzy.
THE TWO MILLION COLLECTION
It all started when a local K-pop merch seller on Twitter shared DMs they got from the tita of a seller that ghosted them saying that the buyer stole money from them. The tita asked for the seller to return what money they can and revealed that their story would be featured on an episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. And true enough, that’s what happened when the March 5 episode of the show, which featured Bea and the great K-pop thievery of the 2023โso far.
As she shared, Bea, who currently is a senior high school student, wanted to buy K-pop merch but had no money of her own to afford it. So, she stole money from her lola’s business to pay for it. This continued for a while as Bea loved the feeling of collecting merch from her favorite idols like ENHYPEN and BLACKPINK. It eventually grew to a whopping 3000 photocard collection organized in 23 binders. All in all, Bea’s stash amounted to being worth a jaw-dropping two million pesos. Eventually, the jig was up when Bea’s tita accidentality discovered some of the photocards hidden in a closet as her grandmother learned what her granddaughter did to her.
Understandably, Pinoy K-pop stans took to social media to share their thoughts on Bea’s actions, often finding the humor in it with how their own parents might react to the story. But there’s also a lesson to be learned here of knowing when to stop and hurting others just to fuel a hobby. While it is a nice feeling to unbox that K-pop album, it should always be done within one’s means. Here are just some reactions from netizens.
NO MATTER THE TOPIC, NCT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
nct always at the crime scene ๐ญ #KMJS pic.twitter.com/6sz6GSY7vT
โ Ry (@hwyunseongist) March 5, 2023
ang mahal mo mahalin jaehyun ๐ซฃ๐ #KMJS pic.twitter.com/t6akQu5777
โ JDyoung_๐ฅ๐๐ต๐ญI saw 6/7 (@gotsvn07) March 5, 2023
gage di ko inaasahan sa gantong paraan mag dedebut sa kmjs tong si jaehyun and mark ๐ญ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/E79n7pDnyx
โ ูcoll (@fentyyangx2) March 5, 2023
WHAT THEY WON’T SEE, WON’T HURT THEM
KMJS: *exposing bea*
โ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ (@vampirejeonjk) March 5, 2023
MOM AND DAD: *bombastic side eye to me* #KMJS
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slayism sa mga kpop fans na naka-iwas sa sermon #KMJS pic.twitter.com/NLajjPZKuH
โ Mica โก (@sekaijunhui) March 5, 2023
#KMJS baka naman pedeng wag niyo ireveal yung real price ang alam kasi ng nanay ko 5 pesos lang yung photocards. pic.twitter.com/ZSPJkKglHl
โ INO๐งธ๐ (@STAYCHAVEN) March 4, 2023
me bago ipakita sa #KMJS yung segment ni beapic.twitter.com/fycIEmVngW
โ migs (karasun๊ฉ era) (@optsexo) March 5, 2023
#KMJS pic.twitter.com/ALOIqQSJP2
โ ู (@cysfx) March 5, 2023
AWKAWRD CONVERSATIONS
me explaining to my parents na hindi pwedeng ibenta ng 50k ang isang pirasong lomo card na naka display sa kwarto ko pic.twitter.com/Y1c39yu4b0
โ vico fiero (@vicentejian) March 5, 2023
@blowbingsunoo sayo nakasalaly buhay namin ๐ซต๐ผ๐
โฌ LMAO THE VIDS – ilikepotatosoncheese
#KMJS wag nyo sanang sabihin ung price ng mga kpop albums na yon ๐ญ madami akong ma eexplain bukas ๐ญ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/5cRIgYpGYj
โ caet โคฎ โป (@_caet_s) March 4, 2023
nanuod pala parents ko ng kmjs ko kanina. edi mukha na naman akong mapera sa pamilyang ito kahit mga tig 100 pesos na pc lang naman binibili ko pic.twitter.com/AJvDWyVuiF
โ vico fiero (@vicentejian) March 5, 2023
@hansgalendez Lagot talaga ako neto pagnapanood ni mama yung episode. Kabado bente be. Bakit nyo po nireveal ang price. Charet HAHA #MrLifehack #kpop #hallyutalkph #kmjs โฌ original sound – Hans Cristian
