A huge part of K-Pop fandom culture is the fansite masters that take high-quality photos and videos of idols. This plays a massive role in bringing new fans to the fandom and providing content for fans who cannot attend events or concerts. Recently, an online community post gained much attention after discovering how much a fansite master spends in a month.
A popular NCT fansite master answered the burning question online through a Q&A on Instagram.
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I heard that to become a fansite master you have to have a lot of money, so I always felt a huge gap with them. About how much do you spend for every promotion/comeback?
The fansite master posted a screenshot of the amount they spent for one month.
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Card Usage for December: 9,697,000 KRW ($~6,991.10 USD)
This screenshot shows how much they spent in 2019, so they are more likely to be spending more currently. Netizens could not hide their shock at the amount they spent for a month.
Netizen comments | theqoo Netizen comments | theqoo Netizen comments | theqoo Netizen comments | theqoo “Someone I knew that was a fansite master was born rich…their parents were building owners.” “One month????” “I would’ve been shocked if that was the amount for a year…but a month?” “Fansite masters are busy even when they aren’t promoting since they go to other events and fashion shows too.” “Wow you have to be born into a rich family to be able to do this.” “I’m curious about their credit score lol.” “There is not one fansite master that I know that has a high-paying salary that can take off work freely. They are all either filthy rich or are swimming in debt.” “I know someone that took out a loan and spent a year paying it back.” “It’s harder to find someone with a high-paying job and is free to take off work than to find a rich person.” “I know someone that’s not a fansite master and just a fan and they even took out a loan.” “They probably are spending double the amount now. The fan sign meeting prices have gone up.” “Wow are you supposed to just be right or have a high-paying job for this?” “So they are rich.” “I guess they have the ability to pay all that back.” “This is a really expensive hobby.” “I hear that usually people born rich are usually fansite masters.”
Now talk about an expensive hobby!
