BTS‘s Jungkook has left netizens confused with a recent statistic.
The age and gender demographics of those purchasing his latest ELLE magazine cover have sparked various reactions.
In the data of purchasers, women in their 40s and 50s are overwhelmingly the primary customers.
Netizens were split in the comments: Many came to Jungkook’s defense, discussing how the age demographics of in-person events such as his exhibition show a more accurate display of the fandom’s age and gender ratio.
- “He used to be the top idol for kids…”
- “I don’t even know what kind of news or info this is.”
- “It’s probably because of patriotic pride + the people who were in their teens and twenties back then are older now.”
- “Why is there suddenly so much discussion about the age demographics of BTS fans these days?”
- “Just trying to criticize.”
- “Looking at Jungkook’s solo exhibition in Korea, the age groups were pretty evenly split across 20s, 30s, and 40s.”
- “Check out the age demographics at Jungkook’s solo exhibition — there’s a mix across multiple generations.”
