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In K-Pop, fan messaging platforms have quickly become one of the primary sources of communication for idols and fans.
The service allows idols to be more relatable with fans as they can interact on a personal level.
However, an online community post garnered over 80,000 views as they discussed the inconvenience of banned words on the app.
While the word sleep is used often, the app bans the word as it can also mean d*ck in some instances. With this, fans must add symbols between the words for the message to be sent.
Doyoung: Are you guys sleeping?
Fan: I won’t sle~ep until Doyoung does!
I.M: Don’t sleep (honorifics) too late. Wait, there aren’t any bad words. Why can’t I write informally? So ridiculous.
Some phrases that are used at the end of sentences sound similar to the word “beggar,” making it banned by the app.
Sehun: Let’s go all out, this. Is it. (using a period to separate the word) I’m so frustrated with the banned words.
I don’t know about other banned words, but can they please let us use “~like this”? We use this at the end of sentences, and the banned word pop-up appears every time. Honestly, who do you think is the real beggar between an idol and me?
Some words used mid-sentence is the same spelling as the word for “sexy” or “dirty,” causing them to be banned as well. This causes a huge inconvenience when trying to just write a normal sentence.
I have to listen. to (used a period to separate the words) a lecture so I’ll comeback later!
Even when trying to write the word chicken breast it gets banned for including the word “breast.”
Chicken bre (space) ast. What’s with the banned word.
What in the world. Chest (bre.ast) exercise.
Another word that can mean both “breast” and “wet” is also included as a banned word.
I don’t need an umbrella. My shoes got all wet. What the heck am I saying.
Netizens that saw this felt that they should at least allow the idols to use words freely.
| theqoo
| theqoo- “Is there any way to just have banned words for fans and not the artists?”
- “So hilarious…but can the banned words just be for the fans?”
- “Just let the artists use them lol.”
- “This is so funny I’m crying. F*ck.”
- “So funny…”
- “It’s so frustrating…let them just use the words.”
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