Changes in fancafe numbers over the past year

Article: Changes seen through idol fancafe member counts

Source: 10asia via Naver

[ Hallyu-dol 2013.5 -> 2014.7 ]

1. TVXQ 636,000 -> 589,000
2. Big Bang 306,000 -> 283,000
3. B2ST 272,000 -> 267,000
4. SNSD 262,000 -> 242,000
5. Super Junior 170,000 -> 145,000
6. 2PM 149,000 -> 137,000
7. SHINee 108,000 -> 97,000

[ Trend 2013.5 -> 2014.7 ]

1. INFINITE 188,000 -> 202,000
2. B1A4 155,000 -> 165,000
3. IU 136,000 -> 152,000
4. EXO 19,000 -> 140,000
5. Block B 92,000 -> 122,000
6. BAP 96,000 -> 107,000
7. A Pink 46,000 -> 92,000
8. VIXX 27,000 -> 83,000
9. Girl's Day 16,000 -> 51,000

[ Up and coming ]

1. BTOB 37,000 -> 53,000
2. ZE:A 32,000 -> 41,000
3. Nine Muses 7,000 -> 16,000
4. AOA 4,000 -> 13,0000

[ Super Rookie ]

1. Bangtan Boys 54,000
2. Winner 51,000
3. GOT7 23,000

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1. [+4,262, -129] Fancafe numbers are meaningless these days..

2. [+2,457, -217] SM doesn't have official fancafes.. Only official sites. The numbers listed above aren't the official fancafe numbers.

3. [+2,167, -87] Fancafes are meaningless, no one's actually active on them anymore. You can make up 10 IDs to join and just be ghost members. There are also a lot of international fans that are not counted for through fancafes. Album sales and YouTube views are more reliable of idol popularity.

4. [+1,328, -85] I hope every singer on this list doesn't cause a scandal and has good promotions

5. [+206, -14] Fancafes are a thing of the past. There are a lot more fans who fangirl on their own on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, blogs etc. There are also a lot of fansites without member restrictions.

6. [+187, -11] There are a lot more non-member fans than fancafe members

7. [+183, -16] People are more active on SNS than fancafes nowadays. There are also a lot who don't like the way cafes are run by the admin and will just leave.

8. [+155, -14] Meaningless numbers ㅋㅋ Even I'm a ghost member because getting ranked up is too hard

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