r/Everglow • u/EverglowEverlasting • 1h ago
Discussion The TikTok Live-streaming is Becoming a Serious Problem
Apologies, English is not my first language, so for some things I use translation.
I think the TikTok Livestreams are seriously hurting the group, and I am extremely worried. Before anyone gets angry, please read my concerns.
- I do not think the livestreams themselves are a problem. Only the "TikTok Battles" specifically. I think it's actually GOOD that the members livestream, but the TikTok battles are HORRIBLE.
- ONDA is exempt from this. In all the time I've seen her streams, she doesn't do TikTok battles. I am not sure about Aisha's status. Her streams are at inaccessible times for me, so I don't know what she does.
- When it comes to TikTok battles, the reason I am concerned is because of the frequency. I do not actually think it is a problem when fans spend money on gifts. But it should only be as a special and RARE occurrence. Maybe once a month, announced ahead of time, then fans can unload as much as they want in that day's competitions. Right now, it is happening nearly EVERY DAY.
- When it happens EVERY DAY, the optics of it are REALLY bad. This is the kind of thing done by the worst streamers. The kind who take advantage of their fans. Even if the members are not like that, it ASSOCIATES them with those kinds of people. It is also completely reliant on a small handful of fans who donate large amounts. I think there are only around a dozen total. And I really do not think they can keep it up for long.
Excluding the issues with the Livestream Battles themselves, it has resulted in serious harassment across the fan community. I know for a fact that several very faithful longtime fans have expressed concerns, and other fans (in some cases moderators of the streams) have begun harassing them.
- When I say longtime fans, I mean the fans who organize the Fan/Birthday Cafes in Korea. Ones who put serious effort into supporting the group. They were harassed, and several are leaving. Driven out by other fans who disagree with them.
- There is at least one instance of a viewer who a moderator apparently does not like being banned from the stream. Because there are multiple moderators, it's not known which one did it. I was on stream, and the first person banned hadn't even said anything, but was banned from the stream. A second person asked why the first was banned, and EU was confused, but the second person was banned right after. I messaged second person and asked about it. EU herself apologized to them afterwards, explaining a stream moderator must have made a mistake (this couldn't possibly be an accident).
Even if it's not their intention, it has created a pretty terrible environment for many fans. Committed fans are in conflict with each other, and casual fans who might only occasionally login to the streams have a high chance of stumbling into the types of TikTok battles often seen with the most predatory kinds of streamers.
Again, this doesn't apply to Onda, but I think a lot of these actions are sabotaging their long-term prospects for very little return :(