Fangirling 101 : COVER GROUP FANGIRLING

Disclaimer : This is from my own experience and how I actually did it.
How you do it, would be up to you. Whatever works for you. ^^

1) Tanggalin ang lahat ng #landi sa katawan.

Kung hindi mo sila pinagnanasahan ng sagad, hindi sila maasiwa sa iyo pag nagfafangirl ka.
Treat them like brothers and not as oppas. ^^

2) Always bring extra food and drinks kapag me event. 

(I actually do this kasi BikBaeng and YG family stans always eat when we hang out together. Blackjack Blacksheeps dongsaengs and I usually also bring food to events to share with each other. Mas tipid kasi and #poorfans kami dati so hindi uso ang eat out, now na lang na me mga work na sila)

3) Make sure to have a "care package" for all the members of the CG and not just your "bias".

Most nice and non-user friendly CG members and groups are really appreciative of this. Kasi minsan (lalo na ung mga nagsisimula pa lang) they only go to events with enough money for transpo and for registration etc. They don't get paid and may or may not win anything. So they like it when they are shown appreciation not just in "NOTICE ME OPPA" selca mode but also food.

Remember, the best way to an oppa's kokoro is through his stomach.

BUT TAKE NOTE: Do not expect them to be too appreciative of you. Ika nga wag kayong umasa. Just do it because you want to thank them for their hard work and for helping you have a nice time at the event. Wala silang obligasyon na pansinin ka. Tao lang sila napapagod at minsan busy din magfanboy sa ibang girl group cover group.
Lahat kayo mga fans lang. So as much as they should not be pa-feymous and user-friendly, the same way dapat di kayo SASAENG MODE.

4) LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH.

Pictures are okay. Hugs are okay IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE MEMBER OR PERSON. ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION FIRST. WAG SUNGGAB NG SUNGGAB.
NO KISSING THE CG MEMBERS ON ANY PART OF THE BODY. UNLESS GF KA BAWAL NA BAWAL ITO. Tatandaan ka ng member na yun at lalayuan ka na. Kasi malandi kang walang boundaries.

5) Make sure to be magalang lalo na if older ang cosplayer or cg member. ACT LIKE A LADY pero dapat ka ring maparaan.

*Don't push other fans kasi baka ung matulak mo e noona pala or gf ng cosplayer or cover group members. Mahirap silang kalabanin di ka na makakalapit pa sa cg na un if ever. Believe me I am a #noonasquad. We have a list of sasaengs and we distribute it to other fans like a APB - wanted poster - and those girls are MONITORED during events. If they come near the CG members, the noona or dongsaeng guards start to CROWD around the member or pull them away to go somewhere else. ^^

6) Be a pre-debut fan. 

If you know a group that is still starting out, you can be a supporter while they are still not popular. That way, there would be less competition when it come to their attention. ^^

7) Be a good dongsaeng or noona.

You don't have to be a fan. Be a friend.
Be there for them not just as a tagapalakpak but as someone they can talk to without patronizing them too much. Minsan kailangan din nila ng realtalk. ^^

8) CHILL LANG.

Okay lang maging feeling close sa simula.
Ganyan naman talaga. Confidence lang ang kailangan so that you can approach them.
But remember that : Stalking is never cute. Sasaeng mode is ALWAYS scary.
If they can't add you or reply to you, there is a reason.
Most of the time tinatamad lang talaga sila.

9) WE ARE ALL JUST FANS HERE, keep that in mind. 

Cover group people / cosplayers are just fanboys and fangirls who do cover.

Keep in mind that this is the way that they spazz.
Before cover groups were just a bunch of fans who spazz together by copying their idols. These days that have changed a lot. Some groups don't last for very long because of members not getting along. Be careful of groups like this.
A cover group must be friends first and foremost.
If they are a bunch of people looking to become popular and get girls/fanboys then they are not a good cover group to stan.

10) At the end of the day, Cover groups like idol group don't last forever. Make sure not to do or say anything you can't take back.

How you as a fangirl or fanboy treat them would influence how you can keep friends in the kpopworld. Some of these people can be great friends in the future. Or they would be memories of your youthful embarrassing days.

You never know, they might end up working in the same place where you work. So be good to them and be good to yourself so as to avoid any awkward moments. ^^

How to deal with POST-CONCERT DEPRESSION

I wrote this as a post in my international VIP group.
I wanted to share it here too.

To all the US iVIPs & iVIPs in general, if you need help getting over the post-concert depression, here are some tips.

a) Watch the videos you took (I didn't take any since I scream so loud nothing can be heard and I wanted to dance and sing and just be silly pressing my hands on my heart every time that TOP is singing or rapping just so my heart would not come out of my chest.
b) Upload them on your personal channel, put them in a playlist and share them if you are okay with sharing it.
c) IF you have lots of screaming and your voice on the videos, edit them like a MADE TOUR DIARY. ^.^ heart emoticon Then post then share. Always share because some VIPs can't see them in person and we should always share our feels. It multiplies just like that.
d) If you can design your workdesk or study desk at home, place your banner (in the PH our banner was Salamant, BigBang banners - I have it in my work station) This would inspire you to study hard and work hard. Because you know you would need a buttload of money for the next time.
e) Then slowly ease into your normal life again. Make sure that your videos are uploaded and there is a usb that is holding only to MADE videos and photos.
f) When depressed, don't talk to your wallpaper or your screenlock or your bias poster, talk to an iVIP that you are close to here. Or post a "I want to see Big Bang again" post in the group. It serves as your group therapy. IT IS VITAL, because we are all in this together. People who has experienced post-concert depression would encourage you because they went through it and survived somehow and those who have never seen Big Bang in person would make you realize that what you experienced is a dream for so many others that they don't know if they would ever have a chance to fulfill. It won't make you smug, it would just make you appreciate it more and make you realize that you are a VIP's VIP.
g) So when time passes, make sure to keep in touch with the people you met online and at the concert and make a "study group" of VIPs in your area. Being a VIP isn't just about being a fan of Big Bang. It is about making new friends and keeping the ones who are golden. By golden, I mean, someone you would fall in line with for hours but never get bored being with, someone who would plan trips and concerts with and live highlights with, someone who would tell you that you are awesome and won't let you second-guess your true potential. Because being a VIP isn't just being a fan of Big Bang, it's a lifestyle of being an elitist - not in a bad way being a snob and all that crap but knowing that the best is what you deserve and so you must work your ass for that.

^.^ And when the day comes that Big Bang gets married and VIPs would be like Cassies, a once vast fandom who stanned a wonderful group. We would still have the VIPs we shared our time with and we must remember these times fondly.

So let's keep making good memories for our fandom. Neh?

Additional: At times like this (looking at your shitty fancams) you must always say "I was breathing the same air as this many VIPs and Big Bang was breathing this air too." Bad videos or not, memories are memories. heart emoticon