You have to understand the target of kpop is mostly teenagers, and teenagers are very easilyyyyy manipulated because we all know that in teenage phase you want to belong somewhere, and by so a lot of teenagers are not quite take care off, specially on the emotional side, by their parents so they go though depression anxiety and etc...i don't know if i read this quote here or in another site that i was searching for something like delusional kpop, i think perhaps reddit? And a user posted a quote of Lenin “Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.” And i was like Damb it that's it!
If you note the majority of fans says things like ''i can't live without BTS (or any other group), they are my life, they cured my depression etc etc etc... The Industry does this, it's all calculated, kpop industry now works like the medical industry, tell me your symptoms and i am going to tell you what kind of medicine (drug) is better for you, but you know the problem? They are not asking what is the root cause of the disease, they are just turning everyone dependent and addicted because it makes the industry earns more money.