
The reason it clicks why Korea is a low birth rate country is because K-pop love songs have disappeared lately. Especially for girl groups, itโs all 'Iโm so special. Iโm on another level, Iโm a total queen' or 'Weโre the best just for existing.' Whatever happened to those crazy, obsessive, 'I'll kill for love' Menhera-style love songs?

This hit the front page, but honestly, the lack of love songs in K-pop isn't about some low birth rate bullshit, it's just because girl group culture has become super female-dominated.

You can tell just by looking at the comments on girl group MVs these daysโtheyโre obviously all written by women.
People say, 'Wait, my guy friends love Jang Wonyoung and Karina, and I love Winter!' but thatโs just liking them because theyโre hot celebs, not actually stanning a specific group. What I mean is...

GFriend,

Twice,

Red Velvetโback in their peak days, there were tons of guys who identified as girl group fans, bought merch, listened to every track, and actually stanned them. You saw them in the media all the time. But now, only girls are the ones actually stanning, tracking activities, and listening to every b-side. The whole reason the term 'Jang-Ka-Seol' (Jang Wonyoung, Karina, Sullyoon) even became a thing is because guys don't care about the group, they just like whoever is prettiest right now. If you ask a guy who says he likes Winter what aespa's latest song is, not even 1 out of 10 would know. Thatโs why idols have no choice but to cater to their core female fanbase.

So instead of being innocent and delicate, the songs have to be 'Girl Crush' and 'I'm the best' vibes.

If you wonder, 'Do girls really hate that old romantic vibe?' just imagine Big Bang singing 'I'll be your little boy, I'm all yours' instead of 'Bang Bang Bang.' You get the picture? Meanwhile, guys don't even know most songs anyway; if itโs catchy, theyโll listen regardless of the concept. So they aren't losing the male market by doing 'Girl Crush.' TL;DR: Girl group culture is just for girls now. Low birth rate has nothing to do with it.
"Users are debating if the shift in K-pop lyrics is a demographic sign or just a result of girl groups catering to their primary 'female-stan' market, with some blunt takes on modern 'independent woman' lyrics."
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