ARMY vs. EXO-L Fandom Wars

From 2014 to 2020, BTS ARMY and EXO EXO-L were engaged in multiple fan wars over real life controversies and online debates. 
==Common Fan War Topics==
*Vocals
*Visuals
*Music Chart Positions
*Awards
==School Uniform Plagiarism Accusations==
In 2014, BTS were accused of copying EXO's school uniform outfits from their Growl comeback.
==May Terror 2016==
*See An explanation of the may “terror” month of 2016 aka the series of anti-fan attacks against bts
==Various Plagiarism Accusations==
BTS were accused of copying the hair colors of K-pop group BIG BANG.
BTS' company was accused of copying SHINee's promotion album art.
BTS were accused of copying EXO maze concept in their Young Forever music video.
BTS were accused of copying EXO's poses in multiple pictures.
==#PlagiarismBoys Controversy==
In 2016, #PlagiarismBoys trended worldwide on Twitter on May 5, 2015 by antis. This was the day BTS won their first music show award, which is an award that is determined using fan votes, physical album sales, digital album sales, and expert opinion. BTS' Twitter searches were also constantly flooded with "BTS plagarism" and "BTS saejaegi."
===Response from BTS===
BTS addressed the plagiarism accusations in their Wings Tour Final: Opening VCR.
==Sajaegi Controversy==
In 2016, BTS' company was accused of undergoing sajaegi to artificially inflate the physical sales of their Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever album.
===Response from BTS===
Min Yoongi tweeted out "after I started making music I made a promise that I won't joke around music and I've never done it. It's hard but believe me and please watch me, I'll make good music for you if you allow me to"
==Break Wings Project==
This project happened as an extension of the hate BTS received during the plagiarism and sajaegi controversies.
In 2016 before the release of BTS's Wings album, antis including GOT7 ahgases and EXO-Ls planned a project—called a sabotage by ARMYs—to push for its failure on October 10 (10.10). The antis claimed that BTS's comeback, where a group releases new music, will affect their group's music chart positions. The project consisted of streaming, viewing a video multiple times to inflate its views, and voting for BTS's competitors on music programs to make BTS fail and lose in all ways possible. Antis planned and organized for the event through a list with advice and pointers of what to do.
The list was supposed to not be resent to anyone and only sent privately, but ARMYs found out about their plan and planned ways to counter the hate.
ARMYs trended hashtags to show their love for BTS to fight against the negative hashtag from antis. The hashtags were:
#WINGSgonnaFlyHigh
#SaveWINGS
#BoysMeetDaesang
The fandoms with antis participating in this project were worried that BTS would win their first daesang or major award with this new album. Many negative and threatening posts and comments were made during this time by anits due to their frustrations with BTS' upcoming success.
Although antis were very loud, many other fandoms openly apologized for their own fandom's behavior with the project and sometimes their own behavior.
==Time Square Billboards==
In 2017, EXO fans spent what was estimated to be a seven figure sum on a series of billboards in Time Square to celebrate the group's fifth anniversary. Months later, ARMY members celebrated the group's fourth anniversary in the same way. This seemingly turned into a contest, with both sides attempting to out-spend each other.
==Gaon Awards Controversy==
==Blue House Petition==
==Jimin T-Shirt Controversy==
==References==
Category:Fandom Wars
Category:BTS
Category:EXO
Category:K-Pop Fandom