JYP Entertainment reveals a new artist-fan platform specifically for their agency’s groups and soloists — the FANS application. We’re pretty sure that not every fan was aware of this surprising launch of the new application, so we’ll get down to every detail for you. The entertainment company already dropped the release date and all the artists’ schedules for fans to meet them in the application. Do you have to pay for a subscription? Is it only open for JYPE artists? We have the answers here for you, so stick around with us.
What Is The FANS App And When Will It Launch?
On January 9. 2024, JYPnation posted a brief introduction and a schedule of the agency’s upcoming FANS app. It will launch starting on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Check out below for the schedule of your favorite artists’ arrival to the exclusive JYPE app.
what’s this new JYPE fans app?
— Jay⁹ (@sattzuu) January 9, 2024
| Community Opening Date | Artists |
| January 13, 2024 (Saturday) / 17:00 KST | DAY6, Stray Kids, ITZY, NMIXX |
| January 15, 2024 (Monday) / 14:00 KST | JY Park, VCHA |
| January 17, 2024 (Wednesday) / 14:00 KST | Xdinary Heroes |
| January 19, 2024 (Friday) / 14:00 KST | NiziU |
| January 22, 2024 (Monday) / 14:00 KST | TWICE |
| January 23, 2024 (Tuesday) / 14:00 KST | 2PM, JUN. K, Nichkhun, Jang Wooyoung, Lee Junho |
On January 13, the Beta version will be available for download for fans. It will be primarily a fans and artists’ interaction hub, so if you need a visual presentation of how it will work, check out the Weverse application (except for the Weverse DM). The FANS app would be specially used by JYPE artists; instead of using the community page of Bubble for JYPnation.
- Should you unsubscribe to the artists’ bubble for JYPnation? If you wish to, you can do so. However, to reiterate, the FANS app would not host any paid messaging service (at least for now). You can remain subscribed to the artists’ Bubble for JYPnation to continue sending them encouraging messages and receive gratitude and updates from your favorite idols in a chat-like platform.
팬과 아티스트를 위한 공간,
FANS 베타 서비스가 오픈됩니다!💖2024.01.13 SAT (KST)
COMING SOON!#FANS #팬즈 pic.twitter.com/b8dhDtPuUG— FANS OFFICIAL (@thefansglobal) January 9, 2024
- What can you do in the FANS app? According to JYPE, there are various things you can do in the application. Fans can (a) send messages to artists, (b) see artists’ stories, (c) check important dates, (d) view ‘Membership Only’ content, (e) participate in public broadcasts, and (f) communicate with other fans. Regarding the Membership Only content, it would be accessible to those fans who purchased the membership subscription for their respective artists.
- Will it be a free application and service for JYPE fans? From what we see, the FANS app and service are free of charge, except for content that will be posted in Membership Only (which requires you to be part of the official fan club). It seems like they took the idea of HYBE’s Weverse, which is quite a good deal for their artists. We will certainly update this article if subscription information is out, so watch out!
can jype give twice a space/app to go live comfortably again they used to go live almost every week and they loved connecting with fans so much
— ^•^* ⁷ 🍞 𓃺 (@jmvskyu) August 9, 2023
- Will there be live broadcasts available? We know that after VLive’s disappearance in the K-pop world, we have been missing the idols’ live broadcasts. We have yet to know if the FANS app has a live broadcast feature. Bubble is purely a messaging app, so Weverse is the only platform that has the broadcast function, so the newest app could also have a feature. Artists often utilize Instagram Live to interact with their fans, so having a Live feature in the FANS app would probably encourage more fans to download the application.
Fans React To The Announcement
What caught the attention of most fans, especially ONCEs, was the omission of the senior girl group in the first poster of the FANS app. In the teaser, the groups added were mostly from the fourth-generation, Xdinary Heroes, NMIXX, STRAY KIDS, ITZY, and even JY Park. Most Quote Retweets were appalled with how the agency did not add TWICE in the promotional photo.
showing jy park and not twice is crazy….. https://t.co/viBw3QX42l
— glamrock ñíñí☁️ (@nayluvee) January 9, 2024
jype artists on this poster and yet there’s no twice to be seen?!!! not even a logo like girl- https://t.co/mG0V9IurCp pic.twitter.com/MBaKvvdB8a
— ʚɞ ₉ (@twiceluvv) January 9, 2024
Others did not like the idea of adding another app on their phones to connect with their favorite idols, while some appreciated JYPE’s efforts to create an application for their artists. As a multi-stan, we also have multiple applications on our phones like Weverse, Lysn, Bubble, and translating apps among others.
So the new fan app war it’s like this? pic.twitter.com/7cZkTtRSyY
— Marina⁷₂₀₁₃ 아포방포¹⁰ 🏎️¹⁶⁵⁵ ⒻⒺⓇⓇⒶⓇⒾ (@monchildnj) January 9, 2024
Is this another app?
— Ruby | 루비 | ATE🥠 (@viibew_v) January 9, 2024
Most fans wish for the Live feature, as they missed TWICE’s random lives, ITZY and STRAY KIDS’ jamming session with fans, and more. We sure are looking forward to more details about the newest app!
https://twitter.com/NotYourBaeYet/status/1744590603701338616?s=20
If chans room returns because he can go live on Fans instead of YT and IG I will cheer https://t.co/1Hzsjap8Ov pic.twitter.com/tgRapP2KI1
— Han (@Bbuingbuingbish) January 9, 2024
What are your thoughts about JYPE’s FANS app? Will you be downloading and utilizing the app to interact with your JYPE favorites? Share them with us in the comments below!
