As a result even though it has long been sung by people of every age and walk of life anyplace where Minnan is spoken, there has always been a certain elitism in the inner circles that has made it difficult for just anyone to join a langjun society and study the music seriously. Membership in langjun societies is off limits, for example, to barbers, stage performers, or geisha entertainers.
因此不論在任何南管流行的地方，儘管它是販夫能歌、老嫗皆唱，然而要加入深一層研究的郎君社，卻有著那麼一點門檻。像是剃頭師父、唱戲伶人或娼妓等行業都不能加入。