4 posts tagged “fandom”

...apparently.
there's a bunch of Japanese students here right now~! and they're super fun.  and a couple of my friends are language partners with them - they help us study Japanese, we help them out with their English.
So i was at the mall of america with a bunch of them and my friends yesterday...  and one of them asked who my phone charm was!  i told him it was Sakurai Sho, and they were all highly amused that i knew who that was.  Then one of the girls said something like, "isn't Ayaka a big fan of, who was it... Aiba Masaki?"
:3
so i said i wanted to meet Ayaka and asked her to give my email to Ayaka... they though Ayaka would be really excited about it and said she's a really big fan, so i hope she emails me!! i want to get together for coffee or something.  how cool would that be?!
i'm a little nervous about it?  but i'm sure she'd be cool.  all the students i've met so far are SOOOO nice.  there's a lot of guys, too, and they're super-fun. :3  i like hanging out with guys, even though i'm kind of... awkward... and also taller than most of them...
i kind of had a little bit of a crush on this one Japanese guy... he likes Tokyo Jihen, too, omg yay~ and he seems just generally really cool...
but when we were all talking and they found out i like Johnny's... he seemed sort of like, "Johnny's... ich."
i wish people would respect the hard work idols put in instead of mocking them because they don't like their style or whatever.  yes, i know that Tokyo Jihen and Johnny's are on COMPLETELY DIFFERENT musical levels.  LOL.  of COURSE i know that.  and you know what?  i DO like them BOTH.  i just look to them for completely different things.  i like the individual personalities in Arashi, i love watching their shows, and their songs cheer me up.  they're fun, cheerful, entertaining.  Tokyo Jihen i turn to for good music and intellectual stimulation.  yes, it's possible to like both Arashi and Tokyo Jihen... a lot.  ARGH
oh well.  fleeting crushes on japanese boys who probably don't like girls like me anyway is one thing, but maybe i can make a long-term japanese fandom buddy. :3  how awesome would that be?! :3

This isn't really about the Five.  This is about you.
It's a little off-topic maybe so forgive me for posting it to a group.
I've been sort of lurking about the internet again lately since school ended, and the Arashi Fandom has really reminded me of something:  my fandom is so full of hearts and sparkles and rainbows and crack and stars and love it almost kind of hurts.♥♥♥

And really aren't we all that way because of Arashi's lead?  Even the way Captain leads is by following, sort of, by not being selfish or self-centered and thinking of the rest of the group and allowing them to do what they need to.  And so most of the fandom really seems to be thinking about Arashi and each other.  I've been a little out-of-touch the past few months, so if there has been some fandom wank it's pretty much escaped my eyes, but even so most of what I find, wherever I look, is a ton of really wonderful, caring, cooperative fans.

Honestly, bless all the fandom projects and fandom love and fandom buddies and fanart. :3  And yes, even the fanfics, because even though they exaggerate, don't you love how they're generally built on that member-ai OT5 Arashi Unity vibe that everyone loves in the first place? (and yes, we know they're fiction. xD)

No fandom is perfect.  But as I watch this one I think there's generally a tremendous amount of care and respect within this fandom.  A lot of people have devoted a lot of hard work to maintaining the fandom, too, and I think we're all truly grateful to all of them... the uploaders and mods and subbers and translators.  Thank you guys so, so much. :)  May we all continue to peacefully coexist, and respect, and care, and fangirl together. :)

Here's to ten wonderful years of Arashi and ten or infinity more. :)

Uwah. x) that's all the waxing poetic I can do about fandom right now.  But seriously.  You all rock. :3 I feel like I've said this a THOUSAND times (probably because I have) but I wouldn't say it (again... and again...) if I didn't think it needed saying.  This is an AWESOME fandom and it just makes me SO HAPPY I have to tell people. :)

Can anyone explain this to me?

I'm aware that some people hate my fandom.

I don't mind; may they think what they want.  But is it really neccessary to make a point of it?  I know everyone has that right.  I admit I used to do a bit of it, so I don't really hold it against people too much, on a personal level.  It's becoming less and less appealing to me lately.  I tend to think it less, and working on holding my tongue when the thoughts do cross my mind.  To anyone whom I've ever offended in this way, and I think there are people, I'm so sorry.  Please put it behind you.  I have no right to talk about that which I don't understand.

I'm getting to the point where, if you don't like my fandom, I don't need to know.  If I don't like your fandom, you don't need to know.  Nobody's going to convince anybody of anything by insisting on making their points.  I'm certainly not out to convince you of anything, or ruin your fun; I didn't present my fandom before you in order to get a reaction from you; I didn't hate on your fandom.

It's not made a whole lot better when it's a joke.  It's easier to laugh these things off for yourself but an insult is still an insult even if it's funny.  Say I'm anti-lulz, but I just don't get the bitter, negative, deriding humor.  I don't see why people perpetuate it.  I've found plenty of really fulfilling things to laugh at that aren't negative... can we all just give that a shot and try getting along?  You can be silly and witty and even sarcastic without having any real bite, you know...

Unless someone or something has actually struck out at your or made it a point to injure or offend you in specific, why would you criticise it?  Isn't it okay to leave everything in peace and let everything else do its own thing?

I really am just a hippie on the inside, you know.  OTZ  I just want peace and free love and happiness and harmony.

All that said, in the interest of harmony, I'm going to brush it off and move on.  Yeah, if I think about it, it really does bother me.  But I've gotten my thoughts out; now I am putting it behind me, and I am not going to think about it any more from here on out.  I guess I just know what I need to avoid.

also, side note to anyone who cares: I'm more or less out for the weekend.  leaving town, less time, probably not going to comment much, etc. |D

I know there's still some dust flying around from the scandal, and the magazine released something trivial about Sho being seen somewhere with two girls in miniskirts (::eyeroll:: who cares? big deal!).  But Ohno's CMs are still airing and he's more or less clean.  The photos have been denied, there's no proof, no penalties, he's backed by the Jimusho.

So my little fangirl world is back on its feet.

Fandom still seems to be staggering a bit.  But I'm getting the sense that as individuals we're mostly ready to move on.  I'm all for it.

I know it was a pretty frightening scare, but it's pretty much over now.  The damage is done and our worrying does no good.  The best thing we can do now...  is to go back to what we do best.  Fangirling like the world's going to end. :D  Not letting all the voices of negativity that are still out there stir stuff up and get us down.  Put it in the past.

Basically, all this scandal news has worn me out.  I've reported in to action where it's needed, I've shown my support.  I"m really happy to see how Fandom has united its crazy little self for the better here.  I'm proud of all of us. ♥

That said, I'm a bit exhausted from all of this.  No more energy to fight.  I need a bit of a recharge period.

I'm happy to see that things are looking up.

*goes off to flail self to death over Sho*