Weekly Question #12 by yabaix :)

[yabaix]

Hey guys! I'm a few days late. Sorry about that ^^" Onto the question, yes? This week's question isn't directly Arashi-related but...yeah. XD

What do you think about fanprojects?
(ex: gathering and sending letters, mass emailing, etc.)
Do you participate in them regularly? Or maybe not? Do you think they help in spreading awareness? A waste of time?

Comments

[kaotic_anjel]

I think that fanprojects are great as long as the participants don't expect too much out of them. If you're doing it to meet new people and to show your support for the group, it's fine, but if you're expecting more than that, like for the group members to show up or send a message to you for participating (like if you sent a card or something as part of a larger project), then you're in it for the wrong reasons.
I knew some people that don't like fanprojects at all because they said that it's a waste of time and that it's lame because the people participating are making all other fans look bad because they're trying to draw attention to themselves instead of just being fans. I don't agree with what they said at all. I think the attention that the fanprojects attract is attention in a good way because it shows the group that their music is bringing people together from all over the world and I'm sure that it would make the group happy. Yes, when we participate in fanprojects we want attention, but we do it because we want the group to know that we're here and there are more of us than they think. Sure, it'd be nice if they eventually go "Hey, look! There's a lot of fans over there! We should go there!" but it's not the only reason we do fanprojects.

(Sorry...I tend to ramble. These are only my opinions. Not trying to offend anyone who thinks differently.)