Fandom Twitter
I'm enjoying Twitter lately. I joined few years back but never got to being active. I guess with all the sudden gush of emotions in being a KinKi Kids fan led me to meet fellow fans, which is making my stay in Twitter very fruitful. Not to mention having to meet again old Kanjani8 fans! I also like how when I open it, my timeline is filled with random fandom goodness ^^;
I forgot the feeling of being imersed in our own world of Johnny's Entertainment fandom. It's actually a good de-stressor for me. I started being a fan of Kanjani8 in 2006, but over the years things have changed and of course, you live your life. It's way different now. Firstly, I've missed several years and need to catch up on them. I also seem to have lost my interest in other groups and my mainstay now is Kanjani8, KinKi Kids and Arashi (you could say a few soft spots on other sempais). In addition, I've grown up. Let's face it, need to work to earn money and just live your usual life. At the end of the day, they're idols and we have our own lives to deal with.
At the back of my mind though there are instances when I suddenly remember an idol and it just gives a pang of emotion. For example, gaining knowledge of Domoto Tsuyoshi's predicament (his hearing loss) coincided with a stressful week I had. I felt like I was experiencing his pain in terms of getting frustrated with life. I'm sure many of us have those moments when you try to live your life, you work, you interact with others, but then there's a nagging feeling that something is not right....which then makes me frustrated. That was how I felt prior to Christmas last year, to the point that, upon reflecting I somehow was able to sense how Tsuyoshi feels now. There's still a huge difference in terms of our situation but somehow it helped to reflect on those emotions. I'm okay now though.
Anyway, what am I saying really....
I forgot the feeling of being imersed in our own world of Johnny's Entertainment fandom. It's actually a good de-stressor for me. I started being a fan of Kanjani8 in 2006, but over the years things have changed and of course, you live your life. It's way different now. Firstly, I've missed several years and need to catch up on them. I also seem to have lost my interest in other groups and my mainstay now is Kanjani8, KinKi Kids and Arashi (you could say a few soft spots on other sempais). In addition, I've grown up. Let's face it, need to work to earn money and just live your usual life. At the end of the day, they're idols and we have our own lives to deal with.
At the back of my mind though there are instances when I suddenly remember an idol and it just gives a pang of emotion. For example, gaining knowledge of Domoto Tsuyoshi's predicament (his hearing loss) coincided with a stressful week I had. I felt like I was experiencing his pain in terms of getting frustrated with life. I'm sure many of us have those moments when you try to live your life, you work, you interact with others, but then there's a nagging feeling that something is not right....which then makes me frustrated. That was how I felt prior to Christmas last year, to the point that, upon reflecting I somehow was able to sense how Tsuyoshi feels now. There's still a huge difference in terms of our situation but somehow it helped to reflect on those emotions. I'm okay now though.
Anyway, what am I saying really....