Back into the johnnys-fandom...
I'm supposed to give a lecture on "Johnnys slash" at an upcoming convention. What have I gotten myself into?
I was asked to give a this lecture and for some odd reason I accepted. I really hate standing in front of lots of people but that's not my biggest problem. The worst part is that I have been away for so long and up until very recently it looked as though I would never return again. Because so much of it reminds me of my dad. That probably sounds a bit weird. Of course there were big parts of the johnnys-fandom that I no wish to share with him especially, but we watched a lot of dramas together. He was a big fan of Nagase Tomoya and of Arashi. He only knew a few random words in japanese but he still watched Yamada Taro, twice, without subtitles because he thought it was so awesome. He would also watch random shows of Arashi with my sister and he could go on and on about Aibas way with animals and how impressive it was that he had ridden a rhinoceros on Tensai shimura dobutsuen. Therefore, everytime I tried listening to Happiness I started crying and I couldn't look at Nagase anymore. The dramas that had been a huge source of exitement, joy, and energy for me only made me miserable. Of course it will take time and there will alway be a hole in my heart but lately, little by little some small things have started to pull me back. I'm staying clear of the most emotional stuff for now.
But to get to the point that I originally set out to write about. The lecture. And the slash. Since I have begun tbeing able to look at the faces of my idols again and it occurred at almost the same time as my favourite author finally began posting her long awaited epic I have felt the urge to come back again. And since this is a part I did not share with him it's safer ground.
So now that that issue has been cleared comes the task of actually putting a lecture together. This is what I've been struggling with today. I know some of the parts I want to incorporate but I can't seem to put it together.
The convention is for fans of shonen ai and yaoi so they are not new to slash although some of them might be new to rps and some might also be new to Johnnys. There will however be someone else to talk about the agency and all that so I only have to focus on the yummy parts ^^
I wanted to include popular couples, popular themes, fanfic fodder such as dramaseries, variety tv, pictures, concerts and so on (with lots of pics and vids). It would also be fun to talk about peculiarities that sets this fandom apart from manga/anime-slashers, western rps and series fandoms. And somehow I need to tie it all together. But this is fun. I'm getting exited to do this. ^^
I will ponder some more...
I was asked to give a this lecture and for some odd reason I accepted. I really hate standing in front of lots of people but that's not my biggest problem. The worst part is that I have been away for so long and up until very recently it looked as though I would never return again. Because so much of it reminds me of my dad. That probably sounds a bit weird. Of course there were big parts of the johnnys-fandom that I no wish to share with him especially, but we watched a lot of dramas together. He was a big fan of Nagase Tomoya and of Arashi. He only knew a few random words in japanese but he still watched Yamada Taro, twice, without subtitles because he thought it was so awesome. He would also watch random shows of Arashi with my sister and he could go on and on about Aibas way with animals and how impressive it was that he had ridden a rhinoceros on Tensai shimura dobutsuen. Therefore, everytime I tried listening to Happiness I started crying and I couldn't look at Nagase anymore. The dramas that had been a huge source of exitement, joy, and energy for me only made me miserable. Of course it will take time and there will alway be a hole in my heart but lately, little by little some small things have started to pull me back. I'm staying clear of the most emotional stuff for now.
But to get to the point that I originally set out to write about. The lecture. And the slash. Since I have begun tbeing able to look at the faces of my idols again and it occurred at almost the same time as my favourite author finally began posting her long awaited epic I have felt the urge to come back again. And since this is a part I did not share with him it's safer ground.
So now that that issue has been cleared comes the task of actually putting a lecture together. This is what I've been struggling with today. I know some of the parts I want to incorporate but I can't seem to put it together.
The convention is for fans of shonen ai and yaoi so they are not new to slash although some of them might be new to rps and some might also be new to Johnnys. There will however be someone else to talk about the agency and all that so I only have to focus on the yummy parts ^^
I wanted to include popular couples, popular themes, fanfic fodder such as dramaseries, variety tv, pictures, concerts and so on (with lots of pics and vids). It would also be fun to talk about peculiarities that sets this fandom apart from manga/anime-slashers, western rps and series fandoms. And somehow I need to tie it all together. But this is fun. I'm getting exited to do this. ^^
I will ponder some more...