So cute! ^^ ...And so disturbing ^^;
For some reason, I find it incredibly cute that Kim Joonmyeon has f(x)'s song on his CYworld ^___^
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Yesterday, I watched this documentary about mind control. According to the documentary, the way people feel about certain brands is similar to people belonging to a cult. It made me think about fanclubs and such -_-. And I found the statement to be true, there really are a huge amount of fans that behave as if they were in an extremist cult.
Fans often claim to love their idols, but a lot of the behavior fans show is completely loveless: Possessiveness, jealousy, obsession... Wanting the idols to always stay the same, harassing people associated with the idol, stalking the idols outside their building, constantly dissecting every part of them, writing or saying things like "I hate her/his *insert any bodypart*.
Is this really love and support, like they claim? No, it's not! Some fans are behaving like the abusive partner in a dysfunctional relationship, pointing out every mistake their idols do, voicing their (negative) opinions about the idol's physical appearance and so on and so forth.
I mean, it's bad when I can't see the difference between fans and anti-fans -_-... Fans become scary when a large group of them have the same opinion, when they get controlled or manipulated into attacking other artists or other fanclubs, egging each other on to the point of hysteria. Sane fans, sane people do not participate in these kind of activities. No product is worth this kind of behavior. Because, at the and of the day, that's what idols are. Products.
And this is why I never support fanclubs :D
I would never want to be an obsessive cult-member.
Before anyone thinks I'm completely heartless, I do recognize that idols are people. I support them as human beings. Once I've started supporting an idol or an artist, it doesn't matter to me what she or he gets up to. I support them. Through leaving the band, changing members... I want them to evolve and change, try new things and live. Because that's what human beings do.
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Yesterday, I watched this documentary about mind control. According to the documentary, the way people feel about certain brands is similar to people belonging to a cult. It made me think about fanclubs and such -_-. And I found the statement to be true, there really are a huge amount of fans that behave as if they were in an extremist cult.
Fans often claim to love their idols, but a lot of the behavior fans show is completely loveless: Possessiveness, jealousy, obsession... Wanting the idols to always stay the same, harassing people associated with the idol, stalking the idols outside their building, constantly dissecting every part of them, writing or saying things like "I hate her/his *insert any bodypart*.
Is this really love and support, like they claim? No, it's not! Some fans are behaving like the abusive partner in a dysfunctional relationship, pointing out every mistake their idols do, voicing their (negative) opinions about the idol's physical appearance and so on and so forth.
I mean, it's bad when I can't see the difference between fans and anti-fans -_-... Fans become scary when a large group of them have the same opinion, when they get controlled or manipulated into attacking other artists or other fanclubs, egging each other on to the point of hysteria. Sane fans, sane people do not participate in these kind of activities. No product is worth this kind of behavior. Because, at the and of the day, that's what idols are. Products.
And this is why I never support fanclubs :D
I would never want to be an obsessive cult-member.
Before anyone thinks I'm completely heartless, I do recognize that idols are people. I support them as human beings. Once I've started supporting an idol or an artist, it doesn't matter to me what she or he gets up to. I support them. Through leaving the band, changing members... I want them to evolve and change, try new things and live. Because that's what human beings do.