Comments | bubbletea_desu: thoughts about our fandom: the cons of being an arashi fan.

bubbletea_desu

thoughts about our fandom: the cons of being an arashi fan.

Mar 25, 2011 23:38

JUST A WARNING.
This post is PREEEETTY weird.
And kind of sad because it makes you think about Arashi.
In a sad way.
._.

So, I just finished watching the Sora Takaku performance for the nth time, from their Scene~BNMF tour.
And it really got me thinking.

( click for more mindless ranting )

randomness ftw, rant urgh, arashi

Comments 9

desk_lamp9 March 26 2011, 04:08:44 UTC

omg, I know exactly how you feel (._.) It's so depressing sometimes, isn't it?
Even if we did get the opportunity to go overseas to see them, it's next to impossible to get tickets to do so. It really sucks sometimes and it's really strange: for me, the deeper i got into this fandom, the more I seemed to realise how hard it would be to ever see them. You're right, they should definately get out of the country more; just seeing them in person would be a dream come true.

bubbletea_desu March 29 2011, 15:17:48 UTC

exactly! i really wish they would get out more, and see their international fans. maybe johnny could have a world tour? that would be the most amazing thing in the WORLD. it'd probably sell out everywhere. there are arashi fans everywhere, even in the most bizarre places, i'm sure! i just wish they would acknowledge our existence ;_;....
i really hate johnnys' ticketing system. i want that stupid fanclub rule to die. it sounds mean, but it really makes sure that nobody from the outside world is able to see the people they would really really love seeing! at least johnny's international happened, so i'm hoping that they'll consider selling arashi tickets, too ;u;

tashiichan March 29 2011, 06:09:34 UTC

Hey there! Hope you don't mind if I stalk your LJ. xD

I TOTALLY AGREE with this fandom being such a wonderful yet frustrating obsession. There were times, when I was at my lowest and I was close to losing complete interest in Arashi, that I was wondering what the hell was I even doing, putting all my heart into some random boyband that I probably would NEVER have the opportunity to see in RL... but I think the pros far outweigh the cons - it's true that we only gain some good laughs and a few friends along the way, but I've made such WONDERFUL friends, some of them even became my close friends, and nothing beats that. And doesn't Arashi give you happiness? Just watching their TV shows make you laugh, watching their concert DVDs and singing their songs make you cry - so rarely can a bunch of people give such a magnitude of effect on you. <3

bubbletea_desu March 29 2011, 15:32:59 UTC

oh my god, it's tashii o:! haha, of COURSE I don't mind! you're like, my wordpress goddess lol. sorry if that sounds creepy, because really, it does, but i've been lurking around you WP for foreverrr. i even subscribed, because i'm THAT much of a stalker XD'

and absolutely, it's so rare to feel this way about a group. i've had fandoms before, but this one is just... it's sometimes, way too much to handle, and i get made fun of a lot for it, but i would never be able to let go of them <3
and yes! i've met wonderful people through this fandom. some of my friends IRL i never would have met and got to know if i wasn't an arashi fan.
and about their shows and their concerts, i agree 100%. whenever i feel down, i watch a performance, or a show, or even a segment, and i get all happy again. arashi are really... a magical fandom. i don't know how to explain it, but they're just made out of so much happiness, you can't help but be affected by it.

tashiichan March 30 2011, 06:37:07 UTC

Argh, you totally did me in with that - I literally blushed! Even the creepiness doesn't affect me (as if our Arashi perving isn't creepy enough as it is LOL), and for that blog subscription you're already AWESOMENESS in my eyes. 8D <3

linnhe April 5 2011, 23:34:13 UTC

I can definitely relate ;_; perhaps one day Shinee will make the trip to Europe and the feeling of dying a little bit every time I see something related to them will go away

and before you think I'm a random stalker; vyplum sent me :3

bubbletea_desu April 6 2011, 13:34:20 UTC

awh, hello thar! :D dont worry, even if you were a stalker, i lovee stalkers.
but vyplum sent you! d'aw ellie, i must tell her >:D

and yeah ;u; i hope you get to see shinee one day~ i'd die to see taemin and jonghyun in the flesh as well, hhhnngggg. oh yes! maybe, if i see them, the anxiety will disappear and i'll be able to say 'eff it, i've seen them once, it's better than not at all :D'
at least shinee have SMtown though. maybe one day they'll decide to tour europe? oh happy thoughts~

linnhe April 6 2011, 15:18:22 UTC

Ohh, is you a jongtae lover? :D Or just the artists seperately? ~perverted mind

bubbletea_desu April 7 2011, 15:15:00 UTC

aha, yes! yes i am! i love them individually and as a pairing <3 they're just too cute together, imo.
jonghyun is so flawless. and taemin is just so cuuute! i love men like them :D
lol it's finee bahaha i really love jongtae though they're my otp but they're so underrated and i really dont know why and it makes me so sadddd D;