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I was more shocked by the fact that men the same age as my own father went to concerts and screamed for tiny little Mai Hagiwara. That put horrible mental images of my dad in a too-tight bright pink t-shirt waving around a fan with Mai’s face on it.
Misa provides some thoughts as a fan who’s actually under the legal age.
The wota populace at large gets eerily somber when pre-pubescents are discussed, and for good reason: two of the main modes of appreciation suffer, and the stigma isn’t worth the Novelty. Is it, therefore, our responsibility as wota who are distressed by the influx of U12 idols to voice our opinion in an effort to preserve what little integrity the idol industry might have?
Vee carefully considers the moral dimensions of appreciating U15 idols, and reaches some interesting conclusions.
I think living in a Western society which has a huge responsibility to protect a child’s innocence has something to do with my resistance of liking junior idols. I see women pose in bikinis for men’s magazines at the bookshop but never will I see Irie Saaya or any other U15 idol on the cover of a men’s magazine because it just simply isn’t right. Imagine conservatives complaining about how they are exploiting the innocence of a young girl just because of her “assets”.
Second Blossoming examines his descent into the world of junior idols, and why he fought it every step of the way.
Fandom’s a funny thing, really. It’s like politics. The things you can say and can’t, the alliances and pandering and insult-lobbying, the image you need to keep up if you’re known for any sort of reason… it’s all there. That last one in particular.
Kimitsu considers the lure of actor Saitou Ryuusei and how he changed her perspective on younger idols.
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