awhiteflame reblogged
Openly gay/lesbian idols would be treated even worse than the few openly gay actors already are! Fans think they own idols just because they buy their merchandise -- so can you imagine, in their twisted little minds, if one day they found out Oppa would never marry them, let alone find them attractive because they don't even like girls?
Fans have tried to kill/poison/bash an idol's head in for much less. As bad as western celebrity culture is, Korean celebrity culture is 10 times worse.
And notice that we never hear about openly lesbian actresses! With the residual culture of Korean women being babyish and submissive and available, you can imagine the reception to a lesbian actress.
Lesbian k-pop idols wouldn't even make it if Ahjussi/Oppa realized she would never have theoretical sex with him -- that she could never be packaged as this cutesy, babyish little clinging vine that is submissive and would never do what Ahjussi/Oppa says as his girlfriend/wife/mistress/schoolgirl fantasy
I would love for k-pop to reach a place where the fans won't try to crucify an idol for not doing/being what they want, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this day is a LONG way off....
awhiteflame reblogged
I have a sneaking suspicion that you're the same fool who submitted these other "confessions," but with varying tones of snottiness:
http://mykpopconfession.tumblr.com/post/87414515890
http://mykpopconfession.tumblr.com/post/87317581641
Get the fuck over yourself.
You can't prove that idol friendships are fake for the same damned reason you accuse shippers of being "deluded": YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT THEY DO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
You can't prove that they're fake and you can't DISPROVE that they're real.
Since you know as much as the average fan (next to nothing) about the private lives of idols, take a seat.
Really, just sit down.
I feel sorry for the male idols who genuinely like the "ugly" member of a girl group and truly prefer their particular brand of beauty.
Both "ugly" and "pretty" are relative terms, but K-pop in particular has such a rigid, stupid set of rules on what's pretty and what's not that if any male picks the "ugly" one, everyone on the program kicks up a fuss and immediately bring up, "OH BUT SO MANY OTHERS THINK _______ IS THE PRETTY ONE!" "OH HOW STRANGE, MOST PEOPLE PREFER _____ BECAUSE SHE'S SO PRETTY!"
Then people start to jab at the male idol for what he likes:
"You have interesting taste."
"You have unique taste."
"You have unusual taste."
"You must like dark skin," as if that's a bad thing.
"You must like bigger bodies," as if that's a fucking bad thing....
Shit along those lines are usually uttered by someone, but sometimes, it's just flat out, "Something must be wrong with your eyes."
It's gotten to the point to where we as fans will never know what our idols truly like. After a while, you begin to feel as if all they're doing is giving us the "safe" answer, and that's sad.
I've been around the k-pop scene for a while and it sickens me how much flack I've seen a male idol get for not choosing the visual in a group -- and if he dares to choose the "ugliest" member? Oh, watch out!
I hate this because I know damned well that there are idols out there who prefer beauty other than the prescribed version of it in K-pop.
Which Idol isn't your bias, or even a member of your favorite group, but you find yourself being very protective over?
Could be more than one.