There are times when I start contemplating random things about Arashi like the members personalities or why I like them so much more than any other group and sometimes I really just want to write these thoughts down because they're interesting and I want to remember them. I will label these "thoughts" the Fandom Chronicles because they won't be limited to just Arashi but my overall interest in the "Johnny's Entertainment Fandom"
So. Senpai groups VS Kouhai groups
Finally after about a year of being into Arashi, I, like many others, have of course gotten into other Johnny’s Entertainment groups as well. What I’ve noticed about me and other fangirl’s though, is that while other fangirl’s fall in love with NewS and KATTUN I have for some odd reason flown over to the Senpai groups instead. These Senpai groups are of course, TOKIO, V6, and Kinki Kids.
So, I wonder, why did I lean towards the Senpai groups, the older groups when I am so incredibly young? You’d think it’s more sensible that a younger fandom member like me would lean towards the youngest of the group of boys but instead I lean towards the older.
Is it strange…? I wonder.
What is even stranger is the fact that I cannot get into the Kouhai groups at all, and it makes me think. Is there something different between the Senpai and Kouhai groups that make the big difference? Or is it something else?
Johnny’s Countdown is like, the video for me to pick up other groups. I heard Garasu no Shounen from Kinki Kids and fell in love with them immediately, downloading their entire discography in one go. I heard Sorafune from TOKIO and downloaded their entire discography in one go. I fell in love with Way of Life from V6 and downloaded their entire discography right away. Then I heard KATTUN’s White X’mas and I love this song so much… but I don’t download KATTUN’s entire discography. I don’t get ever single album/single of theirs. All I do is get that one song and that’s it.
For NewS, ~Kibou~Yell! Is a wonderful song. I love it so much. I only download that one song and I stop there. I do not go onto Jpopsuki and search out every single album/single I’m missing; I just stop at that one song. So I wonder, what I the difference? What makes me download entire discographies in one go and what stops me?
Is it the music that is better? No, it can’t be. I mean, I’ve listened to White X’mas just as much as Way of Life and I’m telling you, I love both songs so much it’s a bit scary.
The only conclusion that I could come up with was that maybe it was because the Senpai groups were closer. Then I realized that idea was completely off because I didn’t know a thing about Kinki Kids, or TOKIO or V6 when I downloaded their discographies. Even now, I know more about NewS and KATTUN than the Senpai groups yet I show no interest in them. Kame, Jin, Yamapi, I’m sorry, not interested in them at all.
I’m thinking it’s because the Senpai groups aren’t as big of competition when it comes to other fangirls. What do I mean? I mean, the NewS and KATTUN fandom are large and you see the fangirls everywhere but you don’t see Kinki Kids or TOKIO or V6 fangirls everywhere now do you? Or not as much anyways. Not me anyways. Even if they are largely popular (especially Kinki Kids) you rarely see their fans, of if someone is a V6 fan it is only on the side. On the main they are a NewS or KATTUN fan and then maybe even an Arashi fan.
But.
It’s still a bit strange isn’t it? I mean, I fall in love with a song of theirs and then I’m not interested in any other.
When I fell in love with Arashi I also only fell in love with one song. Love so Sweet and downloaded their entire discography, but then, I didn’t even know what Johnny’s Entertainment was. Hell, I didn’t even like music that much then. But I still did it, I still downloaded their entire discography.
So what is stopping me with the Kouhai groups? Or at least... the groups younger than Arashi.
It really bugs me in a way because I sort of… want to get into them, but I also cannot. I can’t really explain, like, I want to like NewS, I want to like KATTUN but I just naturally don’t seem to like them.
Oh and my reason for not mentioning Tackey and Tsubasa? I was into them for about a day but they’re not really high priority. Why do I not mention K8? Because I straight out just don’t like this group of guys (with the exception of Ryo), they piss me off to no end. Why do I not mention HSJ? You’d think I would like these guys, after all, they are definitely a lot closer to my age range but … it feels awkward. They seem a bit to young for me to be idolizing them. I don’t idolize people in my own age range, I find it awkward. It’s like salivating over someone in my own high school, not cool.
NewS and KATTUN are in the same age range as Arashi though, so you’d think I’d enjoy them, after all their music isn’t half bad. (Not that I’ve given much of a music a try…) but that’s the point! I’m not interested in giving their music a try even if I fall in love with one of their songs. I mean. I love White X’mas a lot more than any Arashi, Kinki Kids or TOKIO song at the moment but I’m not spazzing about KATTUN, I’m still very apathetic towards them. It’s almost like a “oh, they’re okay” and then I drop them off the cliff.
NewS is even stranger. I like half the members of NewS. Yamapi, Ryo and Massu. I like these guys, you’d think if I like 3 members of a band that I’d give a try and listen to their music but no. That obviously does not happen.
So it’s strange.
I really wonder if there is a difference between the Senpai and Kouhai groups that makes me lean towards one end than the other.
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