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⌈ Secret Post #2346 ⌋

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Comments

[writerserenyty]

Yeah it's annoying. I'm kind of a hypocrite, though, because I definitely use Japanese words in my Jpop fandom, but when there's not really an English equivalent. For example I freely use 'Oshimen,' which means your favorite member/member you support from an idol group, but it has its own nuance to it in a way I can't really describe. I also use kamioshi, which is basically your #1 oshimen (for me the lovely Ishikawa Rika of my icon).

[mondat]

Rika Ishikawa? 推しメン (Oshimen)?
Never heard about her or the words before. I guess I'm a "weirdo"(in the eyes of the people in Jwhatever fandoms) because I have been living in Japan for over a few years and don't know much about most things fandom-related ;D

I'm just not very interested. Whenever I see AKB48 or the other groups I switch the channel, and I don't like most of the Japanese music you can see in the charts (everything sounds the same to me).
I just began to read a bit more mangas, step by step I'll become friends with Japanese pop culture 8D

[writerserenyty]

Oh sure; both Rika and the word oshimen are really only known if you're into Japanese idol fandoms. Actually, Rika was basically at her most famous in 2000-2001, and is only really known by big fans of Morning Musume, though she is occasionally a guest on some variety shows.

I don't blame you, honestly; I personally love idol/girl groups, but they take getting used to, and they're not everyone's taste. Personally, while I really like AKB48 and follow them, I haven't liked their last three singles that much (Eien Pressure, So Long and Sayonara Crawl).

If you are interested in more Japanese music and idol culture at all, there are a lot of interesting groups that aren't super popular on the charts. There's an idol group in pretty much every genre.