I’m sorry in advance I’m writing this at 2 AM.. I was listening to draw. and reading the comments to see what others had to say and this came to me so before I forget- brief mentions of death ok — we all have idols, people we look up to, and we consider ourselves parts of fandoms and look toward the creator/creators in search of new content. when there’s a gap, you want more. You want your author to push out a new book or your favorite music artist to slap down a new song for you to listen to or you want an update on your favorite show. it’s natural to want these things and it’s natural to push for them. but remember that these things, these consumer items, cannot be mass-produced and keep the quality. It will take time for the efforts of those people to turn into something you can enjoy. and you shouldn’t just turn people into machines and say “you’re supposed to do this for me” or if someone steps down say “what about x?” let’s talk about a show I used to watch. the creator passed away due to an allergic reaction and other people picked up the show, and all I hear about this guy from the fans is “oh, it’s so sad he died and he never got to finish RWBY.” or “everything after season 3 is ruined.” it’s sad. I agree. But you need to see these producers and these idols as more than just entertainment creators. behind their screens they have their own lives and business to conduct. in Hololive, members like Hoshimachi Suisei and Houshou Marine struggled a lot before/early in their careers, and if I hadn’t seen videos explaining their scenarios to me, I’d have had no idea and kept thinking “oh, it’s just another artist” and “I can’t wait for a new song.” Marine also pours money into her MVs to support the illustrators and animators, enough that someone said she’s actually losing money for them. Suisei was ignored for a while and had to pay for things out of pocket like she had when she’d been indie, and was also losing money. other members like Fuwawa and Raora have had to go on hiatus to get surgeries or things done so they can interact with fans better. I don’t know much about Fuwawa’s apart from Mococo was having to do FWMC stuff by herself, but Raora described it as being difficult for her to talk or to sing. dome Hololive members also didn’t get to choose display names; the company tried to make Suisei change hers when she joined, kept Risu from using her OG idea iirc, and made part of Kronii’s name be Kronii. I’m not a Swiftie, but I heard Taylor Swift also had to change lyrics so that she could get her songs out to you fans. That’s why there’s “Taylor’s Version” stuff now, right? there’s a lot more I’ve glanced over and I’m focusing on our music producers, it seems, but the point is we need to stop looking only at what they can provide for us. as a fan and a human being we need to think about the person beyond that- what might they be going through? What makes them special apart from what they are known for? please start considering more about these people. a lot of people provide things for us. Idols in particular give and give and give to their fans and their community but there’s not enough going back to them if you think about it. there’s the money- that’s also divided and given to the company, I believe. there’s the attention- but that brings controversy, since clips are seen and things are viewed the wrong way and they explode like that. there’s the support- yet is it really support when those fans are obsessing over the same thing and not thinking about the effort behind it? multilingual idols. Let’s talk about them. A good example to me of a multilingual idol is Kiara Takanashi, also from Hololive. Let me give you a rundown: this is the Austrian member of the Hololive English branch with a half Japanese name and music with a Korean vibe. She even sang DO U in Korean. So about Wawa, she speaks German as her first language, then English and Japanese, and has some knowledge of Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, and Latin. also, shoutout to Hololive Indonesia- a lot of them can speak at least some English and Japanese so they can connect with more fans, because as hilarious and talented as they are, we often forget about them. okay back to multilingual idols- I myself want to know over ten languages. I’m being taught Chinese by a proper 老师 and I’ve been taking it for ~1 full year. I know plenty in theory, but I can’t remember how to apply tones or write characters half the time. I can hear and understand, if someone isn’t speaking too quickly, but it’s tricky. now think about the idols learning multiple other languages so they can interact with more fans and translate their songs so you can enjoy them. (cont below).
(cont. from above) It might not even be them, it could be someone else they asked to do it if they couldn’t, which means you’re also recognizing a translator and not just the talent. every person working on one thing deserves acknowledgement and not just the figurehead. I feel like I’m getting off track but the point here is -the people you look up to have lives and things they have to do. Let them do those things and support them as is your responsibility if you call yourself a fan -think about the effort they put into their work and give them an honest thank you for it -it’s not just them working most of the time, they have help that needs to be acknowledged -and most importantly, spread this to other fans! — I’ll fix this up later I’ve been yammering for 50 minutes straight instead of sleeping almost 3 am now remind your favorite creator(s) it’s fine to take a hiatus okay? scratch creators. This applies to you, too. You’re not obligated to do anything. Tysm for what you do anyway.
