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Offline maliciel

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« on: February 13, 2006, 02:30:08 PM »
Okay, knowing as there are some closet H!P fans around these parts, let's have a discussion~ :lol:

What do you guys think of closet fans? Are they any less fans because they won't show it? Or are they justified in their actions? And what about you former closet fans, why did you drop the act?

Being a closet fan (or at least partly) myself, I think being a closet fan is pretty lame (lol), but it's something that needs to happen. As it is, some people who know about my liking for bubblegum jpop never cease to rag on me about it. I think it'd be much more beneficial to my social life (not that I have much of that..) if I didn't reveal something as embarassing as that lol. Not to mention, everyone just thinks im into the music..

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2006, 02:38:25 PM »
I have found that mean people are gonna find something to rag on someone about no matter what it is. So its better to just be open, that way its easier to find someone else who's also into H!P. If you hide it, the mean people will just find something else to rag on you about, and that cute girl next to you will never know that you like MM as much as she does. So I say fuck' em and be an open fan. Have a parade if you have to. But  you should never be afraid to be yourself.
Everyone thinks I'm a freak anyways, so I never bothered to hide it. My only fear is somepeople may get the wrong impression, like I'm into really young girls or something, but I just explain it to them. And if they can't understand, then the hell with them. The nice thing about this forum, you know your not alone in you fandom. :) /me hugs JPH!P Forum.

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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2006, 02:49:41 PM »
I just realized that in a way I'm a closet fan, too. I mean, I have Nacchi stuff openly in my room and I wouldn't lie if anyone asked... But I'm leading the kind of life where there aren't people or friends who would come into my room randomly, and nobody to talk to about my interests. So basically nobody besides my family knows. But yeah, it's not a conscious decision and if things still were like they were like five years ago, I'm pretty sure a lot of people would know that I'm some kinda Japan freak.

Anyway, I guess closet fans aren't any worse fans than others. Sometimes there's just no chance of telling other people even if you wanted to. :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2006, 04:54:12 PM »
I used to be an open Morning Musume and H!P fan, but after my trip to Japan, I learned that alot of girls felt kinda repulsed by H!P and ended up not talking to me again afterwards.

I'm still a fan, but only now I don't go around telling everyone I meet that I'm an H!P fan, Asian girls especially :D

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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2006, 05:37:58 AM »
I don't go around telling people I'm an H!P fan, neither do I do that with anything else I like.

Anyways, I think people shouldn't be ashamed of the stuff they like, but I also hate it when people think they're are cool cause they like something.

Anyways, you closet fans need to get out of there!!! I bet it's awfully dark in there... It's alot brighter in the outside :O

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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2006, 06:25:54 AM »
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I don't go around telling people I'm an H!P fan, neither do I do that with anything else I like.


yea thats like me. I dont tell them if they dont ask. But if they ask, i just tell them who they are and stuff. And they usually move on onto other topic. I guess Im kinda lucky since my friends dont act like kindergardeners.

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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2006, 06:46:45 AM »
I'm a closet fan (see the title), and plan on staying one indefinately.  I suppose if I joined the Marines and became a total badass or something I would be self-confident enough to come out, but until then, in the closet I shall stay.  I'm a big enough geek about enough stuff as it is.

As for whether being in the closet makes you a bad fan, I say fuck that.  The idol-fan relationship is essentially a business transaction and nothing more.  They provide me with services (entertainment) and goods (CD, DVDs, PBs, etc), and I provided them with my money.  End of story.  No need to evangelize on their behalf.  They have entire marketing departments for that.

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« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2006, 10:19:43 AM »
if anyone asked me who's my favorite?
my answer will always include Morning Musume.

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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2006, 10:37:02 AM »
Quote from: Maliciel
Okay, knowing as there are some closet H!P fans around these parts, let's have a discussion~ :lol:

Hmm.... I wonder who you're talking about 8)

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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2006, 12:52:19 PM »
One day, when I'm a rock star, I'll proclaim my love for H!P on some Japanese music shows. Hopefully my awesome and influence will bring about a new H!P golden age!
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2006, 01:08:28 PM »
I find I have nothing in common with my friends or peers when it comes to music. I believe there musical tastes changes according to what fashion dictates, whereas I appreciate music that I like and not what others think, and to me, that's all that matters. I would never change aspects of myself because of what others think.

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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2006, 12:58:23 AM »
I work for a Japanese company and have the closet shut VERY tightly.

That's how it goes.  Nothing's worse than being labeled as an otaku fanboy.

OK...  there ARE worse things but y'all know what I mean...

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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2006, 02:41:24 AM »
In a world(well at least over here) full of whore-crazed songs(male and female), emo songs, war songs and even songs about killing each other; it's uplifting to listen to a franchise where ambition, motivation and dare I say purity, is the main image. Overall, I'm proud to choose energetic, happy songs over sad, talk-about-how-I'm-going-to-have-rough-sex-with-this-slut-esque type songs.

I'm very open to my liking to HP in general; heck I even look up HP in class, which I'm doing right now! :lol: My friends in general listen to lil' john, green day, etc.. Which are OK songs to me, I just don't like the lyrics. "Skeet, skeet, skeet! "

Also, listening to HP really changes your mood. Example #1, I'm always the cheerful and energetic type in my group of friends, while others are emo cause of the song-about-death they listened to that morning. :lol: Example #2, every time I'm in the mood to go out for an intense jog, I put on some fast HP songs to run to.. Puts a smile in my face when you're listening to Ambitious! while running towards the sunset/sunrise as the breeze lifts your hair.. Great way to start/end the day.. Awesome stuff.

I'm sure all of us have been bashed for liking HP, heck I have.. But, it doesn't matter what other people think anyway- it's what you like, and that's that.. Besides, the only reason why they bash is cause they don't like what you like; which is going to apply to everything other than HP.

Keep on rockin' HP! Be over the influence! :lol: HP ROCKS!

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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2006, 03:22:19 AM »
Quote from: .:meowchi:.
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That's so touching :cry:

:D

I'm pretty much the same as what SITS said. I'm not a closet fan but not many people actually know because I don't go around shouting about it (apart from the occasions when I wear my rather loud pink with hearts v-u-den tee). Only one of my friends fully knows about the power that is H!P but that's because I knew that he would be able to appreciate them as well (he even admitted to liking Rika the most).
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« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2006, 05:14:17 AM »
Like everyone else, I'm a "closet fan". I never bring up the type of music I like nor my hobbies (anime, etc.) in a conversation unless they ask me. But if they don't bring it up, I don't mention it. Of course, you'll get the mixed reactions. The "Oh! Thats cool! Like, what bands? Is it like instrumental stuff or like, American music?" and I'd tell them. Then you get the "WTF?? *laughs ass off* You're one of those anime nerds!! *continues to laugh*" -_-

But I'm not a compleate closet fan. I like to toss stuff in the back of my car window and if you ride with me, you gotta listen to my music.
Friend: "Hey! Can I have a ride home?"
Me: "Sure! But you gotta listen to my bad Japanese music!"
Friend: "... 'Key, thats fine. My coach listens to country, so I can deal with anything."

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« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2006, 08:18:01 AM »
I'm a closet fan in the sense that I don't go around wearing MM/HP t-shirts.  Note that I often go around wearing John Coltrane, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana t-shirts, or polo shirts with favorite orchestras' logos on them.

That being said, I don't hide my music MM collection either.  But then again, my friends have accepted that I am a music geek; seeing the complete HP discography together with the Pixies discography and the complete works of Mozart and doesn't surprise any of my friends any more.

There is something wrong with the cultural norms of a society when cheerful music for all ages about falling in love, global warming, eating pasta, and peace are look at in scorn; while songs about degradation of women, drugs, and violence are praised and viewed as "serious music".
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« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2006, 08:43:52 AM »
i would consider myself a pseudo-closet fan. i'm not one to go around and do over action dolphin any random chance i get, but i wouldn't try to hide it like my life depended on it. for the most part however, most of my friends are too oblivious to stuff outside of american pop culture to even know the meaning of being wota/otaku. to them it'd probably just be like "oh, you look at pictures of pretty japanese girls and listen to japanese music".

and in the end, there's really nothing wrong with looking at pictures of pretty japanese girls and listening to japanese music :heart: :D

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« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2006, 09:55:20 AM »
well I don't really give a care of people who know I like MM...... I mean it's our choice and if we like it, we like it!!!

who knows about that person who's ragging you about liking MM? Maybe he's a closet fan for some kid's group or a horny porn dude that won't tell anyone about it.
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« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2006, 12:59:00 AM »
I guess, i'm a closet fan as well, this thread is cool.  I get to see how other people go through some of the same crap I go thru, and makes you think you're not alone.

But yea, I'm always on an don't ask don't tell basis.  I can't stand music on the radio, except a few songs.  I used to be so hardcore into hiphop, its not even funny, but now i've mellowed out of it once i realized my junior year of high school that almost everything was beginning to sound the same...the messages were negative...and then I met a friend who was into anime.

He got me into anime, which got me into various jdramas, which also got me into J-music, and then I stumbled upon H!P and i've been a fan ever since.  It depends which friends I'm with on how much of a closet fan i really am.

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« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2006, 01:30:43 AM »
I wouldn't consider myself a closet fan. It not like I'm so proud that as soon as I meet someone I would let them know I am an H!P fan, but I wouldn't hide it from them. I've always kinda been a little different from other people, even my friends and family (some said that's what they liked about me), so I'm kinda used to people thinking I'm a little weird.

As for closet fans, I wouldn't really consider them less of fans, I guess. They still enjoy it as much as the proud fans, and that's what matters most. Some people may need to really hide it from others, at least until they really get to know each other. People may not give you a chance at first because you are an H!P fan, but that may not matter once they see there is more to you. So keeping it a secret for a little while may actually be good.

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