Hi everyone! Anyone coming to Hyper Japan this weekend? I’m there tomorrow. I got a press pass very last minute (like too last minute to use it for its intended purpose, interviewing DLL) but they needed to see a business card so now I have a whole bunch of spare business cards that I don’t know what to do with so if you see me at the show I’ll give you an official Homicidols business card! Yes, seriously.
Kerrie, I say this as your publisher and also your friend: Autograph those things and charge 5 muckles or whatever you call British currency for them
Anyway, let’s have a look at some of the most outrageous yet believable idol misconceptions of this week!
Investing in throat lozenges, as I reckon I'd make a killing selling Strepsils on the alt-idol black market due to en-masse idol guttural screaming.#OTTIdolMisconceptions
— ganbaboobies 🍭 (@SeiekiScumlord) July 6, 2018
Some idols will perform just one song over and over at concerts. This forces fans to buy the CD to hear other songs. Isn't that crazy? #OTTIdolMisconceptions pic.twitter.com/rMq7AWMF28
— Go Go Going Now! (@GoGoGoingNow) July 6, 2018
"Did you know that when they're not performing, managers make the idols stalk fans on Twitter and give them random likes?" #OTTIdolMisconceptions
— Nick Thorpe (@HKT3030) July 6, 2018
This one is actually a backup fun, but with Papermaiden appearing on A-to-J’s podcast today, it only felt appropriate to bring this one out of the archive, as this was all her idea! Continue reading
