I just wanna share this wonderful article from wonderrrgirl.. I read this last night and found it amazing.. I salute her for writing this piece with all her courage.. :) Enoy reading everyone!
---------------------------------------------------------------
from wonderrrgirl
It’s so happening yesterday, or is it still going on now? I haven’t been looking for a long time, and I happen to catch one or two tweets about it. Wow. Fighting, argument, disagreements. Entertainment. I’m just an entropy fan, who likes trouble and destruction. Hey, at least I admit it, like George Carlin did.
But let’s pretend I’m so concerned about humanity like most people do everyday. Let’s discuss this seriously.
Before I start, I like to give my own personal history because I’m so filled with self-importance.
I came to know Hyun Joong from WGM Joongbo too. Honestly? If it wasn’t for this show, I will still be thinking HJ is just some orange-haired guy with dismissible acting. Sorry guys :D But I am no longer part of fandom (I am just an ordinary blogger with a locked twitter account and a lot of unpopular opinions.) so I have no responsibility at all to keep up with all the “protection” that apparently we’re supposed to feel responsible for. I shall write and troll as much as I want, and dude, you cannot stop me :)
Besides, what’s wrong with being honest with your own opinions? Don’t like other people’s opinion? Don’t read. And deal with it; the world is make up of people with different opinions.
Okay, back to Joongbo. I love WGM. WGM’s pairing up of Hyun Joong and Hwangbo is probably one of the best things that ever happened, because let’s face it. You can go out and ask HJ fans the reason how they got to know of him in the first place, and many of the fans will very likely answer ‘WGM Joongbo’. Not all. But a lot of them.
The reason is because in this show, HJ showed a side of himself that many people don’t find easily in just anyone; a guy born with a natural flair for candidness, who think of things that others wouldn’t, and could make people amused without making an effort. I have to say Hwangbo is a good match too, because she isn’t like most idol stars who are on WGM now. She is tanned, easy-going, loud and not afraid of show a side of herself that some may not consider feminine. In short, she’s just comfortable with herself, yet also willing to show her own insecurities (like when she didn’t think HJ likes her as much, or that she’s too old for him, etc). She’s good to watch, because she isn’t just some pretty vase who only tries desperately hard to look good on camera.
I think her willingness to laugh at HJ’s jokes, laugh even when HJ doesn’t show normal concern and care like most would, and her willingness to coax HJ out of his awkwardness makes her a good partner to work with for the show.
Of course, hehe, whatever I’ve just described may just be all scripted. Who knows? Who cares? As long as I enjoyed it, and I believed it while I was watching, and that I like them afterwards, that’s all that matters.
Of course, some people came out of this show being fans of the two couples. Some even carry hope and belief that they secretly love each other but couldn’t be together because of all kinds of restrictions. Some actually believed that they are in some sort of secret relationship.
Honestly, nobody knows for sure what exactly is the truth. If the whole show is scripted, they’ve done a great job. If the whole show isn’t scripted, they’ve still done a great job because I too really want to believe that the ‘relationship’ they have on the show is real. Why would I want that? Simply because it was such a joy to watch them and such a pain in the heart when it ended just when things got so lovely.
WGM Joongbo changed my life. Until this day, I cannot forget how the last few episodes had put me in such agony about the upcoming ending. It introduced Korea into my conscious. It gave me the reason to learn a language. Of course, I loved this show, I love both of them for being so awesome and funny. And of course, I emerged from the show with more interest in Hyun Joong than Hwangbo. (I’m not very interested in girls other than respect for those that I like) Hwangbo has a personality on the show that I like, same reason as why I particularly liked SNSD’s Yoona after seeing her scream her head off and running like a mad girl in Running Man. They’re both beautiful in different ways, but they both have enough self-confidence to show a side of themselves that some may not dare to, for fear of destroying a perfect, dainty and clean image that some struggle so hard to maintain.
You know, when I first became a fan, everything was so simple and easy. I just like this show, and I like their interactions together. I too hope that whatever I see on TV is real. I too hope that if it has to be any girl, it’ll be so great if it’s Hwangbo. Everything is easy, when you’re just a fan out of thousands out there, who watches idol stars on TV and is contented with just that.
But when curiosity killed the cat and pushed me to find out more about them, I discovered that there are actually people who dislike this show, and dislike those who fantasize about a possible relationship between them, and people who thinks all kinds of negative things about Hwangbo. Suddenly, things don’t look as simple as it used to be. Why did I try to find out more? Whatever it is, it destroyed the initial happiness I had watching them. I moved on to become a fan of HJ, but always feel strange about WGM. It’s like, a crime to express any support for WGM Joongbo couple, EVEN if it’s purely just love for their excellent partnership together in this program. Why did things have to become this way?
When this whole fan war erupted, all I can feel is amused though. It’s just amazing, to see how people can easily get torn apart by differing opinions. People can bullshit all they want about how they’re fine with differences and with different opinions. The truth is, most people hold on to a condescending view of those who think differently from them. And they can’t resist being a troll if they don’t agree to that opinion. They just NEED to fight it out. It’s human nature. That’s why we have so many wars over differences. We’re so concerned about our differences, rather than what brings us together. Nobody thought about things like, “Hey we’re all humans no matter which god we believe, so let’s not fight over religion” or in this case, “Hey, we’re all fans of HJ in one way or another, let’s not fight over the different ways we choose to like and support him”.
No. If you are different or just extremely vocal about your differences, people can’t help fucking things up with you. It’s human nature.
I guess things will be a lot easier if people mind their own business and do their own things. Like what you like and let others do what they want. Let them be happy with what makes them happy, and find things that makes yourself happy too. Why get so defensive over everything? It’s getting scary how people think they’re responsible to protect some guy they don’t know personally.
You know why I deleted all my HJ entries, locked my twitter account and removed myself from this fantasy world? It’s precisely because of the fact that I don’t consider myself responsible for the well-being of some guy that ultimately is just his own person, and he doesn’t need my help to “protect” him. And ultimately, I do not want others to view me as some sort of “veteran fan” who is in any way responsible to ‘educate’ new fans about how to be a fan, or set some kind of exemplary example about how to be a good fan. Geez. I’m just some ordinary blogger who wants and HAVE the right and freedom to write whatever I want. I don’t belong to some imaginary secret society whose mission is to prevent some guy from getting hurt by unpopular opinions and comments. I do not practice self-censorship. This is my vow, the moment I made the decision to escape.
Escape sounds downright scary. But don’t worry, I did not cut my fingers off or offer blood as payment for removing myself from this scary secret organization. I am still whole and good, mentally and physically.
Back to topic. I guess some of them do have some right to be royally pissed off with those who stupidly step over other people’s boundaries, like using other people’s product/image to satisfy your own desires. Always learn independence. Use your own material, produce your own stuff.
But what can we really do? There’ll always be trolls who don’t observe this I guess. Some people JUST has to use a copyrighted material, and some JUST have to edit a picture despite countless warnings and reminders that the original owner does not want his or her material altered or modified in any way. Some people just don’t read, don’t listen and don’t know how to follow instructions, despite leaving warnings and reminders all over the place for them.
To which, fuck them.
And to rude, interfering people who likes giving others the third degree just because they can’t deal with others who have different opinions, fuck them too.
After they are properly disposed of,
may the rest of us happily enjoy whatever we want in peace. ♥
PLEASE RE-POST WITH FULL CREDIT
No comments:
Post a Comment