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Nozomi Omori is a famous writer in the literary world of Japan who is also a sci-fi critic and translator. “Introduction to Idols from the 50’s” is an “idol introductory book for adults” and describes his experience from “a little over 2 years ago, when he suddenly became obsessed with idols and changed his life at the age of 52.” This book provides courage to the “at home” middle aged idol fans through his descriptions of his beginning stage of the period he was fearful of approaching the idol district leading up to wanting to catch a glimpse of the local idols

When everyone thought the talk show would begin with the guests’ impressions of the book, Erika Ura caught everyone’s attention when she said “Before we begin, that’s my dad in the front row!” Erika’s father, who became a Hello! Wota (Hello! Project fan) through her, was a perfect example of an idol fan in his 50’s

The conversation continued with the topic of idol otakus and social media culture. As Omori told Yufu that she “skillfully uses business favorites on Twitter, Yufu replied “Yes, but for the most part everyone uses favorites for marketing. There are many people who are surprised when idols favorite tweets. I look at these people and think ‘wow, how easy!’ (laughs) and the venue fills with laughter. “Business favorite” is kind of a risky word, but it is a unique part of the current idol culture. Indie idols and underground idols are usually seen making use of it. It’s possible that it’s their “weapon” to be recognized by people outside of the venues

As the topic switched over to the etiquette of otakus on the Internet, Erika got heated up. She argued: “there are many otakus who tweet using slashes (Example: Yu/fu/ii). It doesn’t make sense. I’ve been saying this the whole time, but there are still people who do this. I just want them to get it already. At events like handshake events, I read tweets of fans who may come in advance and they get excited when we talk about it. I do a lot of research on Twitter to find out what everyone is saying. Even if it’s locked, I’ll used Fudanjuku’s account instead of my own to look.” And to close, she said “Don’t look at the
Internet too lightly!!” Okajima joked “This is Erika’s idol 101. It seems like fans should be cautious if this is how much idols look at what’s posted online.

Aside from the story mentioned above, Omori’s “Introduction to Idols from the 50’s” has plenty of content for everyone from people who don’t know much about idols to hardcore fans. It includes talk with Ikuo Minewaki

https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/bookdol-union-idols-from-50s-20160486931.html

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