Idol Machine
Mar. 2nd, 2008 10:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aideI just watched this documentary about Nino and I have lost all my drive to finish writing the fic I started. Damn it! It still amazes me to meet people my own age who are so serious and dedicated to their career (though most people my age don't have careers yet). It almost made me think that the Johnny's lifestyle is a pretty pathetic one.
From the interviews it seemed like all he did was eat, sleep and breathe work. There was no time for fun or free time. Not that he doesn't enjoy his job or accomplishments, but... it was sobering. You always think the life of celebrities is so glamourous and they are just fawned over all the time and live in the lap of luxury. Maybe they live that way in the States, or that's the image we get from watching "The Fabulous Life of" and all those personal profiles. They don't seem to be under the same pressure as Japanese idols. We don't have these "idol machines" like Johnny's Entertainment either, enormous companys that pluck children out of their lives and make stars out of them. That's not to say that Johnny's don't have talent. Some of them most definitely have talent. But how can you tell at twelve years old? At that age, you're just a pretty face. At that young age, anyone can be molded and taught to sing and dance with enough practice.
I guess you could compare it to my friend Brad. He started swimming when he was a kid, and just kept at it because he liked it. It got to a point where he was training ten times a week and going to school and then cramming in doing homework when he had a free moment. He woke up for practice at 4:30am every day and after homework, sometimes didn't get to sleep until 11pm or midnight. He did that for about ten years. If he hadn't had that accident, its very possible that he may have made it to the Olympics this year. But school was more important and he wasn't getting back to his pervious times, unfortunately. It's really a shame that he stopped. He must have had a natural talent but he also had the drive for it. It must be the same for kids in any entertainment industry. You give up your childhood for something that could be your dream. Brad knew he could quit anytime, and did in the end. Can Johnny's?
Anyway, that's my random existential thought for the day. I never had anything I was that passionate about when I was growing up. Sure, I liked art, but not enough to commit myself to it 24/7 and get recognition for it. I had a gift for languages, but I never persued that further than getting high marks in school. I wonder how I would be different as a person if I had taken up dance or a sport seriously. I probably wouldn't be where I am now.
That's heavy.
Nino in glasses = so hot. And they are emo glasses (but stylish) as imagined. Maybe I can finish that fic now. Might be a late night.
From the interviews it seemed like all he did was eat, sleep and breathe work. There was no time for fun or free time. Not that he doesn't enjoy his job or accomplishments, but... it was sobering. You always think the life of celebrities is so glamourous and they are just fawned over all the time and live in the lap of luxury. Maybe they live that way in the States, or that's the image we get from watching "The Fabulous Life of" and all those personal profiles. They don't seem to be under the same pressure as Japanese idols. We don't have these "idol machines" like Johnny's Entertainment either, enormous companys that pluck children out of their lives and make stars out of them. That's not to say that Johnny's don't have talent. Some of them most definitely have talent. But how can you tell at twelve years old? At that age, you're just a pretty face. At that young age, anyone can be molded and taught to sing and dance with enough practice.
I guess you could compare it to my friend Brad. He started swimming when he was a kid, and just kept at it because he liked it. It got to a point where he was training ten times a week and going to school and then cramming in doing homework when he had a free moment. He woke up for practice at 4:30am every day and after homework, sometimes didn't get to sleep until 11pm or midnight. He did that for about ten years. If he hadn't had that accident, its very possible that he may have made it to the Olympics this year. But school was more important and he wasn't getting back to his pervious times, unfortunately. It's really a shame that he stopped. He must have had a natural talent but he also had the drive for it. It must be the same for kids in any entertainment industry. You give up your childhood for something that could be your dream. Brad knew he could quit anytime, and did in the end. Can Johnny's?
Anyway, that's my random existential thought for the day. I never had anything I was that passionate about when I was growing up. Sure, I liked art, but not enough to commit myself to it 24/7 and get recognition for it. I had a gift for languages, but I never persued that further than getting high marks in school. I wonder how I would be different as a person if I had taken up dance or a sport seriously. I probably wouldn't be where I am now.
That's heavy.
Nino in glasses = so hot. And they are emo glasses (but stylish) as imagined. Maybe I can finish that fic now. Might be a late night.