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>They do literally everything idols do
>there are idol groups that exist that don't conform to those standards already you know.
Anon, you don't seem to have any clear idea of what it is you even want to say anymore. First you say they do all the things idols are 'supposed' to do and that I should have been convinced by that, but then you point out that there are idols that don't do what idols are 'supposed' to do. I'm confused. With that being said, yes, dumbass people thinking that they're actually in love with some girl they don't really know anything about, and them specifically pandering to that audience, is to me more of what makes an idol an idol and not just a a 'normal' singer or other performer. For instance, there might be people that are gachikoi for GACKT or some shit, but it's not like GACKT specifically goes out trying to make people gachikoi and pandering to them or anything. If GACKT actually does pander to gachikois please just replace him with a Japanese singer that doesn't