Why do idols become idols?

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

they want dick and money

[Anonymous No.]

money

[Anonymous No.]

Attention

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>>17144843
>It's the easiest entertainment industry to get into in Japan (besides porn)
>Chance to be famous/rich
>Even failing the former, being a former idol makes you more marketable marriage material
>Disenchanted girls think that the only way for women to succeed is in entertainment due to a male-dominated work force

Take your pick

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>>17144843
Idol singers can give dreams and hope to people.

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>>17144846
>they want

*their parents want

fixed

anon, they usually start modelling when they are 8 years old, or even 6 sometimes; then they are pushed into talent agencies that will transform them into literally robots; those kids works like 10 hours per day for a miserable paycheck that their moms will spend; idol groups are the worst since all the girls, and their parents, want to kill each other to be in the front

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I'm pretty sure literally every idol has been asked the "why did you become an idol" question at some point but is there a compilation of these responses out there somewhere?

Sort of curious to hear the answer from the horse's mouth.

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>>17144996
Why do the mothers need that money for though?
Isn't their daughter's happiness more important?

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>>17145010
Kinda pointless since they'd give a cookie cutter answer instead of their real reasoning in fear of saying something controversial

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>>17144843
Because it's cold living on the streets and hunger is a bitch.

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i think asians have kids as some sort of pension plan.

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>>17145117
If you live a lie long enough you start to believe it yourself.

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>>17144843

Girls love attention and having cameras shoved in your face must feel real good.

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>>17145107

Just like pageant moms, they hope to attain something they dont have through their daughters.

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There are worse part time job for an highschool girl than chika idol desu.

[Anonymous No.]

Read this

http://20hz.multipletap.com/en/content/201604/idol

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>>17145296
Shoujo kakka was good shit, god bless this guy
https://youtu.be/YI7f81w7dHY?t=343

His other articles are also pretty informatives

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>>17145193

I believe this is universal for all people.

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>>17145306
yes I believe it was one of the best chika groups of all time. They're chaos can't be matched

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>>17145350
https://youtu.be/dlAjiIx8MfA?t=285

BRGH was a serious contender in term of throwing shit at events. Fireworks were banned at the following Aomori Rock Fes editions