/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>5874879
>or whatever
alright I'll use graduation

>>5874879
It's an idol thing, not a vtuber thing. If a girl leaves an idol group then she has a "graduation" unless there's a scandal in which case she just disappears.

>>5874953
But why

>>5874879
Because real life truths such as "dying" or "getting fired" will destroy the escapism.

just history of the idol culture in japan.

>>5874968
Because an idol group with a school motif did it first and people liked it

卒業 doesn't only mean graduation, it can also be used to describe closing a chapter of one's life, or even quitting a job. EN translators didn't have to translate it as that specifically, but they did and now the word stuck. What can ya do right?

>>5874989
So indies who arent in an "idol" group just say it because?

>>5874879
same reason you are using a boys club frog by matt furie meta into an image of pekora

>>5875053
Yes.

What!? I thought she just finished art school...

>>5874879
>language police
gfto

>>5874879
t. newfaggot

its a really stupid word. idk why we are keeping a 70s/80s verbal relic around.

>>5874879
Fuck off nigger. Go police why zoomers came up with pog.

>>5874879
Being an idol in Japan is sometimes seen as a stage in ones life to learn to cherish memories and grow into someone and one day "graduate" and move on with your life this is more the 3d life version but early vtubers were seen as idol cause they were like the anime idols who sang and performed and some held this sentiment. Graduation from all vtubers always feels like this they say to enjoy the moments that happened and smile and wish happiness as they move on with their lives.

Also If you watched Japanese media they have an obsession with creating things around transience. Huge events like graduating highschool, getting a new job, someone dying, bf/gf getting or breaking up change and drastically shape the person this feeling of accepting and moving on from the fleeting of time they love.

This could possibly not be true but this is just my thoughts on why Japan likes to use the word graduate from someone who watches girl idols and Japanese media

>>5874879
The American is confused and lost. We should change everything so he can understand.

>>5874879
The same reason your parents told you your dog went to live on a farm.

>>5879006
You're all colonial entities of the United American Empire. Bow and Burger.

>>5879257
Mm, Asians - and Japs specifically - lack the mental fortitude to deal with reality. That tracks.

>>5879343
Tracks what?

Why is everyone acting like a faggot I already got my answer retards it was a question

First time I heard it was with morning musume when they fired old idols but wanted it to sound ok. Very clever marketing move.

>>5874989
This actually explains why Kiara is not an idol in japan anymore. I always wondered why shit quit, turns out it was because she's old as fuck.

>>5874879
You know what, I always wonder where roommate originated from, I don't think it's a idol term is it

>>5879607
>when they fired old idols but wanted it to sound ok.
It definitely works well as no one really sees graduation as a bad thing. Well, in coco's case it's obvious that her getting fired it the best thing that could happen so she's not a good example.

>>5879470
You not being old enough. You need to be 18 to post here.

>>5882730
Die, teen.

>>5874989
god, half of hololive is past their expiry date

>>5874953
That explains Hololive. It doesn't explain why Nijisanji, who explicitly are not idols, use the same term.

>>5884281
Nijisanji still hold many idol aspects they sing dance perform like idols not all of them but some do

>>5874879
Same reason Disneyland workers are called "cast members"

Anon discovers euphemisms

>>5875031
you can even "graduate" from virginity in Japan yeah

>>5884281
don't be autistic, language and industry jargon bleeds into itself regardless
etymology is not geometry, there are no straight lines

>>5879343
meanwhile americans come up with new words to self censor every 5 years because the old one is already considered a slur, censor words on TV to the point they couldn't even say "toilet" and screech about fat/gay/trans/retard/X acceptance all day everyday, but yeah, asians are the ones who lack mental fortitude

>>5874879
It goes all the way back to a super popular idol group in the 80s called Onyanko Club, which had a school club type of image. When two of their members decided to retire, the producer created a song around the the concept of school graduation for the occasion. The song was released in March of that year and played all across Japan at school graduation ceremonies. The group's nationwide tour ended with a ceremony commemorating the two members graduating. So the whole emotional appeal and graduation concept got stuck in the mind of Japanese society and became tradition. Japan has a huge nostalgia hard-on for school life.

>>5884048
and that's a GOOD thing

can anyone explain why they call it graduating instead of retiring