It’s like a form of narcissism. The fan can date whoever they want but their idols have to stay single so they can live in the de lu Lu world where they still have a chance

Remember, remember, when Vox Akuma's fans screamed at one of his female colleagues who popped in during one of his ASMR streams to ask for help, and Vox had to tell people "You and I are not in a relationship."

Lets not forget about that one kpop idol who got hate and harassment and was DEMANDED to make an apology because he read Made in Abyss.

The no dating clauses have always been super weird to me, I think the problem is that these terrible crazy fans are profitable so a lot of the companies want to encourage that behavior... to the detriment of the idol who is a literal human being. Kudos to you for posting about it, because as a fellow anime lover I've also seen SO MUCH toxicity from "fans". T-T

I was about to say "how could she hate vtubers?" until I saw fans and i was like "ohh ok that makes sense".

It's just still insane for me that some idols/celebrities really have to apologize for finding happiness wth

Kpop, Vtubers, J-idols, I’m not into any of them. But god, I often feel like I respect and appreciate them more than their own fans and management!

The way people treat these OTHER PEOPLE is insane! Some of those ‘fans’ are legitimately unhinged.

Harming their idol, sending inappropriate things to their idol (INCLUDING PERIOD BLOOD APPARENTLY), stalking them, demanding them to be only an idol and not a human being. All that stuff is so horrifying to me.

Hearing about Aya Hirano was so upsetting and disappointing.She's well known for her voice role as Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail, but she's talked about potentially not returning to voice her in the 100 year quest and actually has decided to stop voice acting due to all the stuff happening with her fans. However, i believe she's said she will voice only Lucy in the 100YQ, but its still insane that her "fans" played such a big role in her career decisions.

How can people be surprised when an attractive, rich and successful person is attached. I would be shocked if they WEREN’T dating someone!

Good video! I think parasocialism often is fed by the companies that market the idols/vtubers as well. Both ends suffer, the fans who fall into the marketing & the idols who feel pressure to match the marketing standard. I think this can even happen with normal twitch streamers too, since people often watch them for hours, the lines can get blurred for some viewers.

I agree, it’s sad that people think their idol needs to be everything they want them to be. No life, no nothing, just for them as if they own them.

A little reminder that idols and vtubers are human beings they’re going to date

Oh yeah I like vtubers. But I don’t engage with the community 😂.

The so-called fans treat the idols like objects, thinking they own them. It's sickening.

People are getting weirder and weirder these days. The entitlement is insane.

As a person who loves kpop like I want nothing more than the idols I like to be happy. I always think that it’s crazy how like company’s tell them not do date and then when the Delulu fans find any way to like think “of these two idols are together how dare they” or when idols do announce they are dating married or what have you and the “fans” lose their minds is insane. Like let them be happy man.

Idols, v-tubers, and celebrities all deserve love and happiness in their private life. They are human too with emotions and pain. Thats why I respect the celebrities of the skill, talent, and their wholesome sweet personality as a human being.

This is why I think Oshi no Ko got such a following, because it showed the darkside of the fandom in this type of culture

One instance is when Chen from EXO announced he's happily married with children and fans got so mad they wanted him to leave the group and not support them with him still in it. Even ppl who used to like him would destroy his photocards or anything related to him. It's just so insane. Like it's not like anything changed with the music. Some people argued that they were lied to. I call bullshit.

I really think the anime film "Perfect Blue" and the anime series "Oshi No Ko" really touches down on how fucked up the idol and entertainment industry actually is. Not just in Japan in Korea but here in States too. If you act like a normal human being, or fall in love you get punished severely, even in some cases with your life. It's very disturbing