Oh, it is way serious business. You get judged like crazy. As soon as someone even vaguely familiar with Arashi finds out you're a fan, they will immediately ask, "Which one are you a fan of?"
I love all the members and can't really choose one, but that answer is kind of odd, so since I was Jun-baited I'll usually answer Jun. I work at a high school where I'm getting asked all the time by my girl students, and it ALWAYS plays out this way:
GIRLS: Which one do you like?? ME: Matsujun! GIRLS: ... *awkward silence* ME: ... GIRLS: .........um, who ELSE do you like? ME: I guess...Sho-kun? GIRLS: *visible relief* Oh, yes, SHO-KUN is really cool, isn't he??
When one of my more rowdy all-boy classes found out I was a fan and I told them I liked Jun, one asked me, "How can you like Doumyouji? Is this some weird American thing? Nobody likes Doumyouji in Japan. Couldn't you have gone for Hanazawa Rui? Or even Kimutaku, at least with Kimutaku I can accept his appeal!" I've never met a Jun fan yet in passing, I really wonder where all the talk of him being so popular comes from since at least at my high school everyone seems to love Nino and Aiba best ^^;;
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Date: 2008-03-24 08:23 am (UTC)I love all the members and can't really choose one, but that answer is kind of odd, so since I was Jun-baited I'll usually answer Jun. I work at a high school where I'm getting asked all the time by my girl students, and it ALWAYS plays out this way:
GIRLS: Which one do you like??
ME: Matsujun!
GIRLS: ... *awkward silence*
ME: ...
GIRLS: .........um, who ELSE do you like?
ME: I guess...Sho-kun?
GIRLS: *visible relief* Oh, yes, SHO-KUN is really cool, isn't he??
When one of my more rowdy all-boy classes found out I was a fan and I told them I liked Jun, one asked me, "How can you like Doumyouji? Is this some weird American thing? Nobody likes Doumyouji in Japan. Couldn't you have gone for Hanazawa Rui? Or even Kimutaku, at least with Kimutaku I can accept his appeal!" I've never met a Jun fan yet in passing, I really wonder where all the talk of him being so popular comes from since at least at my high school everyone seems to love Nino and Aiba best ^^;;