simping? most child actor's fans are adult because they think hes cute, and want to support him more. its like adoring and supporting their cute child...
yeah sure i get that! if you meet a child-actor you'd be like ''he's so cute and talented!'' and probably feel some kind of adoration and attachement. but to go to the point of being like that fan who's like ''my heart is beating so hard'' before the fan-meeting... i get you can be happy meeting an actor but i don't really understand this kind of excitement. even less for a child actor.
idk, i just feel like some of his fan are kinda intense and makes me think of idol fans who often get overwhelmed and excited when meeting them, and i don't see how that could happen for a child-actor. but maybe i just don't get fan culture
There's also considering that the most fans being adults means these are the fans who had disposable income to see his works.
Fans irl for younger stars often talk about themselves as some type of "aunt/uncle" watching over them. Typically fans meetings and livestreams are ways to make the fans feel closer to the star. Despite the fact its an illusion and fans shouldn't be so obsessed with a star, especially when they are thinking of themselves as a special "aunt/uncle/sugar parent" for the young star.
However for the, "my heart is beating so hard" I have an interpretation of it being towards nervousness to see a popular movie star rather than its beating hard in love. However going to see popular things is usually something to excite over which can also be heart racing.
Cause in the end the mc is on a pedestal and his goal is to have others recognize him as an amazing globally famous actor. This is something he plans for and wants to happen and building a fandom is nessessary for popularity.
so real
This reminds me of all the grown ass women simping over Justin Bieber back when he was a MINOR
And even asking him inappropriate questions in interviews
Gross
That's true tho it's still parasocial relationship behavior to some extent which i do not condone ever, especially for a child. There should always be boundaries set
Grown ass people being obsessed with a kid outside of admiration is just weird especially being hardcore
right!! for me the only reason someone could exhibit ''extreme'' fan behavior is because of an parasocial relationship with the famous person. why would you be super excited, heart beating fast, clamy hands before meeting them (except nervousness)? it's often admiration to an extreme level, subconsciously longing for unatainable friendship or love, or being totally delusional and think that there could actually be something.
i think there is a big difference between being like "omg it's you! i love what you do!'' and being overwhelmed by intense emotions when meeting a famous person.
it wasn't to that point in this manwha but the fact that this child has a fanclub with people being all excited to see him made me think of those extreme fan behavior. why would you be having a parasocial relationship with a child?
why is this fan meeting composed of 90% adults? i thought the people coming would've been parents accompanying their children who are fans of MC, but the fanclubs are all adults?? i mean it's great MC has support but do real people really be simping like this over child actors??