Wednesday, July 21, 2010

【米国人とヲタ芸】 Americans learn about Idol otaku culture :P


"Wotagei moves instructions subbed" (02-06-2009). ^^


Japanese, Mexican and American wota @ Hello! Party 2009 (05-07-2009). ^^


American Hello! Project Fans @ Anime Expo 2009 (07-07-2009). :P


"How to be wota" (12-12-2009). xD

For long time, Hello! wota has stated that "Americans are not wota!" based in the lack of evidence that demonstrates the true and real interest from the citizens of United States of America about wotagei and Idol otaku culture. -__-

But now, with the coming of a new otaku generation whose interests are more centered in Japanese Idols than in anime or manga, some American fans have started to explain to the rest of the English speaking community what is an Idol otaku, which are its characteristics, lifestyle, tastes and hobbies, and specially, what is called "wotagei":


http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?showtopic=14218

Moreover, with the several Japanese Idol's performances in the United States' territory in the last months, some American fans have created wotagei related guides for support their favorite Idols in their concerts:


"Haru no arashi" basic chant guide (20-06-2010). :P


"Onegai dakara..." basic chant guide (20-06-2010). :P

A pretty good job, isn't it? :P

But the truth is that the American wota community is several years away from the Japanese wota community, the Thai wota community or the Mexican wota community, just to enlist some examples. :P

The cultural contacts that the American fans have had with Japanese and Mexican wota, specially in the Idol events of Anime Expo, had increase their knowledge about the real Idol otaku culture, but is not enough to reclaim a title that is reserved only for the most crazy and hardcore Japanese Idols' followers. ;)


Greetings.

Monday, July 12, 2010

TNT Expo ignora a las Idols japonesas -__-


http://expo-tnt.com/about/

Desde que el Sr. Octavio y su equipo de trabajo iniciaron TNT Tlatelolcom, hace más de nueve años, la convención celebrada dos veces por año en el Centro de Convenciones "Tlatelolco" se convirtió en un verdadero valuarte de la cultura otaku mexicana. ^^


Hello! Project Fan Club México @ TNT 12 (Noviembre 2006).

Para los primeros otakus de Idols mexicanos, la TNT Expo nos abrió sus puertas y nos permitió mostrar de manera pública, por primera vez en México, de qué manera hacer wotagei y la forma correcta de apoyar en sus conciertos a las Idols japonesas. ^^


Hello! Project Fan Club México @ TNT 13 (Mayo 2007).

Sin embargo, de nada sirvió la rápida popularización del wotagei en México, ni el súbito incremento en el número de personas que asistían a la TNT para comprar e intercambiar material de los grupos y las solistas del Hello! Project. -__-


Hello! Project Fan Club México & Koneko Neko @ TNT GT 2 (Febrero 2008).

Tampoco importó la conformación de diversos grupos de cantantes amateur que interpretaban canciones tipo Idol, más allá de Yumeki Angels. Para el Sr. Octavio y su equipo, las Idols del Hello! Project no eran sinónimo de negocio. -__-


Momoi Halko @ AX Anime Expo (Julio 2007).

Sin embargo, el Sr. Octavio y su equipo se equivocan: las Idols son un gran negocio. El problema es que, tal como Hello! Wota ha señalado desde hace mucho tiempo, quienes deciden los invitados para cada TNT no tienen ni puta idea de qué Idols contratar para realizar conciertos masivos en México. -__-


Momoi Haruko @ Expo Comic "Poder Joven" (Agosto 2009).

El caso de Momoi Haruko, quien vino a México con todo y su staff por menos de 100 mil pesos, es una muestra de que cuando se quiere, se puede. Momoi había sido una de las principales intérpretes japonesas que habían estado interesadas en venir a TNT, desde hacía mucho tiempo, pero el Sr. Octavio, Emilio García, Yoshie Kiyota y anexas siempre habían menospreciado su trabajo. -__-


"Maze". Savage Genius @ Animelo Summer Live 2009 (Agosto 2009).

Ahora, esta misma actitud se repite no sólo con Momoi Haruko, o con las chicas del Hello! Project, sino con todas las Idols japonesas en general, al no ser contempladas por los organizadores de la TNT en su lista de artistas invitados. -__-


"Happy material". Horie Yui & Chihara Minori @ Animelo Summer Live 2009 (Agosto 2009).

Si ya trajeron a artistas de la talla de Savage Genius, ¿por qué no invitar a Horie Yui, a Chihara Minori, a Hirano Aya o a Mizuki Nana? ¿No hay dinero o no hay consenso para hacerlo? O_O


AKB48 @ AX Anime Expo (Julio 2010).

¿Qué pasa con TNT? ¿No se dan cuenta que en Europa, en Asia y en los Estados Unidos, agrupaciones como AKB48, Morning Musume o Buono! se han convertido en las atracciones principales de las exposiciones relacionadas con el mundo del anime y el manga? O_O


Morning Musume @ Japan Expo (Julio 2010).

Nosotros no tenemos tanto dinero como para traer a todo Morning Musume a una TNT Expo, pero ¿por qué no se puede invitar a Mano Erina, a Goto Maki o a Fujimoto Miki? O_O


"Romantic ukare modo". Fujimoto Miki.

¿Algún día TNT Expo nos cumplirá el sueño a los wota mexicanos? -__-u


Saludos.

Friday, July 02, 2010

When CNN focus on Idol culture -__-


http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/when-otaku-attack-idolgirl-meet-and-greet-goes-horribly-mildly-awry-297106

CNN has a long history of criticism about the otaku way of life: they criticized everything from sexual themed adult video games to Idol otakus' maniac behavior. But the CNN reporters around the world have refused TO LEARN and to propagate to their viewers and readers how the real Japanese otaku culture works. -__-

Now, reporting from AX Anime Expo, they just uploaded a video clip from the red carpet where you can see AKB48's members and their producer, the music composer from Onyanko Club, Akimoto Yasushi:



But that's all. There was not even a mention of their names, ages or professions. There was not an explanation of what is AKB48 doing in AX Anime Expo, what is AKB48 in Japan, or even, that they are nowadays the most popular representatives of the Japanese Idol culture. -__-

Delores Williams, the reporter from CNN, just stated in the description of this video: "AKB48 is a popular music group among anime lovers". Anime lovers? AKB48? What the hell!!! O_O

Again, in the American social imaginary, the worlds of anime and manga are mixed with the world of Japanese Idols. -__-







This shitty media covering is different from Ayumi Hamasaki's interview. That's because Hamasaki's music and fashion styles are closer to the American music and fashion industry, and that confirms (symbolically) to the CNN's global audience that America is the top of the World. Bullshit! -__-

Hamasaki Ayumi, again, was in the middle of the international media attention but didn't talk or propagate the Japanese Idol culture's values, styles or ways of lives, as AKB48's members and their producer do. She only talk about one topic: herself, herself and herself. -__-

Of course, for contemporary Japanese teenagers is easier to imitate Hamasaki Ayumi than imitate AKB48's members, because of course, to be like "Ayu" is being childish, egoist and fashion compulsive. That's why Hamasaki has more female fans in Japan that AKB48. Not because their music and performances. -__-

For CNN was easier, also, to critic the Idol otaku culture but not to promote the real Japanese Idol culture. Once again, shame on you, America! -__-


Related topics:

http://hellowota.blogspot.com/2009/04/americans-talk-about-morning-musume.html
Hello! Wota is written by Christian Hernandez. Licentiate in Latin American Literature and Master in Psychology by the Autonomous University of The State of Mexico. Graduate student from the Master of Asian and African Studies, specialty Japan, by El Colegio de México A.C. Former scholarship holder from The Japan Foundation in Mexico and the Japan Student Services Organization. Check out my blog. Follow me in FaceBook or add me to your friends in mixi.