Terus, gw mikir lagi, berarti stage ngefans paling tinggi buat gw itu adalah fanfic ya? Atau apa? Lanjut mikir tahap awalnya gimana? Abis itu apa? Yasudah, mari kita telusuri bersama-sama stages of fangirling ala gw...
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1. Awareness
Di tahap ini kita baru kenal sama selebnya (ciyee kenal 😄). Mungkin liat di drama, film, music video, or any media you've watched or just saw. "Ih, siapa nih? Ganteng banget." Gitu biasanya kesan pertamanya.
Some of celebrities in this stages mostly actor jaman 90an kaya Devon Sawa and JTT. Atau klo Korean, pasti host/bintang tamu di variety show yang gw tonton kaya Running Man, Infinite Challenge, Produce 101, Weekly Idol, Hangout With Yoo dll. Ada penasaran dikit, tapi cuma pas di situ doang, udah.
2. Curiousity
Tahap ini mulai penasaran. Grup apa nih? Main film/drama apa aja nih? Muncul di show mana aja nih? Pokoknya dicari semua karya-karyanya.. ditontonin satu-satu, didengerin satu-satu kalau sempet.
Contohnya pas gw nonton Produce 101, ada yang namanya Yohan. Gw ikutin tuh perjalanannya sampe jadi X1 (yang kemudian bubar). Terus dia main drama gw tonton. Atau dulu pas nonton Running Man, nemu Kim Woo Bin dan Kim Young Kwang, gw tontonin tuh semua drama/film mereka. Atau lagi Kwanghee di Infinite Challenge. Gemez banget ini anak, jadi lah gw cari-cari varshow-nya dia. Banyak sih di tahap ini...tapi ya, yaudah… cuma sekadar nonton, ga sampe obsess.
3. Casual Fan
Mulai deh lagu-lagunya masuk playlist. Setiap ada drama/film baru gw tontonin, mereka ke variety show gw cari juga. Apapun lah. Bahkan mungkin mulai posting-posting… tapi masih kalem, sekedar apresiasi. Belum heboh beli merch dll.
Di tahap ini, mostly ya dari variety show yang gw tonton, terutama Running Man dan Infinite Challenge. Kaya gw ngefans banget sams chemistry Yoo Jaesuk dan Haha, jadilah gw tonton varshow yang ada mereka. Klo idol, mostly generasi 2 yang bolak balik di Running Man, kaya: 2PM dan CNBlue. Generasi 1 juga ada: Sechkies. Atau kalau ngomongin aktor 90-an, ada Hideaki Takizawa dan Takuya Kimura.
4. Enthusiast Fan (Silent Supporter)
I know every schedule they have. Kapan drama baru, kapan comeback, kapan tour. Mulai follow medsosnya, masuk fandomnya. Tapi nggak ribut. Cukup diam-diam memantau. Diam-diam posting, entah di akun medsos yang mana. Kadang hanya sekedar tulisan di notes, atau bahkan cuma donlot foto-fotonya dan disimpen di hape cuma karena ga mau woro-woro aja sih.
Klo ngomongin contoh.. Nicholas Saputra and Sheila On 7, mungkin? Oh atau ini... Jonas Brother, H.O.T., and Bigbang ada di stage ini for years. Why? Simply because they didn't pass the next stage 🤣
5. Cocoklogi (The Filter)
Nah tahap ini mungkin ini cuma gw. Jadi sebelum gw emotionally invest, gw pasti cari tanggal lahir mereka. Their birth year, to be exact. If they pass this stage (artinya gap umurnya ga jauh-jauh amat), I’m ready to invest emotionally. Tahap ini penting, banyak yang ga lolos tahap ini.
But here’s the thing… one group is actually an anomaly: BTS. Well, just this once. The one and only time I broke my own rules. And in my defense, the oldest BTS member isn't a full decade older than me. 😌
Dan ada juga sih grup yang easily passed this stage.. they even go straight to the next two stages but I kept them hidden for years. Why? Well… just because.. (Read more about them here 😉)
6. Dedicated Fan
On this stage, I’m already emotionally attached to them. Like… I already gave my heart. Klo ada good news, gue ikut bahagia. Klo ada yang ngata-ngatain, gue ikutan marah. Dan yang terpenting: udah nggak diem-diem lagi. Di tahap ini, seluruh sosial media gue mungkin sudah penuh dengan postingan tentang mereka. Bukan cuma sesekali atau occasionally, tapi rutin. Seluruh dunia harus tau klo gw ngefans sama mereka.
7. Delulu Fan
Almost the peak of my fangirling journey. But from here, it’s the point of no return. Most of the ones in Emotional Loyalty stage naturally drift here.
Well… welcome to my world of imagination, where everything is possible. Why? It's just been my thing since 1996. Maybe, just maybe, my teenage self never imagined that I could meet them. So yeah, I created the stories, my own world of imagination. Kebiasaan nulis fanfic malah keterusan sampai sekarang. Even after I've moved on from them, the stories stay.
8. Professional Fan (Investment Mode)
The ultimate stage. Not everyone from previous stage makes it here. And yes, I call it investment because you need money for this: buying albums/merch, attending concerts, watching their movies in the cinema, or even spending money just to take a delulu picture with them in a photo booth counts.
But, investment needs a profit, right? Well… all of that makes me happier than ever. That’s the profit, isn’t it? 😉
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So, that's it.. the Stages of Fangirling ala gw. Memang agak tydack biasa ya… but that's me, a fangirl since 1996. Dan sejak 1996 itu juga gw bikin fanfic pertama gw, didedikasikan untuk Nick and Tay. Later ya, I’ll show you my first ever fanfic, tapi yang sudah dibenerin dan diterjemahin ke English. Why? Karena versi original-nya in Bahasa Indonesia dan getek banget bahasanya, hahahaha… abege pisan lah! Malu sendiri gw bacanya.
Anyway, to end this… I know some, or even maybe most of you reading this, who didn’t know me back in school, might think I'm crazy for obsessing over some guy, or maybe say I'm 'lacking love' because I'm still fangirling at this age. Hey, listen, I've been doing this since 1996. So… am I crazy since 13 years old? Yeah, right...😏
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It's safe to say that I'm obsessed. You should be paying rent inside my head. All the acronyms no one gets. And you don't even know my name. I'm a fan. [Fangirl - Cassidy-rae]
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