(The following listicle is a byproduct of my feels for my bias in VIXX pictured above. He's the beautiful pixie who is the third from the left. I apologize for the amount of derpiness shown below.)
As stated in my mini-bio, I am a fangirl. That means I am a part of a few fandoms that make my feelings (more notably called “feels”) go to mush. These fandoms include "Sailor Moon," VIXX, "Big Bang," Kingdom Hearts, and a few others. Side effects include crying over how perfect your bias or favorite character is, laughing uncontrollably at memes, having way too many inside jokes with your friends, and possibly dying.
Just a small chance.
Anyway, here are 11 reasons why being a fangirl is terrible (actually amazing) for your health.
1. The feels.
Only God above knows how many times I have to pause KH during an emotional scene because I just can’t even. The music. The reveals. The ships! Ah, Sora and Kairi will forever be my OTP!
2. The fandom.
Depending which one you’re a part of, this can be both a good or bad experience. A lot of fandoms can be pretty chill. You can make tons of friends to talk hours about your bias or what happened in a current episode. The downside is the fandom could be, uh, weird for the lack of a better word. One word :Army’s. (If you understand what I mean, excellent. If you understand and identify as an Army—Oh, look at the time! I must go!)
3. Conventions.
I was able to go to my first anime convention in January of this year. I loved it! I went to a couple of K-Pop dance panels and derped my little heart out. There are so many conventions that cater to a lot of nerdiness. Like "Harry Potter"? I’m sure Wizard World will tickle your fancy. A hard-core Hallyu fan? K-Con is the place for you. More of a Marvel fan? Comic Con. The options are endless.
4. Forming friendships.
As I mentioned earlier, when you’re a fangirl you can meet other fangirls (or fanboys). Some of my best friends happen to like the same thing that I do and we instantly connected. I may had converted them over, but hey. They’re stuck now. (Evil “teeheeing.”)
5. Merchandise.
Ah, forever broke because all of the stuff. My current weakness is wanting anything Hatsune Miku related. And it’s terrible because more and more mainstream stores are carrying her merchandise! Readers, do me a favor and keep me out of hot topic.
6. Constantly crying.
This could be under the “Feels” heading, but it’s more of a side of effect of the feels. When VIXX broke out into their subunit LR and released “Beautiful Liar” (check it out—it’s awesome!), I immediately sobbed and rolled around in my bed at my hotel the day before I saw VIXX in concert the next day. Oh, Lord. (Doesn’t help that today, June 30th, is my bias’ birthday. I’m sobbing.)
7. The pterodactyl noise you make when you see someone rocking your fandom on a T-shirt.
Yes. All of the yes. No, be my friend—now you have no choice! Love me!
8. Dedicating some type of medium to that fandom.
Whether it’s fan art, song covers, dance covers, or fanfiction, the fandom you’re a part of does get the creative juices flowing. Speaking of fanfiction...
9. Fanfiction.
I’m so guilty. I write it. I read it. I love it. It’s life. Until you get stabbed in the back with angst. Oh, my poor heart.
10. Exploring new things and developing other hobbies.
Cosplay, anyone? Some people never touched a sewing machine until they got into anime or some other awesome show and decided that they wanted to dress as a character. Or you decide to take up dance to be as cool as VIXX. (Coughs nervously.) Worth it.
11. It’s fun!
All in all, being a fangirl is exciting. Though it can be out of control, it is a good way to enjoy things you love. But just be careful not to let it turn into something that controls your entire life. Then that's bad.
