"Adam Will Conquer Japan" Essay by Juneau (onthemeaningofadamlambert)
Filed Under (article ) by Admin on Sunday, March 14, 2010
Posted at : Sunday, March 14, 2010
March 14, 2010
Hundreds of fans made the pilgrimage to Narita Airport to greet Adam Lambert, supporting my prediction that Adam will be huge in Japan as well as elsewhere in Asia, which shares the same pop culture tastes as Japan. I’m not sure when this notion started to gel in my mind. Perhaps it’s when I saw the first Idols tour pictures, with Adam in full make up and that spiked leather coat. Especially when he wears his bangs long and spiky over his eyes, he looks like a Japanese anime character come to life.
Adam’s type of androgyny is pitch-perfect for Japan. I grew up reading manga comic books (my parents very cleverly got overseas subscriptions for my sisters and me as a way to motivate us to learn to read Japanese), and I remember having crushes on certain male characters who were an intriguing blend of masculine and feminine: long hair, wide-open sparkly eyes framed with long lashes, refined lips, manly cheekbones and strong, dark eyebrows – Adam, in other words. Since embarking on my Adam adventure and being informed about the existence of Slash fiction, I have learned that the most popular genre of manga in Japan is Yaoi, gay romance stories written by women for women. (See this web site, for an example.) Adam’s sexual orientation will likely fuel the fan frenzy.
So, Japan is primed to embrace Adam. The music is almost incidental – the Japanese pop music industry is notoriously capable of marketing no-talent stars – but I have no doubt fans will be ecstatic to have a singer who is as good to their ears as he is to their eyes. His warm, polite personality will bowl over a society fabled for its manners. His heritage is a bonus, as the Japanese generally admire the Jewish people. And to clinch the deal, there’s Adam’s love of sushi. There’s nothing like the sight of a gaijin (foreigner) enjoying their food to win over the hearts and minds of the Japanese. Now if he can be caught on camera savoring fugu, the puffer fish famed for its deadly toxic gonads, he could possibly be in the running to be a future Prime Minister.
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7 comments:
Awesome essay! As an English teacher I give you an A+! Of course you had a wonderful topic to work with!!
the last sentense about the toxic fish is funny!
another great one from Juneau!
That was a great essay! Enjoyed reading it.
I just searched for YAOI and there's some very interesting stuff. I think I'll start reading some of them. Any recommendations?
Wow . . . Adam does look like an anime character in those boy love stories. Whew! I hope they realize he can sing. LOL!
well i wish i am an english teacher and i could rate this essay as A++ exceleent five stars!
If you think that essay was awesome, get a hold of Juneau's book, On The Meaning Of Adam Lambert - available on Amazon and well worth the cost. She and friend, Xena, just nail the passion and wonder of following Adam's rise and connecting so many of us with others he has unleashed. I was thrilled to find her entry about Japan today - knew it would be stellar!!
Very insightful essay! I love the reference to anime and have read yaoi for a number of years and fan fiction based on the same. I wonder if Adam used these influences when refining his look?
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