...not because I'm a die-hard, biased fan, but because it's cute. It really is. This will be the last I say about it, it's also basically a done thing, but I just have to get this out.
I wasn't happy that he apologized either. I don't know whose idea it was but I don't like the thought that the agency made him do it but I also don't like the possibility that Ohno felt like he owed it to the fans. Having a public apology like that only encourages the obsessive fans to be so possessive of him. I can understand wanting to keep relationships discreet, especially when they're younger, to keep up that illusion of the available boyfriend for the fans but he's almost 35 now. Let him live his life.
If it makes you feel any better, there were plenty of Ohno fans in Miyagi, some of them wearing the pug shirt or carrying the FSII bag. And a lot of the Japanese fans don't see it as a big deal that he has/had a girlfriend. It's upsetting that he's been put through this to appease just a small (but very loud) part of his fanbase. :(
Yeah, agreed, he's 35 already. Let's get a move-on.
That does make me feel better. I hope he doesn't take it to heart too much, that small part of his fanbase who said all those things. He deserves better treatment than that.
Man, now that you've given an outlet, I need to say a few things too. One of the things that completely frustrated me about this entire thing was that the rumor would have been perfectly fine but the fans made it over the top. It was the fans that took a story that was "Hey guess what! Ohno is in a serious relationship with a girl who fishes and likes art :)" and turned it into something "scandalous
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I think I see your point and I agree. Tbh when I first heard about the rumor it hurt a lot, I didn't see it coming, I guess that was the case for most of us, even though I knew it was wrong to feel like that and that he had the right to have a life. But it hurt even more when he apologized, that apology lacked sense and was unreasonable. I can see the point on the thing about their image, but to say that he'll never see her again was senseless, that's something that at least for me, was unnecessary. I think it's pretty high the price they have to pay to be where they are with such crazy fans that demand an apologize for having a life, but if it's his choice, then I hope he can find love and happiness on that aspect later on, at least. I think it's about been mature enough to understand the difference between fantasy and reality, and the truth behind the pug, doesn't change the fact that Oh-chan's work was super cute and beautiful. So, sure I'd wear that pug shirt too.
Hi Nina. I tried to set aside my Ohno bias for a while and tried to approach this issue in the point of view of someone not emotionally affected by the whole situation. Suffice to say, I couldn't. Ha
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I remember not being able to reply to you because I was so overwhelmed with what I was feeling, and you summed it up in a way that I felt bad that someone was feeling the same way--because it means that it's true, that it's valid:
"And what really makes the whole thing sad is that I think more than the leak, it's the fans who hurt Ohno-san the most. It's us (okay, I'm generalizing here for simplicity). The fans dug up background stories, stalked the girl's SNS, made up theories, said hurtful things to Ohno-san, demanded for apologies, demanded explanations, screamed their outrage and made this rumor an explosive one."
That really made me the saddest and broke my heart.
Hi! Sorry if I made you feel worse. Hahaha! I was also just really sad and hurt and mad all the same time. It was horrible, the feeling that time. And reading the concert reports made it even worse. I still hurt when I think about that.
But I hope its getting better for Oh-chan now, whatever the true circumstances were at that time. I guess we'll never truly know. All we can do is support them! And I'll keep doing that, whatever it is they choose, as long as they are happy. :D
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If it makes you feel any better, there were plenty of Ohno fans in Miyagi, some of them wearing the pug shirt or carrying the FSII bag. And a lot of the Japanese fans don't see it as a big deal that he has/had a girlfriend. It's upsetting that he's been put through this to appease just a small (but very loud) part of his fanbase. :(
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That does make me feel better. I hope he doesn't take it to heart too much, that small part of his fanbase who said all those things. He deserves better treatment than that.
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Done done done! On to Japonism. <3
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I think it's about been mature enough to understand the difference between fantasy and reality, and the truth behind the pug, doesn't change the fact that Oh-chan's work was super cute and beautiful. So, sure I'd wear that pug shirt too.
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/wears pug shirt in solidarity with you
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"And what really makes the whole thing sad is that I think more than the leak, it's the fans who hurt Ohno-san the most. It's us (okay, I'm generalizing here for simplicity). The fans dug up background stories, stalked the girl's SNS, made up theories, said hurtful things to Ohno-san, demanded for apologies, demanded explanations, screamed their outrage and made this rumor an explosive one."
That really made me the saddest and broke my heart.
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But I hope its getting better for Oh-chan now, whatever the true circumstances were at that time. I guess we'll never truly know. All we can do is support them! And I'll keep doing that, whatever it is they choose, as long as they are happy. :D
It's nice hearing from you again!
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