>>24019345I always love these sorts of threads because they bring out the absolute martyr complex in anons, which they then desperately stamp onto their favored oshis because they aren't top dawg. Seriously, it brings me joy. "T-They don't LIKE acting like idols, Cover must be threatening their okaa-sans at gunpoint while blackmailing them with outlaw wrestling appearances..." Never mind that idol culture is huge in both the west and Japan, and the first vtuber fashioned herself as an idol, whether her personality really fit the bill or not. Never mind that a lot of indies, and even some Nijis like Hoshikawa and Himawari actually follow suit in the Hololive trends, they must be doing it out of desperation!!! Nobody wants to put on a pure and cute self-image and make others happy!
Incidentally, if pressed on the subject, most of these naysayers usually couldn't name any Holo examples of this mythical idol, or tell you exactly what an "idol" does.
As far as so-called creative freedom goes, I'll just point out senchou's effort to put out a highly experimental song and accomplanying video, and how it paid off by being possibly one of the most popular songs among Hololivers and say I rest my case.
Before anyone pulls any whataboutism shit, I'm actually a Nijifag, even got the Sanbaka Wixoss deck.
