Why Europian Ladies Do Fangirling for Asian Idols

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Maybe I like what I can't have? ;)

Anyway, bluntly said, this is just another source of hot looking chaps! It doesn't really matter what they originate from, but these dramas do specialize on giving you the "fangirl" fix I guess.

I certainly wouldn't mind Orlando Bloom in a drama Wub

Or a so called "manly" man like Richard Armitage (now here's a man who has a voice that can make you melt!)

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Mmm... Richard Armitage. It's funny, but the only non-drama TV shows I really like at this point are Doctor Who and period dramas (like North and South, with the aforementioned Richard Armitage). The period dramas are the closest thing English speaking audiences have to asian dramas, and most women who enjoy watching a dampened Colin Firth (BBC P&P) or a conflicted Toby Stephens (the new Jane Eyre) often enjoy asian dramas. I got a number of my friends to stop telling me I was insane for watching dramas by showing one Goong and the other one Pride... they have the same kind of appeal.

And it really is the characters they play and not the men themselves (for me at least). I may love Halu in Pride, but that doesn't mean I'm obsessed with KimuTaku...

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:58 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Rasberry Latte has good point. I guess it is just a continuation of disney princess syndrome. But I have to say I do find them attractive.

...and yet I don't find all of my male friends who carry me home or dote on me attractive. Although I guess none of them has protected my honour by beating up a gang of armed men yet. I'll judge after that.

And I also agree that white men can't dress.

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:38 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

For me, it's not the Princess Syndrome. In fact, I find the way men are portrayed in dramas as unrealistic and a slight turn-off in dramas. That's why I don't like the really fluffy Asian dramas and prefer more mature and dark dramas.

I think for me, the way they look just appeals to me. I've always found that the combination of black hair and eyes with pale skin appeals to me, and for this reason I am also attracted to more white-skinned Latin men and some French men. The contrast of the hair and skin is beautiful. On top of that, I've become a big fan of slanty eyes with single eyelids. I don't know why. They just look sexy to me.

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:22 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I think for me it's a bit of both ... on one hand I'm attracted to dark and handsome and on the other hand it's the attitude. I worked in a Japanese company for a long time and while we didn't have a lot of direct exchange with our older Japanese bosses, we got those young male apprentices every other month. Over the last ten years those guys (in their mid to late 20's/early 30's) have hottened up quite a bit. They are taller than their bosses, have better cut suits and are charming to the hilt. And yet still have this innate politeness that their sempais show. You just feel very feminine in the company of an East Asian. Of course, I like that I have been raised in a Western country and I enjoy the liberties I have but sometimes, just sometimes it is just nice to *girly*. Even our 50+ office dragon is butter in the hands of those young salarymen. It's strange and almost inexplicable.
And I miss working there.

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

to me asian guys are more attractive thats the way it is
and there is a certain trait that I cant name to be found in these idols personalities that you just dont find in the western world.
However after hoping away for years that they are really different I fear that they are the same. Boys are boys after all and Im finding asian boys to be somewhat the same in personality to others.
But that wont stop me loving the idols because I dont really know them, because i only see their publec face I can dream that they are different
But I wish they'd all stop smoking!

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Normally I only like Asian idols but there are exceptions for example Colin Firth acting mr. Darcy in 'Pride and Prejudice', Johnny Depp in 'Edward Scissorhands' and so on.

They don't need to be Asian they just have to have sth special about them however I must say I still like Asian idols the best. They have sth special already because of their culture t.i. for example being respectful towards elder people and parents. Asian tradition can still be seen in the way they live their life today.

And I don't like muscular men and their ego. For a year or two I've only been interested in Asian entertainment and I don't think this will ever change.

However be it black, yellow or white in the end I only like men who are also traditional.

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Despite the fact that people are raised in drastically different cultures in the world which can strongly define such important things as public attitude, religious association, values, political beliefs etc. deep down, all humans in the world want and fear the very same things. For this reason, it's not that the "problems" of men, or humans in general, doesn't exist in Asians. It's merely that their human problems can manifest themselves in different ways.

Asian men don't have a perfect personality. From my completely subjective viewpoint of a woman interested in dating them, they are superior to Western men in some aspects of personality and inferior in others. I have not lived in Asia long enough to determine whether I'd give any of the two groups a general advantage in personality, but my suspicion is that, personality-wise, Western and Asian men's advantages and flaws balance out rather equally.

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Why do I feel relieved? Cool

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Reading this topic... what is the difference with "Why Western men (any western countries) fan over Asian actress particularly Japanese actresses?" It's just individual preference, right?

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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i wasn't sure which thread to write this in but decided on this one
people talk about like the femininity of these asian boys and i just thought id mention that today i saw a model in a shop the was a boy but definatly feminine looking. Im talking manican model here. It had the high cheek bones and everything. Most manicans look the same as western ones but this one was definatly a feminin looking guy.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:16 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Interesting topic and responses....but just like what AboutDrama wrote "it's just individual preference, right?"....yes, absolutely right.