I watched the AKBingo show and have to admit it got me interested in the culture of Idols and the group AKB48 in general. AKB48 is an interesting group as there is so much to learn about it. The show made me fall in love with the first generation of AKB48 because of their interesting personality.
It’s wired how these girls when they sign a contract have a love ban on them. This means that they are not allowed to date any men at all. If they get caught they can get fired or demoted. What's interesting here is that because of the love ban placed on these girls who are anything from 11-28 years old, some of the girls turn to other girls for affection and romance. The episode 370 of AKBingo shows a game called lovey dovey-san. There is "two lesbian" Idol couple who tell the public how they met and when there first kiss was. One of the couples has been going out for 2 years and even the fans call them a couple because of how close they are and the pictures they take. It's almost like they are "okay" with these girls going out with each other. But, the general consensus is that it’s just a phase for these girls who can't have boyfriend. In my opinion though some of these girls are actually gay, of course it’s based on my gaydar and my judgement on what they say and how they interact with other girls.
What I’m saying is that even though Japan is very conservative country they are indirectly promoting that it’s okay for girls to have crushes and go out with other girls as long it’s just a phase when your young. The whole situation is bizarre to me as Japan is very conservative about sexuality in general. It’s stupid to restrict girls even if they are an Idol they should be allowed to have boyfriends if they desire to do so. I just thought it was an interesting topic relating to yuri in other media.
On a side note, I do like two of the songs by AKB48 which is River and Heavy Rotation.
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