Rise of 'girl crushes'

Monday, March 09, 2015

Article: What is a 'girl crush'?

Source: 10asia via Naver

Article talks about the development of the word 'girl crush' and the various way it's used. Describes it as a three step process, the first being girls wanting to get to know the female idols, second being girls wanting to become like them/being envious, and third being girls actually liking them/wanting to date them.

Charismatic girl crush: 4minute, Unpretty Rap Star

Sexy girl crush: Nine Muses

Cute/lovely girl crush: A Pink

Boyish girl crush: Amber

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1. [+314, -4] Definitely need a strong female fandom for girl groups to last long

2. [+200, -2] Girl groups need to be popular with female fans for lasting popularity and high album sales. The downside is that female fans turned antis are the worst.

3. [+182, -6] I find it awesome that girls are supporting girls

4. [+168, -21] I remember when Amber first debuted with f(x), she was so popular with other girls. Never saw a girl who didn't like Amber ㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+79, -9] Can we get a discussion on boy crushes and man crushes..

6. [+47, -2] Girls like pretty girls too ㅋㅋㅋ Not all are jealous haters

7. [+40, -5] The girls around me tend to like Taeyeon and Jessica from SNSD, Eunji and Bomi from A Pink, Hyeri and Yura from Girl's Day, and Amber, Krystal and Sulli from f(x). You definitely need a lot of female fans for girl groups to get anywhere. Male fans usually switch favorite groups easily or like all of the girl groups in general.

8. [+35, -2] Male fans will go from liking Suzy one day to Hyeri the next day while female fans stick to one fandom for good. They also buy merchandise... they're where the money's at ㅋㅋㅋ Girl groups with a lot of female fans usually have clean comment sections in their articles too..

9. [+28, -4] Men always like to accuse women of being jealous haters against pretty idols but we also like pretty women too.. we just also tend to look at their overall aura and actions unlike men who will like anyone that has a pretty face.

10. [+27, -3] Female fans stick to one fandom and support them through thick and thin. Taeyeon's female fans are no joke...

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