Idol "Dating Bans" - Discuss
Posted: 17 May 2020, 18:10
Dating/Love bans are something that Japanese idol culture is infamous for, with a lot of people thinking that they're inappropriate and harmful to the girls.
Personally, I think rules that companies like Hello! Project have are fine. Although they've never spoken up about what their rules are, we can see that they've punished girls under the age of 18 who've been caught with boys if they've been slacking, whereas girls over the age of 18 have had no punishment despite being posted in tabloids. I agree with this because I think girls under the age of 18 do need to focus on their public image once they're choosing the idol career, as well as their school life, and girls who do things like skip practise just to spend time with their boyfriends should put more work in.
However other companies who take it seriously and fire girls who have been working hard just for little things like being photographed walking with a boy, that's the kind of thing that I think is way too far.
Overall, I think dating bans are fine within reason, especially if it's more of a "Hey if you do date try to keep it quiet" as opposed to "If you walk with a boy you're fired".
Ultimately, girls sign these contracts and should stick to the rules or face the consequences in my opinion.
Personally, I think rules that companies like Hello! Project have are fine. Although they've never spoken up about what their rules are, we can see that they've punished girls under the age of 18 who've been caught with boys if they've been slacking, whereas girls over the age of 18 have had no punishment despite being posted in tabloids. I agree with this because I think girls under the age of 18 do need to focus on their public image once they're choosing the idol career, as well as their school life, and girls who do things like skip practise just to spend time with their boyfriends should put more work in.
However other companies who take it seriously and fire girls who have been working hard just for little things like being photographed walking with a boy, that's the kind of thing that I think is way too far.
Overall, I think dating bans are fine within reason, especially if it's more of a "Hey if you do date try to keep it quiet" as opposed to "If you walk with a boy you're fired".
Ultimately, girls sign these contracts and should stick to the rules or face the consequences in my opinion.