Some time ago, a high-profile case occurred in Malaysia. A man armed with a knife killed a female singer-in-residence named Xu Jialing. According to reports, the man is a fan of Xu Jialing and has been pestering her for two years. Shockingly, Xu Jialing agreed to meet him, but was brutally stabbed 8 times fatally.
What's even more chilling is that after the incident, ** moved Xu Jialing's body to his home unusually calmly, and lied that he was Xu Jialing's boyfriend when questioned.
This extreme case reminds many of the assassination of John Lennon by a fan 44 years ago. Recently, a newly launched documentary "The John Lennon ** Case: Trial Suspicions" unveiled the inside story that had not been *** before. Some of the phenomena in the documentary are very similar to today's idol star-chasing culture, which has caused people to think deeply about the phenomenon of internal entertainment.
John Lennon is a mark of the times, and his Beatles are well-deserved as the world's first top generation, triggering a phenomenal star-chasing craze in Europe and the United States. Similarly, it has been widely sought after in China, and the image of Lennon has become a classic pop culture symbol in many domestic film and television dramas. For example, in "The Long Season", the character's room is covered with Beatles posters, and Jia Hongsheng's spiritual idol in the movie "Yesterday" is John Lennon. However, it is regrettable that Lennon had friction with other band members 8 years after his debut and announced his disbandment.
He shifted the focus of his career from ** to anti-war activities. Together with his wife, Yoko Ono, he devoted himself to performance art and appealed for peace. One of the most famous is the event called "Bed for Peace." In order to oppose the American-Vietnamese War, he lay in bed with Yoko Ono for seven days, and was interviewed by reporters in pajamas throughout the whole process. They shouted the slogan of "not fighting," which aroused tremendous repercussions. As a result of these actions, Lennon was regarded as a dangerous person by the United States, and was repeatedly stalked and monitored in his daily life.
Sadly, however, the talented rebel icon died suddenly at the age of 40. The whole assassination case is not complicated. At that time, Lennon had been out of the entertainment industry for five years. After a long period of seclusion, he took new inspirations, began to give interviews, took cover photos for magazines, and co-produced "Double Fantasy" with Yoko Ono, planning to make a comeback.
However, fate took a dramatic turn at the end of the day when he returned to the door of the community. Unsuspecting, Lennon was shot and killed by a fan who suddenly burst out of the crowd with a gun in hand. The incident happened so quickly that the people around them were at a loss and could only stand quietly, and some even thought they were making a movie. Despite the swiftness of the cell guards, Lennon had already been shot. Not long after being taken to the hospital, he unfortunately passed away.
The superstar's sudden fall has been difficult for many fans to accept. They all gathered together to mourn Lennon by singing. This scene caused a sensation at the time.
In the decades that followed, despite Lennon's death, his influence has not diminished and remains deeply imprinted in the hearts of many fans. On the day of his death, some loyal music fans still insist on holding commemorative activities to express their nostalgia for him.
Gao Xiaosong once recalled the experience of participating in mourning activities when he was in college. In his description, everyone gathers at the ** Drama Academy every year, lights the torches in the dormitory, and circles the courtyard of the Chinese opera twice, in this special way to commemorate Lennon. Even, people will print Lennon's head on the T-shirt to show their deep love for this ** idol.
However, some fans have shown an inexplicable hostility towards their idols. Why do some people develop hatred for the stars they admire?One of the most common reasons is because of love and hate. This can be found in many cases.
In the case of Xu Jialing's assassination, ** pursued her for two years, but was repeatedly refused. Due to the fruitless courtship, ** finally became frantic and used extreme means to directly stab Xu Jialing to death. A similar plot also occurred in another case of Japanese idol Mayu Tomita being stabbed by a fan. The male fan was frustrated by the return of the gift and the rejection of the ** number, thinking that Mayu Tomita did not give him enough love, so he developed extreme hatred. During the crime, he frantically shouted that he was going to kill Mayuki Tomita, and finally slashed her more than twenty times, causing her to be seriously injured, and even causing her face to be disfigured, her lips to be paralyzed, and her left eye blind, and her idol career was completely ruined.
In these cases, the madness of the motives has led one to wonder why some people take such extreme paths when dealing with their idols. He aspires to be a character in literature, especially the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye. The fan, named Mark, is deeply obsessed with the book and sees it as a guide to life. However, he harbors an extraordinary belief that through a mysterious Demon Cult ritual and by killing a person, he can realize his dream of becoming a ** character.
Although in reality, it is impossible for a living person to become a paper man, Mark is convinced of this. Unlike ordinary people, he believes that as long as he completes a **, he will be able to realize his desire to transform into a character in **. Although he knew the absurdity of this idea, he stubbornly pursued this crazy plan in his heart.
Disturbingly, Mark falls into a nervous breakdown in pursuit of his crazy dreams. Although he loved John Lennon, he was angry because of Lennon's contemptuous remarks about the ** religion. Mark even expressed his disappointment in survival in his ex-girlfriend's recollections, describing him as if he couldn't move on with his life.
After carrying out this ridiculous plan, at the time of the crime, Mark did not realize that he had actually killed a person. His opinion that the victim was just a ** cover made him not flee the scene after the crime, but remained quite calm there, reading "The Catcher in the Rye".
There may be suspicions that he is suffering from mental illness. After the case, Mark filed a plea of not guilty on the grounds of spirituality. However, the trial stalled and he and his team of lawyers approached a doctor to prove that he was mentally ** in an attempt to obtain a not guilty verdict. But in the next round of trials, prosecutors found another doctor to prove that he was not mentally ill, making the outcome of the case even more confusing.
Until the end, because Mark didn't want to go to a mental hospital and felt that it was a place for demons, he voluntarily confessed. This sensational trial has finally come to an end. These**, according to last year's popular words, can actually be regarded as idols' insulting fans. In other words, they appreciate idols, but they feel that they have failed them in some way, do not meet their emotional needs, or are inconsistent with their beliefs and opinions. As a result, while chasing stars, they choose to express their dissatisfaction in a humiliating way, and even take more extreme hurtful behaviors.
Internal entertainment has become the hardest hit area of humiliation. Some fans will not only attack idols with words, saying that their brains are abnormal, but also persuade idols to quit the circle. Even Zhang Songwen has been subjected to insulting remarks about chasing fans, and has even been questioned by other fans because he has personally replied to these comments. is even more excessive, such as the Zhang Xingte Airport incident that caused an uproar some time ago, and several insulting fans actually poured water on their idols.
When looking back at the more extreme idol attacks, it is found that the humiliating star chasing is not just a personal issue. Behind it are deformed fans and deformed rice circles. On the one hand, the unbridled revelry of the fan circle facilitated the attack. Five years after Lennon retired from the circle, there are still a large number of fans squatting downstairs in the community, and even showed a very rude attitude in the interview, forcefully asking the reporter if he got an autograph and what Lennon said. This kind of behavior of doing everything possible to ** the private life of idols has made the problem of insulting star chasing more serious.
* Mark was able to easily hide in the crowd, which allowed him to gain insight into Lennon's routine, obtain autographs, and gain the opportunity to assassinate him at close range.
In Japan, in the case of the attack on Idol Yamaguchi Maho, the vicious competition phenomenon unique to the rice circle has given rise to some anger. When Maho Yamaguchi opened the door of the apartment, two male fans suddenly appeared and pushed her down together, suspected of attempting to carry out **. Luckily, due to their carelessness, Yamaguchi was able to escape. However, when ** investigates, the two attackers claim to be fans of Maho Yamaguchi, claiming that they just want to chat with her.
However, it was later revealed by netizens that the two attackers were actually fans of the other members of the group. The reason why they chose to attack Yamaguchi Maho was because of their dissatisfaction with her popularity and status in the group, coupled with the fact that their idol was punished for being in love, which caused their careers to suffer. This behavior is essentially an extreme phenomenon of humiliation, objectifying the idol as an object that can be controlled and possessed.
This psychological phenomenon is not only limited to the relationship between fans and idols, but may also appear in various relationships such as parent-child, teacher-student, and partner. People may not be aware of the other person's feelings when they engage in insults and hurts. As Mark, who assassinated Lennon, said, he didn't feel like he had killed anyone. Whether in or outside the rice circle, the state of getting along we expect is actually very simple - just treat people as human beings.