WHEN TWO OF YOUR FANDOMS COLLIDE :sparkling_heart:

"WHEN TWO OF YOUR FANDOMS COLLIDE"

Credits to Hazel for this sentence when I told her that there are some One Direction-related stuff in my favorite KDrama "Goblin".

If you read the 89 Facts About Me you know that I am a fan of JPop and one of my favorites is the Japanese girl group AKB48. It is derived from the district in Tokyo which is Akihabara: the wonderland of anime lovers and gadget/electronic geeks.

Speaking of AKB48, they started in 2005 and released their first album in 2008. They are the biggest-selling Japanese girl goup of all time. They have sister groups in Japan as well as some countries in Asia. My oshi in Team A is Maeda Atsuko while my oshi in Team K is Oshima Yuko. Oshi or Oshimen (推しメン Oshimen) is a term used to describe a fan's #1 favorite member. In AKB48 Group and Nogizaka46, a fan may have a different oshimen for each sister group, team, subunit or generation; or may only a single person overall. Both Atsuko and Yuko already graduated. ( of AKB48 and other sister groups change their so I guess these girl groups are forever) Atsuko graduated in 2012 while Yuko graduated in 2014. Although, I wasn't a fan at that time. I'm just new to this fandom.

Last week, while I was ing some photos of Atsuko, I saw this photo:

I was like:

O-M-G!!!

(｡>﹏<｡) (≧▽≦) (ﾉ´∀｀*) ٩(♡ε♡ )۶

I was astonished, I was smiling, I wanted to scream and freak out but I can't 'cause it's past midnight.

I saw these on 'related images' so I clicked the photos and here they are:

What I did was I typed "Atsuko Maeda and Taylor Swift". I saw some photos of Acchan and Tay together. I found out on stage48.net that she is a fan of Taylor after reading this (translated) blog of Atsuko:

I saw this comment of an AKB48 fan about Acchan's blog:

OMG SHE ALREADY MET HER DURING THE SPEAK NOW ERA!

Facts about Atsuko Maeda:

☆ She was a first generation member of AKB48.

☆ She is the most popular member of AKB48.

☆ She was the center for most AKB48 singles and music videos.

☆ She ranked 1 in AKB48's Senbatsu elections twice in 2009 and 2011.

You can read these articles about Acchan and Tay:

Crunchyroll - Ex-AKB48 Star Atsuko Maeda Meets With Taylor Swift

Atsuko Maeda Meets Taylor Swift - あらま They Didn't !

Maeda Atsuko meets her idol Taylor Swift - tokyohive.com

Atsuko Maeda Interviews Taylor Swift For Radio Program - JPopAsia

You can also listen to the interview:

前田敦子のHEART SONGS - Taylor Swift Interview

I think Taylor said here: 〙「ありがとうございました」"Arigatou Gozaimasu"

*Thank you/Thank you very much/Formal way of saying 'thank you' in Japanese

Of course, the interview is in Japanese and Taylor is the only one who speaks English there.

Here are some photos of Taylor and Atsuko:

I'm so happy for Acchan! :heart_eyes:

What can you say about this? :blush:

Let me know if you're also a fan of JPop/AKB48 and/or Japanese culture! :two_hearts:

#curatorreview

P.S. they are my oshi in AKB48, Atsuko and Yuko (AtsuYu) ↡