luckyzukky: suzuki airi formerly of c-ute (ruru — pop music)
melo ([personal profile] luckyzukky) wrote in [community profile] fictional_fans 2020-04-27 09:18 am (UTC)

ooh this is a cool question! in the hello project fandom, and in most j-idol fandoms, fans usually switch between calling idols by their first name, last name, or official nickname.

usually when they're called by their last name it's because another idol in the same group (or another closely related group) has the same first name, so it's easier saying their last name to differentiate. i see this in h!p fandom when people are talking about hamaura ayano and kawamura ayano, but say their last names so they aren't confused.

but most of the time people just talk about idols using their nicknames, since it seems less formal and it's just a cute way to refer to idols. an example is people talking about sato masaki and kudo haruka by their nicknames, maachan and duu. for me, i usually use nicknames too, but if an idol has a really short name (like dambara ruru) and a nickname sounds weird i'll just use their first name lol

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