I don't know what kind of criticism it will receive, but what works there is the "competition (struggle) principle".
Both uncles who support idols and idols themselves have a competitive nature, or are victims of it.
A certain idol girl says, "I want to have confidence in myself" and "I want to be recognized"... How confident do you want to be? How much do you want to be recognized? There, there is an endless "competition" showing its head.
If you win, it is natural that there will be people who will lose, and even if you win, you will still be inferior compared to the people above you. It's sad that otaku who admit to having dropped out continue to have the illusion of being a "winner" (or being on the "winner's side" by supporting the "winner").
In fact, it is symbolic that it is a portable safe that can hold banknotes. You can increase the numbers as much as you want. 10000 yen is above 1000 yen. 100000 yen is higher than 10000 yen. You can increase the circle as much as you want. That's what competitiveness is.
"Japan, where 10,000 (self-proclaimed) idols are born every year, sells youth and sex." That's right. And "a middle-aged man who spends a lot of money on idols" is certainly disgusting. However, the disgusting feelings of middle-aged and elderly people are turning "youth and sex" into "commodities." As long as we respect youth, sexuality, and "values," this kind of culture will continue in a different form.
Such culture is not so old in Japan. Until half a century ago, it was a culture that placed no value on being young, as "young people" and "young people". There is a limit to the age at which a woman can have children. But being a woman and being a man were two different things. As if the "physical strength" when young and the person are different. Of course, there is no doubt that it is (part of) that person. But that's something that changes, and I didn't judge the person for that. Those with power do hard work, those who are good at singing sing, those who can give birth to children, those with wisdom (knowledge) give birth to wisdom... It's no shame that you can't. That's the culture. There is neither democracy nor freedom. A culture that doesn't need that.
Why should we cry for democracy and freedom now? No, who needs freedom and democracy and who benefits from it?
The fact that there are many political parties with names such as "liberty" and "democracy" clearly speaks to this.
IDOLS has fast become a phenomenon in Japan as girl bands and pop music permeate Japanese life. This eye-opening film gets at the heart of a cultural phenomenon driven by an obsession with young female sexuality and internet popularity. Filmmaker Kyoko Miyake takes a provocative look into the Japanese pop music industry and it's focus on traditional beauty ideals, and confronts the gender power dynamics at work. Language - Japanese. Runtime - 1 hour and 28 minutes