Ever since I saved my breakfast money for Modern Song Circles 当代歌坛, I knew I would be either a star or a paparazzi. I also knew I would make myself look like an idiot, especially when I am already on the 30s' side of 20s, but I simply could not pull myself away from taking pictures of/with the stars. I am not a fan of any of them. I am just compulsive.
For instance, Rain, a popular Korean singer & actor, came to the studio for an interview at 3:30 p.m. I usually get off work at noon as I explained in a previous blog, and I was already on the metro on my way back home. However, I shamefully returned and volunteered to work with the interviewer, failing the battle with the crazy, silly, and compulsive me.
It turned out that I was not the only one who went out of the mind. Some girls who didn't need to work today came especially for him. One girl even made several boards with golden sparkle RAIN on them and handed out to us. (It said she used to be the leader of several quite big fans clubs in China, including Jay Chou's) She even organized us a mini rehearsal on yelling "Rain! Rain! Rain! I love you" in Korean. Anyway, we welcomed Rain at the lobby of the VOA all the way down to the studio, screaming his name and taking his pictures along the way. It was a chaos, but it would be a perfect footage for any frantic stories.
The American folks in the studio, who do not even take their president seriously, were amazed to see a slim-eyed mediocre-looking man was totally surrounded by a bunch of screaming girls rushed in and fled out like a tornado. They asked the interviewer where she hired all these girls. She said they all work here at Mandarin branch. (a short silent) "Who is the guy in charge of hiring in mandarin branch then?"
That is true. I got to meet more people who work with me in an same office during the show than in the past entire month since I have been here.
What makes me more foolish is I don't like Rain that much. I don't even like Koreans in general. Well, that is another story. It was funny to hear almost all girls to say with rolling eyeballs and squeezed lips that they were not a fan at all, while the playback was showing our huge laughters and ridiculous screams on the screen. I guess we were all under peer pressure.
So, a star or a paparazzi. I guess I know which one I am closer to be now.
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