What Tamon’s B-Side Gets Right About Idol Fandom: Utage Isn’t Exaggerated, She’s Real | Table Talk

Outside a venue, before doors open, fans line up their acrylic stands against barricades and café tables. Someone orders dessert they won’t finish, because it makes a better backdrop for a photo. Phones come out. A favorite face is centered carefully in the frame. Later, inside the hall, there will be a moment — a … Continue reading What Tamon’s B-Side Gets Right About Idol Fandom: Utage Isn’t Exaggerated, She’s Real | Table Talk