For many, this relationship is not single-sided at all, as the fan can often receive emotional reciprocation from the idol in the form of music, videos, photos and other shared content.Įaglehawk details the lived-experience of young Echo throughout the book to further explore the impacts of idol limerence. For many, living in a single-sided true-love relationship with an idol is too much to unpack, let alone share with others. Those experiencing idol limerence may be swept up in a fantasy of meeting their idol, a real-life romance narrative.
This feeling of euphoric love is compounded by the stark reality that the fan remains unknown to the idol, and that there are many more fans feeling similarly around the world. According to Eaglehawk, it makes the fan feel as if they are destined to be with their beloved idol. It is socially constructed, is entrenched in capitalism, and has cognitive, emotional, physical and mental health implications for those who live with it. Idol limerence is a state of loving adoration and attachment to an idol, it is experienced mostly as a single-sided romantic relationship. Idol Limerence marks the first appearance of Eaglehawk’s long-awaited social theory of idol limerence in its totality. The book is a scholarly and literary exploration of three main phenomena: that of BTS, their fanbase ARMY, and the true-love relationship between idol and fan.
Echo, courtesy of week saw the release of Wallea Eaglehawk’s debut book Idol Limerence: The Art of Loving BTS as Phenomena.
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