I don't even ship this, but still relevant!XD
So a new fandom is always full of excitement. Everything is fresh and interesting, there are so many things to learn. Being so excited and anal as always I think I already managed to catch up with most of the fundamental stuff. I still don't have all of the music since I decided to go slow but in terms of video I downloaded almost everything there is to see. And I actually watched all of their concert DVDs and even the two PSC ones which I don't think I did with any other band. It feels rather nostalgic though - had to pretty much forget about HD as for some reason most of the material is pretty crappy quality. And it's not like it's the 90's any more. Even the new stuff is medium quality at best. Being a rock band they didn't have many lives either - 4 at Music Japan, one at Hey! Hey! Hey! and a few festivals.
Now I'm systematically going through the interviews. Most of them are pretty boring, actually - they talk about the sound and tempo of nearly each goddamn song. But I dig up the good stuff and make notes. Which is saved in corresponding drafts.
It still kind of sucks thinking about all the unfinished stuff I left behind in JYJ fandom (although I'm sort of unsure there even was one) - fics and videos, but I guess I just have to let it go for now. Being in one fandom for 4 years gets a little old and it's almost scary that I've seen every damn show they were on in 6 years and could tell the estimated date of any photo taken.
Now about the fandom. It didn't take much time to investigate. In short it is tiny. There's only a handful of people who keep the majority informed and also some enthusiasts who think they can help but only end up making things more complicated. As I browsed old comms I felt kind of regretful that I didn't come earlier since it seems like the best time in the fandom was around 2008. I felt it especially after going through the CAPSLOCK comm which is kind of degrading but also kind of hilarious too. There has been some true epic like Nao's foot massager and the mystery of Shou's XXX disappearance. But oh well, it's not like I can do anything about it. Not that I expected much, I was even surprised to find out someone actually subs A9 Channel. Thankfully there are these people.
Needless to say the situation with fics is pitiful. Then again this time I chose a pairing that is not exactly popular. It's impossible to tell exactly, but I'd say it's 4th or 5th at best. Which is outrageous methinks. So what if there's hardly any fanservice? They've got REAL chemistry! Luckily I managed to seek one very good writer and help bring her back. Now she works on a new fic. *really proud of myself*
I'm kind of surprised at myself. It sort of seems like with every new fandom I get bolder and it takes me less time to enter an active stage. Even though I just got here I've already made some contributions. But unlike my previous ones they were mostly of translations. It's frustrating how much good stuff it unsubbed and untranslated. But then it is pretty motivational. Currently I can understand quite a good portion of what's being said but don't have enough skill to do full translations. I'm also glad I was able to seek out a couple of right people. Now I've got big plans. First of all there are some fanvideos under way. I already did a poster for one wonderful fic. Maybe one day I'll even write something, we shall see. Plus I am plotting something big and hopefully I'l go through with it.