#Boybands Forever

[eowynlyra]

Nice that they put both of Merlin's boyfriends in the front.

I love me some knights in their boyband era.

[t3chborb]

You remember that time when League of Legends took over the internet with a virtual K-Pop girlgroup? And Blizzard copied them with the Le Sserafim stuff?

Yeah, so about that...

Apparently, Riot created a virtual boyband not too long ago.

*pokes Blizzard innocently*

[charlottehuff]

I'm so glad I live in a world where I can experience fanfictions not only in their origin form but also as adapted cringey movies. What a life!

[liu-yu-xin]

On my 10th listen of poppin love today i need this full song released now. I need it melted and hooked up on an iv to my veins. i havent heard a kpop or cpop song this good on first listen since the first time i heard love talk this song is going to no. 1 idc if its no. 1 of the real world or the sidney charts its going to no. 1 mark my words

[lonelycowgirls]

Having been following Harry (and practically grown up with him) since he was 16 on X Factor, there’s something so melancholic about him turning 30 years old next week. The nostalgia of everything I’ve been through since I was 14 and started my journey as a fan of him and the boys, it really is a milestone that’s made me probably just as reminiscent as he is atm. I dunno what it is, it just feels like a chapter closing.

Life really does pass by in a blink 🥹🫶🏻

[alarrytale]

Hi Marte, I recently came across your blog. Since then, I have been reading your asks and opinions about industry, harry and louis, their brands, they really resonate with me. So first i just wanna say thanks for taking the time and sharing them because it is hard these days to find blogs in this fandom that, like i dont wanna be unfair to people but, still dig below the surface and “theorize” based on wildly accepted facts about industry rather than how their situation make us feel.

Anyway I see so many bloggers claiming that larries don’t have a vital part in Harry and Louis’ fandom in that apparently we are, now, smaller part of their respective fandoms and it doesn’t matter if we stay or not. But I’m having a hard time seeing that tbh, I think larries are more like core-fans of these two men, so I dont know why their teams would wanna get rid of us, i’m aware that their teams are still doing things that may look like to discourage larries but there seem to be also concerted effort in their parts to give larries vague enough content to keep us in the fandoms, just recently, two of harry’s music videos seemed really targeted to larries, especially music for a sushi restaurant, also their timing of releasing daylight where the story and imagery got larries going right before Harry went into another pr seemed intentionally in their part. So I was wondering what are your thoughts about larries’ places in their fandom nowadays? If you have a time and would like to talk about, I’d like to hear your thoughts about that , thank you 🙏🏻

Hi, anon, welcome!

I pretty much agree with you. I think we larries are a large and integral part of both their fandoms. We're very vocal, knowledgeable, funny as fuck but always on our toes. But best of all we have the power to make the rest of the fandom do our bidding. For example make twitter trends, organise successful fan projects, charity donations and so forth. Larries made fitf uk no 1 happen. We promo the shit out of things on behalf of them and their teams. All the puzzles H and L have created for their album promo (eroda and the fitf word scrambles) would never have been solved that fast if not for larries. We're also always the ones to discover album and song leaks first, ever since the 1d days. We are on top of things, and if we want something bad enough we make it happen. We're a force to be reckoned with.

I think both their teams play both sides. I think they want to keep us here for a couple of reasons. Despite us vocally unmasking their showmance attempts, we also do a lot of promo and keep up fandom engagement. For Louis, us larries are large part of his fanbase, so he needs to cater to us. When it comes to both H and L i think they appreciate having fans who sees them, who understands them (their personalities, their lyrics, and when their lying or faking it) and who values them for who they are (as gay people). We are loyal and won't leave them when they come out. A lot of larries are also fellow queers so there is a sort of mutual recognition and understanding there. I think they genuinely care about us. But making money takes presedence most times and us larries often become casualties. We are the fandom black sheep(s), but we wear that label proudly. They'll never be rid of us, i don't think they ever could or would. So even though it might seem like they don't see us or care about us, they do.

[deathdxnces]

i need the potential leaks to be real actually. it's a need i have in my life now

[jlf23tumble]

Jen, would you say Harry and Louis’ closets are tied together till this day, whether they’re together or not? A few years ago, I would say yeah definitely, but now Harry feels like such an entirely separate entity, d’you know what I mean? Anyways, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Nah, they're still tied together for sure, regardless of if they're actually still together! Just watch that rando Italian interview Louis did a week ago--in Italian, no less--and these older dudes are mentioning Harry being in Italy, did they text each other, etc. There's no escaping, it's click bait that ALWAYS works, mainly because larr nation is always gonna click and scream and interact and fight about it for a full 24 hours at least. As for Harry, I think he's skirted a lot of interviews asking those questions directly because they're more focused on movies and the BTS drama, but they're absolutely tied together. That Vulture review alone underscores the how/why, and I think My Policeman as a film choice only drew more heat to that particular fire accordingly

[jinae-escape]

[pop-punklouis]

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[meraus]

i think the person in your icon is taemin from shinee?? looks a lot like him

H O W !?

Anon please use your powers for good. And thank you

[cowboyslikedean]

literally hilarious the extent to which cutting all my hair off again made me see myself in the mirror again

[stelashe]

Taylor Swift almost causing a diplomatic issue in eastern Asia was not in my 2024 bingo

[klasskilla]

Toppdogg ten years since debut 🎉💕

[annarubys]

just found out about the liam payne congratulatory instagram post about harry’s aoty win as if he wasn’t just saying shit about how if harry ever pushes him into a wall again it’ll be the last time he ever has hands i LOVE one direction

[chaolimez]

⭐️DREAMBOAT EXPRESS!⭐️ Feat. Their newest hit song “Generic Boyband”!

I decided to make their Sonic Boom band 2000s/Kpop album cover. This is honestly something I’ve wanted to make for forever but I never had the time! (Or forgot lol)

First post on my new fan art account! :D