Bieber Fever: Main Symptom = Heart Throb

Justin Bieber: Image 1

A fifteen year old singing sensation has stolen the hearts of teenage girls worldwide. Canadian born Justin Bieber was discovered by former Marketing Executive Scooter Braun via a YouTube video uploaded by his Mother. It showed a 12 year old Bieber singing Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford for which he placed second (Wikipedia, 2010).

What the heck happened to the kid who beat him is what I’d like to know! Perhaps Braun thought he just didn’t have Justin’s good looks. Unattractive stars are clearly an industry no go zone with ‘experts’ like Australian Idol’s Kyle Sandilands insinuating that “ugly” people won’t sell records (Sams, 2006). Bieber had sold one million copies of his first album, ‘My World’ in the USA between November 17th 2009 and 8th January 2010. He must surely rate at the opposite end of Kyle’s “ugly” scale.

The Bieber Fever craze is not by any means tame and being a Justin fan is perhaps the new extreme sport for adventurous young girls. The casualty list is growing as obsessed, diehard fans are literally throwing themselves at this kid. Among the multiple injuries are hyperventilation, fractured bones and mob crushings (Tatnell, 2010), not to mention, broken hearts. If we do not find a cure soon, the Bieber Fever will surely kill!

That is, if he doesn’t die first. Justin’s teenage girl fans are crazy, aggressive and, it would seem, on the loose.These girls are after this heart throb's blood! The following video shows Bieber using a Segway to try and make his escape from a rowdy mob of screaming girls after a show in GlenDale, Arizona. At one stage freedom appears certain for Justin, but he is soon overcome by the desperate mob.


 
So why is there a ‘Bieber Fever’? Can you explain? I sure can’t! Leave a comment if you can help me out because this one’s got me stumped. There is so much good looking talent out there, so why do fans attach themselves to certain stars like fame frenzied parasites?

Relish it now Justin, before your voice gets a visit from the puberty fairy.

References
Sams, C. (2006), ‘Not Pretty Enough?’ SMH website, August 26 2006, accessed 03/09/2006, http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/not-pretty-enough/2006/08/27/1156617207947.html?from=rss


Tatnell, P. (2010), ‘Finger pointed at parents as Bieber fever catches Sydney by surprise’, SMH website, Aril 26th 2010, accessed 03/09/2010, http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/finger-pointed-at-parents-as-bieber-fever-catches-sydney-by-surprise-20100426-tmi4.html

Wikipedia, (2010), Justin Bieber, accessed 03/09/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber

YouTube, (2010), ‘Justin Bieber almost gets trampled-Glendale AZ July 25, 2010’ posted by Bielieber96, 26th July 2010, accessed 03/09/2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAg6ePGZUE&feature=player_embedded

Image 1: The Star Celeb Website (2010), accessed 03/09/2010, http://thestarceleb.com/2010/06/14/celebrity-numerology-justin-bieber-isnt-perfect-gasp/