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[Kyrios]

 

[Quixzlizx]

I wonder whether the same gaffers who brag about not knowing anything about pop culture get mad when friends and family compare them to Big Bang Theory characters.

 

[Boke1879]

FUCKING DECEASED

 

[Archtreyz]

Is the fanbase for Final Fantasy and Ariana Grande similar enough for this to make sense?

No but I'm sure the fan base for Ariana Grand is big enough for it to.

 

[sappyday]

lmao

 

[HStallion]

 

[CountAntonius]

For those who don't know here is a nice wholesome video of hers.

Side to Side

 

[Wazzy]

This is the most random thing ever lmao

Now let's see how good her character is.

 

[gogogow]

lol

 

[DMONKUMA]

I find it funny that this is similiar to the Kirkhope thread where people were going "who?" and others were going "wtf?! You don't know him? just google him...you're on the internet."......which is kinda the same here.

 

[Ganon Dragmire]

.

 

[SgtCobra]

The ubiquity of popular culture was struck with a fairly heavy blow with the rise of the internet. The notion of a star is not what it once was. Just because people don't know someone who is on heavy rotation on the radio/network TV does not mean they are trying to be edgy. We are not living in the age of Michael Jackson and Madonna anymore.

I actually think it's the exact opposite, everything these celebrities do is readily available for the whole world to see thanks to the internet and specially social media, they are getting more attention/ (free) marketing than ever.
For example; the Kardashians are utterly irrelevant here on Dutch television but thanks to social media and other sites they're being put on the spotlight.

But that's how I see it though.

 

[maquiladora]

#FFBEWW *crying*

 

[Brhoom]

Aah, her commercial appearances are as fake as her live performances.

Find me one performance of Ariana hitting a live whistle note that isn't a high falsetto.

Spoiler

you won't

 

[Mozendo]

Musician. 43m followers on twitter.

Man I am so out of touch with youth and pop culture. Don't know who she is and I'm not even 25.

 

[JimJamJones]

That's kinda cool.

My brother and I went to school with her.

 

[Leafhopper]

If you get banned at least we will know who did it lol.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

That was Lorde.

Should have been Lordi instead.

As for Grande being well-known, I'd obviously heard her name but had no idea what exactly she was famous for, as I never listen to radio, probably haven't watched TV in over half a year and only read online news so I can read only what interests me. For the longest time I thought she was Norwegian, as Grande is a normal surname here.

 

[The Last One]

She's even a FF character in her clips:

 

[AAMARMO]

 

[Evolved1]

Lol I'm completely out of touch and even I know her.

Enjoy her stuff I've heard too, tbh.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Ariana Grande sounds like a pizza.

 

[Boke1879]

Lol I'm completely out of touch and even I know her.

Enjoy her stuff I've heard too, tbh.

Yea I'm not a fan of her or anything, but I have heard her stuff and she has some catchy stuff and she sounds good.

 

[Kusagari]

Maybe in the Americas.

The rest of the world is going: "Who?"

She's had top 10 hits in basically every major western country in the world.

Why do people on GAF from other countries love acting like their countries don't love the same shitty pop music?

 

[The Blackrose]

 

[RPGam3r]

It's NeoGAF, people here still think the Vita is a thing

Lmao! Killing it!

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I actually think it's the exact opposite, everything these celebrities do is readily available for the whole world to see thanks to the internet and specially social media, they are getting more attention/ (free) marketing than ever.
For example; the Kardashians are utterly irrelevant here on Dutch television but thanks to social media and other sites they're being put on the spotlight.

But that's how I see it though.

That just depends on which part of pop culture you pay attention to.

The way TV and the internet works now, you can absolutely carve out a niche for yourself and cut off yourself from everything you're not remotely into. There's nothing ubiquitous about pop culture like the MASH season finale anymore. We're too fragmented for that.

 

[SilentRob]

Already a better character than Luna.

 

[Trojita]

 

[Masked Man]

So happy the KWEEN of Pop and bringer of the official Bop of 2016 (Into You) is being featured!

Fucking snatchedt!

 

[Muku]

Is this real life?

 

[tensuke]

lmaooooooooo

 

[BlackJace]

LOL

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I want to see Nomura's take on her

https://store.na.square-enix.com/pr...iant-play-arts-kai-designed-by-tetsuya-nomura

 

[N° 2048]

My god-

 

[RecRoulette]

Holy shit.

 

[GoldandBlue]

Move over Gackt!

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Yeah, I'm not what you call the most up to date follower of popular music, but I know who Ariana Grande is. I don't care for her music, but also know her style is just not for me in general. Still, I know she's fuckin' popular.

Her music is not even that good compared to the King and Queen of pop.

Even Justin Biebers music skills are better.

What does "being good" have to do with "being popular"?

 

[Archtreyz]

She was also on Broadway at a really young age. Don't care for her music much, but she's a pretty big get for this game.

 

[newjeruse]

Ariana Grande sounds like a pizza.

It really doesn't.

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

I've heard of her name before and probably a song but I still don't know who she is. Cool that's she's in the game I guess??

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

She looks like a character from Yatterman.

Does that mean the two unloved members of Black Eyed Peas will be her bumbling sidekicks?

Next stop: Lady Gaga in Persona.

There it is.

 

[Glass Rebel]

you motherfucker

 

[t26]

Am I out of touch if I don't know who the non-FF character is

Stella from Final Fantasy Versus XIII

 

[solomon]

Bruh you live under a rock or something?

 

[spyroflame0487]

Sprites look cute. Look for an increase in bunny masks sales in Japan.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

I'm not remotely a fan of her music, but I like Ariana Grande. She's a good human being.

 

[Jamie OD]

Delaney made sure 2017 has gotten off to a good start.

 

[TeamGizzy]

As a long time Final Fantasy player, I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...

" Finally! "