A suicide case in Hong Kong has made the headlines of all major Chinese newspaper because of the tragic cause.
It’s a long story (more details on cri.cn)… in short, a father was so over-committed to fulfilling his daughter’s dream of meeting her idol (Hong Kong star Andy Lau), that he spent all his fortune and finally commited suicide.
It’s sad to see young people wasting their life just to get close to the idols… it sounds harsh but I don’t feel sorry for the father at all… he pampered his daughter too much, and it’s just plain stupid, both of them.
At this site I’ve often seen comments from kids (presumably) that wanted to quit school to find their idol, and to fly to the idol’s location to see him/her in person blah blah… and I often condemned their intentions.
Fine enough if some rich kids are going here and there to meet their idols, but for most of the others… it’s unthinkable to waste your life being that fanatical over these idols.
Do love your idol, but not overdoing it… be logical and don’t overdo it.
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April 8th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
joe… I haven’t keep close attention to this; it’s turning into a soap opera, with some B-list celebs jumping out in support of the girl, and the press speculating on all sorts of things.
Andy’s agent did issue a statement if I am not mistaken… which didn’t target the incident, but to tell his fans to appreciate life and not to be over-fanatic etc.
April 9th, 2007 at 4:35 am
I looked at that link again and saw some unclear stuff that looked like there’s been some donations of 20,000 yuan to them by somebody, (not sure about that). And some mental health people have stated that the girl’s fan worship was not abnormal, but that she has mental problems of some sort. And that the suicide may have been premeditated some how a while back. Just crazy stuff! lol.
April 9th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Also , looked like maybe the validity of the death letter was being questioned.
You’re right. sounds like a soap opera.
April 9th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Yes, someone is donating money to them to come back to Hong Kong to bury her father. It sounds like a right thing to do… but a bit fishy when press conference are organized to ‘announce’ the donation.
The validity of the death letter was not in question… but it’s speculated that it was written earlier, when they were still in China. It’s generally believed that the father had the intention to suicide before they came to Hong Kong.
The latest news… the lady comes to HK again, and went to Andy’s residential area to track him. Now, that’s really scary.
April 17th, 2007 at 5:27 am
umm.. so sad..!!
have to check the whole story out..
April 17th, 2007 at 6:05 am
umm..
it is so sad..
she is so FANATIC to that guy, which is not good for her,, for me it is okey to be a fan of someone but don’t over do it,,
because of this: her father died and her family lost their home..
June 17th, 2007 at 11:26 am
Yummy, I guess I am rather late in posting my thoughts here as this is an event past now. But anyway here goes…… first I would like to say that your celebrities’s site here is rather a good, well-balanced information site which serves readers well. Nice work.
Yes, your advice not to over do our idolising is good. Sometimes, when we idolise a person, we need also to slow down and look at the direction we are going, i.e., touch base often, otherwise we may get lost, like this girl who idolises Any Lau to an extent that she’s lost it. She needs serious professional help. For the victim (eg Andy Lau), I am sure that being idolised to such an unreasonable extent can be pretty scary too.