by Blade Hall
Why does this nation obsess over teen pop stars? All they are are normal teenagers with a lot of make-up and auto tune. Teens and tweens alike go crazy for teen pop sensations such as Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus.
What’s even weirder is that most of these stars have no singing talent. They lip-sync or auto tune most, if not all, of their songs. Another weird thing is that these stars, with the exception of Justin Bieber, began on Disney or Nickelodeon. They shoot a music video and BAM! they’re the next big thing in pop culture.
When asked why they thought people, particularly teen and tween girls, obsess over teen pop stars such as Justin Bieber and get “Bieber Fever,” a junior, Sabrina Cooley, replied “the girls find him attractive and he does have an alright voice.” Oh, really now? On the other hand, another junior here at PCHS, Eli Wiley, said “I think that lately in music and pop culture there has been no 'TRUE' talent and any guy that tween girls think is 'cute' can step onto a stage and lip-sync through a microphone…any tween girl is going to love them.” And when asked about why pop stars such as Justin Bieber are viewed as more of a god than a teenager, he quickly replied, “[Justin Bieber] is the face that’s always put on a screen or stage and they idolize what they see.”
So, do these pop stars have talent or do they just have the looks and the connections to get them into a studio and on stage where the auto-tune and lip-syncing comes in? Maybe some actually do have true talent, but so far, we haven’t seen any yet.
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