Wednesday, May 30, 2007
You are not a star anymore
New Zealand Idol is a reality TV show which is aiming at discovering a talented singer and producing a star. The question I have is that does NZ Idol really make them a true star singer or they are just being actors for an “emotional drama”. It seems that there is no one actually appears on main stream after they have won the NZ Idol. In contrast, there are some American idol stars who continue their career like Kelly Clarkson (representatively). The point of franchising such programme seems blurring whether the goal of the programme is getting high rates or making star. Audiences love the participants show on a TV, they vote for them and they praise their talents. It seems like the challengers already became a star. During the show, people enjoy watching them singing and enjoy feeling the tensions in elimination. It controls audiences’ emotions of happiness and sadness just like when they watch a television drama. People love to watch drama but when it is off the air, they forget about it and they expect the next series. Likely, people watch the Idol shows and get involved with the programme by voting and being a live audience until we finally got “our Idol”. However, when the show is over, the idol is over too. During the process of making a star, the idol is a star, but when the idol finally achieves his or her goal, he or she is not a star anymore. How ironic.?!
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Yeah! I agree with you.
NZ Idol stars really seems to be only famous during the show. That is, after they have won the NZ Idol or even after their first album, nobody appears to be carrying on with their music career. As Nabeel said, NZ market being too small compared to other markets is one of the main reasons.
I think that the atmosphere, competition, ‘reality’, and dramatic events are the key elements that make audiences to engage into the show and place the Idol star in fame. Audiences enjoy watching the competition and getting involved in that competition by, such as, the telephone voting. They like to encourage them or to scorn them with the ‘bad’ judge.
It is the atmosphere (the programme produces) that actually leads audiences to enjoy watching their Idol and to feel the tensions in elimination. They do promotions, prize giveaways and all the ‘vote for our Idol’ or ‘don’t miss’ messages to grab attention. The ‘bad’ judge even became part of their formula to make the show more realistic and amusing. The atmosphere is not made by the Idol themselves. Hence, when they are in the market all by themselves, people tend to lose interests on them.
Also, the ‘reality’ and dramatic events are crucial for making Idol star famous. Audiences enjoy the Idol’s ‘real’ life story and see what they do behind the stage to feel real sad or joyful emotions. The NZ Idol programme collects Idol’s processes in camera and people like seeing them how they are going through the hard time in their processes.
I believe that the NZ Idol is just for short enjoyment, even though they have such a great talent and skills. They rise real quickly by the atmosphere and competitions that the programme creates. However, when the Idol wins the first place and when the show is over, they seem to be not a star anymore. That is, when the atmosphere, competition, and reality are not there, they vanish without reason.
Good luck with your exam!
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