#idolish7 and trigger were rivals because they genuinely loved and/or respected the others music and stuff

[always-a-joyful-note]

I was just thinking again of Idolish7 and I think that the reason that the theme of legacy and carrying on the baton or becoming something better was done SO well was because it they approached it from that old adage about "paying it forward." It's like....yes, they are rivals and competing and doing this for themselves, but like Otoharu said in one of the story parts, the past isn't worthless because it gives us something to build off of and perhaps surpass (and it's good inspiration, too). And you can see that in addition to just being idols and creating music and making their own kinds of art for themselves, they're also doing this out of love for something from the past. Mitsuki with Zero, Sogo with his uncle, Tamaki for Aya, Iori for his brother, Riku because of his family and Tenn, Tenn for his family/Kujo, Momo and Yuki for the old Re:vale and Banri, Minami and Nagi for Sakura, also even Aya for the families that abandoned her and the new ones that gave her something, etc. Even people like Torao and Yamato, who kind of entered the industry purely out of "selfish" desires have an arc where they received kindness and now just want to pass it on.

To sum it up, by treating the past with respect and real appreciation, they can surpass it without trying to undermine its real impact and beauty.

#its like....they dont try to be 'better' even if they try to be better #the zero play in pt 5 really messed me up because it really did culminate the arc of the past and present #zero turning around and passing the baton onto the audience and those in it that would probably pursue idolhood or something idk #just.......love again #idolish7 and trigger were rivals because they genuinely loved and/or respected the others music and stuff #being better in this show isnt because you think your that great but because you understand how good the other is.... #...and just want to reach their level and beyond #idolish7 #fandom spamdom #note's notes #...anyway sorry to all my followers who didnt follow me for this idol media content and are getting it anyway #feel free to unfollow etc etc im unhinged please help me #but watch i7 #unlike enstars i am shaking you orv lovers to watch/read it seriously if you want links im here and im begging - #why didnt i post this? idk if im right but i AM unwell about these characters and thus am subjectively right