Bieber fever sweeping across Chile

As soon as Justin Bieber announced his concert in Chile for October 15, thousands of  Chilean teenage girls went mad. Yes sir, they went crazy to do whatever was possible to get the best ticket. This young idol has sold millions of albums around the world and his fame has reached Chile as well.

Since the Backstreet Boys, no other male artist from North America had had so many fans in this country. The audience was thirsty for a new idol and along came Justin.

But, who was this boy? In Chile, we were used to the Disney Channel and its actor-singer-multifunctional stars, until Justin. It’s always more remarkable for the audience to have an idol who comes completely out of the blue, with a story of effort, poverty and a big dream: to become the best new music pop idol.

And Justin Bieber filled in all the blanks. It doesn’t matter if he’s not tall enough, because just by singing “Baby, baby, oh!”  he can make the teeangers melt like butter. They just love him, and in Chile, thousands of teenage girls love him as well.

The day the tickets went on sale, there was chaos. Hundreds of girls slept over outside the stores. They didn’t care to spend the night in the middle of the street and in the middle of our winter. With the temperature just a little higher than 0°C, these girls waited with money in their hands to get a ticket.

It was shocking for a lot of people to see how lots of girls were crying because they didn’t get the “top VIP ticket” and they had to settle with just the “VIP ticket” or some cheaper one. The reason: allegedly, Justin Bieber picks one girl in every concert to get up on the stage to dedicate a song.

But this madness for an idol is not something unusual. The same people stunned by this crazy Justin Bieber fever seem to forget that there has always been some fever for a music idol; Luis Miguel, Chayanne, Ricky Martin and many others have triggered the same effect on the girls. There have always been fans club full of girls willing to do anything to meet their idols or to be as close to them as they can. They even drag their parents into it because they need the money or the support.

Justin Bieber is going to perform at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago and tickets are almost sold out. Girls are already counting down until October 15 to be with their idol and enjoy his show.

So, this is the time to go mad for Justin Bieber, and as he says: “Never say never,” because any new idol can come along and everyone can get the fever!

Source: I Love Chile