When was Oshi suddenly became what it is?

[NoveiaVonGeorgia]

I wanna ask when this happened? I feel old but we used to call it Bias/Husbando/waifu/Stan and now the new gen calls it Oshi. I'm just wondering where this all originated and how it came to be.

 

[orionsbestie]

I'm not sure when it expanded but HAHA in my case I use both husbando and oshi. I use the latter because I used to be a huge fan of real J-idols back when I was younger. Though I'm no longer that much of an idol otaku, the vocabulary just stuck.

Oshi = your favorite in a group/whatever.

It's kinda like that I think.

 

[osanajimimi]

In otaku/fan culture they have always called their favorites oshi (推し), it say in google that comes from the verb osu, which means "to push" or "to recommend", it's like the idea that you must support your favorite, can be idol, character, celebrity and so on. It's used in Japan, I may be incorrect on this, but with the increase in vtubers who use the "oshi" concept, it seems to me that it became popular with western fans

As far I know, bias is used for kpop groups, but the concept is similar. Having your favorite, being biased towards someone.

Husbando/Waifu has always existed in otaku culture, and is used with the character you see as a romantical partner / kind your favorite.

* I may be wrong in certain parts

 

[NoveiaVonGeorgia]

I'm not sure when it expanded but HAHA in my case I use both husbando and oshi. I use the latter because I used to be a huge fan of real J-idols back when I was younger. Though I'm no longer that much of an idol otaku, the vocabulary just stuck.

Oshi = your favorite in a group/whatever.

It's kinda like that I think.

Idol otaku days really hit the sweet core memory. I used to gush on Arashi

In otaku/fan culture they have always called their favorites oshi (推し), it say in google that comes from the verb osu, which means "to push" or "to recommend", it's like the idea that you must support your favorite, can be idol, character, celebrity and so on. It's used in Japan, I may be incorrect on this, but with the increase in vtubers who use the "oshi" concept, it seems to me that it became popular with western fans

As far I know, bias is used for kpop groups, but the concept is similar. Having your favorite, being biased towards someone.

Husbando/Waifu has always existed in otaku culture, and is used with the character you see as a romantical partner / kind your favorite.

* I may be wrong in certain parts

Oh so bias cames from Kpop fandom, omg i did not know! I just really thought Oshi came out of nowhere because I never encountered this word before until Oshi no Ko came out and now every new gen fan i met calls their favorite Oshis

Thank you to you two for your inputs.

 

[yumeiki21]

i do use oshi/husbando/waifu for a long time not just before too. but bias/stan was only a recent thing for me actually influenced by kpop ngl

 

[NoveiaVonGeorgia]

i do use oshi/husbando/waifu for a long time not just before too. but bias/stan was only a recent thing for me actually influenced by kpop ngl

i totally forgot about the word 'stan'. Thanks for reminding me!

 

[yumeiki21]

yeah like stan was the one kpop fans used before using the word bias. now they're kinda co-related to kpop, just like how oshi/husbando/waifu is related to anything jp (be it jpop/j-idol or geeky stuff like anime)