Justin Bieber is once of the most hated celebrities at the moment. Men hated him since he was fifteen and started gaining the adoration of girls and women everywhere. Girls gradually became less fond of him as he grew up and became a tool.
This dislike is understandable, as over the past few years he has proven to be arrogant and has failed to produce any wildly popular music since his Believe album. Bieber has been seen peeing in a bucket at a club, racing through his neighborhood in his Ferrari, fighting paparazzi and acting pompous in his deposition after a DUI arrest (however his mugshot was still prettier than the average profile picture).
However, over the past few months it seems Justin has been staging a comeback.
It began with his appearance on Ellen in January, where he appeared nervous about being on TV again and apologized for his poor behavior, reminding everyone that he was only human. The video was adorable and reminiscent of the charm that once captured the hearts of screaming girls everywhere. Afterwards he posted a video again apologizing for his actions over the past few years.
In March he went on Comedy Central and did a Roast, where he allowed celebrities and comedians to poke fun of him. Since then he has been on the upswing.
Recently, he appeared in a hilarious and charming video for The Late Late Show with James Cordon (which I encourage everyone to watch) where he sang to some of his old hits and charismatically chatted with James Cordon, endearing former Beliebers everywhere.
Looking back, perhaps people were a bit hard on him. Really, thinking about the young boys we knew in high school and then picturing giving those guys millions of dollars, it’s probable that they would behave much in the same way as Justin Bieber did.
Justin Bieber was just seen doing it all and held to a higher standard since he was famous and widely admired. Really though, most celebrities aren’t meant to be role models. They make music and movies and TV shows, but that doesn’t mean they have to be model citizens, and it is unrealistic to expect this.
Also, when he started out haters predicted he would make the typical child-star fall from glory, so can they really be upset when he fell into the image they had already laid out for him?
Now I know, a lot of people say these apologies and interviews are all a publicity stunt. He just wants to make it LOOK like he is on the straight and narrow. But really, people should not write him off so quickly. Why shouldn’t we want him to make a comeback? As a former Belieber, I remember his glory days. I lost my voice at the My World tour freshman year of high school and every Christmas I jam to “Mistletoe” in my car.
If that kind of beautiful pop magic can be recreated with the more mature, tatted and still attractive Bieber then that is fantastic. Plus, if you haven’t seen his Calvin Klein ad I would recommend taking a peak. It is just one more reason to let your inner Belieber out once again.
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