"Children want their idols to be perfect," Sung Wen-shan acknowledges. Once a pop star's image is sullied by gossip or rumors, especially if they point to an ugly truth, the whole bubble can burst. Ch'en Wen-ling points out that identification with a pop idol is a form of self-affirmation.
尤其孩子們要求偶像「完美」的心理非常強烈，容不下缺陷，因此任何「玉女偶像」、「清純男孩」一旦遭受謠言攻擊，特別這些謠言竟是「醜陋的現實」時，這個偶像也就立刻宣告幻滅。