What did we do to Justin Bieber?

Since the Free Britney movement we as a society have reevaluated fame and if it really is the teenage dream that it’s marketed as, and we’ve settled on a resounding no. However, I don’t really hear Justin Bieber’s name come up in a lot of these talks and I wanted to discuss why that is - especially since Bieber is the blueprint of what it means to become famous via the internet.

In this video essay I argue that Bieber was the first child star born from the digital age and perhaps the last global super star of the millennial generation, and perhaps ever.

I also delve into Bieber’s personal life and how the dream he was living was in fact, a nightmare, and how he’s coping with being a former teen icon and idol.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:57 Who Is Justin Bieber? And His Rise to Fame
8:33 The Scandals
16:42 The Purpose Re-Brand
19:50 His Current State
25:22 The Evolution of Online Fame: From Singing to Influencing
27:43 The Last Global Superstar?
30:13 Justin Bieber as a Social Experiment That Should Never Be Done Again

Video Sources:

Never Say Never (2011)
Believe (2013)
Our World: Justin Bieber (2021)
YouTube Originals:
Justin Biebers: Seasons
Justin Bieber: Next Chapter | A Special Documentary Event (Official)

Articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/fashion/03bieber.html
https://revistacrescer.globo.com/Educacao-Comportamento/noticia/2021/07/mae-apaga-redes-sociais-da-filha-de-14-anos-com-quase-2-milhoes-de-seguidores-proteger-futura-saude-mental.html
https://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/11/justin-bieber-e-autuado-por-pichacao-em-muro-no-rio-diz-policia.html
https://www.purepeople.com.br/noticia/justin-bieber-e-expulso-do-hotel-copacabana-palace-no-rio_a12209/1
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/justin-bieber-racist-joke/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/justin-bieber-says-im-retiring-from-music
https://www.eonline.com/news/479581/justin-bieber-s-brazilian-girl-who-filmed-singer-sleeping-speaks-out-about-sexy-night-with-the-singer
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/woman-sues-justin-bieber-claims-he-fathered-baby/
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/myspace-acts-who-found-success-on-the-official-charts__25882/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/justin-bieber-martin-luther-king-jr-justice-album-1144896/
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/media/justin-bieber-music-catalog-sale/index.html

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