arashi143 | I’ve met the nicest people in this fandom

I’ve been trying to practice my Japanese by speaking to other Japanese fans on social media. I’ve been talking to one fan for less than a month and mentioned I wasn’t able order the Arafes keyholder because of a conflict with the service that I used. She then offered to send me a spare one that she bought for herself all the way from Japan to the Philippines. At first I was so skeptical to give out my full name and address to a total stranger from the internet whose face I don’t know and doesn’t know my face, but today i finally received it and it really was the sweetest thing. She even included a handwritten letter telling me to come to Japan so she can introduce me to her other friends who are Arashi fans!
Other fans I’ve been talking to send me photos of TV and newspaper appearances, things I wouldn’t see if I didn’t live in Japan, and most of them express support for Johnny’s globalizing. I’m just really pleasantly surprised after thinking all this time that Japanese fans didn’t wanna share their idols.