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Parasocial relationship? Celebrity obsession from the US, Korea, Europe and China

The Bridge to China

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I Love You, Satriani Doesn't Have the Style of Kirkhamet, but I Like You

"I want to say actually in the way that maybe I'm opposite from maybe not just you, but most people a little bit is that I did have an obsession with a gentleman named Kirkhamet," she says. "So when I saw him, I was like, wow, that's cool. He doesn't just exist on stages and MTV videos ... But I also didn't want to be like the reason that he feels uncomfortable."

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