#successful women didn't just pop out of nowhere guys

[pinky-the-polar-bear]

…[offers you disco bear] him…gib me ur disco bear

Excellent choice!

Disco Bear isn't his birth name. That honor (or dishonor, if you're Disco) goes to Barry Honeysuckle. He legally changed it to his stage name at the height of his fame.

Why? Because his home life sucked. His parents never approved of anything he did, let alone disco music. They saw it as a stupid fad that would fizzle out and leave Disco without a job. Plus, they never believed he would be a successful musician. But did that stop Disco? Nope! He pursued his dreams and became a one-hit wonder.

The one hit he managed to get was massively successful. It hit #1 on several charts all over the world, including his home country. To this day, he still earns royalties every time his song is played on the radio. Thanks to this, he quickly earned himself a spot amongst the hot disco singers. This man used his newfound fame and fortune to party like the animal he was.

Beautiful women would have one night stands with him, he'd get higher than a kite on cocaine and booze, and he'd pull all sorts of crazy stunts in the midst of his drugged up stupor. But just like every other celebrity, his days in the spotlight were numbered. Disco music fizzled out of popularity and was replaced by the next hot genre. On top of this, Disco developed a nasty addiction towards cocaine. In fact, he needed to go to rehab after he nearly overdosed on it.

Sure, rehab fixed his dependence on cocaine, but there was now a void in his heart where cocaine used to be. He took his loss of relevance poorly. Prior to his worsening addiction, he had a woman who actually loved him for more than his fortune and fame. His feelings towards her were mutual. Sadly, his obsession with drugs left her no choice but to burn this bridge permanently. After she walked away from Disco, he never saw her again. By the time he conquered his addiction, he knew he fucked up majorly. Knowing he'd never have her love or affection again killed him inside.

That's when he moved to Happy Tree Town. Almost dying to cocaine was a rude awakening for him in more ways than one. As an effort to hold onto as much of his net worth as possible, he sold everything he didn't need anymore and moved to Happy Tree Town. But living in a small town hardly improved his life. He ended up spending over a decade going through the motions. He'd hit on women, get rejected, and drink his sorrows away. Because of where he resided, he also had to deal with the curse placed on Happy Tree Town. However, just like everything else, that merely became a part of his routine.

Suddenly, Pop decided to befriend Disco out of nowhere. I'm sure you guys know the rest, but in a nutshell, they bonded over being middle-aged losers hanging on by a thread. In a twist of fate, they even fell in love.

Nowadays, Disco is much happier with his husband and spiritual son. As a result of growing more confidence in himself and his identity, he became a drag queen on the side, much to Fuzzy's embarrassment.

[wellthatwasaletdown]

"XF also came with a massive stigma that they never shook off. 90% of XF finalists get nowhere after the first year."

Not the point whatsoever. It gave them a massive initial fanbase that they were later able to grow to an even bigger scale. Their audience wasn't those better-than-thou male self-proclaimed music snobs, it was young (mostly) women, and they did just fine selling singles/albums to that demographic.

"Not true. Big Time Rush were very popular in the US and The Wanted in the UK."

If you think Big Time Rush was even a fraction of how big One Direction got, you're out of your mind. A.) Big Time Rush never had a massive hit, 1D did for their literal first single. None of BTR's songs have ever came close to the success of WMYB B.) Big Time Rush only came out a few months before 1D. It's not like they were this huge established boyband, they were still in a development stage as well. The Wanted was pretty known in the U.S. because of Glad You Came and Chasing the Sun in 2012, but they were a bit older and also had a more mature sound imo so they didn't necessarily appeal to a younger demographic of women/men the way the bubblegum pop music JB and 1D were putting out at the time.

"And yet no other XF boyband before or since has had any success at all."

As previously mentioned, 1D were 5 handsome young british guys who came into the market at a time when a standout boyband was needed. It was a matter of having the right components at the right time. Lightning in a bottle as they call it. I'm sure at some point here we will see another boyband take over the spot that one direction held in the market, it's the cycle– a tried and true method.

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