Justin Bieber considers himself an “underdog”
http://www.popjustice.com/thenews/ju...3187dca23de15a

How is that bad? It makes perfect sense what he's saying.

well to be honest, i'm not a bieber fan in the slightest but i can understand where he's coming from when he makes these comments because even though he's changed his musical style people (myself included) continue to write him off and belittle his achievements

that said, 'underdog' definitely isn't the right word lmao

It does make sense. I don't really follow his career but it seems like he really is on his way to becoming an adult artist. He has lasted longer than what haters predicted and he is really successfull even though he is not the hottest thing among teenagers anymore.

I think underdog was the wrong word to use, but he's at a slight disadvantage when it comes to gaining new fans - particularly male ones because his previous marketing makes it difficult for people to not see him as the 8 year old lesbian he became famous as. I think he will eventually gain a bit more credibility though

Where did the underdog part come from?
I read it more like him saying, "I'm pleased to hear people are now liking me for my music and not the flick of my hair."

Justin is trying to break out of the hair-flipping tween sensation schtick and be taken seriously, so I get why he's frustrated that it's not easy to outgrow.

But I also get PJ's point. This attitude is quite dismissive of his fanbase and his career beginnings, favouring to "impress cool people".

Biebs is in a tough position though, because you can tell he wants to be seen as a "serious artist" who makes grown up R&B/pop, but he has to pander to his fanbase of teen girls...who in turn are somewhat of a hindrance to his growth because he can't break out of that image with them in tow. It doesn't help that he looks closer to 16 than 18. Ideally he kind of needs to disappear, bulk up and come back Justin Timberlake'd...but his label/management won't allow that because his future is uncertain whilst they know he's a guaranteed cash cow now.

Just my two cents.

I wouldn't say he's an underdog, but I don't see what's wrong with his statement either. The real problem is the grammatical error in PopJustice's original post. Learn to spell people. If your work requires you to write, typographical errors should be eliminated. - _ -

I agree with his statement, although I don't think he's an underdog.

I get where he's coming from.
All he needs to do imo, is to take a loong looong break, like one year and half, then come back with some kick arse sick bops with hardcore choreographies.
As long as people will hear about him, it will be hard to gain new fans, especially men.

He's right, I didn't use his music before but do now.
If he doesn't want to be a heartthrob, posting pictures of his yet-adolescent body isn't the #1 best plan, tbh.

This is just the start. Justin craves to be taken seriously. I can honestly see him distancing himself from Baby the older he gets. That's the issue with most male artists who become teen stars based on being cute and fluff. How do you shake that? He's not going to want to be 'cute' little Bieber. These stunts won't be the same when he is in his late 20s and older...Unless he buffs up to maintain that type of appeal.

It's funny, when I heard ALAYLM I said 'This is JB? I actually kinda like it.'

He's kinda right.

I stll think (most of) his music's wack tho.

Uh, what he said makes perfect sense.

There's nothing wrong with what he said..

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Oh shut up you ungrateful moron, you do and will always make music for 12 year olds and you will ****ing deal with it

Underdog??? How? A true underdog is someone like P!nk.