Getting into the Phandom

Hello everyone, it's been a while eh? A lot of things happened such as me getting into university and all that stuff but today I'm just gonna write about getting into...

THE PHANDOM

Okay, first things first, what the hell is the Phandom? It is not a typo from the word fandom but it is actually a pun. The Phandom is what Dan and Phil's fanbase call themselves, as it combines both their names PHil + dAN = PHAN. Combine that with fandom and you get, The Phandom.

So who exactly are Dan and Phil? Grab a seat and some popcorn cos this is gonna take a while.

Dan and Phil are two British YouTubers. Wait, that's it, that didn't take long to explain...

Dan's channel is danisnotonfire and Phil's is AmazingPhil. Go check em out on YouTube and don't forget to subscribe! They have seperate channels but they sometimes make videos together too. They do have a combined channel which is DanAndPhilGAMES where they play games basically. They live together and are super awesome best friends.

The story of how I got into the phandom started on a random day at Uni. I was bored and was watching YouTube. And then at the side where there were recommended videos and related videos was a video titled "DAN AND PHIL JAPAN HAUL!"

The thumbnail was a picture of them and a lot of Japan-related items but the thing that got me clicking was Haru. There was a small picture of Haruka Nanase at one corner and I clicked the video. Of course, it wasn't just because Haru was there, I knew about YouTubers and I was pretty sure those guys might be some well-known YouTubers, which they were. And it was their Japan haul so that would be interesting. And it was. So that was the first video I've watched. That was where it all began. The rest of the story can be told by this quote from Dan :

"Fandoms are like drugs. You just need a little bit to get you hooked, and then a tiny bit more here and there when BAM suddenly your life is a train wreck."

I have my reasons to get hooked okay. First of all, of course, the thing everyone would say, my brother probably said it too, and it is so freaking annoying. But I will admit that there is a truth in it.

"You just like them cos they're good-looking/British/have an accent"

Yes, I will admit they are attractive and most definitely British. But I'm gonna quote Dan again, "I have a personality too!"

And that is exactly what makes them different. Their personalities are just so interesting.

You might wonder why I am mentioning both Dan and Phil and not just one of them. This is because they cannot be separated. You can't have Dan without Phil and vice-versa. They are a package. But they are both independent people and one does not simply compare them with each other.

Dan is someone who is super relatable. His videos are mostly talking about things that we can relate to and I wasn't surprised to find out he was an INFJ like me too. He is also very sarcastic and I love it. His is also very articulate which is really attractive. The thing he's known for is his existential crisis, which is something I really don't want to think about too deeply, because if I do then I'm gonna face an existential crisis too.

Phil is someone who you would fall in love with. He is just too precious. He is a cinnamon roll. I can't really say what exactly his videos are about but most of them are just him talking about interesting things that happened to him, or interesting stuffs he bought and he is just too adorable. He is also really kind and sometimes I can't even believe how kind he is.

Both of them are great individually, but when combined together they just have this awesome chemistry and all is right in the world. Whatever their relationship is, it is my relationship goals. It is amazing (pun intended) to see how they complete each other with their opposite personalities. I love how even their bed sheets show the difference of their personality, where Dan's is black and grey ("like his soul") and Phil's is a bright blue and green checkered pattern. I remember seeing this somewhere and it just perfectly described them. It goes something like this :

Dan is the pen
Phil is the highlighter
Dan drew the world
Phil made it brighter
Together
They make the perfect picture

They are just too awesome and I am so glad I watched that first video of them. They even made a book and it has been published quite recently and I am dying to buy it. Unfortunately, right now I think it's only available at Kinokuniya and it costs around RM 100. So it might be a while until I get my hands on it. It's gonna be hard to avoid spoilers but everyone in the phandom are so nice they always give a warning first saying "TABINOF spoilers!" TABINOF is short for The Amazing Book is Not on Fire, which is the title of their book btw.

So yeah, I am kinda deep in the phandom now and I regret nothing.