In the last few days before setting off for Baijing, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were busy meeting up with friends, visiting Sir Gan, packing, and even found time to write a new piece.
Meanwhile, countless fans online were closely following the movements of the two.
[No way, they disappeared for a month before the college entrance exam, and there’s still no word after it’s over?]
[Are they that busy? The exam’s over and they don’t even have time to make a peep...]
[Seriously, where’s my Mr. Moonlight? Where’s my Miss Cat?!]
[Whose fans have it this bad? Can’t see their idol even after supporting them through the college entrance exam!]
Here, we have to talk about the composition of the Moonlight and Cat fanbase.
Although Moonlight and Cat themselves are quite a mix, making their fanbase even more complex.
Overall, however, they can be divided into three categories.
The first type is the "music lovers."
These are fans who love Moonlight and Cat’s music but aren’t interested in them personally.
This group is pretty large, usually only listening to the tracks, seldom scrolling through Weibo or visiting comment sections. And often, they aren’t into celebrity culture; they just have a few favorite singers’ works.
However, not understanding doesn’t mean they dislike them; they still love "Moonlight and Cat," they just won’t go to war online for their idols.
In the past, a well-known fan with many followers that largely fits this profile was Zhou Jielun.
A lot of his fans aren’t into celebrity culture, but really love listening to his songs.
Many might be able to sing every Zhou Jielun song and occasionally share stories about the music, looking very much like an old Jay Chou fan.
But they’re not interested in his personal life or private affairs, they simply like the music.
Fans like these currently make up the largest group within Moonlight and Cat, who have a significant influence across the music scene, with an age range that astonishingly spans from 10 to 80 years old.
A very famous one among them is the renowned elder composer from Qingjiang Province, Tong Tai, who openly declared himself a Moonlight and Cat music lover.
The second type is the hardcore fans who love both the tracks and Moonlight and Cat themselves.
This group tends to listen to every track while also having a crazy admiration for Moonlight and Cat personally.
They often use nicknames like "Moon God" and "Miss Cat," recommending Moonlight and Cat to everyone in various places, and proudly telling others — Moonlight and Cat are my idols!
This group is currently mostly made up of young people, especially college students, and is essentially the main online force of the Moon Cat Fans.
The significant influence Moonlight and Cat have is all thanks to this main force’s promotion!
The third type is the legendary "true love" fans.
The true love fans are like a powered-up version of hardcore fans.
They equally love Moonlight and Cat’s tracks and worship Moonlight and Cat even more.
Unlike the previous group, their admiration for the individuals is even more intense; nearly every one of them is a fan of their looks, to the point of obsession with Mr. Moonlight and Miss Cat’s appearance.
Not only do they have intense online debates with haters, but they also know everything about Moonlight and Cat’s real-life situations and stories, able to casually mention their various scandals and gossip.
This group of true love fans is currently the most fervent "CP fans" in the fanbase.
Sometimes, the importance of whether Moonlight and Cat publicly show affection is even greater to them than their new tracks!
This, too, is a very subtle group. Some seem deeply captivated by Moonlight’s talent but aren’t as interested in new tracks and instead wonder when Moonlight and Cat will get together every day...
Currently, this group of true love fans is mainly female.
And it is this group of true love fans.
That is most concerned with Moonlight and Cat’s real-life affairs.
This is the current situation.
Everyone is about to lose it!
The true love fans are overwhelmed.
Previously, knowing that Moonlight and Cat were closed off for a month with no news was bearable.
On the day of the college entrance exam, everyone united online and offline, rallying in support of Moonlight and Cat on various platforms.
Some extreme cases even posted Douyin videos.
Such as "If Moonlight and Cat get in, I’ll confess my love!"
"If they can get in, I’ll streak on the field!"
"I’ll trade ten years of my life to see Moonlight and Cat enter Tianchao Music University together!"
"Tianyin, don’t be ungrateful! If you don’t accept Miss Cat, I think Tianchao Music is doomed!"
There were flags planted, oaths sworn, threats, curses... everything.
After all this lively commotion, the college entrance exam came to a grand conclusion, with even a song "Love on the Strings" to ignite everyone’s emotions.
Yet, Moonlight and Cat were still silent!
Through the relentless efforts and inquiries of true love fans,
Finally, some insider information leaked out.
[Mr. Moonlight and Miss Cat are about to set off for Baijing! They’re preparing these days, aiming for the Dragon Violin Cup!]
Once this news got out,
[Whoa, they’re setting off already, so soon?]
[Oh oh oh! It’s finally starting, is it the Dragon Violin Cup?!]