History Trivia / JustinBieber

* ReferencedBy: In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Battle of the Boy Bands", [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Justin Bieber is parodied as Justin Beaver]], and his manager brainwashes all of the girls in the village, resulting in Sonic and friends forming a BoyBand to fight back.

** When they briefly got back together in 2017, rumors have circulated that him and Music/SelenaGomez would be planning a collaboration. With their break up (and NOT an amicable one as that based on Selena's song released during this period) this seem to be dead in the water.

* CashCowFranchise: Not only are there two movies, but there are also Bieber teddy bears, Bieber dolls (that sing!), Bieber jewellery, Bieber kits, Bieber bedsheets... you name it. Most absurdly, [[CrackIsCheaper a lock of his hair was once sold for a ridiculous price of fourty thousand dollars]].

* BannedInChina: Due to his reckless behavior when visiting the Great Wall in 2013 and his arrests for [=DUIs=]. Also once banned in Argentina on 2013.

* FandomLifeCycle: Came in reach of being a household name at his peak, but has since gone back to merely having a modest sized fandom of particularly dedicated fans and otherwise being a gigantic target of mockery, and thanks to his big comeback, he's firmly a household name again.

* FanNickname: So, so many of them:
** For starters, there's "Biebus" (since his fans think he's like Jesus).
** "Beliebers" like having Bieber Fever, while haters dislike having the Biebonic Plague.
** People who are into ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' seem to call him "Justin [[TheScrappy Bibarel]]".
** And then there's "Justine Bieber" for the haters who purposely call him a girl.
** [[{{Pun}} "Justin Beaver"]] exists too. It's the name of the parody of the singer in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''.
** The seemingly ubiquitous grandfather nickname: "Jason Booby"
** One of Music/TheJonasBrothers called him [[{{Spoonerism}} "Bustin Jieber"]] on Twitter and it caught on for a while.
** Many of his haters call him Justin [[CensoredForComedy *Bleep*er]].
** Then there's "The Biebs."
** And don't forget [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants SpongBieb SquarePants.]]

* CashCowFranchise: Not only are there two movies, but there are also Bieber teddy bears, Bieber dolls (that sing!), Bieber jewellery, Bieber kits, Bieber bedsheets... you name it.

* BannedInChina: due to his reckless behavior when visiting the Great Wall in 2013 and his arrests for [=DUIs=]. Also once banned in Argentina on 2013.

* BannedInChina: due to his reckless behavior when visiting the Great Wall in 2013 and his arrests for DUIs. Also once banned in Argentina on 2013.

** [[{{Pun}} "Justin Beaver"]] exists too.

* DyeHard: A natural brown, he has since bleached his hair blond.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting adulthood and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, the explosive breakout of British boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a chunk of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the Earth in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his former fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.

* CashCowFranchise: Not only are there two movies, but there are also Bieber teddy bears, Bieber dolls (that sing!), Bieber accessories, Bieber kits, Bieber bedding... you name it.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting puberty and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, the explosive breakout of British boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a amount of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the world in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his ex-fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.

* FandomLifeCycle: Came in reach of being a household name at his peak, but has since gone back to only having a modest sized fandom of particularly dedicated fans and otherwise being a gigantic target of mockery, and thanks to his big comeback, he's firmly a household name again.
* ReferencedBy: In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Battle of the Boy Bands", [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Justin Bieber is parodied as Justin Beaver]], and his manager persuades all of the girls in the village, resulting in Sonic and friends forming a BoyBand to fight back.

** Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered Bieber on accident while searching for videos of a different singer. When he tracked Justin down and approached his mother about representing Justin, she nearly refused on religious grounds that Braun is Jewish, and the Biebers were Christian. It took church parents to convince him to go with Braun.
** Justin actually began his life as an enthusiastic sports player and fan and spent much of his life playing hockey. His friends and family actually thought he'd go on to be a professional hockey player when he grew up.
** He was apparently Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's backup host for ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXVII'' in the event that [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] was unavailable.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting puberty and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, the explosive breakout of British boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a chunk of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the world in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his ex-fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting adulthood and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, the explosive breakout of British boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a chunk of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the Earth in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his former fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.

** One of Music/TheJonasBrothers called him [[{{Spoonerism}} "Bustin Jieber"]] on twitter and it caught on for a while.

** Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered Bieber on accident while searching for videos of a different singer. When he tracked Justin down and approached his mother about representing Justin, she nearly refused on religious grounds that Braun is Jewish, and the Biebers were Christian. It took church adults to convince him to go with Braun.

* ReferencedBy: In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Battle of the Boy Bands", [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Justin Bieber is parodied as Justin Beaver]], and his manager persuades all of the girls in the village, resulting in Sonic the Hedgehog and friends forming a BoyBand to fight back.

** Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered Bieber on accident while searching for videos of a different singer. When he tracked Justin down and approached his mother about representing Justin, she nearly refused on religious grounds that Braun is Jewish, and the Biebers were Christian. It took church elders to convince her to go with Braun.

* CashCowFranchise: Not only are there two movies, but there are also Bieber teddy bears, Bieber dolls (that sing!), Bieber jewellery, Bieber kits, Bieber bedsheets... you name it.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting adulthood and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, the explosive breakout of boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a chunk of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the Earth in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his former fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.
* DyeHard: A natural brunet, he has since bleached his hair blond.

** The seemingly ubiquitous Grandpa nickname: "Jason Booby"

* FandomLifeCycle: Came in reach of being a household name at his peak, but has since gone back to merely having a modest sized fandom of particularly dedicated fans and otherwise being a gigantic target of mockery, and thanks to his big comeback, he's firmly a household name again.
* ReferencedBy: In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Battle of the Boy Bands", [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Justin Bieber is parodied as Justin Beaver]], and his manager brainwashes all of the girls in the village, resulting in Sonic and friends forming a BoyBand to fight back.

** Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered Bieber on accident while searching for videos of a different singer. When he tracked Justin down and approached his mother about representing Justin, she nearly refused on the grounds that Braun is Jewish, and the Biebers were Christian. It took church elders to convince her to go with Braun.
** Justin actually began his life as an ardent sports player and fan and spent much of his life playing hockey. His friends and family actually thought he'd go on to be a professional hockey player when he grew up.

* CareerResurrection: After spending most of 2013 and 2014 as the biggest punchline in pop music, and failing to produce any major hit singles, he reappeared in 2015 with two top-10 hits: "Where Are U Now" (with Music/{{Skrillex}} and Diplo; which won Bieber his first Grammy) and his first #1 "What Do You Mean?" His album ''Purpose'' was a smash hit, producing two more #1 hits with "Sorry" and "Love Yourself" (the two biggest hits of 2016). The album did well enough to reach number 1 on its first week even though Music/OneDirection released an album on the same date as Purpose.

* OneOfUs: He's a fan of Music/GunsNRoses and Music/{{Metallica}}.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Many people's reactions to the dancers in the "Sorry" video's {{Series/The Fresh Prince of Bel air}}-esque outfits.

* DorkAge: There were four things that are said to be responsible for making Bieber's career decline between 2013 and 2015, to the point that his career became seemed effectively over during that time. These included: Bieber hitting adulthood and many of his oldest fans starting to grow out of him, he explosive breakout of boy band Music/OneDirection, taking away almost all of Bieber's youngest fans and quite a chunk of the older ones as well, his attempt to retool himself as a [[DarkerAndEdgier "bad boy"]] to try and stay relevant and his hatedom continuing to grow rapidly and them doing everything in their power to wipe Bieber Fever off the face of the Earth in addition to being tabloid fodder, with even ''mainstream media'' joining in on the fight against him. However, this ended in 2015 as Bieber staged a massive comeback with his album ''Purpose'', which was well received by critics and fans and won back many of his former fans, in addition to three consecutive #1 singles and ended Music/OneDirection's streak of #1 albums.

* ChannelHop: He was transferred from Island Records to Def Jam Recordings when The Island Def Jam Music Group folded in 2014.

* CareerResurrection: After spending most of 2013 and 2014 as the biggest punchline in pop music, and failing to produce any major hit singles, he reappeared in 2015 with two top-10 hits: "Where Are U Now" (with Music/{{Skrillex}} and Diplo; which won Bieber his first Grammy) and his first #1 "What Do You Mean?" His album ''Purpose'' was a smash hit, producing two more #1 hits with "Sorry" and "Love Yourself" (the two biggest hits of 2016).