Justin Bieber 09 ((better))

What truly separates from other teen stars is his mastery of early Twitter. In 2009, celebrities used Twitter as a PR feed. Justin used it as a chat room. He would tweet directly to fans, reply to random usernames, and post "Goodnight" updates that would trend worldwide within minutes.

Furthermore, 2009 represents the "innocent" version of Bieber. Before the legal troubles, the paparazzi fights, the Lyme disease diagnosis, and the highly publicized marriage to Hailey Baldwin, there was a kid singing "Eenie Meenie" (recorded in 2009, released in 2010). For fans, revisiting 2009 is a form of nostalgic therapy—a return to a simpler time when the biggest controversy was whether he was holding hands with Selena Gomez. justin bieber 09

If you want to experience Justin Bieber 09 today, queue up My World in its original order. Close your eyes. The purple hoodie is back in style, the hair gel is ready, and the world is still full of possibility. What truly separates from other teen stars is

Fifteen years later, let’s pull back the curtain on the whirlwind that was 2009: the haircut that launched a thousand ships, the micro-blog stalking on Twitter, and the debut EP that proved a kid from Stratford, Ontario, could hang with the heavyweights. He would tweet directly to fans, reply to

While the internet knew him from covers, the mainstream world met Justin Bieber on July 7, 2009, with the release of his debut single, "One Time."