Pop star goes for an edgier look, fans seem to love it so far

Apr 10, 2013 08:59 GMT  ·  By

Angels don’t weep in heaven whenever Justin Bieber cuts his hair but his popularity on social media usually takes a hit because his fans, the Beliebers, don’t really appreciate change where he’s concerned.

So far though, they seem to be enjoying his new, much edgier look.

Check out the photo attached to see The Biebs’ brand new, shaved haircut.

He posted the photo himself on Twitter, along with others from a meet and greet over the weekend. The idea is that he’s posting photos of his fans, but we might as well admit it, he’s also showing off his brand new cut.

Speaking of cuts, the Daily Mail (and other tabs as well) believes that there is a certain similarity between Justin’s new ‘do and Miley Cyrus’ – her most recent one, that is.

“Justin has ditched his spiked up quiff in favor of the all new look which features shaved sides with a swooping floppy quiff,” the tab writes.

“The Girlfriend hit-maker's hair, which was revealed on Saturday, bears a strong resemblance to both Rihanna and Miley Cyrus who famously sported the pixie-style cut in the past,” adds the same media outlet.

The Mail also includes tweets from several of the pop star’s fans, some of whom hate the new cut, while others love it because it reminds them of Justin’s older ‘do, the one that started so many memes and Internet jokes about how he didn’t really have a forehead.

Even so, the reaction is mild compared to 2011, when Bieber went for a more “mature” cut and it ended up costing him 80,000 fans on Twitter.

In other words, his Beliebers were so upset about what he’d done that they stopped following almost instantly on the social networking website. No word on how many returned once they had time to reconsider.