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The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups. Hello! Project Kids (group) Hey! Say! JUMP (group) IMP. Wake Up, Girls! The following is a list of the 20 all-time best-selling Japanese idols in Japan as of 2011, according to the Japanese music television program Music Station. [1] Morning Musume.

May 23, 2024 · Japan’s domestic pop market has incredible depth and growing Western interest. From Vocaloid acts to anime-centric productions and a plethora of genre-bending releases, the country's musicians and solo artists are breaking ground and making noise. At this year’s Coachella, Japan’s music industry made a statement: out with the old, in with the new.

Babymetal (pictured 2014), whose third studio album, Metal Galaxy, is the highest charting Japanese-language album on the US Billboard 200 chart. An idol (アイドル, aidoru) is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture.

Junior idols are primarily gravure idols who are marketed through photo books and image DVDs, but some are also trained in singing and acting. Unlike other child models, idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining an emotional connection with a passionate consumer fan base.

At a theatre in Tokyo, then eleven-year-old Yune Sakurai sings and dances for her fans, mostly middle-aged men. As she sings on stage, her audience of male fans clap along. Others take photos of her performance with long-range camera lens. These men are fans of junior idols. They paid around $55 AUD to attend Yune’s concert.

Jan 10, 2019 · Recently I made a website listing 460+ junior idols and their groups, categorised by prefecture and with links to their Twitters. But I don't know a single thing about SG girls, not even where they are based.

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Are These The Top 10 Japanese Undiscovered Local Idol Groups? The Japan Local Idol Activity Association have announced 10 groups likely to break through in the near future – though it seems many of them are already becoming well-known. Check out their choices.

Jan 29, 2023 · As a J-Pop idol fan I'm more interested in how good the songs and singing are more than how old the girls are. Every idol starts out at a young age probably because she wants to take lessons. I'm guessing they see older idols being successful and want to give it a try themselves. If they sing well, then I'll listen to them.