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An idol (アイドル, aidoru) is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture.Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling.
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]
AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. [2]
Namie Amuro performing at MTV Asia Aid, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005 AKB48 has won several awards in Japanese popular music. Japanese-American singer Ai's single "Story" was the sixth single in history to receive a triple million digital certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Pages in category "Japanese idols" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 449 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
AKB48, a Guinness World Record holder for being the "largest pop group", and the best-selling idol group The following is a list of Japanese musical groups . This includes a list of bands and idol groups , organized by year of debut.
Anri Sugihara (杉原 杏璃, Sugihara Anri, born June 12, 1982, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan), is a Japanese gravure idol who is represented by the talent agency, Stardust Promotion, then Arimax, and later Fitone. She is currently freelance.
Japanese girl group Bis were the first major alternative idols to debut in Japan. Created by Pour Lui and managed by Junnosuke Watanabe under Tsubasa Records, Bis introduced an image much darker than that of the traditional J-pop idol, initially seen as controversial they soon became known as the pioneers of the alt-idol scene. [1]