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Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols , junior idols , net idols , idol voice actors , virtual idols , AV idols , alternative idols , underground idols, Akiba-kei idols, local idols, bandols, and Japanese- South Korean idols .
The high number of idol groups in the Japanese entertainment industry is sometimes called the "Warring Idols Period" (アイドル戦国時代, aidoru sengoku jidai), an allusion to the Sengoku-jidai. [177] Some of the most successful groups during the 2010s include Hey! Say! JUMP, AKB48, Arashi, Kanjani Eight, Morning Musume, and Momoiro Clover Z.
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.
Johnny & Associates (pictured in 2023) is a talent company created by Johnny Kitagawa.. Japanese record producer Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of the talent company Johnny & Associates and an influential figure in the J-pop idol industry, remains highly regarded in Japan after his death in 2019 despite previous allegations of sexual abuse towards the acts managed by his company (though he was ...
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]
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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.
Japan’s Meguro Ren this week returned to screens across the world in Netflix acquisition of “Trillion Game,” a fantasy drama set in the business world, or the get-rich-quick end of it at ...