13 Facts About Japanese idol

Japan's Japanese idol industry has been used as a model for other pop Japanese idol industries, such as K-pop.

An Japanese idol is a type of entertainer whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following.

Likewise, many young Japanese artists pursuing careers in acting or music reject the idol label in their bid to be seen as professionals.

Many Japanese idol singers find success as groups rather than individually.

The integration of school uniforms in the Japanese idol industry originated from Onyanko Club, who debuted in 1985 with a concept based on school.

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An Japanese idol having a "graduation" ceremony is seen more favorably than terminating a contract or voluntarily withdrawing, as the latter two terms are negatively connoted with scandals.

Diversity of Japan's Japanese idol industry has created several sub-category markets, each with a specific concept appealing to certain audiences.

Japanese idol is credited with pioneering the idol trainee system, where talents would be accepted in the agency at a young age and train not only in singing, but dancing and acting, until they were ready for debut.

Many Japanese idol audiences took interest in Sylvie Vartan, whose song "La plus belle pour aller danser" from the film sold more than a million copies in Japan.

Several independent Japanese idol groups crossed over into mainstream, such as Dempagumi.

Fan chants where an Japanese idol's name is called after each bar is sung was popularized by Mari Amachi's fans in the 1970s, referencing her appearance in the 1971 television drama Jikan desu yo.

Japanese idol's voiced concerns about young girls becoming idols at an early age, especially elementary school students.

Multiple junior Japanese idol distributors closed after possession of child pornography was made illegal in Japan in 2014.