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Japanese Idols, The Chilling Reality Behind the Spotlight

The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance ...
Kotaku

Japanese Idols Dress As Nazis For Halloween [Update]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Sigh. Another year, and another group of pop idols dressed as Nazis. Update - November 1 7:55am: In the wake of the Simon Wiesenthal Center calling ...
Decider

‘Tokyo Idols’ on Netflix Examines Quirky (Some Would Say Creepy) Japanese Pop Phenomena

Discover What’s Streaming On: The film begins with glow sticks waving in the air as we’re told, “This isn’t a fad. It’s a religion.” A parade of young female pop singers prance about on stage, like ...
The Star

Japanese idol fired after exposed to have boyfriend; deemed ‘serious violation of rules’

BEIJING: A 17-year-old Japanese idol was dismissed for a “serious violation of rules” after observant online viewers spotted a man’s reflection on a plastic cap in a photo she posted. Azu Fujisaki was ...
Kotaku

Japanese Idol Says Selling Bathwater Was Her Management’s Idea

In January 2019, pop group the Banana Monkeys offered their bath water for 100,000 yen ($930) online. It went under the listing “Leftover hot water from an idol bath,” and two members of the group ...